New Releases by Jerry Scott

Dive into the delightful family adventures of the MacPherson household with Baby Blues! This book includes all of the 2024 daily and Sunday comic strips by the award-winning duo Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott. Darryl and Wanda MacPherson are two brave parents navigating the wild adventure of raising three kids. There’s Zoe, the eldest, who’s always full of questions and sass; Hammie, the energetic middle child with a knack for getting into mischief; and Wren, the adorable baby who’s the center of everyone’s attention. Every strip is a snapshot of the hilarity and unpredictability of family life. Whether it’s Darryl trying to assemble a toy with too many parts, Wanda juggling work and home duties, or the kids creating their own brand of chaos, Baby Blues captures the ups and downs of family life with a perfect blend of humor and heart.

Featuring all the Baby Blues comics from 2023, Everything Everywhere sums up the realities of the parenting experience in relatable and hilarious fashion. One of the most beloved family comic strips, Baby Blues chronicles the adventures of the McPherson parents, Darryl and Wanda, and their three children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Written by Jerry Scott and illustrated by Rick Kirkman, this complete collection of 2023 Baby Blues comic strips will delight new and old parents alike.

Relish in the glory of teenager years in the classic American adventures of 17-year-old Jeremy Duncan and his bewildered parents, eclectic friends, and elusive girlfriend in this all-new collection of Zits comic strips. Current Mood = hanging out with friends, staying up late, eating pizza, playing guitar, procrastinating your homework, being buried in your phone and/or dirty laundry (did we mention eating pizza?). In short, all of the good things about life as a teenager. With this collection of the entire run of 2022 Zits comic strips, readers can relive their own teenage years as if they were yesterday by living vicariously through teenager Jeremy's adventures with his friends and family.

Featuring the entire run of Zits comics from 2021, this treasury by award-winning duo Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman is the perfect source of laughter for the restless, hungry, hilarious teenager in all of us. Grab a seat at the table to feast on this hefty and humorous serving of Zits comics by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman.

A year''s worth of Zits cartoons, all in one place! This fantastic Zits treasury includes the timeless teenage antics of Jeremy, whose fridge-clearing appetite, garage band dreams, and legendary laziness constantly baffle and amuse his parents, friends, and girlfriend. Featuring the award-winning combination of Jerry Scott''s trademark humor and Jim Borgman''s brilliant line art, Zits is the perfect comic for anyone parenting a teenager, or who remembers the glorious time in life when you''re old enough to enjoy the privileges of adulthood, but too young to be crushed by its responsibilities.

In the newest Baby Blues scrapbook, cartoonists Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman have returned with another full year''s worth of comics and commentary chronicling the family foibles of the MacPhersons and the mischievous antics of Zoe, Hammie, and Wren.

Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hit single and they all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall, and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of the hugely popular comic strip Zits.

Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life. Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes. This latest collection includes a year''s worth of strips, many with commentary by Jerry and Rick.

From the dark days of sleep deprivation to the cacophony of a tri-kid family, Baby Blues reveals the true dark underbelly of parenting to the delight of newspaper readers everywhere. Like a comic epidural, or butt cream on a raging diaper rash, this comic strip has helped take some of the sting out of parenting for countless parents around the world. Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life. Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes.

A laugh-out-loud treasury of the beloved comic strip featuring an Ohio teen trying to balance the demands of family, school, and his social life. Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hit single, and they all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of the hugely popular comic strip, Zits. " Zits is the worst name for a comic strip since Peanuts." —Charles M. Schulz

A hilarious treasury of the beloved comic strip, featuring the daily struggles of an Ohio teen and his family. Teenagers are unpredictable creatures. They don''t seem to follow a schedule, observe rules (of the road or basic logic), but occasionally, they make a surprising amount of sense. Extra Cheesy Zits is here to shed light on the always confounding, often amusing experience of parenting teens. Join the Duncan family—Connie, Walt, and Jeremy—as they grapple with modern technology, confront homework deadlines, and learn to bridge the cultural divide between parents and teenagers. Extra Cheesy Zits offers a light-hearted yet insightful look into the multifaceted lives of modern teens and their families, complemented by annotations from the creators. From mood swings to the perils of sharing a car, this collection broaches many familiar topics with humor and compassion.

