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Summary: Infectious Giggles for Pet Owners
Review: "Get Fuzzy" chronicles the day to day life of Rob and his "friends" (pets) Bucky, the psychotic (is there any other kind?) cat and his hapless, loveable shar-pei Satchel. This comic is the most precise, dead on accurate portrayals of pet life ever written. Artistically, "Get Fuzzy" is one of the most detailed comics out there (artists and other funky people will love Conley's attention to detail - like lamps that are plugged in, slogans on shirts) and really well drawn (check out Bucky's little belly and alarmingly astute facial expressions). Sometimes he doesn't even need words and you will be rolling on the floor laughing. But he uses words well, too. My favorite aspect of the comic is that the character development is extremely advanced. Satchel, Rob and Bucky (and even Rob's dad and my favorite character, Joe Doman)have distinct, hysterically funny and spot-on personalities. Almost every strip of "Get Fuzzy" gets a laugh ... but funny though it is, it is also poignant. Satchel, an innocent in a mad, mad world, offers moments of "Oh, Satchel!" when you remember that pets aren't just for entertainment, they're part of a symbiotic relationship - we need them, and they need us. In short, I LOVE GET FUZZY. I am the proud owner of a Satchel and a female-Bucky (I know, you pity me yet you are strangely drawn to my world) and I discovered "Get Fuzzy" last year. Any pet owner should read this comic - not only are you not alone, you are in great company!
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Summary: Already waiting on book 2 !!!
Review: Darby Conley and "Get Fuzzy" have found a lifelong fan in me. I haven't felt this way about a comic strip since Calvin and Hobbs. Both strips share the same kind of laugh-out-loud humor about things that everyone can indentify with - ESPECIALLY pet owners and PARTICULARLY cat owners (or is it, humans who belong to cats?). GF and C&H also share the ability to make you laugh in almost any frame of the strip. In other words, it's not your standard and very tired "set up, set up, set up, punchline." Sometimes the funniest part might occur in the first frame or in the middle frame. Occasionally it might just be a word, like "Smacky," the name of Bucky's doll (the line, "I'm packin' Smacky" still makes me laugh to think about it, though regrettably that particular strip is not in the book). Conley also brings Bucky and Satchel alive as it seems very reasonable and natural to have a cat and dog interacting and speaking with people (none of the "thought bubbles" you associate with pet strips like Garfield). And though both animals act very human, Conley still manages to capture and nail the essence of feline and canine behavior. There are very few books that I find myself revisiting once I've read them. This is one of them. Mr. Conley, if you're reading this, I offer my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your work. When can we expect the next book?!?! How about a stuffed Bucky or Satchel? In the meantime, I'll content myself with starting each morning with the daily strip at comicsdotcom and perusing "This Dog is Not a Toy" whenever I need a good laugh.
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Summary: Garfield started the War between Cats and Dogs, but...
Review: Bucky and Satchel perfected it! As the Garfield comic strip has gotten older, we've seen Jim Davis struggle to keep it fresh. Don't get me wrong, I own every single garfield book out there, but Get Fuzzy has definitely come into it's own as a successor to the throne. The adventures of Rob, with Bucky and Satchel are even funnier then Garfield, because in contrast to Garfield, Bucky and Satchel actually can talk and interact to humans. They are very up to date with the times, and will talk about issues that happen in real life in the strip quite often. One of my favorite strips is the one where Rob won't give up his Red Sox hat to Bucky, so Bucky goes out into the world and finds a Yankees hat much to Rob's mismay. As a Red Sox fan, I love how Conley is a huge Red Sox fan and portrays that in his work. As I've grown up, Garfield has grown with me, but now I feel I've grown out of that and into Get Fuzzy. Highly recommended for a good laugh!
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Summary: Best Comic Strip in a Long Time--In a Great Collection
Review: In a sea of boringly-drawn comic strips that draw on stereotypes for weak little chuckles, "Get Fuzzy" is hilariously refreshing...and dare I say a little heartwarming (hmm) at the same time. First off, the drawings look great, I love them in all their detail...it makes it fun to look at and read. That's what a comic strip SHOULD do! Second, you've got your characters--it's a cat-dog-guy set up but each of them, believe it or not--has a dimension rarely seen in the funnies. They're recognizable but believable...well, if you can believe in talking animals, but you know what I mean. It never feels contrived or painfully of the mark in its humor. The point is, you love the dog, you love to hate the cat, and you...like or love or at least sometimes identify with the guy.
This book in particular highlights some of the best of the earlier stuff. It's fun, ironic, sarcastic, dorky, hilarious, and at times...sweet. Seems everyone likes this comic, from those animal people we all know to petless people like me. It's especially amusing if you're from around Boston for the occasional reference that you can proudly recognize. If you don't have this comic in your paper, pick up this book as an intro to the best strip out there. If you do (I do), pick it up anyway for hours of amusement after you've finished your funnies. By the way, comic strip books always make great gifts--I got it as a a very thoughtful present...and hilarious.
