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Strange Planet
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I feel more attractive.
Honestly, you are.
It’s the star damage.
I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE.
Straight from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle comes an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name, Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants, including ...more
Honestly, you are.
It’s the star damage.
I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE.
Straight from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle comes an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name, Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants, including ...more
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i loved this so much! i don't follow the original instagram for these alien comics, but a lot of people i follow tend to repost them on their story. in some ways this reminded me of everyone's an aliebn when you're an aliebn too, which is one of my favorite books of all time! though this one definitely leaned more on the humor side of things. this is such a fun and quick little read. if you're looking for a little mood booster, i'd recommend checking this out!
Oct 15, 2019
Shelli
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
all beings who enjoy mirth
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Nathan’s Instagram
1/8/2020: I have completed viewing the firm stack of paper with pictures! I will now pass unsolicited judgement upon it!
First of all, this firm stack of paper with pictures (in color!) is of surprisingly small dimensions. I have surmised that it is the perfect size for you to conceal with festive wrapping so that you can give it to another being to possess (after they destroy the festive concealment). The pictures are grouped into useful categories, including Young Beings, Friendship, Adulthood, ...more
First of all, this firm stack of paper with pictures (in color!) is of surprisingly small dimensions. I have surmised that it is the perfect size for you to conceal with festive wrapping so that you can give it to another being to possess (after they destroy the festive concealment). The pictures are grouped into useful categories, including Young Beings, Friendship, Adulthood, ...more
Strange Planet is a collection of cartoons from Nathan Pyle. It pokes fun at various aspects of human life through the eyes of some aliens.
Each Strange Planet strip is a single page with four panels, although some strips are linked. I don't normally do web comics but I couldn't resist this one. The cynical humor is right up my alley. The art is a little crude but it doesn't detract from the humor in the least.
That's pretty much it. Here's the link to Nathan Pyle's page for all the Strange Planet ...more
Each Strange Planet strip is a single page with four panels, although some strips are linked. I don't normally do web comics but I couldn't resist this one. The cynical humor is right up my alley. The art is a little crude but it doesn't detract from the humor in the least.
That's pretty much it. Here's the link to Nathan Pyle's page for all the Strange Planet ...more
These little alien creatures are my absolute favorites. I love the way they speak and how they explain normal everyday human life. This book is perfect in so many ways and so funny to read. It's one of those books you can read over and over again and never get bored of. I recommend it to everyone because it's just so enjoyable and so funny. Nathan W. Pyle is such a talented person!
Excellent!
The appeal lies in both the hilarious way he describes common things like fridges and cats and salad, and in the astute way he points out the ridiculousness of the things we humans do.
The comics I’ve read before had me smiling. The new ones made me giggle, especially new terms that I had not seen before, like two-wheel foot pusher (bicycle) and dying plants (flowers) that you put into the death cylinder (vase). I greatly enjoy how these comics make you reevaluate what we say as humans and how sometimes even our normal sayings are funny, but they become extra funny when translated into alien.
And then the last comic!! Curious development.
And then the last comic!! Curious development.
Reading this book changes the way you see the world.
I just shouted "Younglings! Gather, disrobe and submerge" to call my children for their bath.
It worked.
I just shouted "Younglings! Gather, disrobe and submerge" to call my children for their bath.
It worked.
I'm so so happy Nathan W. Pyle combined some of his comics into a bound book because I was tired of posting these comics onto my Facebook page to share with friends and family. Now I can just buy the book and send them to my loved ones. I have been following Nathan for about a year now on Instagram and look forward to all his daily comics. I find his alien characters to be endearing and I love the way they talk. The aliens use the most awkward word to explain how they are feeling and what they
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Simple concept, huge laughs. Pyle has aliens re-enact/experience everyday human activities to expose the hilarious craziness of things we accept as perfectly normal.
One of the many perks of working in a library is when things are ordered that you didn't know existed! So much delight in one little book!
Nov 19, 2019
Nostalgia Reader
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My facial orbs enjoyed visually intaking the artistic renderings applied to these pages!!
I love these simple cartoons about aliens and the sense they manage to make of Earth and its rituals. The humor mostly rests in their clinical synonyms for everyday objects and activities (parenting, exercise, emotions, birthdays, office life, etc.). Pyle definitely had fun with a thesaurus while putting these together. It’s also about gentle mockery of the things we think of as normal: consider them from one remove, and they can be awfully strange. My favorites are still about the cat. You can
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Hysterical
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- Where is your pain
In my emotions
- I don't understand
No one ever does
In my emotions
- I don't understand
No one ever does
Lovely, sweet. A perfect Sunday read.
