![]() I am sure I have seen a few of he comics as memes on various sites but was unaware of the blog that they had come from, though after reading this will be sure to check it out. I received a free e-copy of this comic book in exchange for an honest review. I warmly recommend (though not for kids)! I think this book is perfect as a gift or to have out on the side table for your guests to look through if you want to keep them from peering around and wondering when the last time you dusted off the upper shelves was. And hey, the grim reaper just want to stop working and retire already! Who can't relate to that? I have a hard time to characterize any of the characters as "evil" or "bad" despite the objectively very bad things they do. It's so absurd, but the art style softens the effect. I wouldn't describe my own humor as a really dark or twisted one, but I enjoyed the book anyway. It's socially critical and plays with our expectations and stereotypes, often taking the joke in an unexpected - often a little dark - direction. ![]() The supernatural both are and aren't normalized, animals think just like humans and everyone is simultaneously smart and stupid. My personal favorites of the reoccurring characters are the grim reaper, Bob & Bob and the slutty witch (& her vampire boyfriend), but the little ghost, the first sentient robot & the professor, and the dog follow close behind.Īs for the humor, it's absurd. The same characters appear throughout the collection. The point isn't to rouse disgust or be explicit even when the humor takes a darker turn.Īt first the comics can seem to not have much to do with each other, but there is a narration to be found. The art style is minimalistic, but pretty and not at all morbid or vulgar. The effect of these comics is great, because you have to turn the page to reach the "punchline". A few comics are split on two separate pages. Obviously, when it comes to humor what really matters is what kind of stuff you find funny, but to get a better sense of what's going on here I'll try to summarize for you:Īll comics have four panels, and most are gathered on one page each, topped with a fitting (and often funny) title. I'm what you'd call a "strict reviewer" and I rarely give out five star reviews, but when I turned the last e-page there were no doubts about how I'd rate this collection. But things only got better as I went through the pages. I’m giving this a star less because some of the panels in the first few pages were a bit bland. They’re so adorable and the twists in their scenes are so swoon-worthy! My favorite stories in this whole comic are those about Bob and Bob. Presented through fantastical characters of the living and the dead, this comic book will surely melt your heart into giggles. Or maybe you’re Death itself, making the most of the afterlife. Maybe you’re just a ghost looking for a purpose and a group to hang out with. Maybe you’ll relate to a robot’s unrequited love for its creator. ![]() Maybe you’ll find yourself in the witch or the vampire she’s dating. Whether you’re single, in a relationship, pining over someone, or just feeling dead inside, Jonathan Kunz and Elizabeth Pich’s War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers is the romantic humor for people who find reasons to laugh in the dark. In the end, I was mostly skimming through since I did not want to DNF this one.Īn ARC was provided by Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for a review. While I can understand that some of the comics were not my kind of humour but sometimes I even struggled to see what was supposed to be funny there. This book did not seem to have a theme, something to tie the strips together. Which is actually rather strange since I could not find a media where I would be following the artist.Īnd Honestly, I maybe chuckled once while reading this, very disappointed. (I stated several times before that I do prefer if these online arts to a book have more new content than what was previously posted online). I actually did not realise I knew this artist before but while reading this I realised that I knew so many of the strips which was not very good. Okay, this book had the unlucky fate that I read this right after the Awkward Yeti which is a very tough competition and this book just could not compete. ***Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.***
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