![]() Many aspects of popular culture are satirized in this book, from TV talent shows to blockbuster films, from workout videos to brand endorsement. In detailing what is required to maintain fame and fortune, this book manages to define what love is not. A gin-swigging peacock delivers a line worth remembering: ‘Get the whole world to love you? Why bother!?! You already love each other!’ In the end Gus and Waldo, now reclining in rehab, have a shared moment of revelation about the capacity of fame and fortune to deliver happiness and increase the amount of love in their lives. But Fame is fickle and a cooler penguin, Cedric, takes the world by storm. They are suddenly on the covers of glossy magazines, owners of a Hollywood mansion and the ‘faces' of a variety of products (from toasters to skateboards). After a few failed stabs at fame, Gus and Waldo publish their first book: Gus and Waldo's Book of Love, and it's a hit. Synopsis: Although deeply in love with each other, Gus and Waldo explain their quest for stardom as being a desire for the 'whole world' to fall in love with them. Gus & Waldo’s Book of Fame (Orion, 2007, hardback, 96 pages) narrates the misadventures of Gus and Waldo in their search for fame, in a sarcastic take on modern society's obsession with the celebrity status, and explores what happens when we become separated from what is really important in life. Italy: Il Libro Dell’Amore Di Gus & Waldo (TEA, 2008) Germany/Austria/Switzerland: Gus & Waldos Buch Der Liebe (Hoffmann Und Campe, 2007) ![]() (As the book contains a two-page spread of the penguins in non-explicit fetish wear, it is probably not suitable for young children).įinland: Gus & Waldo Sillä Siivellä (WSOY, 2007) īrazil: Gus & Waldo O Livro Do Amor (Ediouro, 2006) The book ends happily as the loving birds decide that as ‘Fighting's Neither Fun Nor Clever/Gus and Waldo Love Each Other Forever!’ Gus and Waldo's subspecies is not identified). Their relationship experiences slight turbulence over such everyday foibles as bedtime snoring, divergent red and yellow tastes in sunglasses frames, extravagant shopping and other issues, which leads the couple to a chameleon relationship counsellor who informs them that ‘penguins mate for life’ (this is factually disputable, and depends on which penguin subspecies is being cited, as this is not the case with all them, but only with a few, such as the Humboldt penguin, the Macaroni penguin, the Rockhopper penguin and the Yellow-eyed penguin. They have many personal tastes in common, but also divergent views on some issues. Synopsis: Gus and Waldo love each other and they also love life and its many aspects: food, pastimes, shopping and a bed together. Gus & Waldo's Book of Love (Orion, 2006, hardback, 96 pages) is a picture book that deals with the love that Gus and Waldo share for one another. They live in a fictional metropolitan city, in a society formed by all sorts of anthropomorphic animals. ![]() Waldo is mellow, untidy and loves gossip and trash magazines. This is symbolic of the slight difference in their characters: Gus is more nervous, sharper and prefers high-brow culture. They look very similar, with only one difference to tell them apart: Gus has pointy beak and Waldo has a rounded one. Gus and Waldo are penguins of an unidentified subspecies. Merchandise is also available and a TV series is reportedly in development. Since their debut in 2006, Gus and Waldo have appeared in three books published in the UK and all Commonwealth countries, with the first book of the series also translated and published in a number of non-English-speaking countries ( Brazil, Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy). ![]() Their stories lampoon many aspects of the human condition including popular culture, society, and the media They are the creation of Massimo Fenati, an Italian-born and London-based artist. Gus & Waldo are a couple of fictional anthropomorphic gay penguins that share love for one another. ![]()
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