Cyanide and Happiness- a Webcomic Review

[SteakHeart]

There is many a webcomic to give you a good case of the funnies out there. There's Ctrl+Alt+Delete, the story of three people who like videogames. There's 8-Bit Theater, a story of a bunch of sprites that look like they came from a game. And then there's my personal favorite, the oddly named Cyanide and Happiness. Let's take a short look at it, shall we?

[HEADING=1]Visuals[/HEADING]

The art style in Cyanide and Happiness is... interesting, to say the least. Art styles vary from comic to comic depending on which on of the writers (Dave, Kris, or Matt,) and each of them also has a different joke style. Kris has more hunched over, "quaint" characters that use not-so-badd words like "golly" and typically have more slap-stick humor. Dave uses characters like the one above (which is one of his, if I'm correct) and frequently hits you with AIDS jokes that are surprisingly funny. Matt has a combination of the two, using Kris-like characters and Dave-like humor. All together, their comics make a hilarious contrast that anyone can appreciate. Also, they make some animated shorts, most of which are well-voiced and animated.

NOTE: I forgot Rob, who makes more subtle jokes with a cleaner artstyle.
[HEADING=1]Humor[/HEADING]

The humor in C&H usually follows a pattern- Setup, bait, twist. A cartoon that starts with a man asking a simple question can lead to an unexpected AIDS slap-in-the-face, or a play on words like the one above. I find it rather hilarious, with every comic so far getting at least a chuckle out of me. And with over 1900 comics, you won't be getting a laugh shortage any time soon. But however, dead baby jokes and the occaisional Depressing Comic Week can be a bit violent, so you might want to avoid if you're squeamish.

[HEADING=1]Verdict[/HEADING]

Cyanide and Happiness, overall, is a hilarious romp through the creativities of three insane creative men. I give it two thumbs up and a nine out of ten.

And remember, folks:

See you next time!​

 

[carlisn]

There are 4 artists, actually. Rob, Dave, Matt and Kris.

And good review, like Furburt said, quite short. If you like C*H, you might want to try SMBC too.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

I do enjoy it every now and again. Good laughs. First came upon it following CAD's miscarriage fiasco.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Ah, I like this comic. It usually gets me to laugh, as does most sick or off kilter humor.

 

[SteakHeart]

There are 4 artists, actually. Rob, Dave, Matt and Kris.

And good review, like Furburt said, quite short. If you like C*H, you might want to try SMBC too.

Thanks, and I just edited it to include Rob.

I do enjoy it every now and again. Good laughs. First came upon it following CAD's miscarriage fiasco.

They actually ripped that off in one of the comics. Is that what you meant?

 

[Pimppeter2]

I love this comic!

The review is a too short though.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Love these guy's work
Bit short for a review but none the less got the main points down
Here's the newest animation by them

 

[_Serendipity_]

Short =/= a bad thing, by the way. Much more appealing to read something short & punchy that a virtuoso wall of text that frankly bores you. Just one thing; does it really matter which fellow draws in which style? You could have used that space better, methinks.

Anyways, I love C&H. My sister got me their print collection over christmas and I my Grandmother ended up reading it. She liked it too. Hooray for hippy families!