Before Road Trip, before Barry Ween, there was Frumpy the Clown! And hey, isn't it true that every child wants his or her own clown? Forget ponies and puppy dogs and hamsters, a clown is the true prize. And not the creepy kind that's gonna freak you out and make you soil your shorts either, but a chain-smoking, cynical, anarchist clown whose more interested in sticking it to the stuffed-shirt establishment than getting a job or focusing on the finer points of personal hygiene. When Frumpy enters the home of a typical American family, the children, Brad and Kim, are ecstatic. Their parents, neighbors, and local law enforcement, on the other hand, whish he would go away.

This volume collects the newspaper strips originally distributed by Creator's Syndicate, as well as sneak peeks at Frumpy's humble beginnings and a new introduction from series creator Judd Winick.

Judd Winick is the Russ Manning and Eisner Award-winning creator of Road Trip, The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius, and Pedro and Me.