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2 Dumb Dinos
2 Dumb Dinos is an irreverent, but affectionate, take on the long tradition of the classic newspaper funny page strips, influenced by the likes of Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side, as well as Matt Groening’s Life is Hell.
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 pup-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 skewed 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!
“If you don’t love comic-strips that are wildly inventive, absurd, minimalist, surreal and very, very funny, then 2 Dumb Dinos is not for you.” – Mark Hamill (Star Wars, The Animated Series)
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 pup-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 skewed 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!
“If you don’t love comic-strips that are wildly inventive, absurd, minimalist, surreal and very, very funny, then 2 Dumb Dinos is not for you.” – Mark Hamill (Star Wars, The Animated Series)
80 pages, Hardcover
Published October 29, 2024
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November 19, 2024
Yo, this wasn't even a little bit funny or interesting to look at.
September 9, 2024
2 Dumb Dinos is part funny, part insight into American humour and part just silliness. I loved this even though it was a quick read. The blurb does mention Peanuts and as a long time fan of that I could definitely see the formula of the Peanuts strip in there.
The artwork, while simple, is cute and effective at conveying the message. The subject matter is far reaching and even as someone in England I found bits funny and relatable. All in all I hope we see more of these in the future.
As always thank you to Titan Books for the copy to review. My review is always honest and truthful.
The artwork, while simple, is cute and effective at conveying the message. The subject matter is far reaching and even as someone in England I found bits funny and relatable. All in all I hope we see more of these in the future.
As always thank you to Titan Books for the copy to review. My review is always honest and truthful.
October 14, 2024
I ~chuckled~ once or twice, but this didn't really make any sense for the most part and wasn't even funny ??
September 21, 2024
My thanks to NetGalley and Titan Books for an advance copy of this new collection featuring the continuing adventures of two dinosaurs, and their interactions with the world around them, and most importantly their dealings with each other.
My parents moved from the Bronx to Connecticut when I was young, but never gave up on the fact that media made in the Big Apple was of more importance than the small town we moved to. News was always from NBC channel 4 in New York, and my Dad would always buy the New York Post, The New York Daily News, and the Times on Sunday. My brother and I would always fight over the Daily News, as they had a huge section loaded with cartoon strips. All in color, all featuring longer stories and or adventures. Peanuts, Broom Hilda, Motley's Crew, we loved them all. As I got older I found Mad and Cracked magazine, and one other one I can't remember. The Far Side opened my mind to what a one panel cartoon could do, so much different than The Family Circus. My dad bought me Life in Hell by Matt Groening, and again my mind was blown. Adult stories, a bit of the absurd, naughty words. Add in David Lynch's The World's Angriest Dog, and these strips had a lasting impact on my psyche and interests. And I think the creators of this digital comic 2 Dumb Dinos , created by both Nathan Hamill and Eric Filipkowski.
The strip is simple sounding. Two dinosaurs, shown mostly in profile scheme, fight, argue, berate, get fooled, get lost and try to live life in this weird place that we call the United States. The stories are timeless, one dinosaur is sleeping with the other dinosaur's wife, but later both dinosaurs seem to be cheated on by a third character. There are mentions or extinction, themselves and the human race, how to make money, and make deals. As the comic goes on the story becomes a little more topical, well 5 years topical, and one wonders how they look at the world now. At the end the stories reset and the next day new adventures begin, along with new problems.
I laughed quite a bit while reading this which is always pleasant, and I felt realy bad when it ended. Both creators are very talented in telling the story, from both the art and writing point of view. There are some exceptions in the early strips, but that soon ends as the stories start getting a little bigger, and more topical. The two are distinct in appearance, and though the title has dumb in the title, I feel that one of these characters are smarter than the other. However when the baseline is so low, it is easy to seem like Einstein when dealing with well a former president who has his own sneaker line. Though these characters are fun, and one doesn't feel a burdened, or bored, or sad hanging around with them.
I enjoyed this collection and will have to keep an eye out for more stories about these two. a Nice strip that looks at the world, how cartoons tell stories, and how important it is to have someone that one can talk too, one to share big ideas, and dumb stuff too.
My parents moved from the Bronx to Connecticut when I was young, but never gave up on the fact that media made in the Big Apple was of more importance than the small town we moved to. News was always from NBC channel 4 in New York, and my Dad would always buy the New York Post, The New York Daily News, and the Times on Sunday. My brother and I would always fight over the Daily News, as they had a huge section loaded with cartoon strips. All in color, all featuring longer stories and or adventures. Peanuts, Broom Hilda, Motley's Crew, we loved them all. As I got older I found Mad and Cracked magazine, and one other one I can't remember. The Far Side opened my mind to what a one panel cartoon could do, so much different than The Family Circus. My dad bought me Life in Hell by Matt Groening, and again my mind was blown. Adult stories, a bit of the absurd, naughty words. Add in David Lynch's The World's Angriest Dog, and these strips had a lasting impact on my psyche and interests. And I think the creators of this digital comic 2 Dumb Dinos , created by both Nathan Hamill and Eric Filipkowski.
The strip is simple sounding. Two dinosaurs, shown mostly in profile scheme, fight, argue, berate, get fooled, get lost and try to live life in this weird place that we call the United States. The stories are timeless, one dinosaur is sleeping with the other dinosaur's wife, but later both dinosaurs seem to be cheated on by a third character. There are mentions or extinction, themselves and the human race, how to make money, and make deals. As the comic goes on the story becomes a little more topical, well 5 years topical, and one wonders how they look at the world now. At the end the stories reset and the next day new adventures begin, along with new problems.
I laughed quite a bit while reading this which is always pleasant, and I felt realy bad when it ended. Both creators are very talented in telling the story, from both the art and writing point of view. There are some exceptions in the early strips, but that soon ends as the stories start getting a little bigger, and more topical. The two are distinct in appearance, and though the title has dumb in the title, I feel that one of these characters are smarter than the other. However when the baseline is so low, it is easy to seem like Einstein when dealing with well a former president who has his own sneaker line. Though these characters are fun, and one doesn't feel a burdened, or bored, or sad hanging around with them.
I enjoyed this collection and will have to keep an eye out for more stories about these two. a Nice strip that looks at the world, how cartoons tell stories, and how important it is to have someone that one can talk too, one to share big ideas, and dumb stuff too.
October 29, 2024
Irreverent, witty and understated , this is a collection of the first 30 plus full strips from the 200 published adventures of Dingus and Scumbag-it took me a minute to realise these were their names not terms of endearment!
The only colour that you see is on the cover, the design of the heads, and shape of teeth differentiate between the 2 dinos, otherwise, the strips are in black and white, and each is a double handler-rarely does another party enter the fray.
Here, they eat Pringles, discuss pop culture and politics in a swiftly changing time frame.
They reference past, present and future with a sideways presentation of themselves , and have a sly self awareness of their own stupidity and insubstantial nature in the world, sometimes breaking the fourth wall, and speaking directly to the reader.
The lack of colour allows Dingus and Scumbag to really pop, their lack of conventional development both echoing a traditional newspaper strip, whilst showing how irrelevant and thrown back some of their ideas are.
It's funny, I am sure I will need to go back and re-read some of them which I didn't quite get, but it was really fun to get to know Scumbag and Dingus , how they try to scam, one up and knock down each other, whilst still being friends . Or at least acquaintances. Colleagues, maybe?
Definitely a fun time to be spent in their world!
The only colour that you see is on the cover, the design of the heads, and shape of teeth differentiate between the 2 dinos, otherwise, the strips are in black and white, and each is a double handler-rarely does another party enter the fray.
Here, they eat Pringles, discuss pop culture and politics in a swiftly changing time frame.
They reference past, present and future with a sideways presentation of themselves , and have a sly self awareness of their own stupidity and insubstantial nature in the world, sometimes breaking the fourth wall, and speaking directly to the reader.
The lack of colour allows Dingus and Scumbag to really pop, their lack of conventional development both echoing a traditional newspaper strip, whilst showing how irrelevant and thrown back some of their ideas are.
It's funny, I am sure I will need to go back and re-read some of them which I didn't quite get, but it was really fun to get to know Scumbag and Dingus , how they try to scam, one up and knock down each other, whilst still being friends . Or at least acquaintances. Colleagues, maybe?
Definitely a fun time to be spent in their world!
November 27, 2024
Publishing date: 29.10.2024
Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
This year I have read more comics, and these "instagram panel comics" have been a treat for me. Sadly, this was not a treat for me.
First of all, I had set my expectations for colored dinos, not what I got. Not a big deal, but just a note to those who had the same expectations.
Second, the humor here is a strange South park esque type of humor. But it wasn't funny in the same way. Humor that is on the nose like South Park is really hard to pull off. There is a fine balance between sarcasm and crude. The humor here passed that line into crude. I don't think I chuckled once, just made faces like :\
You do get what you ask for here, there are two dumb dinos. But it was a little too dumb for me.
Final ranking and star rating?
2 stars, D tier. I gave it two stars because this is art made by a human, and there is clearly some effort put into it. Can't give it any higher for the simple reason that it wasn't for me. It might be for others.
Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
This year I have read more comics, and these "instagram panel comics" have been a treat for me. Sadly, this was not a treat for me.
First of all, I had set my expectations for colored dinos, not what I got. Not a big deal, but just a note to those who had the same expectations.
Second, the humor here is a strange South park esque type of humor. But it wasn't funny in the same way. Humor that is on the nose like South Park is really hard to pull off. There is a fine balance between sarcasm and crude. The humor here passed that line into crude. I don't think I chuckled once, just made faces like :\
You do get what you ask for here, there are two dumb dinos. But it was a little too dumb for me.
Final ranking and star rating?
2 stars, D tier. I gave it two stars because this is art made by a human, and there is clearly some effort put into it. Can't give it any higher for the simple reason that it wasn't for me. It might be for others.
October 4, 2024
The cover art looked cute, but I wasn't familiar with this, which apparently is an established series/platform/[???]-- it seems like this is just a compilation of already-published/posted panels, so is probably of most interest to fans. One of the creators is the son of Mark Hamill-- hand-selling to sci-fi pop-culture fans could work here?
I didn't think any of it was funny. There are some pop-culture and 4th-wall references that some readers might enjoy. I spent most of the book wondering what the heck I was missing that none of these made much sense to me, but a sequence towards the end clarifies that these are jokes that don't make sense or even have a punchline most of the time (<< not a direct quote, because I was reading the eARC and quoting is not permitting, but that's very close).
Not for me, and I can't think of any particular person I would recommend this to. Maybe people who exclusively prefer satire and the driest possible humor? eARC from NetGalley.
I didn't think any of it was funny. There are some pop-culture and 4th-wall references that some readers might enjoy. I spent most of the book wondering what the heck I was missing that none of these made much sense to me, but a sequence towards the end clarifies that these are jokes that don't make sense or even have a punchline most of the time (<< not a direct quote, because I was reading the eARC and quoting is not permitting, but that's very close).
Not for me, and I can't think of any particular person I would recommend this to. Maybe people who exclusively prefer satire and the driest possible humor? eARC from NetGalley.
September 6, 2024
My review will be live on my blog - donnasbookblog on 29 October 2024 - publication day!
I found that this book was one that had me giggling in quite a few places and I loved the illustrations that bring the stories on the strips to life!
I hadn't heard of this author, or illustration until I picked the book up and I am really pleased that I chose the book to give it as a go as there was plenty of content.
I can see this being a hit with those that already follow them and hopefully will introduce them to new people such as myself - a fab cartoon strip I found this book funny and I was laughing at most of it.
It is 3.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads and Amazon.
I found that this book was one that had me giggling in quite a few places and I loved the illustrations that bring the stories on the strips to life!
I hadn't heard of this author, or illustration until I picked the book up and I am really pleased that I chose the book to give it as a go as there was plenty of content.
I can see this being a hit with those that already follow them and hopefully will introduce them to new people such as myself - a fab cartoon strip I found this book funny and I was laughing at most of it.
It is 3.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads and Amazon.
September 4, 2024
Thank you net gallery and the publisher for this arc copy. I found this book funny and I was laughing at most of it. I really liked the illustrations they were so well drawn and so creative. I liked this comic as it was such a good read and the things the dinos came out with were so cool and the dino conversations is what kept me wanting to keep reading the comic. I really liked the name of this comic book the author did a good job in naming it. I will definitely be re reading this book when it is fully published. I am sure loads of people will love this comic book. Xxx
September 9, 2024
I received a free eARC of this ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Honestly? I didn't care for it very much. I have a pretty broad sense of humor, but a lot of what was intended to be funny in this book just didn't work for me. It could be that I am too old to get it. But it just did not tickle me very much. I need humor that, even if it is absurdist, I can see how it works. Here a lot of the punchlines just did not seem connected to the earlier panels. And for several that did, I found nothing to laugh about. I really wanted to like it. Now I just feel old.
Honestly? I didn't care for it very much. I have a pretty broad sense of humor, but a lot of what was intended to be funny in this book just didn't work for me. It could be that I am too old to get it. But it just did not tickle me very much. I need humor that, even if it is absurdist, I can see how it works. Here a lot of the punchlines just did not seem connected to the earlier panels. And for several that did, I found nothing to laugh about. I really wanted to like it. Now I just feel old.
October 5, 2024
(I received this book from the editor and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)
I do know that my kind of humour is a very particular one, but sadly I only chuckled a couple of times and found the rest of the jokes nonsensical. Yes, I see that the title is Two Dumb Dinos, but at times it felt like I was the dumb one, not being able to understand what was going on or where I was supposed to laugh.
Unfortunately this is a No for me.
I do know that my kind of humour is a very particular one, but sadly I only chuckled a couple of times and found the rest of the jokes nonsensical. Yes, I see that the title is Two Dumb Dinos, but at times it felt like I was the dumb one, not being able to understand what was going on or where I was supposed to laugh.
Unfortunately this is a No for me.
November 7, 2024
The dark non sequitur humor of these cartoons will definitely not be for everyone. There is probably something to offend everyone here, but it's also kind of charming. It harkens back to the non-woke Vaudeville type humor of days gone by, for a new generation. The art by Nathan Hamill (son of actor Mark Hamill) is simple and repetitive, but it's the writing by Eric Filipkowski that makes or breaks the humor.
September 13, 2024
Like wired adult humor between two dinosaurs this might be a good book for you. There are many short comics of these two friends that say and do some dumb stuff. Definitely have to understand the humor to like their mini-stories.
March 12, 2026
The abstractness of jokes (makes no sense, with no punchline) will hit the right reader, but it was not my cup of tar (pit). Do you Nathan Hamill and Eric Filipkowski and I hope you find the right audience.
September 5, 2024
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an e-copy of this book. Unfortunately it’s not really my humor so I didn’t find most of the strips that funny :/
September 14, 2024
NetGalley Review
I love novels like this. It seems so pointless but have to read it! Also loved the graphics!
I love novels like this. It seems so pointless but have to read it! Also loved the graphics!
September 15, 2024
Distinctly unfunny - generally my minimum is a polite one and a half stars, but this in no way deserves such heights.
September 17, 2024
It’s not actually funny or cute and there is a lot of empty space due to the comics being different numbers of panels long.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.
October 2, 2024
Darkly witty. Sometimes the schtick wore a little thin, but there was a fresh, modern voice on most pages.
ARC from NetGalley
ARC from NetGalley
October 21, 2024
A few of the comics were funny but I didn't really get most of them. The dinosaurs were kind of cute but very dumb, as per the title!
October 29, 2024
If you don't like dark humor you may not like this. Some of the comics are hilarious and some I just didn't understand. Mark Hamill wrote the forward.
October 30, 2024
Very easy comic web style humor! Unfortunately the joke didn't seem to work with me even if this is a style that I can normally enjoy in small doses.
December 5, 2024
Lots of milage from not too many drawings.
March 6, 2025
Meh, was very hit or miss.
May 30, 2025
Well that didn't open well... won't be reading any more of this book.
Content Warnings: Adult crude humor
Content Warnings: Adult crude humor
September 21, 2025
*1.5 stars*
Yikes. Not my humor, that's for sure.
Yikes. Not my humor, that's for sure.
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October 30, 2024
Listen, they are dinos and they are dumb, what more could I explain lol
Dingus and Scumbag (our dinos) have quite the conversations, and honestly some of them remind me of conversations I've had with my siblings 🤷♀️
I do love a comic or graphic-style book since they are quick reads and super fun, and this was no different
Dingus and Scumbag (our dinos) have quite the conversations, and honestly some of them remind me of conversations I've had with my siblings 🤷♀️
I do love a comic or graphic-style book since they are quick reads and super fun, and this was no different
October 31, 2024
The art is really simple so it makes it easy to follow the story and enjoy the dad jokes. It was very silly and a lot of fun.
4 stars
4 stars
January 4, 2025
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I requested this book as I imagined it would be similar to James Stewarts Dinosaur Therapy series mixed with Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle. However, it is nothing like that. The book is not in colour, that isn't a massive deal but it was unexpected considering the front cover does have cover. The jokes also aren't funny? I feel like they may be funny to some people but definitely not my type of humour. I feel like its also because I am not American, so a lot of the jokes are not relevant to me. Overall not a great reading experience. I wouldn't recommend
June 1, 2025
I received this DRC from NetGalley.
The dinos are cute. The comics were a bit hit or miss for me. My favorite one was "Minister." I just thought that whole set up was really funny.
The dinos are cute. The comics were a bit hit or miss for me. My favorite one was "Minister." I just thought that whole set up was really funny.
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