Short book review: Hagar Hits the Mark

Dik Browne, Hagar Hits the Mark. New York: Ace Tempo, 1977. ISBN: 0441315836.

Genre: comics

Subgenre: vikings, Middle Ages

Format: paperback

Source: I own this one.

 

This is another amusing collection from our favorite viking and his travails. Among the highlights: loot Hagar brings Helga, his wife, poking fun at how the English talk, and whether Helga knows what Hagar really does for a living. Overall, it's a nice collection of comics with nice humor and family friendly. It is a quick and easy read that I liked. 

3 out of 5 stars. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book qualifies for the following 2023 Reading Challenge: 

 

Short book review: Hagar the Horrible: Happy Hour

Dik Browne, Hagar the Horrible: Happy Hour. New York: Ace Tempo Books, 1982. ISBN: 0448168596.

Genre: comics

Subgenre: vikings, humor, family

Format: small paperback

Source: I own this. I got it as part of a bundle of four Hagar the Horrible books at Half Price Books. 

 

This is a small book collecting Hagar the Horrible comic strips. Hagar is a viking, but he is also a married man with kids and faces many of the issues a family man does. The strip often looks at modern issues through Hagar, his family, and his peers, especially Lucky Eddie. I remember reading Hagar comics in newspapers here and there, so it was nice to find this book. Among the highlights are things Hagar brings home for Helga from his pillaging trips. The humor overall is light and easy. Overall, I liked it. 

3 out of 5 stars. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This book qualifies for the following 2023 Reading Challenge: