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If Ur Stabby
Who’s positively magical and ready for sunshine, giggles, and sliding down rainbows? Not Stabby! Meet the world’s surliest unicorn. This stab-happy unicorn is a fan-favorite character from “Mother Goth Rhymes” and now he’s getting his own book! “If UR Stabby” follows Stabby as he deals with life’s challenges the only way he knows how―horn first. “If UR Stabby” is a teen and adult humor book.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published July 20, 2021
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September 1, 2023
What a find! Stabby - the depressed goth unicorn - just trying to make it through another dreary day! Really sarcastically funny look at all the things that get us down - Stabby is a kind of 'anti-Candide' (who always seems to be in 'the worst of all possible worlds') as he keeps trying to find that card that will make him a winner. Fantastic art!
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October 4, 2022Maybe this is due to me not reading the original whatever this is spun off from.
Or maybe I'm insufficiently in tune with the memes&vibes zeitgeist.
This just seemed pointless and not amusing. Not for me, obviously for other people, and that's fine, just slightly disappointed to not enjoy something that sounded fun.
Or maybe I'm insufficiently in tune with the memes&vibes zeitgeist.
This just seemed pointless and not amusing. Not for me, obviously for other people, and that's fine, just slightly disappointed to not enjoy something that sounded fun.
November 6, 2021
For everyone who is annoyed by unicorns, an anti-unicorn book about Stabby, who commits acts of sabotage with his horn. I am told he is a fave character from a series called Mother Goth Rhymes, to extend the satire to all nursery rhymes. I think it could be a fave of some sardonic teens. Some of it is is pretty fun, the drawing kinda amusing. I thought it was basically one good joke, extended.
December 6, 2022
This was recommended to me by a coworker, and I'm obsessed. New favorite graphic novel of all time. I need it on my shelves. I also need art prints, tshirts, and mugs, thank you very much.
September 17, 2021
Exactly the book I would have carried around with me when I was 13-16 years old to make myself look edgy. Reminded me a lot of Happy Tree Friends. Perfect for the jaded youth who have unironic angst about everything and are ~*~*~NOt LikE oTheR TeEnS~*~*~
September 4, 2021
Where has this book been all my life! Super creative and original.
December 14, 2021
Gleefully dark and unapologetic, but also still somehow cute. I love the artwork and a lot of the visual humor and wordplay is very clever. I think the Shopping Sad spread, with all of the funny product names --Reject-A-Roni, I Can't Believe it's Not Better, Infeerios, You'll Never Ketchup -- is my favorite spread, but I did also love the Tarot card for The Hermit. I felt seen.
September 7, 2021
I loved this. It is hysterical. I particularly like the style of the book - not graphic in normal comic strips, it is more of a picture book for teens. There is a lot to look at it in the pictures, and very, very funny. The trust fall image made me laugh out loud, and I liked the grocery shopping scene with Unlucky Charms, Shredded Mini Dreams, Hamburger Unhelpful, and many more. This was just pure enjoyment.
March 2, 2022
Stabby Is My Spirit Animal. <3 I gave this book 5 stars, but let's be honest-it really deserves 10. This book had it ALL: Lovely illustrations, clever, funny, misanthropic, and strangely joyful. I am definitely looking forward to seeing more from this author!
May 3, 2022
Stabby the unicorn ends up stabbing everyone in the eye, and he gets jaded and dark and depressed. He can't keep a job. He accidentally burst his birthday balloons with his horn. He is full of angst and anxiety. And it's hilarious!
I have to admit, this book did make me laugh. But there were many parts that I couldn't enjoy because of the profanity and and vulgarity and general disgustingness. I'm not sure why this is marketed as "teen and adult humor". It's definitely adult humor. I would never give this to a teen to read.
The artwork is a weird mixture of different styles on different pages. Some of it I really enjoyed, but some of it was too dark and violent for me. There's a lot of blood and eyeballs.