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Summary: Funniest comic strip today!
Review: Get Fuzzy is simply the best comic strip around. The trio of Bucky Katt, Rob, and Satchel creates some of the most engaging humor in today's newspapers. When I first read the strip when Bucky destroys the Tickle-Me-Elmo doll that was laughing at him, I was hooked. I'm not a cat person, but as was said in a recent Pearls Before Swine: Bucky Katt Rocks!
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Summary: Best Comic Strip in a Long Time--In a Great Collection
Review: In a sea of boringly-drawn comic strips that draw on stereotypes for weak little chuckles, "Get Fuzzy" is hilariously refreshing...and dare I say a little heartwarming (hmm) at the same time. First off, the drawings look great, I love them in all their detail...it makes it fun to look at and read. That's what a comic strip SHOULD do! Second, you've got your characters--it's a cat-dog-guy set up but each of them, believe it or not--has a dimension rarely seen in the funnies. They're recognizable but believable...well, if you can believe in talking animals, but you know what I mean. It never feels contrived or painfully of the mark in its humor. The point is, you love the dog, you love to hate the cat, and you...like or love or at least sometimes identify with the guy.
This book in particular highlights some of the best of the earlier stuff. It's fun, ironic, sarcastic, dorky, hilarious, and at times...sweet. Seems everyone likes this comic, from those animal people we all know to petless people like me. It's especially amusing if you're from around Boston for the occasional reference that you can proudly recognize. If you don't have this comic in your paper, pick up this book as an intro to the best strip out there. If you do (I do), pick it up anyway for hours of amusement after you've finished your funnies. By the way, comic strip books always make great gifts--I got it as a a very thoughtful present...and hilarious.
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Summary: Infectious Giggles for Pet Owners
Review: "Get Fuzzy" chronicles the day to day life of Rob and his "friends" (pets) Bucky, the psychotic (is there any other kind?) cat and his hapless, loveable shar-pei Satchel. This comic is the most precise, dead on accurate portrayals of pet life ever written. Artistically, "Get Fuzzy" is one of the most detailed comics out there (artists and other funky people will love Conley's attention to detail - like lamps that are plugged in, slogans on shirts) and really well drawn (check out Bucky's little belly and alarmingly astute facial expressions). Sometimes he doesn't even need words and you will be rolling on the floor laughing. But he uses words well, too. My favorite aspect of the comic is that the character development is extremely advanced. Satchel, Rob and Bucky (and even Rob's dad and my favorite character, Joe Doman)have distinct, hysterically funny and spot-on personalities. Almost every strip of "Get Fuzzy" gets a laugh ... but funny though it is, it is also poignant. Satchel, an innocent in a mad, mad world, offers moments of "Oh, Satchel!" when you remember that pets aren't just for entertainment, they're part of a symbiotic relationship - we need them, and they need us. In short, I LOVE GET FUZZY. I am the proud owner of a Satchel and a female-Bucky (I know, you pity me yet you are strangely drawn to my world) and I discovered "Get Fuzzy" last year. Any pet owner should read this comic - not only are you not alone, you are in great company!
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Summary: What?
Review: What has happened to my beloved Garfield? He has changed his name to Bucky. Jon is now called Rob and Opus is now called Satchel. I leave the United States for awhile and look at what happened to my favorite strip. Jim Davis what are you thinking? I wish that I could see the original Garfield, at least it was funny.
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Summary: The reason I get up in the morning.
Review: As a kid, I went straight to the newspaper every morning and read the comics. Like everyone else, The Far Side and Calvin were my favorites, but I also enjoyed Garfield, Beetle Bailey, and the others. As I grew up, the two truly funny comics (The Far Side and Calvin) were retired from the paper and I began to realize that Garfield Beetle Bailey and most of the others were only funny if you had no more than a 4th grade education. There was no innovation or storyline and the artists were just rehashing the same old sight gags and puns every day. I quit reading the comics. Then came Get Fuzzy in my LA Times, and whoa, life is good again. Get Fuzzy is the freshest, funniest, and most sarcastic comic written in years. I really look forward to reading it in the morning, and (yes, I know I'm a little geeky about this) sometimes I even go online late at night (early in the am) to comics.com and read what happens the next day. Thank you Darby Conley.
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Summary: Soon to be a classic
Review: There was Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, and Liberty Meadows. Now you can add Get Fuzzy to that list of great comic strips. Every strip bristles with Darb Conley's wit. To anyone that's ever owned a cat, I'm sure you'll find something in Bucky that you can relate to. This book, and all the other Get Fuzzy books (which I haven't gotten around to buying yet...) get a 5 out of 5 from me.
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