"Sherman's Lagoon" offers a humorous take on human behavior through the adventures of Sherman and his friends in a marine setting. Since 1991, this beloved comic strip has been featured in over 200 daily newspapers across five continents, captivating readers with its wit and charm.
In this 11th collection of Sherman's Lagoon, great white shark Sherman and his quirky underwater friends navigate life in their imaginary lagoon near Kapupu Island. With humor and heart, they reflect human behavior while facing environmental issues, promoting marine conservation. The comic strip has been beloved since 1991.
Jim Toomey's "Sherman's Lagoon" offers a humorous look at marine life through a cast of quirky characters in an imaginary lagoon. Addressing important issues like rising sea levels and pollution, this 13th collection of the beloved comic strip engages readers with its witty commentary and charming aquatic adventures.
Inhabitants of this nautical neighborhood include Sherman, an always-hungry-but-otherwise-typical great white shark; his witty, pearl-wearing wife, Megan; friendly Fillmore the turtle; geeky fish Ernest; macho hermit crab Hawthorne; and salty old Captain Quigley, who remains vengeful having lost his leg to Sherman.
"Another Day In Paradise" is a satirical collection featuring Sherman and his sea turtle sidekick, Fillmore, as they explore modern culture from the unique perspective of coral reef critters.
Dive into "The Shark Diaries," the seventh collection of Jim Toomey's Sherman's Lagoon. Join Sherman, the lovable great white shark, and his quirky friends as they navigate humorous observations about life above and below the water. This collection features witty comics that blend silliness with sharp insights, ensuring a delightful read.
Jim Toomey was already a successful drummer when he became a part of a new group, The Tourists, in the late seventies. He formed the group with Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombes and Eddie Chin. From their early beginnings in London, finding their sound and their voice, through their success, their recordings, TV appearances, and their tours across the world, this is the story of The Tourists, told by the man sitting behind the drums. In a series of anecdotes and tales of the band's journey, we gain insight into the inner workings of a successful band; the fun and success, but also the work, the creativity, the pressures of seemingly endless tours, the good and the bad sides of the business, and the all too familiar trajectory of a band which sowed the seeds of music which endure 40 years later.
What happens in Sherman's Lagoon doesn't always stay in Sherman's Lagoon. In this, the fourteenth collection of Sherman's Lagoon comic strips, we examine the once-taboo subject of sea turtle courting rituals and conclude that, although sea turtles may be remarkable navigators, it's a cruel exercise in Darwinism when they show up at the right place without the right pickup line.With 280 strips featuring the adventures and misadventures of Sherman the great white shark and undersea entourage, Confessions of a Swinging Sea Turtle gives fans of the strip a much-needed dip in Sherman's Lagoon .
Sherman’s Lagoon is a comic strip that combines the upbeat tone of under-the-sea fun with a real-life look at our environment and oceans. Collecting more than 42 weeks of Jim Toomey's Sherman's Lagoon, Never Bite Anything That Bites Back transports readers to an imaginary lagoon near the South Pacific island of Kapupu where a cast of coral reef critters battles the encroachment of the hairless beach apes (a.k.a. humans). Commenting on such timely issues as rising sea levels, the Gulf oil spill, and social media, inhabitants of Toomey's nautical neighborhood include Sherman, an always-hungry, but otherwise typical kind of great white shark; his witty pearl-wearing wife, Megan; friendly Fillmore the turtle; geeky fish Ernest; macho hermit crab Hawthorne; and salty old Captain Quigley. Inside Never Bite Anything That Bites Back, these bottom-dwelling denizens offer under-the-sea hilarity, along with a real-life call-to-action in relation to our environment and oceans.
Dive into the best of Sherman's Lagoon 2023, where aquatic adventures and humor abound. Join sharks, sea turtles, and fish in a comical world filled with domestic chaos and a celebrity-obsessed culture that reflects our own, all without needing scuba gear!