Fungirl

by Elizabeth Pich, Marina Giner (Translator)

Fungirl es un follón hecho cuerpo, una desafortunada mujer de vida accidentada que siembra desolación a su paso. Sus payasadas inconscientes enfurecen a su compi de piso (y exnovia), aterrorizan a skaters adolescentes a los que trata de impresionar y tiran por tierra toda oportunidad de tener trabajo, pero seguro que Fungirl consigue salir adelante... de una forma u otra.

Una carta de amor a todo amigo caótico pero de buen corazón, las desventuras de Fungirl resultan en parte encantadoras y a veces transgresoras, pero siempre tronchantes.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Bande Dessinée, Humor, Fiction, Queer, LGBT

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 5, 2021

Reviews

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

a dark and crude graphic novel about fungirl, who might be a deemed a walking disaster.

it reminds me a lot of tuca and bertie, but without the charm and warmth. much like tuca, our fungirl is the chaotic third wheel to her bestie and her bestie's bland and naïve boyfriend. but fungirl doesn't have many endearing personal moments to help you understand its protagonist's chaotic nature, nor the sweetness of a close friendship.

in general, i don't think the book's vulgarity and charm are well-balanced. and maybe that's fine! if you like exaggerated and shockingly graphic humor, often sexual and/or involving corpses, you will probably get a kick out of this. i just wanted a little more heart to even it all out.

i will say that the book grew on me as it went on. there are some fun details in the art that circle back from the beginning. and as fungirl's self destruction finally alienates her from everyone in her life, i begin to admire her and her zany, single-minded schemes.

[Jim Coughenour · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven’t laughed this hard at a graphic comic since Wendy, Master of Art. I bought it because of its cover, started reading it without knowing what to expect – and within two or three pages I was guffawing. Everything is pitched, sometimes perfectly, between an exquisitely dark sensibility and the crass humor of a 13-year-old boy. A daemon is doing the drawing. Some of the funniest moments erupt from details scribbled into corners or from the demented echoes of sentimental soap operas. Oh God whyyy? One storyline morphs into the next, sometimes taking a twist through Kafka or Dali. Fungirl and her friends are what we need and what we deserve.

Elizabeth Pich is an exuberant original.

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand Fungirl is pretty popular online. It's about a wild "bad" girl whose idea of fun is to disrupt everything. Juvenile (which is not to say I never like such work!) humor.. Lots of random sex and violence, the effect of which is muted and made sort of funny by bold colors. And no mouths! I respectfully acknowledge the popularity of these comics, but thought of them as less edgy than sort of tepid. You know, different strokes, but didn't find it all that funny. It might just be me (and Rod Brown, whose rating I'll admit I glanced at).

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

A manic pixie girl with no impulse control wreaks havoc on her own life and the lives of those around her. It reminded me too much of The Sarah Silverman Program -- with a nurse sidekick, even! -- and just made me wish I was watching that instead and singing along with its wacky songs.

I had a little fun figuring out the occasional references to classic paintings (Birth of Venus, The Persistence of Memory, etc.) and pop culture icons (Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Wayne's World, etc.), but the story sort of reviews itself when one character says to Fungirl, "You lead a life of fruitless follies . . . "

[disco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excuse me but masturbation does count as a hobby, thank you.

[Cheyenne · Rating 2 out of 5]

rating: 2 stars
format: ebook (comic)

in the blurb on the back of the book it says "a love letter to that chaotic friend with a heart of gold"... heart of gold my ass- fungirl is an edgy asshole who's "escapades" remain sadly unfunny. i worry about everyone who calls this book relatable (aside from the harmless stories like farting in yoga class, not judging you for that)

2 stars because there was some stuff i appreciated but it wasn't enough to balance out all the unfunny bullshit. i don't consider myself the ultimate authority on humour tho, so enjoy fungirl if you're able too

[Stay Fetters · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Don’t take it away from me! I want it so bad! I need it! In my mouth! I’m a broke, naughty girl!"

The cover is what initially caught my attention as I was scrolling through the library ebook app. It looked weird and metal enough for me to try it.

Hilarious with equal parts bizarre, this graphic novel was like nothing I’ve experienced before. It was fun and totally strange. Prepare yourself for lots of dark humor and sex jokes.

[Clint · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars
I wanted to really like this and expected to (at least a little) based on liking the irreverent humor in some of Silver Sprocket’s other titles and the blurb’s mention of Fleabag, but Fungirl ended up occupying an uncanny valley of mediocrity for me. It’s kinda bizarre and kinda vulgar and kinda absurd, but nowhere near enough of any of those outré qualities to get by on those alone.

The main character is described early on as “a deadbeat with no ambition or direction in life” and hey, that could be an empathetic and funny feeling, but instead it’s just an accurate accusation aimed at a character who briefly hints at wanting any sort of awareness or growth before abandoning that for more caricature of “that mundanely annoying disaster of a roommate you split from as soon as you could.” There’s 2-3 genuinely outrageous moments that cracked a smile from me here, but overall this is simply not genuine enough to be emotionally engaging and not outrageous enough to be funny. Oh well.

(I really liked the intermittent splash page homages to various famous old paintings and newer paintings and comics covers, though.)

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

FUNGIRL is a hapless (hopeless) hot mess of a woman crashing through life, leaving chaos in her wake. Although her oblivious antics infuriate her roommate, terrify the teenage skaters she tries to impress, and threaten her every opportunity for employment, FUNGIRL remains charming, transgressive, and hilarious.

