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Get Fuzzy #3-4
Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
Darby Conley's previous two books, Blueprint for Disaster and The Get Fuzzy Experience were New York Times best-sellers!
"People read cartoons for different reasons. Some are taken by the visual element...Then there's the people who want it to be funny...Darby gets both." - Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert
Get Fuzzy collections are flying off the shelves. And Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun , the second full-color treasury of the outrageous antics of Bucky, Satchel, and Rob, is sure to attract more readers of the strip voted Best Comic Strip of 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society.
Behold the world of Get Fuzzy. Meet Bucky Katt, the Siamese smart-ass who coexists under protest with Satchel Pooch, the sweet-tempered shar-pei/Lab mix, and Rob Wilco, the human who keeps the refrigerator stocked.
Each day in newspapers around the world readers visit the place where cats, dogs, and humans meet and learn a little bit more about each other-not necessarily by choice. By turns hilarious, poignant, and even human, Get Fuzzy is the smartest, funniest comic strip in newspapers today.
"People read cartoons for different reasons. Some are taken by the visual element...Then there's the people who want it to be funny...Darby gets both." - Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert
Get Fuzzy collections are flying off the shelves. And Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun , the second full-color treasury of the outrageous antics of Bucky, Satchel, and Rob, is sure to attract more readers of the strip voted Best Comic Strip of 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society.
Behold the world of Get Fuzzy. Meet Bucky Katt, the Siamese smart-ass who coexists under protest with Satchel Pooch, the sweet-tempered shar-pei/Lab mix, and Rob Wilco, the human who keeps the refrigerator stocked.
Each day in newspapers around the world readers visit the place where cats, dogs, and humans meet and learn a little bit more about each other-not necessarily by choice. By turns hilarious, poignant, and even human, Get Fuzzy is the smartest, funniest comic strip in newspapers today.
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Darby Conley
47 books152 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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April 30, 2018
Get Fuzzy is a comic strip that fascinates me. There's a sensibility to it that's distinctly different from more traditional strips. The setup is fairly conventional: Rob Wilco is a bachelor who works in advertising. He lives in an apartment with his dog, Satchel, and his cat, Bucky. So far, this could just as easily be Garfield. But what sets Get Fuzzy apart from most other strips is its sense of humor. Darby Conley uses a much more character-based style than most. The strip is less about traditional gag-a-day jokes and more about throwing his cast into situations that they can react to. Satchel is loveable but clueless. Bucky is scheming but ineffectual. And Rob tends to waver between bemused and exasperated by the exploits of his … well, technically they're pets, but they act more like a cross between roommates and children depending on the situation. Add in a dollop of geek humor and just plain odd references (Rob is a rugby fan, for instance) and you have a winning combination.
The first few Get Fuzzy strips I ever read, I was like, “What IS this?” But once you catch the rhythm of Conley’s humor, it becomes addictive. It's also nice to see, in this age of Dilberts and Garfields and Pearls Before Swine, some art with actual detail in it for a change. There are, like, actual backgrounds in these strips! I thought that was out of fashion or something …
I’m mildly irritated by a line from the back cover copy that begins, “This full-color collection of Get Fuzzy strips …” Sure, black and white are technically colors, but it's only the Sunday strips that have actual reds and greens and everything--not that any sane person familiar with newspaper comics in general would expect differently--but still …
Anyway, Get Fuzzy is an excellent strip, and this collection is well worth your time. Recommended!
The first few Get Fuzzy strips I ever read, I was like, “What IS this?” But once you catch the rhythm of Conley’s humor, it becomes addictive. It's also nice to see, in this age of Dilberts and Garfields and Pearls Before Swine, some art with actual detail in it for a change. There are, like, actual backgrounds in these strips! I thought that was out of fashion or something …
I’m mildly irritated by a line from the back cover copy that begins, “This full-color collection of Get Fuzzy strips …” Sure, black and white are technically colors, but it's only the Sunday strips that have actual reds and greens and everything--not that any sane person familiar with newspaper comics in general would expect differently--but still …
Anyway, Get Fuzzy is an excellent strip, and this collection is well worth your time. Recommended!
