James Mark Borgman is an American cartoonist celebrated for his incisive political commentary and the widely syndicated comic strip Zits. His work skillfully employs satire to explore contemporary social and political landscapes. Borgman's distinctive style is marked by sharp wit and keen observations of human nature. Through his cartoons, he offers readers a unique and often humorous perspective on the world.
Experience the joys of teenage life with 17-year-old Jeremy Duncan in this collection of 2022 Zits comic strips. Join him and his quirky friends as they navigate late nights, pizza, guitar, and the challenges of adolescence, capturing the essence of youth and the relatable chaos of growing up.
"Zombie Parents" is an all-new collection of the award-winning comic strip "Zits." While 15-year-old son Jeremy is grappling with impending career choices and parental pearls of wisdom on topics ranging from driving to sex, parents Connie and Walt do their best to keep up with his latest trends, vocabulary words, and appetite cravings.
This humorous collection of "Zits" comic strips explores the complex relationship between a teenager, Jeremy, and his father, Walt. It highlights the challenges and joys of parenting during the teenage years, capturing the angst and insecurities of adolescence. "Zits" has received multiple awards for its relatable humor.
"A Zits Guide to Living with Your Teenager" combines insightful comic strips from the award-winning "Zits" series with humorous commentary from creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott. This entertaining manual offers parents valuable advice on navigating the challenges of raising a teenager, making it a must-read for those preparing for this stage.
Zits is "one of the freshest and most imaginative strips." Los Angeles TimesTwice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Zits appears in more than 1,600 newspapers and is read daily by more than 45 million fans.In Pierced, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman have hand-picked strips spotlighting Pierce, who is often the most popular (and certainly the most perforated) character in their strip. One of Jeremy's best friends and the drummer in the band, Pierce's audacious body art gives all of the outward signs of a fierce nonconformist kid living on the edge. But beneath the metal and tattoo ink lies the soul of the caring, loyal friend and animal lover within. Or as Jeremy describes him, "Face of silver, heart of gold."
Zits creators Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman have won praise from fans and fellow cartoonists alike for their gently accurate portrayal of the angst, concerns, and questions that arrive during adolescence. They understand the plight and subtle hilarity both of being a teenager and also of parenting a teenager. Zits brilliantly confronts issues affecting teens and their families, providing humor and perspective to everyone. This Zits collection, with strips that appeared in print from April 2005 to February 2006, delivers the strip's usual mix of knowing humor and insight.
Zits chronicles the daily life of a teen in a way that's not done in the popular media - with respect. "Having teenagers in the house is like having a front-row seat to one of life's great passages," says Jim Borgman. "Zits tries to respect that period by taking a sympathetic view of all the players involved - the parents, as well as the kids." "We like to think of Zits as the antidote to all of the bad stuff you read about teenagers today," adds Jerry Scott. "Many people believe that modern adolescence is all about gangs, guns, drugs, and AIDS. While all of that exists, Zits takes a look at the teen years from ground level, where, for most kids, relationships, friendships, school, and sports are the stuff of daily life." Zits levels the playing field and often causes (gasp!) communication to occur between kids and their parents.
Random Zits not-so-randomly combines the previous collections Road Trip! and Teenage Tales into one mega-volume. It includes popular story lines that include Jeremy and Hector fixing up their old van and taking it for a clandestine joy ride, Jeremy learning the value of tact on his girlfriend's bad hair days, selling random household items on eBay, surviving sudden radical growth spurts, and being coaxed into a fishing trip with his father, who seizes the opportunity to have "the talk." Zits captures the nature of teenage boys with uncanny precision. In one series of strips, Jeremy's mom is alarmed when she finds a fist-size hole in the wall of his room. Pressed to explain it, he balks. When he finally describes what happened, it turns out that the hole wasn't made in a moment of teen hormonal rage. It was made in a moment of teen hormonal idiocy, when he used his mom's meat tenderizing mallet to swat a bug. Anyone who has spent much time around an adolescent boy will recognize this seemingly inexplicable behavior: intelligence and impulsiveness locked in constant battle. This is the natural state of the teen male, and it's portrayed exquisitely in Zits.