Pich's cartoonish art is simple and quirky, with clean lines and bold colors. The art transforms potentially graphic scenes of sex and violence into adorably cute, almost sweet, vignettes. Pich renders FUNGIRL's particular messiness deliciously palatable, like an inappropriate wedding cake.

Recommended for fans of Fleabag, Spaced, and BoJack Horseman.

[Lewis Szymanski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elizabeth Pich is half of the team that makes the webcomic War and Peas. You have probably seen it, even if you don't know you have. Fungirl is slightly less surreal and much more adult-oriented.

It alternates between or maybe combines dark humor and crass humor. The simple, almost crude art makes the nudity, sex, and violence look cute.

I think Elizabeth Pich is Olivia Jaimes. I can't prove it, and wouldn't want to. Nobody involved would ever admit it. I just want my headcanon recorded somewhere in case we ever find out who Olivia Jaimes is.

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leído para las prácticas

[Abby Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

no fuckable people at this party

[Konstantin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny

[Gabriell Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Já už asi ani neumím číst normální komiksy.
Fungirl je sólový projekt Elizabeth Pich (jedna polovina z War & Peas) a je to její prostor, jak se ultimátně vyřádit na šílené dívce, která si žije život po svém. Pro neznalého čtenáře bude prakticky nejjednodušší zamířit k Elizabeth na Instagram a tam máte ochutnávek víc než dost. Je to jedna velká, šílená jízda u které mě jenom mrzí, že mi přijde, že po nějaké době to vlastně přestane kamkoliv směřovat a jenom to dojede krátký úsek ze života hrdinky s co největším množstvím bláznivých nápadů.
Je to bláznivé, je to přesexualizované, s většinou nápadou to rychle přejde do komického extrému, ale přečíst se to dá na jeden zátah, člověk se u toho zasměje a některé části asi jen tak nezapomene.
Jsem zvědavý, jestli se někdy dočkáme dalšího pokračování.

[Amandine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sincèrement le livre le plus drôle que j'ai lu à ce jour. Pour de vrai, j'ai ri de vive voix plusieurs fois au cours de la lecture, c'est tellement drôle que c'en est perturbant! Fungirl est une zouz archi maladroite, qui fait un peu ce qu'elle veut quand elle veut, qui a zéro complexe, ça fout un peu le chaos autour d'elle et elle exaspère pas mal de monde mais qu'est ce qu'elle est drôle, et attachante, car pleine de tendresse et d'empathie... je recommande x1000

[Aude · Rating 4 out of 5]

Complètement décalé ! J’ai mis un peu de temps à rentrer dedans, mais j’ai bien aimé ! On suit la vie de Fungirl, une jeune femme complètement hors normes sur tous les aspects de sa vie et qui se retrouve toujours dans des situations totalement barrées !

Selon moi, cependant, ça ne peut pas convenir à tout le monde car l’humour y est très particulier : noir et glauque (et les dessins suivent…) : mort, sexe, drogue… bref, un livre sans tabou, très décomplexé !

[Mychal Threets · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pure chaos of this book makes it 5/5 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Shazia · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Fungirl, we follow along the adventures of this character who doesn't really have much going on for her. In the comic she stumbles upon her new job working at a mortuary, and we see her interactions with those around her, including her friendship with her roommate/ex-girlfriend Becky, and Becky's boyfriend (whose name I already forgot).

Unfortunately I wasn't a huge fan of the humor of this comic, which is largely inappropriate and immature. However, even though it wasn't totally for me, I still appreciate the ridiculous storylines and situations that Fungirl gets into. I really do love the artwork and didn't realize that artist Elizabeth Pich is a co-creator of webcomic War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers until after I finished the book.

If you like silly, vulgar humor, such as Boy's Club, Zonzo, or the Megg and Mogg series, definitely pick this one up.

If you liked the artwork but wish the humor was a bit less vulgar, I'd recommend you pick up Candy Hearts, Woman World, or Teen Dog.

[Avvai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha loved this. Very crude and raunchy humour following Fungirl and her very hot mess of a life. I live for this type of chaos energy.
Peter, the straight male character reminded me so much of Kyle and I couldn't help but laugh out loud picturing Kyle amongst women like Fungirl and her roommate. Hilarious.
These comics won't be for everyone, but it was definitely for me.

[Vidya Palepu · Rating 5 out of 5]

reminded me of tuca and bertie/ fleabag/ broad city

[NoémieO · Rating 5 out of 5]

C’est cru mais qu’est-ce que j’ai ri !

[E]

Finally! the “unattainable manic pixie dream goddess” representation we all deserve!

[Clarisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very entertaining read for me. It is chaotic and raunchy, in the best way possible. Absolutely love the MC. She is there for her friends and a majority of what she does is out of love but the results usually end in chaos. But it is what makes this story great.

[Joyce Roth · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was AFFENTITTENGEIL!

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

super lustig

[J.a.e._Lou · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bof. Pas mon genre d'humour

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5?
I liked some parts but a little ‘gross’ for my taste

[Isabella Basile · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I don’t read a deeply explicit graphic novel about a lazy type b bisexual who’s life is in shambles every 6 months, I’ll die

[Magda Beret · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jedyne w swoim rodzaju 🤯

[Sam Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute & fun