For Immediate Release:


BOOM! Town announces I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER by Shannon Wheeler


February 3rd, 2010 - BOOM! Town, a new imprint of BOOM! Studios, announced today I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER, a collection of rejected cartoons submitted to The New Yorker by cartoonist Shannon Wheeler.

“This is some of the best work I've ever done,” says Wheeler.

Please note, Wheeler has also had many cartoons accepted by The New Yorker.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER comes in a 8.75” x 8.75” softcover format, priced at $19.99. The Diamond Code for this item is FEB100763.


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