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Safely Endangered Comics

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This is just not my type of humor. I found a few panels funny, but the rest ehhhhhhh. My guy however, loved it. Laughed and laughed. But this is my review not his. So ehhhhhhh.

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Safely Endangered Comics is a great selection of comics. They are cute, funny and do not disappoint.

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I def laughed throughout reading this book. However, some of them I did not get. :)
I was expected to love this one a lot, but it's not bad :)

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I already saw a few of these comics in social media so I was excited to read. The humor is sarcastic and morbid, it’s not for people who don’t like that kind of jokes. The art is simple and with adorable characters, a contrast with the morbid humor. It was quick and fun to read.

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Hilarious! I love this kind of humor and the art style just makes it better. Most aren't really appropriate for kids, but adults will love it.

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I'm following this webcomic for quite a while and I'm really happy when I saw that Chris McCoy will finally have an available printed comic book version. For me, the funniest comic panels in this compilation are anything with the dog in the story, but the rest is also funny. Although it is just a selection of a hundred-plus from over four-hundred in his webcomic, those who are not familiar or not into graphic novels will find the story panels really silly and quite entertaining.

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This collection of comics was, in my opinion, hysterical. I was not familiar with McCoy's work before checking out his book, but I definitely say you should check it out if you want to be amused.

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Your standard comic book funny's with a little morbid twist in the <i>Far Side</i> vein (although not nearly as funny). Not a bad way to spend 20 minutes.

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Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest opinion!
Fans of Chris McCoy's webcomics will enjoy this collection! Along with some old favorites, there are some new darkly funny comics in this book that I think many will get a chuckle out of.

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I follow the comics of the author online and I enjoyed them. When I saw this being available in NetGalley, I requested it. Since this is a collection, I have seen some of the strips, but it does not take away the fact that I enjoyed the content. I enjoy the sarcasm and cynicism in this collection. The illustrations are simple but makes the delivery better. Beware, though. Some of the cartoons are morbid.

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As always, another webcomic that turns into a book that I loved! In this book you can find the collection of Chris McCoy's comics that will leave you laughing out loud! The jokes are clever and funny and I am happy to say I can't remeber seeing them around before so they still seemed new to me and I enjoyed them deeply. I also liked how the humour wasn't isnultive as it happens to be in similar comics at times. Adult at times, but not triggering. It was very rare not to understand a panel, I think it only happened once and it most possibly was because I am a caveman and sometimes don't know what's going on in the world 0:) I totally read it in one sitting so I definitely recommend buying it when it comes out!

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I was not familiar with Chris McCoy's work, so these brilliant cartoons were a pleasant surprise. A great sense of humour, clever puns and popular culture references- I really enjoyed the book with its simple but hilarious style.
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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UK-based cartoonist Chris McCoy has a weird, absurdist sense of humor, and I am so into it. Whether it’s talking spiders with delusions of grandeur, average Joe narwhals, or planets posting Facebook updates, the strips in SAFELY ENDANGERED COMICS tend toward the bizarre, in the best way possible.

Most of the comics earned at least a chuckle, peppered with a legit guffaw every ten pages are so. I hadn’t heard of McCoy’s webcomic, Safely Endangered, before today, but now it’s on my must-read list.

Naturally, my favorites are any and every panel that features a dog, but there’s plenty of socially awkward, geeky, and downright creepy goodness to choose from.

If enjoy the work of Reza Farazmand, Alex Norris, Jake Thompson, or Jomny Sun, this one’s a sure thing. Fans of Sarah Andersen and Allie Brosh will probably love it too.

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I enjoyed the majority of the comics in Safely Endangered Comics. I had even seen some of them before and i realized i was already somewhat of a fan. A few went a little too far, too dark, But over all i enjoyed these glib comics.

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Safely Endangered Comics is a comic book that contains short (like really short, only 4 panes of comic per page) comics with lots of good and occasionaly horrible-but -hilarious jokes and good puns. Although I don’t really get some of it, but the pictures help. The topics are relatable especially for us millenials. It is a nice book to read when you’re in need of a laugh.

Thank you for the free e-copy provided by Andrews McMeel Publishing and the author itself, Chris McCoy via NetGalley.

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An admirable attempt at irreverence but this collection ultimately flopped for me. Perhaps an overreaching narrative would help this work with its cohesion.

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Almost all of the times when I review a collection of comics, it's because I'm familiar with the comic, or with the artist. I didn't recognize the name, or the illustrations on the cover, but I decided to dive in and see if I'd found something to add to my embarrassingly growing tumblr feed of comics.

Yeah, you got me.

This comic series is ridiculous. You've got smart humor, dumb humor, dark humor, facepalm humor. Jokes poking fun at every species. Jokes that take you a second, and then you're staring into space and questioning your life choices.

This is a great book for those of us with a twisted sense of humor.

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I got an ARC of this book.

I have seen a few of these comics floating around online, but never devoted any real effort towards finding them. I really should have. This book shows that I am really slow on the uptake of modern webcomics. I loved this book.

I read it while I was stuck in doing work things, that required a bunch of waiting around. Despite being surrounded by coworkers and others that I come in contact with regularly while working, I was laughing out loud and snorting over theses comics. I showed a few pages to someone and she started laughing. She didn't  know what webcomics were, so now she says that she will look them up if they are anything like this one. So just a few comics and someone was converted. It was that good.

Most of the book was filled with comics that I hadn't seen before, which given my level of dedication is not that surprising. It was, however refreshing, after the last few collection of webcomics that I read left me sad. This one made me laugh, it made me interested in the comic, and it even mentioned a way to support the author even more. There is just so much to love about the comic. 

The art is simple, in a way that allows the joke to take center stage. It is not overly simplistic so I know I couldn't draw anything better even if I tried, but it seems intentionally to focus on the humor. I am impressed.

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Four and a half stars.

Much more variety than the norm makes this is a comic book of distinction. Some really good jokes are here, and many other whimsical looks aslant at life. Everything (with one exception) is a one-page yuck, and quality is high. In not sticking to a stock set of characters day in and day out, in not trying to sustain running jokes beyond their life, and in generally showing a lot of promise, this is a book that's certainly worth checking out.

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