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Summary: Give yourself a present every day!!!
Review: Pure and simple, this comic starts my day off with a smile. My favorite strip was Bucky singing in the shower...
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Summary: Funny (occasionally cute) comic!
Review: I learned of this strip when Scott Adams, who writes Dilbert, recommended it on his website as "the funniest comic strip about talking pets." It took me a few days to get into it, but now I look for it everyday.Bucky (the cat) is a self-centered, mean-spirited animal who won't confess to having a softer side. He's often trying to scam money out of who he believes to be the gullible public (or Satchel) or make the next hot seller. His grasp of English is never perfect, so he may say a word he thinks is cool, but actually insults him. Satchel, on the other hand, often proves that he's simple and dim-witted, but he can come up with some great puns and verbal zingers. One of my favorites in this book shows Rob asking whether Satchel had made fresh coffee. He said he had, but the beans gave him a little trouble. Behind the action, the artist has creatively shown us that the beans Satchel used were baked beans, and Rob is now gagging in the sink. Ha! I know, you probably had to be there; but seeing these guys is much better than reading about them. Darby Conley is brilliantly funny! Get Fuzzy is one of the best comic strips in print.
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Summary: a bundle of joy
Review: I've been reading this comic strip online for a few months, but bought this collection so I could read the entire series from the beginning. The book arrived at home and my wife (who had never heard of the strip before) starting laughing like I've never heard her laugh before. By the time I was able to pry the book away from her and read it myself, I was doing the same. Some of the strips would be hilarious even without reading the words. You only have to see Bucky the cat in the car seat (or better yet, in the baby carrier labeled "bundle of joy") to start grinning.
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Summary: Be aware, this book has virtually no new content
Review: Groovitude *combines* the first two Get Fuzzy books, and adds some sunday color. If you already own the previous books, you will be unhappy. Seeing as I got all three at the same time, I was disapointed. Get it as a gift for someone who doesn't already own the others.
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Summary: The Anti-Garfield
Review: As I sit here typing this review, I find myself being stared at by Spooker, my mixed-breed cat (imagine the result if Charles Manson had been allowed conjugal visits with a Siamese) whose intense eyes engage me in a game of "Blink." I am reminded of nothing so much as Bucky, the featured player in "Get Fuzzy," Darby Conley's strip about the hapless Rob Wilco and his two pets. Satch, the resident canine, is an innocent, willing-to-please shar-pei/labrador mix who coexists with Bucky, also a mixed-breed (a Siamese crossed with "I dunno...a chainsaw, maybe") and everyman Rob. As you may have guessed by now, Satch and Rob have to tolerate the antics of Bucky, who dominates the Wilco household. Sound like "Garfield?" Only the single guy owner/dominating cat/simple-minded dog format is the same. Believe me, "Get Fuzzy" has a cast of characters that is nothing like "Garfield," or any other strip you've ever seen. Bucky's sharp, biting cynicism (not to mention his habit of biting, period) are balanced by Satch's naive innocence, with Rob in the middle to play guardian/referee to his two charges. In addition to the witty dialogue, Conley manages to convey "Get Fuzzy's" humor through his artwork, which I find to be of much higher quality than the average comic strip. Most comic strip artists would give their dominant hand to be able to draw as well as Conley. As a long-time comic strip reader, I've seen the evolution of such popular and influential strips as "Doonesbury," "Dilbert" and the late great "Bloom County," among others. It's hard to believe that "Get Fuzzy" has only been in publication since 1999. I can't wait to see what Darby Conley's talents will yield in the future. Please be advised that most of "Groovitude" has already been published in Conley's previous collections, "The Dog Is Not A Toy" and "Fuzzy Logic." If you have those two, you may want to take a pass on "Groovitude." Otherwise, this is a great place to start. Spooker has lost interest in the game of "Blink" with his human and has settled in for the evening. And so shall I. Get this hilarious collection, and get fuzzy. Good night.
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Summary: Groovitude
Review: Groovitude combines the contents of "The Dog is Not a Toy" and "Fuzzy Logic" and adds color to the Sunday strips. If you have not already bought those two books, "Groovitude" is a great place to start your Get Fuzzy collection. If you already have them and you're looking for new material, you're probably going to be disappointed. My three star rating is a combination of five stars for those who don't already have Get Fuzzy books and one star for merely being a copy of what I already have.
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Summary: Cat vs. Dog, in convenient bite-sized strips
Review: Laughing outloud is gauranteed on every page of Groovitude (contrary to the thoughts of some Bloom County diehards), the first Get Fuzzy Treasury. It is a compilation of "House Rule #4- The Dog is not a Chew Toy" and "Get Fuzzy: Fuzzy Logic", with the Sunday comics in color. If you are not a serious collector who wants Every Single Book, then I recommend this treasury over buying the first two books.
This cat is much funnier than Garfield! The world is much more complex with numerous hidden pop culture references, instead of the typical Garfield "countertop" strip. My personal copies of all the treasures are dog-earred after numerous borowings from friends, and family. I HIGHLY recommend it as the best comic currently publishing!
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Summary: His strips just make you go 'awwww...'
Review: I stumbled upon this strip a few months back and instantly fell in love with the characters. (I am in love with Satchel!) This is a wonderful gift item for those people have (have had) dogs and cats.
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Summary: Dumbing Down
Review: I've got to agree with a reviewer who commented that the popularity of "Get Fuzzy" reveals a dumbing down of America's readership. True, comics do not have to be fine literature along the lines of Tolstoy. But does that mean that comics should have nothing relevant to say? Should they be relegated to repetitive non-jokes, ridiculous premises, and silly-named characters that make us say "awwww, how cute"? Are Americans so in need of brainless fodder that they have to support this drivel? If you read "Get Fuzzy" for a week, you'll understand what Darby Conley's entire cartooning career will look like: no innovation. Who knows? Maybe he'll give us 50 years of uninventive comics, because unlike Bill Watterson, I don't think Conley has a problem with milking his premise ad infinitum. Based on the number of favorable reviews (which, coincidentally, are overwhelmingly written by people who can't seem to spell correctly) I'd say that "Get Fuzzy" can look forward to a secure spot on the comics page for years to come.
Americans, just because you love animals doesn't mean you can't also have a developed sense of humor and want to see a cartoonist trying something new. "Get Fuzzy" offers nothing that you can't get from reading the sappiest of Hallmark cards.
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Summary: MILK IN A BOX!
Review: If you already own The Dog Is Not A Toy (House Rule #4) and Fuzzy Logic, why would you want to buy this treasury which collects both books (clearly stated on the back cover and not buried inside like most treasuries)? I don't know about anyone else but I enjoyed reading the illustrated 5 page preface (more insight from Darby), seeing the Sunday strips in color (and larger), getting a couple of Rejected Character drawings, and Bucky lounging on the cover in his tighty whiteys with some Milk In A Box! Completionist? Maybe. Fan? Definitely!!!
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