I feel like this book could have been really hilarious and fun, but it took the profanity and violence a little too far, ruining my enjoyment of the book. It's a shame, because it really is clever and funny.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
I have to admit, this book did make me laugh. But there were many parts that I couldn't enjoy because of the profanity and and vulgarity and general disgustingness. I'm not sure why this is marketed as "teen and adult humor". It's definitely adult humor. I would never give this to a teen to read.
The artwork is a weird mixture of different styles on different pages. Some of it I really enjoyed, but some of it was too dark and violent for me. There's a lot of blood and eyeballs.
I feel like this book could have been really hilarious and fun, but it took the profanity and violence a little too far, ruining my enjoyment of the book. It's a shame, because it really is clever and funny.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
November 12, 2021
Stabby made me laugh out loud a few times and, as I read, I thought of several friends who are of the humans-really-suck-most-of-the-time variety who would really enjoy this.
At the library where I work, I purchase the graphic novels for the collection. Two of my colleagues in the back sheepishly brought out If UR Stabby a day after I got the ready-to-shelve cart from them. Apparently, Stabby made the rounds in technical services and was enjoyed by staff there before making its way to me. And, sorry dear patrons, with endorsement like that, I had to take it home to read it first! It is one thing to have professional reviews telling me I should purchase something. It is a whole different thing to have colleagues take “a little longer to process a new book” because they are reading it cover-to-cover, snapping photos of page-spreads to share with friends and family, and searching the author’s RedBubble site to purchase favorite images.
So, Stabby gets not only my four-stars – but even more stars from colleagues who quietly enjoyed the book before handing it to me, blushing while saying “Sorry. We all were enjoying it so much, we held onto it for a little bit longer.”
At the library where I work, I purchase the graphic novels for the collection. Two of my colleagues in the back sheepishly brought out If UR Stabby a day after I got the ready-to-shelve cart from them. Apparently, Stabby made the rounds in technical services and was enjoyed by staff there before making its way to me. And, sorry dear patrons, with endorsement like that, I had to take it home to read it first! It is one thing to have professional reviews telling me I should purchase something. It is a whole different thing to have colleagues take “a little longer to process a new book” because they are reading it cover-to-cover, snapping photos of page-spreads to share with friends and family, and searching the author’s RedBubble site to purchase favorite images.
So, Stabby gets not only my four-stars – but even more stars from colleagues who quietly enjoyed the book before handing it to me, blushing while saying “Sorry. We all were enjoying it so much, we held onto it for a little bit longer.”
March 11, 2022
Do you ever feel like you're not like everyone else? That while all the other unicorns are all sparkles and rainbows, you'd rather stab everyone? Me too. The good news? We're not alone. Meet Stabby the very cool unicorn.
The Story
The world's surliest unicorn Stabby is the star of Kaz Windness's graphic novel If UR Stabby. It's a quick read but the kind that becomes a cult favourite because it's perfect to read when you're in the mood to stab someone where it hurts.
The Art
Kaz Windness has both written and illustrated If UR Stabby and the artwork of the sardonic and surly unicorn is cute as a button.
Stan Zone
Recommended if you like: grumpy, sardonic, anti-heroes.
Verdict
Stabby was a fan favourite from Mother Goth Rhymes and it's only right that he got his own comic. I enjoyed this a lot and will definitely keep an eye on Kaz Windness in future.
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The Story
The world's surliest unicorn Stabby is the star of Kaz Windness's graphic novel If UR Stabby. It's a quick read but the kind that becomes a cult favourite because it's perfect to read when you're in the mood to stab someone where it hurts.
The Art
Kaz Windness has both written and illustrated If UR Stabby and the artwork of the sardonic and surly unicorn is cute as a button.
Stan Zone
Recommended if you like: grumpy, sardonic, anti-heroes.
Verdict
Stabby was a fan favourite from Mother Goth Rhymes and it's only right that he got his own comic. I enjoyed this a lot and will definitely keep an eye on Kaz Windness in future.
