Reeder, Steve – Cheetahs Never Win #1

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Cheetahs Never Win #1

Ah, it’s a nice, uncomplicated series of short pieces. Mostly they’re one panel strips involving animals in some sort of humorous situation or saying something funny (or hoping to be funny; these things never land 100% of the time), with a few actual people thrown into the mix. Strips include existential dinosaurs, an excellent warning sign for elephants, looking for meaning while being attacked by a giant squid, animals discussing various states of inebriation, Does Your Cat Look Like Hitler, dodos talking about the good old days, directions on how to annoy yourself, rich assholes saying stupid thing and a self-justifying stick-up dog. There’s also a section no various lies that Steve has told throughout his life, with my personal favorite being that Steve’s Dad wrote for professional wrestling. Why the reality of his Dad actually BEING a professional wrestler wasn’t cooler I’ll never know, but it was still a good one and the illustration for it nailed it down as my favorite. So clearly if you need a linear story right this second you had best move on to something else. If you’re fine with a consistently funny series of shorter pieces, I’d say you have everything you need in this rather hefty (for a mini comic) package. $5