False Knees: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Behavior

By Joshua Barkman

In Barkman’s debut print collection, False Knees fans will find old favorites along with an abundance of all-new material. Featuring creatures found in the author’s native Ontario, this always sharp, sometimes head-scratchingly bizarre collection of comics offers a view into the secret, surprisingly insightful world of blue jays, squirrels, geese, wolves, and rabbits.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Release date: Oct 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781524859053

Reviews for False Knees

[familiar_diversions · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another webcomic print collection. It features animals musing about the world and their own existence, or otherwise doing things that realistically drawn animals wouldn't normally do.To be honest, this comic's humor isn't generally for me. I like the occasional morbid moments, but there's a sameness to the animals philosophizing at each other. There were rarely any strips that made me laugh, although there were definitely a few that managed to surprise me (like the one with the rabbit announcing its plans for the future).For me, the really appealing thing about this comic is its artwork. I love the colors and linework. It makes me want to get back to some of the creative activities I used to do, like needle felting and drawing. (Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[Katelyn Hildebrant · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really great illustrations, funny jokes. There were a few swears

[jnselko · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Terrific art (especially for a comic), wry and enormously humorous.