February 23, 2015
12th book read in 2015.
Number 406 out of 440 on my all time book list.
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Number 406 out of 440 on my all time book list.
Follow the link below to see my video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Imew...
July 17, 2022
Simply absurd.
August 23, 2024
As always, "Get Fuzzy" is a delightful and welcome 21st Century update on the long-exhausted "Garfield" formula, mimicking but vastly improving on the classic trio of clueless cat, dumb dog and hapless owner. And again as always, Conley remains an outstanding draftsman in the "Calvin & Hobbes" model, where each panel is a minor masterpiece.
This book is the second "treasury" of "Get Fuzzy" comics, after the best-selling Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury, so basically a continuation of those cartoons with little evolution in style or humor, (as opposed to the only other one I've read, 2014's Jerktastic Park which came out a full ten years after this one and is frankly much funnier).
Another great "McKay Used" $1 find, and I'll certainly keep an eye out for any of the four other collections that fill in the intervening decade.
This book is the second "treasury" of "Get Fuzzy" comics, after the best-selling Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury, so basically a continuation of those cartoons with little evolution in style or humor, (as opposed to the only other one I've read, 2014's Jerktastic Park which came out a full ten years after this one and is frankly much funnier).
Another great "McKay Used" $1 find, and I'll certainly keep an eye out for any of the four other collections that fill in the intervening decade.
May 15, 2011
I really enjoyed this book as I usually do when it comes to these Get Fuzzy comics. I was just a little disappointed though that only the first 128 pages were of new material that I had not read while the last half was page for page what I read a few weeks ago in another book.
October 28, 2025
Darby is one of my favorite comic authors. I have all of his treasuries. Today, I made a meme I thought I'd share with all of his fans out there. This one was inspired by a strip that ran on Halloween 2002. It appears in this treasury on page 249. Cheers!
March 12, 2018
Personally I'd give this book like 3 stars, but my 8 year old son loves it, so it gets 4.
I felt that a lot of the stuff in it is just really dated and chock full of late 90's or early 2000's humor that just isn't very relevant these days.
It's a fun read though and Bucky makes it all worth while and his ongoing feud with the weasel is pretty hilarious.
I felt that a lot of the stuff in it is just really dated and chock full of late 90's or early 2000's humor that just isn't very relevant these days.
It's a fun read though and Bucky makes it all worth while and his ongoing feud with the weasel is pretty hilarious.
April 22, 2024
The drawing style is fun and entertaining as are the jokes and gags. Anyone who's had pets will find much that is familiar and funny in Bucky Katt's Big Book Of Fun: A Get Fuzzy Treasury. Bucky's rivalry with ferret-next-door Fungo is a running gag I particularly enjoy. A fantastic collection of comic strips.
September 16, 2024
A treasury of earlier Get Fuzzy comic strips. More thought appears to be have put into the story lines that ran over several weeks, than in later comic strips. The most memorable story line in this treasury is when Bucky lost his tooth.
June 25, 2019
I love the surrealism, But I've never met a cat like Bucky.
August 12, 2019
This book was absolutely fantastic.
February 22, 2022
This is possibly one of the best and most funny things that exists
October 5, 2023
Love this comic series! Lots of humor, and pretty much how you expect a dog and cat to act😂🤣😻
February 1, 2024
The sections after 9/11 were so well done.
January 21, 2025
If you like the comic strip, Get Fuzzy, then you will enjoy this book. It is a collection of comic strips from over the years.
February 23, 2017
Love Get Fuzzy! Some of these had me laughing so hard my cats were looking at me funny - bet they wish they could talk... I'd get lots of snarky comments, I'm sure.
September 12, 2025
Always funny !!
July 24, 2014
Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun: A Get Fuzzy Treasury is Darby Conley's second tresury in the Get Fuzzy series, which features a guy named Rob and his two pets, Satchel Pooch and Bucky Katt. In this tresury, it features a ferret moving in next door, which Bucky doesn't approve of, and causes him to lose his tooth. It also features Satchel chasing a guy on a bike, and causing him to go to the vet, as well as having a dog conference.
