Thursday 24 March 2011

Action Philosophers

Philosophy can be a bit of a hard sell.
It's fascinating but can be dry.
I remember enjoying Sophie's World though I found, as a novel, it fell apart in the second half.

However I adore Action Philosophers by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey.
The strip is an attempt at the sort of comics that used to come with Masters Of The Universe toys in the 80s, though intended for philosopher toys instead.














It's a very playful approach, showing lots of popular cultural references from Peanuts to, well, I'll let the below speak for itself.
 
They have a sample PDF here. At the same link, you can also buy electronic versions of Action Philosphers.

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