Groovitude

Actual rating 3.5/5 stars.

I was introduced to this via the Sunday strip in my local newspaper when I was a kid and it was fairly entertaining, but now as an adult, my perspective has shifted a bit. Don't get me wrong, many of the strips here can be quite entertaining, but some of them got quite repetitive, especially with the whole 'dog is dumb but sweet and the cat is clever but an asshole' schtick, these two stereotypes got leaned on quite a bit and when you're having to lean on the same gag over and over, it's time to find a fresh schtick.

Not that I am saying to avoid this or not buy/read it, mind you. Some people like this more than I do, and there's nothing wrong with that.

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 show more 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. show less

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 show more Sunday strips. show less

Very funny cartoons because the Siamese cat, Bucky, is so much like our Stormy cat (see profile pic). Even up to the missing fang.

One of the finest comic strips involving anthropomorphic animals. Bucky Katt is a truly wondrous invention.

A friend of mine gave me a Barnes and Noble gift card and this was the book I chose. And I couldn't be more happy with it. Can't get enough Get Fuzzy.

Get Fuzzy is hilarious. Probably the best comic strip going right now.