I love how Bucky makes a new rivalry with something or someone, and Satchel is always loveable. Get Fuzzy always makes me laugh. Gotta love the Judge Judy strips in this treasury.
I love how Bucky makes a new rivalry with something or someone, and Satchel is always loveable. Get Fuzzy always makes me laugh. Gotta love the Judge Judy strips in this treasury.
January 11, 2015
Fun!
I first picked up a Get Fuzzy book back in the early 2000s to get my daughters to stop reading Garfield. It worked, and became a gateway for them to discovering the world of Manga and Bone. The strip had its heyday somewhere around 2000-2003 and this volume pretty much covers that period. Be warned that there is nothing new here, so if you read the other collections then this will all be review. I picked this up just to have a quick nostalgic read and was happy to find that the humor holds up for the most part.
I first picked up a Get Fuzzy book back in the early 2000s to get my daughters to stop reading Garfield. It worked, and became a gateway for them to discovering the world of Manga and Bone. The strip had its heyday somewhere around 2000-2003 and this volume pretty much covers that period. Be warned that there is nothing new here, so if you read the other collections then this will all be review. I picked this up just to have a quick nostalgic read and was happy to find that the humor holds up for the most part.
October 3, 2013
When I was working in any of the many bookstores where I was employed and I did not want (or have the time) to read my current book, I would grab one of these collections to read on my too short break. I slowly but surely worked my way through several series. These are great time killers and will usually improve your mood no matter how hectic the day. Laughter can be the best solution to dealing with the public.
February 19, 2009
Right off the bat I have to say is that more often than not I went: What the...? My recommendation is to read, nonstop, through two of his treasuries. Then you'll get it. Once you do Conley is a genius at showing how different personalities get along and how poignant his messages are. These books are very funny and just fun to show the crazy and messed up ones to your friends.
October 16, 2012
Darby Conley is a cartoonist that delivers every time he writes/animates. Unlike Garfield, Bucky is a cat that is actually funny and you can't help but laugh at his cat-like shenanigans. Satchel Pooch (the shar-pei dog)is naive as they come but it only adds to the hilarity the household of three run into on the daily. I recommend this book if you want a good laugh.
8 burritos!
8 burritos!
June 14, 2008
The funniest comic strip I've ever read. Darby is amazingly clever; I've read all of these books several times and they never cease to make me laugh. I wish I could afford to send a set of them to all of my friends.
In fact, I'm thinking of buying a set and giving them to Jared for his wedding.
In fact, I'm thinking of buying a set and giving them to Jared for his wedding.
March 21, 2009
Darby Conley is a genius when it comes to showing us the world of pets and the crazy things they think and do. If you want a great laugh-out-loud moment, then pick up this book and just read a couple of the strips. You can't help but smile as you read this book. A great book for laughs.
August 12, 2011
This is a hilarious collection of the Get Fuzzy cartoon. I love the wonderfully witty and sarcastic Bucky Katt and the sweet, innocent Satchel.
A brilliant glimpse into what is lurking in our 'pets'. A++++
A brilliant glimpse into what is lurking in our 'pets'. A++++
October 2, 2016
A good-hearted but perhaps not very bright dog, an extremely nasty cat with a brain of gold (impervious to most things and fixated on money), and a hapless Red Sox fan share an apartment in Boston. For fans, this is the book in which Bucky sues the ferret next door on the Judge Judy show.
October 18, 2007
Like clipping the best part out of 500 newspapers
January 29, 2008
more awesomeness with the get fuzzy crew....seriously, if you like cats, or dogs even, this is the comic strip for you.
November 13, 2008
OK, so this is a completely guilty pleasure of mine. It's like a security blanket. I feel better everytime I read Get Fuzzy.
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April 29, 2009This is perfect book to read at bedtime. You can pick up anywhere and read something funny, poignant, and relational.
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