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Get Fuzzy #6
Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection
Bucky, Satchel, and Rob are back for more madness and mayhem in Scrum Bums . And the world couldn't be happier! Darby Conley's previous titles include two New York Times best-sellers.Bucky Katt is a rather obstinate Siamese who constantly battles his "owner" Rob for control of their home. Satchel Pooch, the Labrador-Shar-pei mix who's sweet and lovable, makes a nice lackey for Bucky. Bucky knows he's smarter than everyone else; it's just a matter of convincing the rest of the world. Satchel always tries to do the right thing but very often ends up the brunt of Bucky's antics. Rob Wilco is a bachelor trying to regain household domesticity. Together, this seemingly typical threesome gets into some less-than-typical but hilarious situations. There's never a dull moment at the Wilco residence.
Get Fuzzy , featured in over 500 newspapers worldwide, is one of the most highly lauded cartoons in the country. The National Cartoonists Society named it Best Comic Strip of 2002. Its sidesplitting humor and hilariously illustrated facial nuances appeal to animal lovers everywhere. Bucky and Satchel's words and expressions are what we all picture our beloved pets saying and doing.
Get Fuzzy , featured in over 500 newspapers worldwide, is one of the most highly lauded cartoons in the country. The National Cartoonists Society named it Best Comic Strip of 2002. Its sidesplitting humor and hilariously illustrated facial nuances appeal to animal lovers everywhere. Bucky and Satchel's words and expressions are what we all picture our beloved pets saying and doing.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Darby Conley
47 books151 followersDarby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the popular comic strip Get Fuzzy.
Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
While in high school in 1986, he won a student cartooning competition. During his Senior Year at Doyle High School (now South-Doyle High School) in Knoxville, Conley was voted 'Most Talented' by his graduating class. He attended Amherst College, where he studied Fine Arts, drew cartoons for the student newspaper, played rugby, and was a member of an all-male, jazz-influenced a cappella group, the Zumbyes. (Fellow cartoonist alumni of Amherst include FoxTrot creator Bill Amend and the late John Cullen Murphy of Prince Valiant fame.)
Like Rob Wilco, the human protagonist in Get Fuzzy, Conley is an enthusiastic rugby union fan, playing during college and sustaining several injuries that failed to diminish his passion for the sport.
Before becoming a cartoonist, Conley held a wide array of jobs: elementary school teacher, art director for a science museum, lifeguard, and bicycle repairman. This eclectic collection of professions is reminiscent of those held by Douglas Adams, whom Conley has mentioned as a comedic influence.
Conley, an animal rights activist and vegetarian, lives in Boston.
Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
While in high school in 1986, he won a student cartooning competition. During his Senior Year at Doyle High School (now South-Doyle High School) in Knoxville, Conley was voted 'Most Talented' by his graduating class. He attended Amherst College, where he studied Fine Arts, drew cartoons for the student newspaper, played rugby, and was a member of an all-male, jazz-influenced a cappella group, the Zumbyes. (Fellow cartoonist alumni of Amherst include FoxTrot creator Bill Amend and the late John Cullen Murphy of Prince Valiant fame.)
Like Rob Wilco, the human protagonist in Get Fuzzy, Conley is an enthusiastic rugby union fan, playing during college and sustaining several injuries that failed to diminish his passion for the sport.
Before becoming a cartoonist, Conley held a wide array of jobs: elementary school teacher, art director for a science museum, lifeguard, and bicycle repairman. This eclectic collection of professions is reminiscent of those held by Douglas Adams, whom Conley has mentioned as a comedic influence.
Conley, an animal rights activist and vegetarian, lives in Boston.
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March 17, 2015
My first Get Fuzzy collection, thanks to my sis. Others are saying it's not as funny as earlier collections, but I wouldn't know since this was my first exposure. All I do know is it was hilarious! Bucky the cat is a total misanthrope, canine-athrope (miscanus?)... actually, he despises everyone equally, and boy is he hilarious. Funniest sociopath I've ever seen. Satchel the dog is completely clueless and adorable, a constant foil to Bucky's jabs, though sometimes he gets the upper hand leaves you wondering if he might be the brains of the whole operation. Then he does something completely idiotic and you don't wonder that anymore. Their owner, Rob, is more like a long-suffering roommate. He's an excellent straight man, and his responses to Bucky's insane projects are spot on, and kind of cathartic for the reader. It's like my shelf 'misanthropic fuzzies' was created just for this comic, With liberal amounts of laughter added.
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August 20, 2007I think its cute. darn cute. Though, the cat's anger sometimes disturbs me. Think of it as a slightly darker and more sarcastic version of Mutts or Garfield. You know, if Garfield was a psycho path.
December 25, 2007
laugh out loud funny. it's the comic strip, but more of it at once--never too much of this good thing. :)I read this all in one evening, in pretty much one sitting. I definitely recommend it, especially if you love pets and/or need a good laugh.
July 30, 2008
While I love this series and the characters, there was something about this collection that fell flat. Chubby Huggs is introduced and appears in a few strips, which makes this collection worth enjoying.
October 27, 2009
Always Hilarious Rob, satchel and Bucky.
evil ferrets, A dog finds his true identity and more.
This is a great collection. Get Fuzzy is one of my favorite cartoons, up there with calvin and hobbes and far side.
evil ferrets, A dog finds his true identity and more.
This is a great collection. Get Fuzzy is one of my favorite cartoons, up there with calvin and hobbes and far side.
