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Take Our Cat, Please: A Get Fuzzy Collection (Get Fuzzy (Graphic Novel)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Darby Conley
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 13525
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0740770950
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780740770951
ASIN: 0740770950
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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"The humor is a wickedly authentic blend of young-professional-bachelor shtick and pets-from-hell high jinks. . . . And, perhaps best of all, the strip keeps getting better." --Milwaukee Journal-SentinelGet Fuzzy was named Best Comic Strip of the Year in 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society. Satchel, the Shar-pei-Lab mix in the Get Fuzzy family who actually believes what TV commercials say, and his owner-housemate Rob Wilco, a single, somewhat befuddled, Red Sox-best-sellers obsessed ad exec, endure the scourge of their daily existence, Bucky Katt. Whether baiting the ferret down the hall for battle, gorging on rubber bands (and the ensuing gastric consequences), or joining the gun repair club, Bucky continuously tests the patience and endurance of his hapless mates. Three Get Fuzzy books, Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun, Blueprint for Disaster, and Say Cheesy, have been New York Times best-sellers.
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 get fuzzy review August 20, 2008
I seen this comic in the paper a couple of times and never really got into it. Decided to give the book a try and was extremely impressed. The illistrations are great and coupled with the humor work perfectly together. It's a comic for the 21st century. No worn out punch lines, no predictiable message. I would strongly suggest this book to anyone who loves comics and loves to laugh.
 From fantastic to mediocre August 9, 2008
Let me get this out from the start...I have been buying the Get Fuzzy books since number one came out. Saw it at a bookstore, wondered what it was and just started reading it. Loved it the minute I did. So, I have been following this dysfunctional family for the past 7 years, enjoying it immensely while turning other people on to it (it was not running in our newspapers at the time). What has now turned me off to the strip are 2 factors: 1.) The mean attitude given to Bucky and 2.) the artwork.
in the early days, Bucky was just a dumb cat with a lot of attitude. This made for some hilarious situations. He made Satch make him soccer balls, made stink bug cookies, had his own cable show, wrecked the house making "art", attacked and got owned by a ferret, chimp and chicken. I read and re-read these all the time. But starting with Scrum Bums to Movie Contract, Buck has been given a cruel streak with Satchel. Numerous times he implied he wanted to off or get rid or Satchel (which he has done in the past but just not so seriously). His physical attacks on Satchel have also increased. I was just reading online the strips from the past week (8/4/08-8/8/08) in which Bucky sets up an office supply shop and tries to sell Satchel a "3 punch hole" (complete with punches to Satchel) and "punch-it notes" (again hitting Satchel even though he didn't want it). This kind of needless and cheap violence to try to get laughs is both unfunny and sad.
My second point is the artwork. Again, back with the first half of the books (especially books one and two), Bucky looked just liked a siamese cat, Satchel looked just like a wrinkle-dog mix. Slowly, their distinct features were evened out (I guess to make them easier to draw?) and have now become shallow images of their former selves. Now, I know this kind of thing very well. I have collections of Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Sherman's Lagoon, Zits, Foxtrot, etc. ALL of them start out crude and become more defined. Seeing Opus now in his own strip is seeing an abomination compared to his Bloom County heyday. Again, which is why I did not buy the Outland and Opus books. But the sad and ironic part of this is that Bucky Katt now looks nothing like a cat, more like a monkey! They very thing in the whole world that he wants to eat most off all is what he has evolved to. Oh the irony.
Anyways, sorry for the tirade. This book is funny at times, sad at times and overall just ok. It will be the final Get Fuzzy book I will buy.
Take Our Cat, Please August 8, 2008
Once again Darby Conley has shown a rare talent. He is able to bring these animals and their "owner" to life in a way that makes you both laugh out loud at their antics and at times cry at their compassion for each other. Please keep up the great work for many many years to come.
I took him July 30, 2008
Yeah, I took the cat.
Good decision. Read the book.
(I've always wanted to write a simple review like that)
Really though, it's witty and chock-full of humor. Good for a rainy/snowy/sunny/good/bad day.
A Get Fuzzy Reading Guide - Collections vs. Treasuries July 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I won't go into how fantastic this comic strip is, but it is easily my favorite comic strip of all time. :)
For the uninitiated, there are eight collections so far and three treasuries. The fourth treasury is not yet released.
Please keep in mind that each treasury is two collections put together, so as far as I know the treasuries are the same as two of the collections, except I believe the treasuries have the Sunday comics in color while the collections have them in black and white.
In chronological order, the collections are:
1. The Dog is Not a Toy: House Rule #4
2. Fuzzy Logic: Get Fuzzy 2
3. The Get Fuzzy Experience
4. Blueprint for Disaster
5. Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection 5
6. Scrum Bums
7. I'm Ready for My Movie Contract: A Get Fuzzy Collection
8. Take Our Cat, Please: A Get Fuzzy Collection
The treasuries are:
1. Groovitude (encompassing collections 1 and 2).
2. Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun (encompassing collections 3 and 4).
3. Loserpalooza (encompassing collections 5 and 6).
4. The Potpourrific Great Big Grab Bag of Get Fuzzy (encompassing collections 7 and 8). (not yet released - release date is currently 9/1/08)
I can say that these comics are beyond hilarious, and I would highly recommend them to pet lovers/haters of all ages. :)
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