The back cover (above) of MOLARITY: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY sums up
The amazing legacy of The University of Notre Dame's Favorite Comic Strip!
If you own both MOLARITY: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY and
MOLARITY REDUX: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY REDUX you have the entire legacy!
The amazing legacy of The University of Notre Dame's Favorite Comic Strip!
If you own both MOLARITY: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY and
MOLARITY REDUX: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY REDUX you have the entire legacy!
Jim Mole is the featured character from Molarity, Notre Dame's most popular cartoon strip. Molarity ran daily in the independent ND-SMC daily newspaper The Observer for 5 years while its creator, Michael Molinelli, was an undergraduate architecture student. And Molarity Redux ran for 10 years on Notre Dame Magazine on line.
"The Observer talent with the consistently comic vision I remember is Michael Molinelli, who wrote the comic strip, Molarity. In Molarity you were offered a weltanschauung, as in Bloom County and Doonesbury. He had a talent for surprising the reader with that final panel." Reverend Robert "Griff" Griffin, University Chaplain
"I am one of many who enjoyed Molarity very much." Emil T. Hofman, Professor of Chemistry, Dean of Freshman Year of Study
"Before the ink could dry on the Notre Dame/Saint Mary's Observer, we would flip to Michael Molinelli's astute, hilarious and custom tailored Molarity comic strip and the adventures of Jim Mole- his exploits, foibles and triumphs. Nobody was funnier than Michael and his comic take of the universe via South Bend, Indiana provided entertainment and enlightenment to get us through those long winters." Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker's Wife and Big Stone Gap
"The Observer talent with the consistently comic vision I remember is Michael Molinelli, who wrote the comic strip, Molarity. In Molarity you were offered a weltanschauung, as in Bloom County and Doonesbury. He had a talent for surprising the reader with that final panel." Reverend Robert "Griff" Griffin, University Chaplain
"I am one of many who enjoyed Molarity very much." Emil T. Hofman, Professor of Chemistry, Dean of Freshman Year of Study
"Before the ink could dry on the Notre Dame/Saint Mary's Observer, we would flip to Michael Molinelli's astute, hilarious and custom tailored Molarity comic strip and the adventures of Jim Mole- his exploits, foibles and triumphs. Nobody was funnier than Michael and his comic take of the universe via South Bend, Indiana provided entertainment and enlightenment to get us through those long winters." Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker's Wife and Big Stone Gap
MOLARITY REDUX: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY REDUX
is the book has every Molarity Redux cartoon published since the undergraduate years in Notre Dame Magazine on their website, and in the graphic novels. Over 240 pages with full color!
is the book has every Molarity Redux cartoon published since the undergraduate years in Notre Dame Magazine on their website, and in the graphic novels. Over 240 pages with full color!
MOLARITY: THE COMPLEAT MOLARITY
is the book has every Molarity cartoon published (and some that were not) in the ND-SMC student run newspaper: The Observer. That's over 581 cartoons! Plus More! If you have the three original books, you do not even have half of these cartoons. Click on image to buy from Amazon
is the book has every Molarity cartoon published (and some that were not) in the ND-SMC student run newspaper: The Observer. That's over 581 cartoons! Plus More! If you have the three original books, you do not even have half of these cartoons. Click on image to buy from Amazon
MOLARITY 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (VOL 1)
is the first MOLARITY graphic novel as a paperback or e-book. Follow the gang while they search for the Christmas spirit, tickets to the National Championship football game, and attempt a rescue from a prison in Istanbul (not Constantinople.) It is sort of A Charlie Brown Christmas meets It's A Mad Mad Mad World, Notre Dame style. Click the image.
is the first MOLARITY graphic novel as a paperback or e-book. Follow the gang while they search for the Christmas spirit, tickets to the National Championship football game, and attempt a rescue from a prison in Istanbul (not Constantinople.) It is sort of A Charlie Brown Christmas meets It's A Mad Mad Mad World, Notre Dame style. Click the image.
