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deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
3.0
I couldn't pass up this book after reading the description. I guess I have a thing for cute, silent, black and white comics and this one is pretty hilarious. My only complaint would be that it took me a while to get into Hartzell's style, and once I got in it seemed like it was over too quick. It's also worth reading twice to catch all of the witty fox/bunny language and lifestyles.
francoisvigneault's review against another edition
5.0
(This is a review of the original, limited edition version of this book)
I feel that I almost can’t call this a mini-comic, it is such an elaborate, lavish presentation; but Fox Bunny Funny was by far the most interesting and accomplished self-publishing effort I saw last year. I had previously been a fan of Monday, Andy’s still unfinished take on the Garden of Eden, but his new comic really blew me away. Really a self-contained series of three books, F.B.F. comes packaged in a handmade, silk-screened black slipcover. The art is bold and attractive, and in the third book (“Funny”) Andy’s illustrations take on an extremely graphical style.
Inside, Andy has created a silent, fable-like story of anthropomorphized Foxes and Rabbits. Unlike your typical funny-animal story, F.B.F. doesn’t shy away from the ethical quandaries of having carnivores and herbivores sharing the same world; the Foxes wantonly prey on the Rabbits, going far beyond hunting them for food: the Foxes live in a virtual death-cult society, vilifying the Rabbits and inculcating racial hatred in their young. The protagonist of all three books is a Fox who is secretly drawn to the oppressed Rabbits’ society. His fascination torments him throughout his life, and he eventually ends up going “down the rabbit hole” and entering a world where everything he has ever known is turned upside down.
Like the best fables and myths, F.B.F. doesn’t give any easy answers, the symbolism can be read in a variety of ways and parallels can be drawn to any number of real world problems, from state-sponsored violence to gender and identity issues. This comic is a real work of art.
I feel that I almost can’t call this a mini-comic, it is such an elaborate, lavish presentation; but Fox Bunny Funny was by far the most interesting and accomplished self-publishing effort I saw last year. I had previously been a fan of Monday, Andy’s still unfinished take on the Garden of Eden, but his new comic really blew me away. Really a self-contained series of three books, F.B.F. comes packaged in a handmade, silk-screened black slipcover. The art is bold and attractive, and in the third book (“Funny”) Andy’s illustrations take on an extremely graphical style.
Inside, Andy has created a silent, fable-like story of anthropomorphized Foxes and Rabbits. Unlike your typical funny-animal story, F.B.F. doesn’t shy away from the ethical quandaries of having carnivores and herbivores sharing the same world; the Foxes wantonly prey on the Rabbits, going far beyond hunting them for food: the Foxes live in a virtual death-cult society, vilifying the Rabbits and inculcating racial hatred in their young. The protagonist of all three books is a Fox who is secretly drawn to the oppressed Rabbits’ society. His fascination torments him throughout his life, and he eventually ends up going “down the rabbit hole” and entering a world where everything he has ever known is turned upside down.
Like the best fables and myths, F.B.F. doesn’t give any easy answers, the symbolism can be read in a variety of ways and parallels can be drawn to any number of real world problems, from state-sponsored violence to gender and identity issues. This comic is a real work of art.
scorpstar77's review against another edition
4.0
A social commentary using foxes and bunnies with no words - what's not to love?
notwaverly's review against another edition
3.0
This was... alright. I was initially drawn to it by the near-perfect title (how excellent is it!!) and the cover art, which is beautiful. All of the art is beautiful, actually, which is good because there's no words. It's all black and white line drawing of foxes and bunnies. It really reminded me of Maus, where the cats were the Nazis and the mice were the Jews. In Fox Bunny Funny, the foxes were the ones that ate the bunnies, the bunnies being, ostensibly, either lgbtqa people or another oppressed group.
It was a nice story, but it was a little fast, and a little too obvious to be called brilliant or anything. Just nice, a quick read, beautiful art.
It was a nice story, but it was a little fast, and a little too obvious to be called brilliant or anything. Just nice, a quick read, beautiful art.
line_so_fine's review against another edition
4.0
Man, those poor bunnies. And that protagonist fox. How fucked up was that?
rileyeffective's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.25
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