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What’s better than having a Comic Strip Collection Book? Having Two!

© Susanna McLeod

So many wonderful comic strip collections have been issued this year, it's a pretty tough decision about which books to buy. Drooling over them at the store, scanning the pages and fawning over them does no good. (Yep, I have done that.) Having them in hand at home, reading and laughing as you lounge on your couch or in your easy chair with a hot cocoa, now that's the good life. Where to start? Mutts, Zits, Baby Blues, Get Fuzzy, they're all available. Non Sequitur, For Better or For Worse, Doonesbury, plus so many more...

Get Fuzzy

Darby Conley is fast becoming the fan choice for his comic strip, Get Fuzzy. "Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection" will be released in early November, featuring Bucky Katt and Satchel Pooch along with their owner Rob Wilco and his friends. Conley, through Andrews McMeel Publishing, is also issuing a smaller hard cover book entitled, "A Friend Is: A Get Fuzzy Gift Book". There are over a dozen Get Fuzzy books to enjoy.

Baby Blues

"Our Server is Down: Baby Blues Scrapbook #20" will hit the spot with parents and families. Scott Kirkman and Rick Borgman really, really know kids and family life. This book will make you think they've seen your household in action.

Doonesbury

Choosing a single hilarious Doonesbury character for this book, Garry Trudeau features the antics of unemployed but thoughtfully happy Zonker in this funny collection, "Dude: The Big Book of Zonker", due out December 1st.

Stone Soup

Jan Eliot put another set of Stone Soup strips into publication recently this year through Four Panel Press. "Stone Soup The Comic Strip" is the third book of the popular cartoon. Centered on the lives of two single moms and their families, Stone Soup has a heartwarming and funny sincerity that keeps readers returning for more.

Mutts

The simple, old-fashioned humour of Mutts is a mainstay for me. The fourth book in the series, "Sunday Evenings", showcases Patrick McConnell's fine sense of humour and art, and his love and concern for animals.

Zits

His running shoes are huge, his hair is getting scraggly, his personality soars with charm. And 15-year-old Jeremy Duncan is the star of the show, er, comic strip. The new Zits book, "Pimp My Lunch: Zits Sketchbook #10" is a keeper, definitely something to treasure.

The Other Coast

"This is your first rock garden, isn't it: An Other Coast Collection" is another great book. The lives of the characters are so normal yet so quirky at the same time. Adrian Raeside has an adept eye at catching the funny in everyday life in The Other Coast.