This one is definitely not for me. I guess you would call it "dry humor" but honestly I didn't find a single thing funny in it. The cover is definitely deceiving. I thought I would be encountering a sarcastic type of humorous book, but I was sorely mistaken. Pretty sure this series is surviving purely off of the "famous name" of the author.

This is my first introduction to Eric Filipkowski, and while I enjoyed several of the comics, I feel that the humor just might not be my style. I laughed aloud at several scenes, but otherwise, I didn't find it too comical.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I didn’t find these comic strips very funny. Nothing wrong with them as such, but I didn’t even chuckle even once.

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.

Darkly witty. Sometimes the schtick wore a little thin, but there was a fresh, modern voice on most pages.

NetGalley Review

Star Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

Oof. That's about all I got for this one. I was so excited to read this. It seemed like it was going to be utterly hilarious. Nope. Definitely a let down. Last I checked my sense of humor wasn't broken. I still find Bo Burnham, Dave Chappelle, Demetri Martin, etc all hilarious. This just doesn't do it. It's like they aimed at humor and before the arrow was loosed they tripped, fell, and shot their own pinky toe. This just wasn't for me. Hopefully it's better for you!

Like always though, read it and decide for yourself

Irreverently funny, 2 Dumb Dinos is aptly named. These dinos share social commentary on politics, pop culture and social morality (or the lack there of). Don't let the simple drawings fool you, these dinos have bite.

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.

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.

THis was too dumb to finish. I did not like it at all. It was not funny or witty. It wasn't even enough to hold my attention. I might be dumber for reading what I did.

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.

Distinctly unfunny - generally my minimum is a polite one and a half stars, but this in no way deserves such heights.

I love reading novels like this. The pointless jokes but you can’t help but carry on reading. Also loved the graphics.

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.

Some of these were funny and some u was just like uh okay. But I wanted to like these. To grab them when you're having a bad day just for a little chuckle but it just didn't do it for me

This book is a fun comic strip like feel for adults. It will make you chuckle and smile. It was a fun, quick read.

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.

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.

(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 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.