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Heart and Brain #1

Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection, Vol. 1

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From paying taxes and getting up for work to dancing with kittens and starting a band, readers everywhere will relate to the ongoing struggle between Heart and Brain.

Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection illustrates the relationship between the sensible Brain and its emotionally driven counterpart, the Heart.

Boasting more than one million pageviews per month, TheAwkwardYeti.com has become a webcomic staple since its creation in 2012.

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2015

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Nick Seluk

27 books351 followers
Creator of The Awkward Yeti and its New York Times Bestselling Heart and Brain series, the "Kind of a Big Deal" series for Scholastic, the card game OrganATTACK and many others. Nick resides in Michigan with his overly affectionate cat, Taz, and has three amazing kids. He enjoys thinking about wanting to run, playing guitar okayly, and being generally childlike.

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Profile Image for Phoebe A.
339 reviews114 followers
April 6, 2016
Heart: Do you want to do something fun?
Brain: We have to give a decent review right now.
Heart: Just give the stars and let's watch a movie!
Brain: It shouldn't be hasty. The graphics and lines used should be analyzed.
Heart: I enjoyed it.
*butterfly flies*
*Heart tries to get it*
Brain: The colors used were pretty limited. The way it was presented was quite--
*Heart clicks 5 stars*
Heart: ..what?
Brain: ...
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1,744 reviews9,807 followers
May 31, 2020
Not sure where I came across this little collection, but I thought I’d check it out from the library before I invested dollars in a purchase or Patreon. Turns out Seluk has a whole little collection about the parts of the body, which sounds like it should be up the medical alley. I ordered it, and when our library shut down without warning, it ended up staying on my dresser for months. However, even now I wouldn’t claim to have read every cartoon in the collection. They’re cute, but they are pretty one-note and forgettable. The premise is straightforward, although rarely explicit: Brain is the thinky one that worries, has a routine, and follows all the ‘shoulds.’ Heart is the butterfly (usually literally), chasing good feelings, living for the moment and trying to enjoy himself. The big blue thing is the Awkward Yeti, who is apparently featured more in other comics, and is likely the alter-ego of the cartoonist.


A few of the jokes are physiological, like Heart getting a surprise dose of caffeine. Most of the rest just seem to be variations on Heart or Brain trying to control/mock/encourage the other to go outside their comfort zone.

At the end of the day, I just don’t work like that. I feel like the brain is the one that sabotages me more than my heart. Want another helping of cookies? Heart doesn’t care, but the Brain is the jerk that talks me into it, promising to make it up later. And Brain is the one that gets distracted with every little butterfly thought that comes through the head, not Heart. Heart keeps working away, doing their thing, while Brain is actually the ping-pong.

So it could be that part of me never bought deeply into the main premise for so many of the jokes. No matter; comics shouldn’t be this forgettable. Brain and Heart agree: I’d be better off re-reading Calvin and Hobbes.


I am far too lazy and too irritable with this html system to cut and paste, so if you'd like examples of the comics, head over to my blog where there are pictures and a link to Seluk's site.
https://clsiewert.wordpress.com/2020/...


Two and a half stars, rounding down because Brain's in charge.
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109 reviews353 followers
February 8, 2020


My thoughts in a nutshell
Heart vs. Brain
Which one is the best?
Which one is the smartest?
I absolutely loved this graphic novel. It is just a cute, funny, fluffy 'tale' about our every days' struggle.
I highly recommend it to everyone! It is hilarious.


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1,367 reviews487 followers
July 27, 2016
My heart says, “Let’s get a new book.”
My brain says, “No, we have a way too many to read yet.”

My heart says, “Let’s go have some fun.”
My brain says, “No, we have to study now.”

My heart says, “Let’s go on a trip.”
My brain says, “We should keep money for the future.”

My heart says, “Look, a huge dish of chocolate with churros!”
My brain says, “We’ll get so fat we’ll have to roll from then on.”

My heart says, “Let’s dance in the middle of the room.”
My brain says, “No, we don’t want to make a fool of ourselves here.”

My heart says, “I want to sleep a little more.”
My brain says, “We need to get up right now.”

