- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment; First Edition First Printing edition (15 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007207379
- ISBN-13: 978-0007207374
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 19.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,197,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The hilarious cartoon sensation comes to books in the first volume of strips and these cartoons will confirm Hackman as the world's most adorable Dog in a Bucket. Hackman the spaniel is paranoid, mixed-up and stressed. Constant scratching at his ears has left him condemned to live with a bucket on his head. He lives in a world where Stuff Happens at every lamppost - in fact, it's amazing he hasn't ended up at the dog pound. Join the frolics and adventures of 'Hack' with his best chum Buddy, his other canine friends Spencer, Growler Fowler and Ratso, and the love of his life FiFi, who is so chic she wears a different coloured bucket every day. Fortunately for Hackman, he has human friends, too, including the pet psychiatrist, Chuck Brandon, who helps sort out his problems. As Hackman discovers from regular sessions of regression therapy, life's been a bitch for bucket-wearing dogs for centuries. Although the therapy is meant to alleviate stress, it only enhances it for poor Hackman! Hackman's adventures include bizarre night-time visits from Rex, the Sirius space alien, who also has a bucket on his head and thinks Hackman must therefore be a world leader. These secret "Rex Files" are included in this first volume of strips and cartoons.
About the Author
Bill Houston has worked as a commercial artist and designer for many years and has a finely-tuned gift for character creation with humorous annotations. He was inspired to create Hackman when he saw a cute-looking dog wearing a bucket collar from a vet's in Wakefield. That one doodle sat in his notebook for years until he recently came across it again and the idea for Hackman was born.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious, for old and young alike,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hackman: A Dog in a Bucket! (Hardcover)
The Pedigree will never be the same again. Bill Houston has re-kindled the imagination with this first instalment. Hackman the troubled Spaniel is adorable, sensible and questioning. The crazy world around him seems never to make sense!This is without doubt the NEW Peanuts and Garfield rolled into one. Superbly illustrated and written. It will appeal to young and old alike. Pure escapism and a must for every book table. (To be picked up when you feel a bit down in the mouth, and thumbed over when you definitely need cheered up). Buy it. This deserves to become a cartoon classic! If you're a Newspaper Editor reading this - Snap This Guy up!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A hidden gem,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hackman: A Dog in a Bucket! (Hardcover)
I was given this book as an afterthought for Christmas, and it lay around for a few days before I bothered to open it. My mistake - it's very, very funny, light and easy to read - and has all the makings of a classic. Read it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hackman the dog,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hackman: A Dog in a Bucket! (Hardcover)
The cartoons in this book are beautifully drawn and the script is well-thought through and often has a topical flavour. The selection of supporting characters is interesting and the use of colour in some of the cartoon strips adds a dimension; the selection of colours used like the art itself is excellent. The overall presentation in this hardback is professional and eclipses that of many previous titles in this genre. It will have wide appeal and deserves to be syndicated in a nationwide newspaper. The strip's future popularity will be well deserved.
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