Big Dweeb Energy: A FoxTrot Collection

Foxtrot Collection #44

by Bill Amend

This new FoxTrot book collection includes full color FoxTrot Sunday comics from 2021, 2022, and 2023, and is packed with Bill Amend's delightful artwork and signature geek humor.

Peter Fox never met a pizza he couldn’t devour in 30 seconds flat. His younger brother Jason never met a pizza he couldn’t incorporate into a complex physics equation about centrifugal force. Their sister, Paige, just wishes here brothers weren’t so annoying. Together with parents Andy and Roger, the Fox Family siblings navigate the nuances of remote learning, assembling gravity-defying ice cream cones, and trying not to humiliate their father in chess. Family pet iguana, Quincy, even gets in on the action in a brief stint as a TikTok star.

So bust out your Rubix cube, fire up your Dungeons and Dragons strategy videos, don your Star Wars costumes, and get ready to celebrate your inner dweeb with this brand-new collection of FoxTrot Sunday comics.
 

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Fiction

142 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2024

About the author

Bill Amend is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot.
Born as William J. C. Amend III, Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Amherst College, where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984.
After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988.
Amend currently lives in the midwestern United States with his wife and two children, a boy and girl.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comic strips like this are comforting in their repetition. I don't think I've read the strip regularly in the last ten years, but I pick this book up and the creator is still doing the exact same jokes. Sure, he has to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it barely makes a dent in the number of jokes about how bad Roger is at chess, how much food Peter can eat, how nerdy Jason is, how Andy's vegan cooking is awful, and how Paige is just every teen girl ever.

In a world of such turmoil, it's nice to see some things remain constant.


FOR REFERENCE:

Collects FoxTrot Sunday comic strips originally published between April 19, 2020, and December 25, 2022.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of FoxTrot Sunday comics from 2021-2023.

Just what you'd expect from a FoxTrot collection. The typical blend of family dynamics, the family surviving Mom's cooking, Jason nerding out, Dad conning people into playing chess with him, Paige trying to stay warm, and Peter attempting to be sporty. This collection also includes covid-related comics about the family doing work and school from home and such. It was an enjoyable way to spend some time this week.

Notes on content:
One illustration of Dad in just his undies prepping for an online office call and the kids freaking out.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read all of these comic strips online back when they originally released, and I enjoyed going through them again in the book format. I laughed out loud SO MANY TIMES. I love that even though Bill Amend had been doing this comic strip for decades, he can still come with new punchlines and slightly different spins on familiar jokes. I also especially enjoyed the humor related to the pandemic, which provided lots of brand new material!

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got a signed prerelease copy at PaxEast and like each one of his previous books, devoured it in a single sitting. Some artists seem to speak to those of us who embraced our geekiness; Bill Amend is one of the masters.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love Bill Amend, but the magic of Fox Trot just doesn't sparkle when you only get stand-alone Sundays. This comic worked when it was a daily storyline that built up over the week. I'll keep buying his books, but I would love to see more adventures rather than these one-liner type jokes.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been reading Foxtrot since the 90s, and will continue to do so until it ends. Enjoyable read, but I can't help but miss the four panel strips, where Bill can tell a longer story over several pages. The Sunday ones were always my least favourite. Oh well, it is what it is.

[Andi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Bill Amend and his comic strips always make me laugh.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Way too funny! 🤣🤣🤣

[Lizzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very stale. COVID at least added some new jokes but it’s the same punchlines and jokes with more recent references. Still, the Sunday only jokes are disappointing.

[Megan Daniluk · Rating 5 out of 5]

immaculate

[Jennifer Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how the author used a lot of stuff happening in the world and made comics out of them. It shows what we went through these past few years while adding humor to it.

[Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amend returns with another two years worth of funny Sunday strips

[Aaron Eichler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole book made me laugh and I understood all the jokes. The best one for me was the razor blade drone to cut the lawn.

[Jason Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s weird seeing them in modern times I’m ngl