Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury

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Summary: More greatness from Darby Conley...
Review: I got this book for Christmas last year and am just getting around to reviewing it, but not for lack of enthusiasm for it! "Groovitude" is a collection of great, laugh out loud comic strips from Get Fuzzy. I see other reviewers compare Get Fuzzy to Garfield and I cringe, because the two aren't comparable. Garfield is a classic, but Get Fuzzy is FUNNY. If you love animals and can appreciate sarcasm, this book is for you. If you'd rather see a cat daydreaming about lasagna, go somewhere else.

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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: The Cover Alone is Enough Reason To Buy The Book
Review: If you want something that involves sweat little animals like Marmaduke this is not it. These animals have personality and are highly disfunctional. If you like Garfield you will love Bucky Katt and Satchel. Satchel is the fun loving dog with a good heart and Bucky is the sadistic cat with all the attitude. But it's not like Garfield where Odie gets beat up all the time Satchel gets even with little witty comments. If you need more reasons just read the comic.

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Summary: Oh, this is a thing of beauty...
Review: Darb is a wonderful writer. The characters are hysterical. I laughed out loud at least once a page. This book never fails to cheer me up.

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Summary: pets with attitude
Review: This strip was only in the paper a few days before I became a fan of Rob Wilco and his seriously offbeat pets. Though it superficially resembles Garfield, the characters are more fully developed, are better drawn (this is one of the best-looking comic strips in the paper), and are a lot more-- well-- non-linear in their thinking. In fact, this is probably how real cats and dogs would attempt to cope with the human world if they could interact with us. Though there are a few strips that fall flat, there are enough seriously deranged ones to make up for it. It may not join the ranks of the all-time classic strips, but it's close enough for me.