My heart says, “I only want to do funny things, you are a spoilsport.”
My brain says, “But we have responsibilities, too.”

My heart says, “Let’s go on a trip and marry a Hollywood guy, they make me beat faster!”
My brain says, “But are you so sure they will be good people and have a brain, too?”

My heart says, “Let’s talk to that person and make him laugh!”
My brain says, “He’ll give you a weird glance if you do, our jokes don’t make sense to them. Remember, we are weirdos. We don’t fit here.”

My heart says, “Everybody is a good person, I want to love everybody.”
My brain says, “We learnt the hard way that’s not true, and then you get hurt for your naïveté and cry to me and tell me you’ll listen next time. But you never do.”

The story of my life.



More cartoons here:
Profile Image for Zari.Books.
244 reviews19 followers
February 20, 2024
قلب و مغزم حتی موقع خوندن این کمیک هم در حال بحث بودن🤣
مغزم میگفت پاشو برای امتحان فیزیک فردا بخون.قلبم میگفت نه ،هنوز کلی وقت هست😂🤌
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433 reviews694 followers
August 22, 2022

گاهی لوس و خیلی دم دستی می‌شد. چیزهایی که هرروز آدما به هم میگن. فکر کن اینا رو یکی بیاد کمیک کنه. آنچنان شخصیت و خاص بودنی توش ندیدم. اوایلش برام بهتر بود، شاید چون رفته رفته دیدم چقدر روزمرگی و عمومیت داره. این ویژگی خوبی میتونه باشه، ولی دنیای مغز و قلبش خیلی محدود شده بود. خیلی وقت برای خلق کردن دنیای کلیش نذاشته بود و انگار براش همین دیالوگ های عادی و عمومی کافی بودن. البته فکر کنم انتظارم از کمیک هم زیاده. شاید توی چهارچوب خودش خوب عمل کرده باشه اصلاً.
Profile Image for Sarah.
455 reviews145 followers
December 21, 2015
I enjoyed reading these comic strips. They were so cute and I loved Heart so much! This is a great example of something simple that can be brilliant and hilarious. Everyone will enjoy this because everyone can relate to the struggle of brain vs heart. I would recommend this to everyone and I would definitely read more Awkward Yeti comic strips! *I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
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37 reviews43 followers
November 19, 2023
I bought this so randomly just bc I’d seen some of the authors work on instagram ages ago.but I’m glad I did, it was such a silly little read, the graphic are so cute and it was funny and relatable.
Perfect if you need a short and fun read!

I also dk why I annotated the shit out of this like who tf annotates comics!?? :))
Profile Image for Noura.
396 reviews85 followers
May 22, 2015
This is the most accurate description of how I feel that I have read in what feels like forever and I am not sure yet how I feel about that. Easily a favourite that I will be revisiting and exploring the world of more in the future.
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1,209 reviews
January 6, 2016
Bullet Review:

I REALLY enjoyed this one. It was HILARIOUS and serious and moving all at once.

I am so Brain...
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402 reviews914 followers
August 22, 2017
Büyümek Diye Bir Şey Yok'tan önce Kalp ve Beyin'i okusaydım 5 verebilirdim ama önce diğerini okudum.
Sorry.
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324 reviews107 followers
May 1, 2018
ÇOK EĞLENCELİ. KALP BEN
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1,283 reviews89 followers
June 24, 2018
Brain can't keep Heart reined in, and Heart can't get Brain to step out. but they are stuck with each other for Life...
Profile Image for Hirangi ྀི.
139 reviews
January 8, 2025
in my head they’re best friends or first cousins and they are both flawed but equally deserving of love and they take care of each other.
Profile Image for Samane Lou.
321 reviews44 followers
February 23, 2024
"قلب: همبرگر از کجا میاد؟
مغز: گاوها.
قلب: اوه بی خیال! گاوها سرآشپزهای افتضاحی می‌شدن!"
این مکالمه‌شون خیلی شبیه مکالمه‌های احمقانه‌ی قلب و مغز خودم بودن! خوشم اومد :))
همین.
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Author 32 books396 followers
February 10, 2016
I don't know what to do with this review, so I'll do the mature thing, play that Marry/Fuck/Kill game. Brain, heart, and I guess Stomach because he shows up a few times.

