An amusing, odd comics collection

THEY’RE DUMB. THEY’RE DINOS. THERE’S TWO OF THEM!

Welcome to the irreverently silly world of two Dinos with their hooves and claws on the pulse of all things pop-cultury. Referencing everything from BK Joes, to Chinese spy balloons, to missing Top Secret White House documents to the latest Hollywood blockbuster! This collection of the cult digital comic strips, available for the first time ever in book form, is a celebration of the glorious tradition of the American newspaper Funnies immortalized by the likes of Peanuts, The Far Side, Pearls Before Swine and Wizard of Id but skewered by the humor of South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and Drunk History.

It’s an affectionate and downright silly slice of American pie with a side order of Dino guano thrown in for free!

I’ve become a big fan of many online comic strips — the medium (especially Instagram) seems to really suit the panel structure. Favourites include Lucas Turnbloom’s How to Cat and Poorly Drawn Lines. I had seen a few of Filipkowski & Hamill’s 2 Dumb Dinos, but hadn’t really dug into the strip in any depth. Then the publisher offered this for review, and I happily dove in. Continue reading →