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Pocket Poets
Tired of reading comics on your phone?
The Second House “Pocket Poets” series collects THE POET comics in pocket-sized paperback editions!
“THE POET has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It’s refreshing.”
POPSICLE BLUE SKY
The Poet tries to write a poem, muses on repetition, and watches the flowers bloom.
The Pigeon eats a donut, wonders about bottle caps, and feels average.
The Park Bench brings peace to the moment and muses on enlightenment.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-0-9861621-9-0
“Serene, existential, and self-aware, Todd Webb’s THE POET is a humorous and ultimately helpful respite from... everything.”
SILENCE HAS A LOT TO SAY
The Poet changes his perspective, contemplates silence, walks into a spider-web, and loses his hat in a gust of wind.
The Pigeon worries about failure, listens to garbage trucks, pretends to be The Poet, and gets caffeinated.
The Park Bench enjoys the seasons.
4.25 x 7 inches, 58 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-0-7
“These gently funny comics give a glimpse of a poet making his way in the world, accompanied by a somewhat skeptical bird. The two in combination strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world, so that what emerges is an overall sense of love for poetry and its makers—the kind of love that’s intimate enough to make space for poking fun. (It also makes space for a talking bench, which is an inarguably good thing.)”
LIFE IS A DONUT
The Poet looks at trees, admires patches of sunlight, and is jealous of particle physicists.
The Pigeon makes profound statements, reads the news, and visits the sculpture garden.
The Park Bench reveals more secret knowledge.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-1-4
“Todd Webb has figured out what poetry was missing all these years - PICTURES!”
NOT ALL APPLES ARE RED
The Poet has to grapple with the loss of his notebook, the Pigeon reads some interesting stories, and the Park Bench ruminates on stormy days.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-2-1
“I have been a joy-filled fan of Todd’s work on THE POET for as long as I can remember. What’s that? How the heck should I know?! Now pipe down so I can finish writing thi- Oh, poop, where was I?”
BUSY DOING NOTHING
The Poet writes about telephone poles, the Pigeon reads questionable detective novels, and the Park Bench reminds us to look at things as if we were seeing them for the first time.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-3-8
“THE POET knows that small miracles abound if you look at everything as if seeing it for the first time, which is how I feel every time I turn the page in this new collection of funny, sad, strange and beautiful observations on art, life, friendship and telephone poles.”
BEGIN BY BEING
The Poet visits a sculpture garden, the Pigeon befriends a snowman, and the Park Bench celebrates the new year.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-4-5
“Poets like poems, and birds like donuts. This Poet and bird share the crumbs of their life with love, and the occasional jab in the ribs.”
I HAD A LEAF STUCK TO MY SHOE
The Poet muses on repetition and routine as he releases a small book into the world, the Pigeon mistakenly thinks they are fugitives on the lam, and the Park Bench is a puzzle unto itself.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-5-2
“I love THE POET. It reminds me of how we can be delicate and pompous at the same time...”
MAKING IT UP AS I GO ALONG
The Poet finds a tree stump in the woods, the Pigeon takes on the elements, and the Park Bench experiences a transcendent moment.
4.25 x 7 inches, 58 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-6-9
“Every poet is dumb, especially this one. Long live dumb poetry!”
I HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT STORMS
The Poet watches shadows get longer and thinks about pinecones, the Pigeon tries writing about kid detectives, and the Park Bench is usefully useless.
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-7-6
“Webb whittles and peels back layers in these sparse but vast strips. A man, a bench, a pigeon; THE WORLD. They hang out up the street from Charlie Brown, Thoreau, [Ernie] Bushmiller, and [John] Cage.”
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
The Poet experiments with sitting, the Pigeon critiques art, and the Park Bench contemplates the rain.
See why The Poet is winning audiences around the world, one reader at a time!
4.25 x 7 inches, 56 pages, black & white
ISBN 978-1-7361939-8-3
