jupton720's review
4.0
I love Get Fuzzy. I wish I had a dog like Satchel. A very cute book and a fun read.
imalwayswrite's review
4.0
I love dogs and cats, so of course Get Fuzzy is my favorite comic strip. Even as a child, when I hated cats, I loved Garfield. When Sylvia first came out, I was probably too young to understand – no, I still don’t get it—but I always understood and was entertained when Sylvia’s cats appeared. I’m not a fan of animals talking in books, but in comic strips? Bring it on!
One of the things I like about Get Fuzzy is that Bucky Katt, Satchel the dog, and their “owner” Rob Wilco, are presented as a family. Bucky and Satchel both get allowances from Rob, and yet the three are also like roommates: you know, 3 bachelors living together. I find it hilarious that when they go out, Rob carries Bucky around in a “Bundle O’ Joy,” which is like one of those front-loading (?) baby backpack carriers. Satchel is half yellow Lab and half Shar-Pei, and is so sweet, even though he’s not exactly bright. Bucky, on the other hand, is a Siamese mix missing his top right fang, and whose ears are always pulled back in an aggressive position. And, in fact, he’s somewhat aggressive, but mostly because he loves to annoy Rob and Satchel.
This is especially endearing to me because Bucky is a combination of all 3 of my male cats: Basil the Siamese mix; Hee Seop (aka Feral Cat) with the missing top right fang; and Angelo (aka Thugdoll) whose ears are often pulled back and is, in fact, aggressive. So there you have it.
Oh, yeah. Groovitude contains the first two Get Fuzzy collections: The Dog is Not a Toy and Fuzzy Logic.
One of the things I like about Get Fuzzy is that Bucky Katt, Satchel the dog, and their “owner” Rob Wilco, are presented as a family. Bucky and Satchel both get allowances from Rob, and yet the three are also like roommates: you know, 3 bachelors living together. I find it hilarious that when they go out, Rob carries Bucky around in a “Bundle O’ Joy,” which is like one of those front-loading (?) baby backpack carriers. Satchel is half yellow Lab and half Shar-Pei, and is so sweet, even though he’s not exactly bright. Bucky, on the other hand, is a Siamese mix missing his top right fang, and whose ears are always pulled back in an aggressive position. And, in fact, he’s somewhat aggressive, but mostly because he loves to annoy Rob and Satchel.
This is especially endearing to me because Bucky is a combination of all 3 of my male cats: Basil the Siamese mix; Hee Seop (aka Feral Cat) with the missing top right fang; and Angelo (aka Thugdoll) whose ears are often pulled back and is, in fact, aggressive. So there you have it.
Oh, yeah. Groovitude contains the first two Get Fuzzy collections: The Dog is Not a Toy and Fuzzy Logic.
screwbean's review
4.0
Now that we no longer have Calvin & Hobbes or The Far Side for our daily newspaper giggle, the search for humorous comics has become a difficult one. Although Liberty Meadows (Frank Cho) is probably my current favorite, I'm not sure that strip is still in active production. If it is, I certainly have never seen it in the Phoenix newspapers.
Get Fuzzy, although uneven at times, is almost always humorous and still appears in several newspapers (again, not in Phoenix). This book is the first treasury collection, so it's fun to see the evolution of Bucky and Satchel... and Rob himself. Being a cat owner, I often see my own white fuzzball in Bucky's antics. I'm happy to add this treasury to my collection.
Get Fuzzy, although uneven at times, is almost always humorous and still appears in several newspapers (again, not in Phoenix). This book is the first treasury collection, so it's fun to see the evolution of Bucky and Satchel... and Rob himself. Being a cat owner, I often see my own white fuzzball in Bucky's antics. I'm happy to add this treasury to my collection.
pussreboots's review
4.0
My husband would give this compliation of Get Fuzzy strips a 10 or higher but I found a little bit too much repetition (some of it literal -- pages 203, 204 are repeated in 226, 227) thematically. While the comic strip does have an on-going plot similar punchlines recur with too much regularity. The jokes circle around:
* What silly letter is Satchel writing this week?
* How much does Bucky love tuna? (ala how much does Garfield love lasagna?)
* Bucky's misuse of words (that's chipmunk logic!)
* How does Bucky scare away Rob's guests?
* Bucky's latest get rich quick scheme
* Rob's late to work!
* Rob has to go on a business trip
Sprinkled in between there are some hilarious one-offs too. The best of the Get Fuzzy comics in this book are the Sunday strips.
* What silly letter is Satchel writing this week?
* How much does Bucky love tuna? (ala how much does Garfield love lasagna?)
* Bucky's misuse of words (that's chipmunk logic!)
* How does Bucky scare away Rob's guests?
* Bucky's latest get rich quick scheme
* Rob's late to work!
* Rob has to go on a business trip
Sprinkled in between there are some hilarious one-offs too. The best of the Get Fuzzy comics in this book are the Sunday strips.
ericsherwood's review
4.0
For the "Read a book of comics" portion of my reading challenge this year.
That crazy cat.
That crazy cat.
familywithbooks's review
5.0
After reading a disturbing book about child abuse I had to find something to lighten my mood. Get Fuzzy always helps make me laugh!
pivic's review
3.0
This is quite the "Bloom County" comic, but created roughly 20 years later. Even though Conley owes Breathed a lot, he pays hommage in some aspects, and this series holds its own despite it being Garfield-ish as far as the sort of jokes being repeated is concerned. Still, it's written with heart, smarts and something has to be said for keeping a comic about a psychopathic cat, his bullied-into-his-shoes dog companion and their human owner alive for such a long time without it delving into complete doom.
The negative bits having been concentrated on, Bucky's (the cat) one-liners and his antics can be hilarious. For instance, Bucky ordering stuff online is one thing, but the kicker - apart from what he actually orders - is the fact that a credit card-company has approved a cat's request for a credit card. And there a lot of subtle kickers like that strewn around, often displayed as a two-in-one at the end panel. This, and the fact that the characters do have interesting, concrete and genuinely funny personas, makes Conley a winner, despite only every ten or so panels being really funny.
Still, he reaches out. I recommend it, but I don't think I'll be buying it.
The negative bits having been concentrated on, Bucky's (the cat) one-liners and his antics can be hilarious. For instance, Bucky ordering stuff online is one thing, but the kicker - apart from what he actually orders - is the fact that a credit card-company has approved a cat's request for a credit card. And there a lot of subtle kickers like that strewn around, often displayed as a two-in-one at the end panel. This, and the fact that the characters do have interesting, concrete and genuinely funny personas, makes Conley a winner, despite only every ten or so panels being really funny.
Still, he reaches out. I recommend it, but I don't think I'll be buying it.
More...