Take five parts geek, three parts twisted humor, four parts social commentary,
and a splash of irreverence, and you get User Friendly,
the comic strip sensation that has livened up the World Wide Web since 1997.
And “World Wide” is accurate—the comic strip is read by fans on every continent,
even Antarctica, where snow-besieged systems technologists rely on the cartoon for their daily dose of the geek gestalt.
With a loyal audience of millions, it’s no surprise that UF has become more than a comic strip—it’s
an icon on the Net that has generated an active community.
The comic strip is packed with references to geek interests, from obscure movies to old computer games.
Yet non-geeks are also able to enjoy the story lines and character quirks,
from Erwin’s acerbic humor to Miranda’s constant angst;
from the Smiling Man’s Machiavellian machinations to A.J.’s dysfunctional naïveté.
At the center of this lies Dust Puppy, the strip’s gentle-hearted mascot
and the character who has endeared himself to readers.
In Even Grues Get Full, the fourth collection of this hit geek comic strip,
watch the antics of the characters once again as Stef contends with an enormous Tequila worm,
Mike is tormented by Mr. Cola, and the techs move their shop into an abandoned missile silo!
Also included in this collection are the 9/11 tribute cartoons that have been widely praised.
Rated as one of the top 50 most influential people in the Linux community by Linux Magazine,
J.D. Frazer changed his name and appearance as people began to seek him out to answer questions
regarding “channel binding” and “SYN packets.”
The only thing that J.D. knows about binding involves his underwear.
The fourth great collection of User Friendly cartoons. Acid comments
on the industry. The introduction of Sid, his daughter Pearl –
she’s named after a scripting language
– and Cthulhu. Geeks in a missile silo. And a particularly poignant
September 11th set.
