Don Wimmer

Although this book maintains the sweet, charming quality of the characters created by Pat Brady, Don Wimmer's art is becoming increasingly unattractive. Since Wimmer took over the comic strip the drawing has slowly been moving toward the clownish, with ball noses and excessive exaggeration. Jimbo is starting to look like a drunk from a 1940s newspaper cartoon, and Peekaboo has lost definition, her heart-shaped nose a thing of the past.

This is still a great strip, but I hope Wimmer tightens up his drawing style in the future.

Worth owning.… (meer)

"Rose is Rose" is a refreshing comic strip in a world of put-down, insult-humor. The strip focuses on Rose and Jimbo Gumbo, their son Pasquale, and the cat, Peekaboo. Rose is a loving wife and mother, though she sometimes find she needs her alter-ego, Vicki the Biker Chick, to help her with those problems requiring a fearless and highly-opinionated personality (Vicki has a habit of riding her Harley into the unknown, speaking up when Rose is shy, and cooking rattlesnake chili). Jimbo writes love notes and hides them for his wife, is his son's hero, and fights the cat for his favorite chair; he's the dad we all wish we had. Pasquale is an imaginative boy who adores school and is protected at all times by his guardian angel (who usually appears identical to Pasquale, but with wings, a halo, and wearing a heavenly robe - but can morph into a skyscraper-tall warrior with sword and shield if needed). Pasquale's daily life includes battles with the drain-monster (who yearns to munch kiddie-toes), Play-Doh modeling, and nightly travels in his dreamship. Peekaboo is the cat's meow, and is every cat you've ever known personified. There's also spoiled cousin Clem, the local neighbors, a Let-It-Be Tree, Pasquale's Echo, Peekaboo's animal friends, Jimbo's zen garbage moments, garlic breath, and Meemaw (grandma)! A guaranteed mood-enhancer.… (meer)

The new artist, Don Wimmer, is doing a great job keeping up the comic strip. "Rose is Rose" is an upbeat, positive comic with an emphasis on healthy family relationships and the gentle humor of everyday life. This is a refreshing strip in a world of sarcasm and put-down humor, and will always leave you feeling good about yourself. This collection features Jimbo and Rose(and her alter-ego Vicki the Biker Chick), their son Pasquale (and his guardian angel), the cat Peekabo, selfish cousin Clem, and the usual gang of friends and neighbors.… (meer)

Nothing out of the ordinary in this warm, gently humorous strip about a young boy and his loving parents, but I would mourn its passing. It's never edgy or negative, and I suspect it's one that the "Focus on the Family" folks would love (family values and all that). But it's just such an affable sort of strip, nicely drawn and written, and it provides a sort of needed counterbalance to all the prickly strips out there, many of which I do enjoy. And it's hard to find a strip this warm and cuddly that doesn't occasionally descend into sticky-sweet pablum. I don't know what role Don Wimmer plays in the strip's creation; it seems unchanged to me.… (meer)