Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously by Adam Ellis

Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously by Adam Ellis is a quirky cartoon collection that perfectly captures the essence of living with an anxiety disorder. I related to so many of these cartoons. I appreciated that the main person in the cartoons was a caricature of the author himself. If these are expressions of his daily life, we’d get along great! I loved the ones breaking the fourth wall, with created and creator coming face to face. Almost a spiritual meeting with God, or the One. And his three-legged kitty! Too cute, and perfectly capturing cat logic. I ended up buying a copy for myself ::D Highly recommended!

**Random sidenote coincidence… same day I purchased my copy of Super Chill my sister was watching a YouTube video about a Twitter thread concerning a ghost story called Dear David. Imagine my surprise to recognise the name and Twitter handle!

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

 

The Book of Onions: Comics to Make You Cry Laughing and Cry Crying by Jake Thompson

Thompson’s Book of Onions is a collection of one shot cartoons mostly focusing on the darkly humorous side of life. Other comics were simple absurd non sequiturs guaranteed to startle a laugh out of the reader. Like sexy bananas. I enjoyed the artwork. Some of it, and the humor, reminded me of The Far Side, and others called to mind the Non Sequitur comic, even though that one was only one panel and each of these is a four panel comic. I loved the disclaimer at the beginning too! Haha, priceless! “If you were expecting an educational volume about vegetables, then I am sorry for wasting your time…” Highly recommended! Great for a pick me up laugh. Perfect coffee table book.

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

 

Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes by Andrew Tsyaston

Tsyaston’s Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes is a collection of one shot comics focusing on important issues for people today. Mental health, scial anxiety, and scual awkwardness feature in many. Now, I admit, this wasn’t what I was expecting at first. Emotions are not literally explained. Instead, they, and other aspects of existence (Life, Student Loans) are anthropomorphized as big buff nude dudes (no inappropriate dangly bits though! Perfectly PG). I really grokked many of these cartoons, especially the night owl ones. Haha, me to a T. I’m one of the weird ones geared to be awake at night. While I enjoyed the content, the artwork just wasn’t my cuppa.

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

 

MAD: Don’t Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile by Jacob Lambert

MAD: Don’t Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile by Jacob Lambert is a parody of the children’s book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williams. I’m unfamiliar with this children’s book, and that may have affected my verdict for this one. I just don’t get it. It felt kinda pointless. I’m an adult though, and I read this again with my youngest nieces and nephews who LOVED it. So, I’d certainly recommend it as great addition to any young child’s picture book collection.

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and DC Entertainment for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.