Yesh! (Mutts IV)

Mutts is the most beautiful comic strip; kind and loving. Even though I don’t particularly care for dogs, and we don’t own any pets, my wife and I are in love with Earl and Mooch and their friends. These treasuries are pure gold.This is a combined review of a lot of annual and treasury collections, because essentially, they are indistinguishable. In the Mutts universe, nothing ever changes. That means you can buy ANY of these books and enjoy them in any order!The annual collections this review covers are Mutts (1996), Cats & Dogs (1997), More Shtuff (1998), Yesh! (1999), Our Mutts (2000), A Little Look-See (2001), What Now (2002), I Want to Be the Kitty! (2003)Dog-Eared (2004), and Who Let the Cat Out? (2005).After 2005, Patrick McDonnell started publishing larger treasury collections instead of the smaller annual books. They are Everyday Mutts (2006), Animal Friendly (2007), Call of the Wild (2008), Stop and Smell the Roses (2009), Earl and Mooch (2010), Our Little Kat King (2011), BONK! (2012), Cat Crazy (2013) and Living the Dream (2014). Each has a year’s worth of comic strips, and some other bonus things too.And yes we own them all! See the photo - we even have little Mutts dolls, including Mooch with his little pink sock.In each collection, we meet the same sweet animals, the same delightful children (we love Doozie and her “Bobbie Doll” car), the same eccentric grown-ups, the same familiar settings (like the seashore and my favorite place, the Fatty Snax deli). We have the everyday adventures of a little dog, Earl, and a little cat, Mooch, and their friends.We also have recurring themes, like “Shelter Stories” to encourage adoption, the annual visit to the seashore to see Crabby the Crab and Mussels Marina, encounters with a bear trying to hibernate, the same birds working on getting their songs right, and attempts to tell the worlds about endangered tigers.We always keep one or two of these beautiful comic books on the bedside table. We’re read them all many times (like Earl, they are dog-eared), and often look through a few pages every night. You can’t get tired of them!If you follow the comic strip “Mutts” you know what I’m talking about. If not, well, you will love these books.Hint: You can follow the comic online at http://muttscomics.com/

I love the Mutts characters, and this book was no exception! It's fun to hang out with Earl and Mooch for awhile. Their adventures and the characters they encounter make for fun reading.

A compilation of a year's worth of 1998 Mutts comic strips. Like other books in Patrick McDonnell's "Mutts" series, this compilation includes cartoons not seen in the regular daily run. A "must" for any Mutts fan.

Read it over and over! So enjoyable and special.

If you love Mutts, you will love this book! Wonderful! Sweet, heartwarming, funny.

Mutts is the most beautiful comic strip; kind and loving. Even though I don’t particularly care for dogs, and we don’t own any pets, my wife and I are in love with Earl and Mooch and their friends. These treasuries are pure gold.This is a combined review of a lot of annual and treasury collections, because essentially, they are indistinguishable. In the Mutts universe, nothing ever changes. That means you can buy ANY of these books and enjoy them in any order!The annual collections this review covers are Mutts (1996), Cats & Dogs (1997), More Shtuff (1998), Yesh! (1999), Our Mutts (2000), A Little Look-See (2001), What Now (2002), I Want to Be the Kitty! (2003)Dog-Eared (2004), and Who Let the Cat Out? (2005).After 2005, Patrick McDonnell started publishing larger treasury collections instead of the smaller annual books. They are Everyday Mutts (2006), Animal Friendly (2007), Call of the Wild (2008), Stop and Smell the Roses (2009), Earl and Mooch (2010), Our Little Kat King (2011), BONK! (2012), Cat Crazy (2013) and Living the Dream (2014). Each has a year’s worth of comic strips, and some other bonus things too.And yes we own them all! See the photo - we even have little Mutts dolls, including Mooch with his little pink sock.In each collection, we meet the same sweet animals, the same delightful children (we love Doozie and her “Bobbie Doll” car), the same eccentric grown-ups, the same familiar settings (like the seashore and my favorite place, the Fatty Snax deli). We have the everyday adventures of a little dog, Earl, and a little cat, Mooch, and their friends.We also have recurring themes, like “Shelter Stories” to encourage adoption, the annual visit to the seashore to see Crabby the Crab and Mussels Marina, encounters with a bear trying to hibernate, the same birds working on getting their songs right, and attempts to tell the worlds about endangered tigers.We always keep one or two of these beautiful comic books on the bedside table. We’re read them all many times (like Earl, they are dog-eared), and often look through a few pages every night. You can’t get tired of them!If you follow the comic strip “Mutts” you know what I’m talking about. If not, well, you will love these books.Hint: You can follow the comic online at http://muttscomics.com/

Mutts is an alright comic. A little preachy and corny, but fairly decent. It's no Calvin and Hobbs or Hagar the Horrible, but what is? What I did find interesting is that a lot of the day-to-day comics actually link up to tell an entire narrative. I wasn't sure that all comics did that. It makes reading it daily (or getting a book like this) a necessity. Overall, Mutts IV is mildly entertaining.

Patrick McDonnell manages to capture the essence of dogs and cats in a wonderfully endearing and often hysterically funny way. The best cartoonist to come along since Charles Schulz and Peanuts, I look forward to enjoying his art and humor for many years to come. If you are a cat or dog lover, oh heck, if you are a human being you will just love his SCHTUFF!!

Danke dafür, daß Patrick mich immer wieder in die Welt von Mooch und Earl schauen läßt.Die Herzlichkeit der Tiere und der respektvolle Umgang miteinander ist beispielhaft.Mit allen Mutts-Büchern wird immer wieder zum Nachdenken angeregt, daß man seine Umwelt jetzt schützen muß, bevor es zu spät ist (z.B. bevor der letzte Tiger gestorben ist) oder daß man kein Recht hat, den Pelz anderer Lebewesen zu tragen.

Nessuna possibilità: McDonnell è e rimane il migliore fumettista vivente! Per fortuna che esiste questo fenomenale antidrepressivo!!! DA leggere e rileggere!