Customer Reviews

Speed Bump

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Fantastic book. Coverly's toons are splendid. They make you laugh out loud, giggle with delight, snicker under your breath, etc., etc. His quirky unusual way of looking at life will bring joy to yours. Buy it, read it, enjoy it, tell others!

It's no wonder that Jim Unger of HERMAN fame, as well as that guy from THE NEW YORKER who does those odd porcupinish strips, have blurbed, as it were, this solid collection of cartoons, for SPEEDBUMP smacks of both--in the best possible way. Less harsh and misanthropic than Unger, not quite as bizarre as THE FAR SIDE, way funnier than many-many-many of THE NEW YORKER frames, often very cleverly drawn, Coverly's SPEEDBUMP is a real delight. The stuff he does with the animal world contains some of the most effective, contemplative, gentle satire I've come across in the 'toon realm. I'm a big fan of HERMAN and THE FAR SIDE--and a not particularly easy person to please--so for me to say that this is a keeper is a pretty kinda/sorta big deal. Seriously.

Never have I seen so many great ideas in one book! I'm sure a lot of people would compare Dave Coverly's Speed Bump to The Far Side because of it's single panel format. I consider myself one of the biggest Far Side fans in the universe, but I can say in all honesty that this book has more outstandingly hilarious jokes in it than any Far Side collection I've read (and I own almost every Far Side book ever published!) Some of Coverly's ideas will make you say "Why didn't I think of that?" while you are holding your stomach from laughing so hard. I'm sure many, many people will be using some of these comics for screensavers or wallpaper on their computers. I really hope Mr. Coverly blesses us with more collections and I also hope he gets the same sort of newspaper distribution that some of the other great comics are getting. This book ranks up there with the funniest things I've ever read, and I'm sure you will feel that way too. This book deserves much more than five stars!