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December 12, 2021
Just as taking time each day to be grateful improves the quality of your life, so, too, does chuckling wryly over lots of skulls and eyes impaled on unicorn horns. Maybe they're the same: I am grateful not to be standing on a giant mountain o'skulls.
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October 19, 2021
OMG! I love this book so much! The illustrations are awesome and the whole thing just is great! It definitely appeals to my inner introvert/sarcasm filled person.
October 27, 2021
so cute and so much fun!
January 2, 2022
I got this for myself for Christmas, and after flipping through it, my grandmother told me that this was really messed up.
She's not wrong! It was fun!
She's not wrong! It was fun!
January 7, 2022
Adorable, introverted, cranky Stabby! Quick read.
January 9, 2022
Beautifully comic angst and ennui!
March 1, 2022
Dark humor meets unicorn tarot cards meets fine art references. My favorite part was the "Pandemic."
August 1, 2023
Loved the satire and illustrations. Just wish there was a bit of a plot line for this lovely, excuse me stabby unicorn. Reminds me how I feel on most days.
June 23, 2025
Black humor - sometimes very black - but very funny if you enjoy darker laughs!
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March 6, 2023Weird, dark humor with immature puns? Lots of death and sarcasm. Trying to think of who I could recommend this to/who the target audience is... emo 13 year old boys? Pandemic references, and it made me kind of laugh.
June 27, 2022
A few nice pages and I appreciate the idea of a surly unicorn, but I think I'm past the stage in my life where being angry for anger's sake is interesting. Not a lot of substance here, just eye gouging and frowns. I think I would have really enjoyed this when I was in middle school though.
December 27, 2023
Great book for those with dark humor
September 26, 2021
I saw this gem on my library's new arrival page and I couldn't help myself. I'm a sucker for books like this, and with the week I had, I figured this would be just what I needed. And, this book did not disappoint. I will say this is one hundred percent not for kids. The target audience for If Ur Stabby is older readers.
Honestly, I wasn't really sure what I was about to walk into with this one. I saw the cover and the title and thought, yup putting this on hold. If Ur Stabby is a short illustrated book set up almost like a kids book, but definitely is not. It follows a not-so-happy unicorn throughout his life, and in the words of his roommate, is me as a unicorn. Though I wouldn't say this book is dark, it's definitely got some gore. At the end of the day, it's geared more at humor than anything else.
The artwork for If Ur Stabby reminds me of Llamas With Hats. The authors do all of the illustrations and I loved them, especially the tarot cards used as each chapter's artwork. It reads a bit like the Sarah Doodles series, and combine that with the llamas created something I adored. I've been a bit in a reading slump this month due to a laundry list of reasons, but If Ur Stabby has helped boost me out of that slump.
I laughed the whole time I read this, even areas a handful of passages out to my roommate. It's a fun take on the unicorn craze that is currently going on. Honestly, this is a book I've suggested to a handful of my friends just because it's a quick read and I thought it was a lot of fun. Because sometimes you full just a little bit stabby.
Not going to lie, this is one I'd love to add to my own personal library.
Honestly, I wasn't really sure what I was about to walk into with this one. I saw the cover and the title and thought, yup putting this on hold. If Ur Stabby is a short illustrated book set up almost like a kids book, but definitely is not. It follows a not-so-happy unicorn throughout his life, and in the words of his roommate, is me as a unicorn. Though I wouldn't say this book is dark, it's definitely got some gore. At the end of the day, it's geared more at humor than anything else.
The artwork for If Ur Stabby reminds me of Llamas With Hats. The authors do all of the illustrations and I loved them, especially the tarot cards used as each chapter's artwork. It reads a bit like the Sarah Doodles series, and combine that with the llamas created something I adored. I've been a bit in a reading slump this month due to a laundry list of reasons, but If Ur Stabby has helped boost me out of that slump.