Teenagers are a lot like zombies--slow-moving, difficult to communicate with, and always, always hungry. Luckily, Zits Apocalypse is here to shed some light on the ups, downs, and in-betweens of parenting teens. Join the Duncan family--Connie, Walt, and Jeremy--as they grapple with modern technology, confront an endless sea of dirty laundry, and learn to bridge the cultural divide between parents and teenagers. Zits Apocalypse offers a light-hearted yet insightful look at the multifaceted lives of modern teens and their families, complemented with annotations from the creators. From financial trouble to the perils of young love, this collection broaches relevant and familiar topics with with, wit, humor, and affection.

This collection from the popular comic strip offers hilarious insight into the ups and downs of modern parenting. For more than twenty-five years, the MacPherson family has brought the joy, humor, and poignancy of raising three children to funny pages worldwide. No Yelling! shines a comedic light on everything from dealing with picky eaters to the consequences of too much screen time. From gargantuan messes to legendary sibling disputes the MacPhersons manage to overcome many of life''s hurdles. With witty and informative commentary from the co-creators themselves, this collection will appeal to anyone who has kids or who remembers what it was like to be one.

An anthology of comics from the nationally syndicated strip chronicling the humorous side of parenting—the perfect gift for new parents. Child-rearing reaches an entirely new level of delightfully messy chaos in Baby Blues: Wetter, Louder, Stickier. Battle-ready and perpetually exhausted, Daryl and Wanda team up to navigate a new front of challenges, like Zoe''s enthusiasm over the "Smoochy Boyz" concert, deciphering baby Wren''s attempts at language, and determining Hammie''s place as a colon in the school play—whether "colon" refers to punctuation or digestion remains undetermined. Armed with "performance-enhancing substances" (a.k.a., chocolate donuts), the perfectly normal MacPherson family will surely bring a barrage of smiles and laughter to familiar fans with their perfectly chaotic lives. Baby Blues has enchanted new parents, grandparents, and kids alike since it first appeared on the comics pages in 1990. As the years passed, the list of newspapers carrying the feature has grown almost as fast as the MacPhersons'' kids! Baby Blues now appears in more than 1,200 newspapers worldwide, and the adventures of America''s favorite first-time parents have also been chronicled in thirty-one anthologies and four treasuries.

The world of sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan revolves around his insatiable "growing boy" appetite, lip-locking with squeeze Sarah, keeping his jerry-rigged vehicle roadworthy, and playing with his band, Goat Cheese Pizza. Somewhere in the background, he''s vaguely aware of some muted voices, constantly beseeching him to pick up his Matterhorn-sized clothes pile, to be home on time (so lame!), and to (God forbid!) communicate with them. The disembodied voices are those of Connie and Walt, his mostly patient, but sometimes frustrated to exploding, parents. In Zits, they portray a hilarious view of coping with a teenager and with being a teenager. Created in 1997 by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman and Reuben Award-winning cartoonist/writer Jerry Scott, Zits appears in more than 1,600 newspapers worldwide in 45 countries and is translated into 15 different languages. The comic has an estimated daily readership of more than 200 million readers.

Zits jumps from the comics page to the bookshelf, and Zits: Shredded is perfect for fans of James Patterson''s Homeroom Diaries as well as the Zits comic strip! Jeremy Duncan and his friends Hector and Pierce are hitting the road! That is, if they can squeeze enough french fries to get their newly veggie oil–powered van to Dog Tired Records in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It''s road trip time! Comics genius Stan Lee calls Zits "a comedic masterpiece." Featuring black-and-white illustrations on every page, Zits: Shredded is based on the hit syndicated comic strip.

