**Now in paperback, from a “multi-faceted, medium-hopping, culture skewering performer” ( *SPIN)* , this is a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, best known for his roles in film ( *Big Fan* and *Ratatouille* ) and television ( *The King of Queens* and *The United States of Tara* ) *,* but also beloved for his ascerbic, highly eloquent, and wildly funny standup comedy.** Prepare yourself for a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, ****one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on the entertain­ment scene today. Widely known for his roles in the films* Big Fan* and *Ratatouille,* as well as the television hit *The King of Queens,* Patton Oswalt—a staple of Comedy Central—has been amusing audiences for decades. Now, with *Zombie Spaceship Wasteland,* he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual, and lovable, mindscape. Oswalt combines memoir with uproarious humor, from snow forts to Dungeons & Dragons to gifts from Grandma that had to be explained. He remem­bers his teen summers spent working in a movie Cineplex and his early years doing stand-up. Readers are also treated to several graphic elements, includ­ing a vampire tale for the rest of us and some greeting cards with a special touch. Then there’s the book’s centerpiece, which posits that before all young creative minds have anything to write about, they will home in on one of three story lines: zom­bies, spaceships, or wastelands. Oswalt chose wastelands, and ever since he has been mining our society’s wasteland for perversion and excess, pop culture and fatty foods, indie rock and single-malt scotch. *Zombie Spaceship Wasteland* is an inventive account of the evolution of Patton Oswalt’s wildly insightful worldview, sure to indulge his legion of fans and lure many new admirers to his very entertaining “wasteland.”