Too cute.
I love STRANGE PLANET for its gentle humor & sweet nature -- the little blue-grey beings are so adorably upbeat & kind without being twee or sappy. Given that my 2 most favorite comic strips are THE FAR SIDE & PEARLS BEFORE SWINE (with CALVIN & HOBBES earning a close bronze medal), it's safe to say I'm not usually into 'gentle' humor. But Mr Pyle has a gift for random absurdity in everyday life -- things like vacuum cleaners, socks, neighbors, tattoos, hiking, cut ...more
I love STRANGE PLANET for its gentle humor & sweet nature -- the little blue-grey beings are so adorably upbeat & kind without being twee or sappy. Given that my 2 most favorite comic strips are THE FAR SIDE & PEARLS BEFORE SWINE (with CALVIN & HOBBES earning a close bronze medal), it's safe to say I'm not usually into 'gentle' humor. But Mr Pyle has a gift for random absurdity in everyday life -- things like vacuum cleaners, socks, neighbors, tattoos, hiking, cut ...more
Such a fun and cute book! Definitely a must read if you want to feel good and have a good chuckle!
Ahhhhh this books is just the cutest and most clever!!! I love it so muchhhhh!
I follow the author on IG and love them! I wish the book was a bit longer, but I really liked the selection here. Particularly loved a lot of the comics in the Adulthood section.
Really enjoyed, and I hope that we get more collections in the future.
Really enjoyed, and I hope that we get more collections in the future.
Earlier this year, when I first started seeing alien comics on social media, I had a hard time understanding them. However, after a friend explained the concept to me, I became a fan, appreciating the aliens' clever vocabulary and observations about the objects and practices that humans take for granted as entirely ordinary. Since I am a literal-minded person who enjoys thinking about things from an offbeat perspective, this appeals to me very much, and when I learned that the artist was
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i crave star damage
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I didn't know it was possible for these comics to get cuter by OH MY WORD this book just melted my cardiovascular l i f e chamber.
A nice quick read for book 1 of the year! Very clever and funny.
Worthy of many handsmacks.
I'm always amused when the internet turns into a book because the internet was supposed to kill books, and yet...
I'm sure many of us have seen these little blue people comics being shared around the 'webs. Now some of the best have been collected in this book along with previously unseen cartoons and the whole thing is delightful.
I enjoy these typically-four-panel strips (some are eight) both because of the literalism and because these beings seem to encapsulate so many of my friends. I ...more
I'm sure many of us have seen these little blue people comics being shared around the 'webs. Now some of the best have been collected in this book along with previously unseen cartoons and the whole thing is delightful.
I enjoy these typically-four-panel strips (some are eight) both because of the literalism and because these beings seem to encapsulate so many of my friends. I ...more
What began as a social media sensation is now a book, and what a gem it is. For those who are unfamiliar, Strange Planet features a group of aliens who venture into adulthood, into friendship, into nature, and through the general everyday monotony of life. These beloved creatures provide a series of observations about the odd customs of the world in an exceedingly clever way while remaining utterly relatable. Not only do they use inventive phraseology to describe common events, but they have
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Strange Planet manages to capture the essence of being a human while relaying the emotions through weird little aliens, and I'm pretty sure that's exactly how life works, to be honest.
Nathan Pyle's premise with his lovely "Strange Planet" cartoons is simple but totally profound. Pale blue, dark eyed alien creatures living their lives just like we do, the only real difference is they speak entirely literally. Got a crush on someone? You have "a massive compression on that being." Kid got a loose tooth? Their "mouthstone has destabilized." Cat won't stay out of the Christmas Tree ornaments? "The erratic creature is obsessed with the festive objects."
Sometimes spelling things ...more
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Ha! This book is funny. The turns of phrase are quick-witted. The thing about this book is it makes use of everyday objects and situations to point out how unique our planet is.
I remember babysitting long ago... the toddler had just learned to walk. I remember him standing, looking, and then starting to take a step in a direction. Then, he’d turn in another direction and the same thing would happen. He basically turned in a circle for a minute or two. EVERYTHING he could see was so filled with ...more
I remember babysitting long ago... the toddler had just learned to walk. I remember him standing, looking, and then starting to take a step in a direction. Then, he’d turn in another direction and the same thing would happen. He basically turned in a circle for a minute or two. EVERYTHING he could see was so filled with ...more
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