
The thirteenth collection of Zits strips, Pierced : A Zits Close-Up (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $12.99, November 2008), spotlights the character of Pierce. He is often the most popular (and always the most hazardous in a metal detector) character in the strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman.
Pierce’s appearance can be deceiving. You might think that someone whose face is more metal than flesh would be rough and tough. You might think that completely audacious body art goes hand in hand with a completely brazen attitude. However, Pierce is really just a caring, loyal friend and devoted animal lover inside his rebellious facade.
Zits has been twice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, appears in more than 1,600 newspapers, and is read daily by more than 45 million fans.
Let Pierced persuade you to see beyond the surface and open your heart to the seemingly fierce non-conformist kids and adults you encounter. You may find that within lies a caring soul with a good heart.
© 2008 Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
Jim Borgman is the only cartoonist to win the National Cartoonists Society’s Best Editorial Cartoonist Award five times, as well as a Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1993. He lives in Cincinnati.
Jerry Scott is the cartoonist-writer of Zits and Baby Blues and has received a Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 2001 from the National Cartoonists Society. He lives in coastal central California.
Contact: Tammie Barker, (800) 851-8923, tbarker@amuniversal.com
By: Jerry Scott and Jim Borgma
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7741-7
Format: Paperback: 8 ˝ x 9, 128 pages
Price: $12.99 ($14.50 Canada)