MOLARITY ON FOOTBALL AND MINOR SPORTS (VOL2) is a collection of the "Sunday" Molarity Redux Cartoons done for Notre Dame Magazine and elsewhere that deal with sports! There are plenty on Fighting Irish football and some on those other minor sports at Notre Dame. (Molinelli was a monogram winning varsity fencer at Notre Dame.) This collection includes new cartoons not published anywhere else! This book is available as a paperback or an e-book. Click the image.
MOLARITY ODYSSEY
The LAST Molarity! This graphic novel ends the 45-year legacy with the story of the Jim, Chuck and Mitch and members of the football team trying to get home to South Bend after the Football's team victory over the USC Trojans at the LA Coliseum! On the way, they make enemies of nearly everybody! Will they all make it home?
The LAST Molarity! This graphic novel ends the 45-year legacy with the story of the Jim, Chuck and Mitch and members of the football team trying to get home to South Bend after the Football's team victory over the USC Trojans at the LA Coliseum! On the way, they make enemies of nearly everybody! Will they all make it home?
ARCHITECTURE OF THE BODY, SOUL, AND MIND is Molinelli's architectural thesis linking the origin of architecture aesthetics with the cultural philosophies of the civilization that built them. The books focuses on what Molinelli considers the three major architectural forces of western civilization: Greek Architecture; Gothic Architecture and Modern Architecture. The books, while deep and thorough is easy to read and contains Molinelli's usual wit and humor. It appeals to both seasoned architects and new comers to the field. Available as an e-book or paperback. Click the image.
ARCHITECTURE CODEX - VOLUME I
A companion book to the popular YouTube Channel. Architecture Codex is a video blog that discusses the most inspiring buildings in the world - packed with information, insight, opinion, and some humor. OLD BALD CIS WHITE CHRISTIAN GUY MANSPLAINING ARCHITECTURE
A companion book to the popular YouTube Channel. Architecture Codex is a video blog that discusses the most inspiring buildings in the world - packed with information, insight, opinion, and some humor. OLD BALD CIS WHITE CHRISTIAN GUY MANSPLAINING ARCHITECTURE
Fiction from Michael Molinelli
MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, MONJOIE!
is a novel set in the famous island monastery fortress during the Hundred Year War between the Battle of Agincourt and the appearance of Joan of Arc, when all of northern France fell to the English, except Mont-Sant-Michel. It is sort of Jane Eyre meets Braveheart meets The Name of the Rose in a really really cool castle. Michael wrote it with his wife from her idea while they visited the monastery on their honeymoon. Click on the image to buy as an e-book or paperback, or go to the official website below to get more details about the book.
is a novel set in the famous island monastery fortress during the Hundred Year War between the Battle of Agincourt and the appearance of Joan of Arc, when all of northern France fell to the English, except Mont-Sant-Michel. It is sort of Jane Eyre meets Braveheart meets The Name of the Rose in a really really cool castle. Michael wrote it with his wife from her idea while they visited the monastery on their honeymoon. Click on the image to buy as an e-book or paperback, or go to the official website below to get more details about the book.
CHANUKAH FOR CHRISTMAS AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
is a collection of intriguing shorts stories that some say are like "O'Henry meets Rod Serling." The title story depicts a Jewish and a Catholic family thrust together during the holidays. Other stories include: Jane Eyre II; Franklin (about a homeless man's visions); The Arrangement - Prayers Answered; A Ulysses Book Report; and A Positano Epiphany. Available as an e-book or paperback. Click the image.
is a collection of intriguing shorts stories that some say are like "O'Henry meets Rod Serling." The title story depicts a Jewish and a Catholic family thrust together during the holidays. Other stories include: Jane Eyre II; Franklin (about a homeless man's visions); The Arrangement - Prayers Answered; A Ulysses Book Report; and A Positano Epiphany. Available as an e-book or paperback. Click the image.
Other Molinelli Websites
