Sharky Malarkey by Megan Nicole Dong was a super cute and really fun and fast read. The shark character had so much personality in each drawing and I loved the art.

This book is another one of those in which we are exposed to micro stories that may or may not be connected to each other.

There are a few things that make this book different from the other humor graphic novels that are making their rounds.

For one, this book has lots of different kinds of art and even plays around with them, which is fun.

It also has some social commentary and keeps it fun.

All in all, this was a nice read.

Rating: 4 stars

'Sharkey Malarkey: A Sketchshark Collection' by Megan Dong is a collection of the artist's webcomic.

The comics do include a shark. They also include lots of weird garish faces and tons of butt jokes. So many butt jokes. There is commentary on owning cats. There are comics about relationships. There are even comics about animals. Along with those are a lot of butt jokes.

If you like butt jokes, perhaps this will strike you as a lot more fun than I did. I did finish the collection and I did like some of the humor. The art is a bit underdeveloped, but there is potential. For me, though, there were way too many butt jokes.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

This was such a fun book, the art was super cute and it made me chuckle would recommend to anyone looking for some lighthearted fun and something so quick to read

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. It was a lot of fun. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

A fun romp. A little too out there and not enough narrative for my personal tastes. Would be great for audiences looking for a light, quick read and a few laughs.

Good, fun, and cute. Also a little weird at times, but that's the point ha ha! I enjoyed this book. Entertaining to say the least.

I wasn't really familiar with Megan Dong's work but the shark on the cover was really appealing. The book covers a random assortment of topics and often delves into absurdism. The most absurd comparisons are the funniest.

This style of the doodling by the author is quite common to several webcomic artists nowadays. A lot of these artists uses this as a way to tell us about their lives through their illustrations and some may be able to relate to them. However, I think that there are some of the illustrations and story depicted in this graphic novel is quite odd or exaggerated, which I find them not funny enough. Maybe I'm not the target audience of this webcomic turned graphic novel, but I still commend the artist for her ability to draw and conceptualize stories.

Sharky Malarkey: A Sketchbook Collection by Megan Nicole Dong follows the adventures of Bruce, a washed-up shark actor, and a colorful assortment of dysfunctional people, animals, and inanimate objects. Bruce is vain but insecure; hotheaded but cowardly; craves attention but fears intimacy—his over-the-top antics are all too human. Based on Megan Nicole Dong’s popular webcomic, Sketchshark, her debut print collection mines the absurd in everyday life.

Sharky Malarkey: A Sketchbook Collection is not what I was expecting, but I have never seen the webcomic from the artist so I was coming in fresh. The description says the book is about Bruce, a Hollywood shark, with some moments about the artist. However, the book is the opposite- mostly about the artist and everyday life with just a sprinkle of Bruce. There were plenty of relatable moments, but I was distracted by the art style which felt a little sloppy and undetailed. I think those that already are fans, and know they enjoy the artists work will want to take a look at the collection. Unfortunately it just did nothing for me.

Sharky Malarkey by Megan Nicole Dong is a random collection of sketches and cartoons divided into several chapters. Chapter One was called ‘Malarky’ and consisted of bizarre stream of consciousness-like sketches of people in odd situations, and/or doing odd things. The second chapter is 'A Shark in Los Angeles, a series of cartoons about Bruce the shark. Third is 'All About Ladythings’. As it suggests, these are cartoons focusing mostly on lady issues. Next is' ‘The Animals and Plants Channel’, featuring cartoons about wildlife and nature. Chapter Five, ‘A Toad Makes New Friends in the Forest’, follows a toad as he grows up and ventures from his creek home into the forest and farms nearby in order to meet new friends. Poor Toad's quest doesn't fare so well as one might hope. The last chapter ‘Some Sort of End’ consists of more stream of consciousness-like sketches. These chapters are preceded by a intro-like section of random cartoons about Bruce the Shark being a taxi driver and the perils of being a cat owner.

This was an… interesting collection. I was not familiar with the webcast, but the description of the book sounded neat. The description seemed to indicate most, if not all, of the cartoons would be of Bruce. That wasn't the case. Most were human-centric. While I enjoyed most of the art, the humour escaped me. Many of these sketches feel like non sequiturs, very stream of consciousness. Mayhap even drugged stream of consciousness. There was also a fascination with asses and boobs I failed to grok. If you are a fan of the Sketchshark web cast, I am sure you will enjoy this book. To other humour seekers- this book would appeal to people who like the bizarre and the random, who enjoy non sequitur humour with plenty of ‘wtf’ moments.

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

This book was given to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I don't know what to say. Maybe it is better than I don't say first things what come up. This book was interesting but sometimes I had feeling that I didn't know what this is. Well this was comics where were many butts and sharks. Maybe this isn't comics for kids and maybe my humor is odd, but some were good parts in this book and the others, some doesn't maked any sense.

Thank you, NetGalley for the preview of this graphic novel.

This was one of the weirdest comic I have ever read. It was so hilarious and even absurd at moments that you cannot stop reading it until you have reached the last page. WIll definitely check out other works of this artist. Kudos to her.

3/5 stars
Not exactly my cup of tea. Some parts were funny, others not so much. A pretty quick read overall. Unfortunately the comics did not mesh well with my sense of humor. I prefer to view these comics in a standalone format, due to the fact that they become slightly much when all read back to back.

This graphic novel features a series of adventures of various characters.
The art style is simple and rough but, still, strangely appealing.
The characters and their stories were relatable and funny, at times.
It was not the best humorous graphic novel I’ve read but it was still enjoyable.

The illustrations are colorful and weird, just like the premise of many of these comics. I personally appreciate the authors love of butts. Dong is a delightfully weird author and after this book is finished I wanted more. Laugh out loud funny and weird.

This was fun and adorable. I have been unfamiliar with this comic but I am glad that this was my introduction to it. I thought the comics were quite fun and clever. I adore the talk about anxiety and the colors that were used were amazing. Sure, it has some dumb humor, but it was refreshing. It didn’t try too hard to be funny or refreshing, it just was. I will be following more work from this comic artist in the future!

This is definately an adult read. Not for children. This was not my kind of book but I am sure others would like it and find it funny. Definately for 18+.

Einfach, aber einfach großartig.
Lebendig und unglaublich lustig, ein einziges Vergnügen zum verschenken und immer wieder lesen.
Nicht nur für Haifans, denn hier gibt es weit mehr zu entdecken.

A fun assortment of comics by Megan, a.k.a. sketchshark! The comics and illustrations are just so much fun and very lively. There's a lot of social commentary and poking fun at real life situations, and I love the comics about Chaos, her cat. A definite read for any comic fan.