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xkcd: volume 0

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The author admonishes you, in his foreword, that you must have some kind of poor economic judgement, to be buying this book when the comic is free online.

But that does more to illustrate the kind of wit he has, than represent the truth, because the book is NOT a print-out of the pics you can get online, but is apparently based on the original, pen/pencil drawings (at least in part), giving you a (faint) insight into the process of their creation, plus giving a feeling of something authentic, like buying a cell from some favorite animation.

If you have NOT read the comic online, the domain name is XKCD (as you can infer from the name), go read it. If you'd have liked the book anyway, you'll be back to buy it out of sheer joy for the sarcky satire you've experienced.

Who will like XKCD?

* Anyone who likes Big Bang Theory. This is the one source of "nerd/geek" humor superior to that one.
* All Wikipedians, except the anal-retentive ones who didn't even want us to redirect the word malamanteau to the XKCD article.
* Those who are disgusted with "SyFy" for being ashamed of science fiction. (google "syfy, we disown you")
* The kind of people who hear about MIT pranks and think "I could have done better".
* Problem-solvers who, upon realizing that the a-hole ops of #Linux answer every question with "RTFM", spoof another IP while running a hacked ID validator and give wrong answers to their own questions, baiting the experts into jumping in with corrections. And then go help run #linpeople to answer the questions right.
* People who, having studied linguistics, math/physics, logic, engineering, or some other intellectual discipline, determine that the greatest benefit is all the extra puns it allows them to notice.
* Sarcastic romantics
* Pseudointellectuals...OK, they won't, but they'll feel obligated to pretend.
* I will. Did. Do. And that's what counts.

This doesn't give you any new comics, but it does have a lulzy introduction that makes fun of you (the reader) for buying a printed version of a free webcomic. Still, if you're a fan of the series it's a must have just for the showcasing reasons alone. Also, whenever I want to introduce somebody to the GLORY that is XKCD, I can now say "here, browse through this!" instead of giving them a web address they'll likely never go to. Also, if you've never bought anything from the XKCD store but have been reading the comic for years (like me), this is your chance to give Randall some money finally!

awesome book, LOVE xkcd, made a great present. There is a section were he tells how he got into making the comics which was very interesting. the scroll overs are in little letters but they are still there and he also put some new notations.

XKCD is one of the funniest webcomics on the net, period . . . at least, if you're a geek who's into math, physics, and computer science. And this is a nice collection of some of XKCD's earliest strips. It's not a PERFECT collection -- I questioned a few of the choices made when deciding which comics to include -- but most of the funniest early strips are in here. And it's great to have a version of XKCD that you can read on the toilet. :)

What can I say... I'm a huge fan of xkcd online, and this book is worth every penny. Randall takes some of his best strips, adds some additional commentary, and prefaces the book with a little history of xkcd, written as only he can do. This book hasn't even made it onto my bookshelf- it just sits at my desk where it's more easily accessible. A must-have for any computer science, physics, math, or engineering nerd!

You know [...]? Well it's like that, but printed on thin bits of mashed tree, instead of the internet. You really shouldn't need more convincing if you have ever been on the website, but if you did, it also has notes and annotations and doodles and such.

I'll keep this short: If you enjoy the XKCD comics online enough to have gone back to re-read many of them more than once, you must get this. It's well made and there's enough cool little stuff everywhere to make it fun even if you know most of the strips by heart. You'll also be helping to support a worthy cause since 20% of the profits go to charity.

Awesome! Thanks for prompt and reliable shipping! Made an excellent and affordable christmas gift. I would most definitely conduct business with the company in the future.

I love this comic strip & the book is fantastic.

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I have to write additional words to keep the Amazon review Gods happy. Apparently they don't appreciate brevity.

If you like xkcd, you will love volume 0. Not only does it feature some of the best comics he's published, his additional notes are funny and nerdy, a worthwhile addition.

On top of it, he's scattered a puzzle (series of puzzles?) through out the book. I'm still working through it, but it promises to provide many hours of entertainment.