I laughed the whole time I read this, even areas a handful of passages out to my roommate. It's a fun take on the unicorn craze that is currently going on. Honestly, this is a book I've suggested to a handful of my friends just because it's a quick read and I thought it was a lot of fun. Because sometimes you full just a little bit stabby.
Not going to lie, this is one I'd love to add to my own personal library.
May 2, 2023
My rating of three is an unofficial average of all my likes and dislikes about the book. The concept of a depressed unicorn is hilarious. Stabby is the opposite of other unicorns with their jelly beans and kittens and rainbows and six-packs. They are anxiety and gas and stabby. Really really stabby. And that is where Windness lost me. Um.... Blood and violence much? I mean it is "drawing blood" but still the fact that Stabby stabs Cupid through the eye to give The Girl With the Pearl Earring a new accessory? Um. No. But that's also what makes it great. It is not a "happy joy joy" story about overcoming your otherness, your anxiety, your "if it can go wrong it will and times a thousand." You are to embrace it. And realize life is a pile of doo-doo and the Pandemic will grab you and through you out on your butt. The one part I really enjoyed was the tarot cards that introduce the section. They are all you need to know about what you are getting yourself into. I've seen this in young adult sections, but they would have to be a bit mature, mostly for adults who enjoy really dark, warped humor.
August 31, 2022
Kaz Windness’ If Ur Stabby is a fun little graphic romp through the nihilistic and dark heart of an angry little unicorn. I picked it up randomly to knock off a specific little square on my library’s summer reading 2022 raffle ticket and ended up enjoying it quite a bit, actually. The strong-lined punk rock illustration style of this angry little animal goes perfectly with the dark and angry thoughts she has, and honestly, the book is a lot of fun even though I wouldn’t normally pick something up like this. I did laugh out loud a few times, and the different little gags and styles throughout the well-produced volume were worth the time I spent with it.
June 4, 2023
I read it cause a lady at the library brought it in to complain about how inappropriate it was. According to her it is pro-murder and it's a waste of taxpayer money. It was reccomended for purchase by another patron, but that doesn't matter apparently. She also took offensive to the author being "openly autistic" since that means that the author is calling all autistic people murders.
Teen humor, fitting illustrations, quick read.
5/5 to spite her
4/5 becasue I prefer tradiational plotlines, and not short blurb collections.
Teen humor, fitting illustrations, quick read.
5/5 to spite her
4/5 becasue I prefer tradiational plotlines, and not short blurb collections.
September 30, 2021
“Once upon a time, there was a murderous unicorn…” This is my kind of fairy tale.
This is perfect for the people of the world who don’t feel like glitter and rainbows. I adore the dark humor. I saw myself in the podcast, introverts, and every panel in this book almost. Also, I may walk around singing the opening song under my breath from now on…
“If you’re Stabby and you know it, …”
It makes me smile.
This is perfect for the people of the world who don’t feel like glitter and rainbows. I adore the dark humor. I saw myself in the podcast, introverts, and every panel in this book almost. Also, I may walk around singing the opening song under my breath from now on…
“If you’re Stabby and you know it, …”
It makes me smile.
November 28, 2023
Adventures of a Murderous Unicorn…
If Ur Stabby by Kaz Windness is a fun graphic novel about Stabby, an angry unicorn that really doesn’t like others…
Follow stabby’s adventures across space and time in the form of one part comics and assorted parody art as he inflicts his mental issues on the world…
Reminded for those who are fans of Johnen Vasquez and other similar dark gothic artists and writers.
Cute and murderous…
If Ur Stabby by Kaz Windness is a fun graphic novel about Stabby, an angry unicorn that really doesn’t like others…
Follow stabby’s adventures across space and time in the form of one part comics and assorted parody art as he inflicts his mental issues on the world…
Reminded for those who are fans of Johnen Vasquez and other similar dark gothic artists and writers.
Cute and murderous…
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