Sit on the couch. Speak. Engage in witty banter and share ideas with friends who really understand your predicaments. Sounds like the perfect cafe. Especially if you're a dog. Pooch Cafe is the home away from home for Poncho and his canine buddies. No Collar, No Service marks the second collection of the hip hit strip Pooch Cafe, named for the place where Poncho, Boomer, and the rest of their pals regularly gather to discuss life among the humans and to hatch their plans to catapult all the world's cats into space. But you won't find this spot on Main Street. Its actual location is a canine...

Poncho: Year One is a graphic novel depicting the hilarious first year of puppyhood of the acerbic, self-serving, and much put-upon Poncho from the internationally syndicated comic strip Pooch Cafe. Drawn from the daily strips 15-month-long storyline, (with substantial new material added to flesh out the tale), we follow Poncho from the womb (literally -- lined up in last place behind his siblings), through his introduction to hamburgers and the other wonders of the world, to dealing with his new master's betrothal to a "crazy cat lady." Ever want to know what's going on in your puppy's mind?...