What’s Michael?

by Makoto Kobayashi

Early volumes may be out of print, but each volume stands alone. This is one of the few American-comic-strip-like, purely comedic manga to be translated into English. It’s well-translated and hysterically funny series, examining the lives of housecats and making fun of both cats and humans. You might like it if you like really strange comedy–it’s a lot weirder than Garfield, and being Japanese, doesn’t feel the need for a punchline at the end of a joke. Sometimes weird things (like cats dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”) just kind of happen, and then stop happening, and then the story is over.

Where to Find It

You can get it from the public library.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status
Antioch	.	J KOBAYASHI, M.	In library
Bay Point	.	J KOBAYASHI, M.	In library
Concord	.	J KOBAYASHI, M.	In library
Orinda	.	J KOBAYASHI, M.	In library
San Ramon	.	J KOBAYASHI, M.	Checked out, due 2/25/12

Since Contra Costa libraries only have a few copies of What's Michael, you might want to request it through Link+. You get the book through your local library, so you will need to have a library card.

1. Read all the directions.
2. Click here to go to the Link+ search.
3. Pick the volume you want. The first volumes are near the bottom. The most recent volumes are near the top.
4. Click "Request this item."
5. Pick your local library. This will probably be "Contra Costa Public."
6. Give them your library card number and whatever else they need.
7. When the book comes in, your library will call you.

You might want to read the rules for borrowing books before you request anything.

If you want to check on the book or cancel your order, go here.
This list was last updated February 6, 2012 at 9:10 pm UTC.