Brain and heart are tough. On the one hand, heart is the clear choice for Fuck, but then you've got to spend an entire lifetime married to brain or stomach. But if you fuck Brain, then you can marry heart and have a lifetime of whimsy, which is probably like being married to Natalie Portman from Garden State and really annoying. How did Natalie Portman get that role? Was Zooey Deschalelkfd busy that day? Growing a field of dandelions intentionally and constructing a giant fan to blow the seeds off them? Making her own flavors of gum? Other whimsical shit?

Although, wait a second, Natalie Portman was ALSO in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, reprising almost the same role. I could have sworn that was Zooey. What the fuck is Natalie Portman doing? She's does The Professional, then a Star War, then Garden State, then another Star War, then Mr. Magorium, then Black Swan. What the fuck, Portman? I guess any Portman in a storm, eh?

I can't marry heart. Can I marry brain?

I'm pretty sure that in a real-life sense, I'm ALREADY married to brain. I wake up at night and have to actively tell myself to stop thinking about stuff before I can fall back asleep. Not like Einstein equations and shit, not smart stuff. Just thinking about nonsense like which volumes of The Walking Dead I own or something. I heard that you should keep a notebook by the bed and write that stuff down and then you can let go and sleep, but none of the stuff I think about is worth writing down. I don't want to have a notebook on the nightstand that says, "Krang > Shredder b/c has his own dimension!"

I can't marry heart, and I can't marry brain, so it looks like wedding bells for me and stomach. Which is fine. I ate three lunches today, and they were the three best parts of the day.

They say The One is whoever makes you into the best version of you, and food makes me into the best version of me, or at least the version that's not AS testy and dickish, so Stomach, let's get hitched.

I guess then the fucking goes with Heart. When you get down to Heart and Brain in that one, easy choice.

And that means I have to kill Brain. Which is too bad, but them's the breaks.

I'll probably kill Brain, THEN fuck Heart in hopes that my spirits will be raised by the fucking, and then I'll be ready to settle in to a nice life with stomach. And probably ready for tacos as well.
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198 reviews87 followers
May 28, 2015
Disclaimer: e-ARC provided by Andrews McMeel Publishing through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Quotes may not appear in the final edition.

A series of cartoon shorts on the eternal fight of heart vs. brain. And on the importance of coffee!

description

Like, right now I should be writing an essay and/or working out. Instead I’m lying confortably in my bed reading a graphic novel. Well, the heart wants what the heart wants :)

Its animation style is nothing special or fantastic, but its short and funny dialogs on economic, food and general aspects of life will keep you entertained for a little while. Quite good!
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Author 11 books1,133 followers
August 23, 2017
Ya bayıldım, Harikaydı!! Kalp ve beyinin düşüncelerini müthiş çizimler ile karikatürize etmişler. 😍❤️
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383 reviews19 followers
February 25, 2024
پایان: ۱۴۰۲/۱۲/۶
قشنگ بود یک‌تیکه‌هایی از کتاب بنظرم چندان جالب نبود یا خیلی چرت بود ولی یک صفحه‌هایی خیلی خوب میشد درکل یک کتاب کوتاه بود که باعث نشد لذت ببرم فقط باعث شد بخونمش و بگم آها چه جالب. بعدی.

پس درکل کتابی نبود بگم وایییی چه خوب.
اصلا نبود و همچین انتظاری ازش نداشته باشید
Profile Image for Preeti.
219 reviews194 followers
June 22, 2015
I can’t remember when I started following The Awkward Yeti. It had to be at least a year ago or more that I saw someone share one of his Heart and Brain comics on Facebook and I was hooked.

What I love about these comics is that they’re so simple – such a simple concept of a heart and a brain – but they’re brought to life so well. They’re always funny, but so many of them are philosophical as well, and really make you reevaluate what the hell you’re doing in life.