December 5, 2007
Bucky is shysterical- what else can I say. I want to be him....!
January 7, 2008
Get fuzzy rocks! Vegetarian-rugby- politics- and puns... makes me laugh.
January 29, 2013
Great, as always.
February 11, 2016
It's Get Fuzzy. What's not to love?
July 7, 2017
Get Fuzzy is one of the most down-to-Earth comic strips I've ever read.
I didn't used to like Get Fuzzy, when I was a kid. There was something . . . scuzzy about it, compared to the other comics on the Sunday Funnies page. Something to do with the line quality. Errant hairs suggested a level of reality removed from the likes Dilbert or Garfield. Sure, the kids in Baby Blues would make a mess. But the texture in Get Fuzzy was, to me, more life-like, to the point that it felt like I could smell Rob Wilco's apartment. Unsettling.
Now that I'm an adult I relate to Get Fuzzy differently. Living on my own, I identify with Wilco's financial woes and potential for video game addiction. I don't have pets, but I have friends who have pets, and so I have friends who have pets who are as ornery as Bucky and as sweet as Satchel. The dynamics between these three characters are instantly recognizable and largely relatable. Reading Get Fuzzy is like hanging out with a couple of your buddies: very chill, and if you're not into, say rugby, that's okay, no judgement.
Scrum Bums is a collection of of Get Fuzzy strips published, presumably, in 2005. I love me some newspaper comics, but I'm not ingrained enough in the culture anymore to debate the merits of one comics compilation over the other, nor to comment on the development of the strip over time.
What I can say is this: Scrum Bums is a fun read. And, at times, heartfelt too. There's a series of strips in which Rob's cousin William is coming back from Iraq, his leg missing. Rob arrives at the airport at 3 in the morning, and wonders why these military guys aren't flying in at a time when family and friends can greet them. William arrives, and he and Ron bond over long donuts, because Dunkin Donuts doesn't sell crullers anymore. It's a short series but incredibly impactful. Lacking pointed political commentary on the issue of war, Conley lets silent panels speak Rob's feelings. And when he reunites with William, their relationship feels honest, real. Whereas other comics address the military in its abstractest terms, Get Fuzzy focuses on the individual and their relationships, giving this subject of war a very human context.
I think Get Fuzzy is majorly underrated. Conley is a fabulous artist with a clear grasp of perspective, illustrating angles I don't see from many other comics. And like I said, the writing is chill. This is Rob. This is Satchel. This is Bucky. This is their life. Either you get fuzzy with them or you don't. And if you don't, that's totally okay.
Check it out if you like newspaper comics but are looking for something a little . . . different. If you're a Bloom County fan, let's say. It's a quick read, but a good one.
I didn't used to like Get Fuzzy, when I was a kid. There was something . . . scuzzy about it, compared to the other comics on the Sunday Funnies page. Something to do with the line quality. Errant hairs suggested a level of reality removed from the likes Dilbert or Garfield. Sure, the kids in Baby Blues would make a mess. But the texture in Get Fuzzy was, to me, more life-like, to the point that it felt like I could smell Rob Wilco's apartment. Unsettling.
Now that I'm an adult I relate to Get Fuzzy differently. Living on my own, I identify with Wilco's financial woes and potential for video game addiction. I don't have pets, but I have friends who have pets, and so I have friends who have pets who are as ornery as Bucky and as sweet as Satchel. The dynamics between these three characters are instantly recognizable and largely relatable. Reading Get Fuzzy is like hanging out with a couple of your buddies: very chill, and if you're not into, say rugby, that's okay, no judgement.
Scrum Bums is a collection of of Get Fuzzy strips published, presumably, in 2005. I love me some newspaper comics, but I'm not ingrained enough in the culture anymore to debate the merits of one comics compilation over the other, nor to comment on the development of the strip over time.
What I can say is this: Scrum Bums is a fun read. And, at times, heartfelt too. There's a series of strips in which Rob's cousin William is coming back from Iraq, his leg missing. Rob arrives at the airport at 3 in the morning, and wonders why these military guys aren't flying in at a time when family and friends can greet them. William arrives, and he and Ron bond over long donuts, because Dunkin Donuts doesn't sell crullers anymore. It's a short series but incredibly impactful. Lacking pointed political commentary on the issue of war, Conley lets silent panels speak Rob's feelings. And when he reunites with William, their relationship feels honest, real. Whereas other comics address the military in its abstractest terms, Get Fuzzy focuses on the individual and their relationships, giving this subject of war a very human context.
I think Get Fuzzy is majorly underrated. Conley is a fabulous artist with a clear grasp of perspective, illustrating angles I don't see from many other comics. And like I said, the writing is chill. This is Rob. This is Satchel. This is Bucky. This is their life. Either you get fuzzy with them or you don't. And if you don't, that's totally okay.
Check it out if you like newspaper comics but are looking for something a little . . . different. If you're a Bloom County fan, let's say. It's a quick read, but a good one.
July 5, 2024
Good entertaining collection of comic strips about Bucky Katt, Satchel and Rob Wilco. The strips about Bucky discovering the Garfield comic strip and Satchel's Canadian heritage and subsequent trip to Canada were particularly amusing.
January 7, 2019
Get Fuzzy is my go to comic to cheer me up. Scrum Bums does not disappoint.
December 15, 2007
...in which Chubby Huggs makes his long-awaited entrance!
April 12, 2017
Get Fuzzy books are the comic equivalent of comfort food. So far, I love them all...
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