cement ▁of ▁In man ▁signing ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁animated ▁feature ▁for ▁Ill um ination ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁Mer ch and ise ▁ ▁The ▁O at me al ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁wall ▁post ers , ▁gre eting ▁cards , ▁cal end ars , ▁cl othing , ▁coffee ▁cu ps , ▁signed ▁prints , ▁stick ers , ▁magnet s , ▁and ▁bad ges . ▁However , ▁he ▁also ▁s ells ▁other ▁mer ch and ise , ▁including ▁books . ▁ ▁In man ' s ▁first ▁book , ▁ 5 ▁Very ▁Good ▁Re asons ▁to ▁P unch ▁a ▁Dol ph in ▁in ▁the ▁M outh ▁( And ▁Other ▁Use ful ▁Gu ides ), ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Andrew s ▁Mc Me el ▁Publishing . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁world wide ▁in ▁early ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁features ▁many ▁of ▁In man ' s ▁hand - dra wn ▁com ics ▁like ▁" Part y ▁Gor illa ", ▁plus ▁ 2 7 ▁never - before - seen ▁com ics ▁like ▁“ 8 ▁Very ▁Good ▁Re asons ▁to ▁Keep ▁a ▁Canadian ▁as ▁a ▁Pet ”. ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁large ▁pull - out ▁poster ▁that ▁is ▁ 6   ×   4   ft ▁( 1 . 8   ×   1 . 2   m ).