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A review by imalwayswrite
Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury by Darby Conley
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.