Zits jumps from the comics page to the bookshelf, and Zits: Chillax is perfect for fans of James Patterson's Homeroom Diaries as well as the Zits comic strip! Jeremy Duncan, future rock god, is going to his first real rock concert (Gingivitis rules!) without his parents (hallelujah!) and with a mission in mind. It'll be an epic night he'll never forget. Comics genius Stan Lee calls Zits "a comedic masterpiece." Featuring black-and-white illustrations on every page, Zits: Chillax is based on the hit syndicated comic strip.

Zits is the perfect comic portrayal of life, with an eye-rolling teenager and perplexed but connected parents. Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school sophomore and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band records its first monster hit single and he and his bandmates all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall, and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of this hugely popular comic strip. Jeremy is a good kid. He is intelligent and kind, yet he still has the attitude that one would expect from a teenager. His unpredictable mood swings and monosyllabic answers to his parents’ mild-mannered questions often leave them baffled and bemused. Zits was created in 1997 by Pulitzer Prize– and Reuben Award–winning editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman and Reuben Award–winning cartoonist/writer Jerry Scott. The creators, who are parents themselves, have a keen insight into the many physical and emotional changes that teens go through during adolescence, and they have the gift of addressing these common dilemmas with compassion and humor.

Cartoons provide a humorous view of the frustrations and rewards of parenthood as Wanda and Darryl adjust to life with young children.

"Baby Blues" transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Kirkman and Scott with familiar family life. The authors intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes.

In their immensely popular comic strip Zits, Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Jim Borgman and writer Jerry Scott have succeeded in creating one of the most poignant, realistic and funny portrayals of teenagers found in any medium today. This book features the best Sunday strips. Belly up to the buffet . . . it's time for a Sunday Brunch. Inside this immense all-you-can-read hardcover, close to 300 of the best and most popular full-color Sunday strips are presented along with annotations, essays, and original sketches by Zits creators Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. Parents themselves, Borgman and Scott have learned a thing or two about living with and parenting teenagers. Lauded by the Los Angeles Times "as one of the freshest and most imaginative strips," and designated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip twice by the National Cartoonists Society, Scott and Borgman's Zits offers shared experience on both sides of the generation gap. Inside Sunday Brunch, sixteen-year-old Jeremy, the son of parentals Connie and Walt, grapples with the latest trends, confronts hot-button issues ranging from sex and impending career choices, and tackles lighter topics such as sleep schedules and appetite cravings. Next Sunday, sleep a little later and make your pancakes and mimosa even more enjoyable with Zits Sunday Brunch.

In this chronological collection, readers get a close-up view inside the home of the MacPhersons, a perfectly normal family with perfectly chaotic lives. Daryl and Wanda are deep in the trenches of childrearing and earning their stripes as parents to Zoe, Hammie, and baby Wren.

From the dark days of sleep deprivation to the cacophony of a trikid family, "Baby Blues" has been revealing the true dark underbelly of parenting to the delight of newspaper readers everywhere. Like a comic epidural, or cream on a raging diaper rash, this comic strip has helped take some of the sting out of parenting for countless parents around the world. Intuitively balances the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes.

We Were Here First is the declaration from Wanda and Darryl MacPherson to their three small children, as they hide in the closet for one precious second of “alone” time. In the day-to-day world of sippy cups, diapers, tantrums, and spit-up, life can get pretty crazy!

In the spring, a young man''s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of . . . Oh, who are we kidding? When do guys NOT think about girls? "Lust and Other Uses for Spare Hormones" contains Scott and Borgman''s favorite "Zits" strips about love.

From questions, curiosities, and concerns, to hormones and insecurities, teenagers Jeremy, girlfriend Sara, and best buds Hector and Pierce make muddling through the day memorable.

This collection of the award-winning "Baby Blues" comic strip expertly illustrates one family's hilarious experiences raising Zoe, Hammie, and Baby Wren.

A collection of "Baby Blues" comic strips, in which the MacPherson family is growing up, and features selections with education and school related themes.