Awkward Pause

by Ryan Harby

Awkward Pause is an anthology collection curated from Ryan Harby's popular online comic series Honey Dill. A love letter to odd humour, Awkward Pause is a mix of joy and sorrow, both soft and sharp. The book includes over 50 comics, which range in topic from mental health to time travel, murder, and butts. Absurd and strange in ways that will warm even the coldest of hearts.

Read favourites, such as "Percival: The Bad News Bear", "The Mental Health All-Stars", "Resume Skillz", "King of Pies", and "No-Name Halloween."

Genres: Humor, Graphic Novels, Comics, Adult, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels Manga

168 pages, Paperback

Published September 9, 2020

Reviews

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so freaking funny and perfectly suited to me. I literally laughed until I cried over one of the comics!

I love this weird, irreverent, goofy style of humor so much. It gave me big Bob's Burgers vibes and also reminded me a lot of the Buttersafe webcomics, if anyone remembers those. To be fair, I was very sleepy when I read this last night, so I thought when I woke up this morning that it's possible I was being overly generous... but then I remembered Beethoven twerking and "puts the ass in classical" and had a good giggle over it again, so I'm happy to rank this as a new favorite among comic collections.

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[Patricia Q · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some were funny and some I didn't get.

[Shea Proulx]

Just the most delightful goofy book of cartoons. Contemporary, fresh, nerdy and light.

[Beth Culp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely delightful and insightful collection of comics that celebrates the every day humor of life.

[Christa Van · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tons of fun and now I know why my body is so creaky.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean this was fine. Some of it was funny, some not, and some didn’t make sense to me.

[Kris Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's sooo funny. More please.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little comic clips reminiscent of the funnies section of the newspaper I used to read when I was a kid.

[Mireille Messier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many laugh-out-loud moments! I really enjoyed the quirky humour and the illustration style. The Everything Bagel strip was my favourite!

[Marissa The Great · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 stars: I liked it!

I really enjoyed this collection of short, funny, laugh-out-loud comic panels.
The unique art style was adorable, and the stories made me cackle!

Some of my favorites included:
Perceval the Bad News Bear
Stinky or Hot (Everyone’s favorite game show)
Classic Movies But With a Terrifying Green Monster
Cake Dad
At Least Tell Me Your Master Plan
And quite a few more!

This collection is perfect for a one-sitting read. The humor and silliness are almost guarantied to make you laugh, at least once!

[Pug · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, "awkward" is a nice way to put it. Yet another collection of extremely bizarre cartoons, many desperately unfunny. Although I admit I liked the section "No-name Costume Party": Information Entity (omg), Raged Hockey Fan, Alive Toy, Private School Child with Stick, Sewer Clown, Bald Cartoon Man, Pathetic Donkey, Non-specific Bug Boy, and Cheese Pervert. LoL

[ツツ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mediocre at best. ‘Putting the ass in classical’ is funny tho. Less than half way through I can just tell it was from a normie white dude (I could be wrong). How does that saying go? ‘humour is born from pain’?(something like that), I guess there’s some truth to it.

[steph🌸 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

This was a collection of humorous short comics, some with extensions which was nice. But overall the comic selection was jumpy and while some were funny to me, others had me lost. I think these comics are better served in the web format.

[Jessica Tracy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one just wasn't for me. The illustrations were okay, but the humor definitely wasn't up my alley. I wouldn't read again or really reccomend.

Content Warnings: some cartoon butts, mild adult humor.

[Peyton · Rating 3 out of 5]

An alright collection of comics.

[Mateen Mahboubi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A clever collection of comics. Some one pagers and some a bit longer.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the art; just not my type of humour.

[Francis S. Poesy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish I'd learned of this cartoonist sooner. Very funny and fun short comics.

[Richard Archambault · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good chuckles in this one. Quick read!

[maria☆彡 · Rating 3 out of 5]

*2.75

[Celine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is the kind of humor that would have been popular in 2012, not 2020...

The illustrations are great though.

[Liz Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these comics were very entertaining, but there was also a few where I was just like "...ok...", like didn't hit as well as the others. Definitely a fun, quick read though.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adulting can be hard. This is very funny! Read if you need weird laughs!!

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful.

I am a haunted house :)

[Lauren Sapp · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the art style in this, but I found some of the comics to be either unrelatable or just a little weird. Either way, a quick, fun read nonetheless.

[Meg Line · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the quick comic lover, this book is a treat. Beats Sunday paper comics any day.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just the type of silly I needed today. Several solid chuckles.

[Faith Tydings · Rating 3 out of 5]

LOL! This was the weirdest comic book I've ever read...but, somehow, it was funny! Also, not for children. This was listed on my library's Hoopla account as "children's"...definitely not.

[katiereads · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75🌟

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous observations that delight in the absurd.