Heart and Brain belong to The Awkward Yeti, who I’m assuming is the stand-in for the artist, Nick Seluk. Brain is the logical one, always trying to work hard and do the right thing – trying to save and not make rash decisions – generally living the safe and complacent life. But Heart is the polar opposite. Heart always wants to have fun and shirk responsibility and chase a good time. Heart is all about living, not just existing.

As you read through the comics you imagine these internal battles happening between your own brain and heart, and depending on which way you lean, feel that you could probably be a little more of the other thing. It’s always a struggle in finding that right balance, if such a thing exists.

Life, am I right?

This one is probably one of my favorites:
heartbrain_pursuithappiness

And this one, just for fun:
heartbrain_underwater

Also, this review is the best!

Note: I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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615 reviews84 followers
May 30, 2015
Great book! It reminded me to let my heart decide over some decisions, but to make sure they're not really against my brain. I thought that Heart was adorable - he reminded me a awful lot of Olaf, which I love - and made me want to be more passionate and adventurous, because Brain can be stupid, sometimes, even if it's his job to make sure we don't make fools of ourselves. I do think there could have been more humor in this book, because I didn't really laugh, but I still enjoyed reading it.

(Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Profile Image for Gözde.
752 reviews40 followers
August 19, 2017
Pegasus cidden tartışmasız Türkiye'nin en başarılı yayınevi. Her türden kitap çıkartmakla kalmıyor, mükemmel kitaplar çıkartıyor. Tek eleştirim elbette hep popi ya da bestseller kitaplar çıkartmaları ama o da nazar boncuğu olsun. Çıkardıkları her kitaba ayrı emek verdikleri belli oluyor. Kağıt kalitesinden tutun da çeviriye kadar. Okuduğum hiçbir Pegasus kitabında yazım yanlışı yakalamadım, noktalama hatası görmedim. Daha ne olsun? Kuruşuna kadar net hak ediyor bence. Kalp ve Beyin'e gelecek olursak çıkmasını uzun zamandır bekliyordum. Aslında orjinal dilinden okuyacaktım ama Pegasus'un yayın takviminde görünce bekleyeyim dedim. Gerçekten baya kaliteli duruyor. Elime aldığım anda havalara uçtum. Sayfaları müthiş, kuşe kağıdı falan değil cidden çok kaliteli bir kağıt seçmişler. Pegasus aşkım depreşti yine.

"+Sen nasıl bu kadar mutlu olabiliyorsun?
-Her şey hakkında endişelenme işini sana bırakıyorum."

Kitabın özeti bu alıntıydı sanırım. Kalp ve beyin arasındaki en önemli fark. Kalp düşünmeden ister, beyin ise aşırı düşünür. Kalp eğlencelidir, beyin değildir.

"-Üstüne alınma.
+Alınmadım! Dinlemiyordum."

Kitapla ilgili en büyük eleştirim her ne kadar tüm karikatürlerin derlenmesi hoş olsa da bir anda okunacak gibi olmaması. Eğer 30 sayfayı bile bir anda okumaya çalışırsanız ister istemez sıkılıyorsunuz. Bende sıkıldım, gülebileceğim ama o aşamada gülemediğim yerler oldu. The Awkward Yeti gerçekten de Instagram sayfasında mesela her hafta 1 tane karikatürü post olarak paylaşabilir. Eminim herkes keyifle bekler, güler hatta bayılır. Bakmadım Instagram'ına ama tahminen de böyle yapıyordur. Ama ben bir anda hepsi elimde olunca bekleyemedim, sabır bende ne yazık ki yok. Ancak 2,5 günde okuyabildim. Aslında elinize aldığınızda birkaç saatte bitirebilirsiniz ama tavsiye etmem. Üç verecektim ama normal şartlarda dört vereceğimi bildiğimden 4.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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55 reviews3 followers
October 9, 2017
CORAZÓN: ¡Oh, MADRE MÍA! ¡Mira las ESTRELLAS!
¡El universo es INFINITAMENTE BELLO!


CELEBRO: Es infinitamente INCOMPRENSIBLE.
Te puedes pasar la vida entera observándolo y no encontrar la respuesta que buscas.


CORAZÓN: !Pues todavía MEJOR!
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