What a fun book! Most webcomics are hard to read in book format, but this one was a grabber right from the start. The way the story focuses more on the interpersonal relationships of the characters while it uses hockey as a way of furthering relationships is great. I love Bitty and Jack is being revealed to us a bit more each installment.

Hi, I've been a arena brat most of my childhood, old enough to have witnessed the 76 to 80 Habs cups. My 16 years old bday gift was a Bossy jersey and I fell so hard for the great one, that I renounced the Habs to this day, except for the Roy years because crazy goalies are just ... all that. I'm a Pens die hard these days with a guilty thing for a certain abs boy down in Texas.

So this graphic novel is pushing all my buttons in a amazing way. It captures the spirit of hockey in a vivid and passionate way. This is what hockey can be. Team, friendship, hard work, so much hard work. The fact that Eric is gay and out is just that a fact and not a big deal. I liked the cliffhanger and I am looking forward to the next compilation. I adored the extra comics with the hockey slang.

This fun graphic novel follows Eric Bittles first 2 years at Samwell College. He is a former junior figure skating champ who is now playing hockey. How he rises to the challenge of playing with the the big guys -- all while baking pie and falling in love with a teammate-- makes a sweet story. I can't wait for volume 2!

I absolutely love this comic. I've been following it since it was published on the web, and I love that it's not available in book form. The art is fantastic, and I have fallen in love with the characters. This is a comic that I recommend again and again.

Amazing! Will definitely request this book for purchase for our graphic novel collection.

This collection of Ukazu’s sweet, funny, and fabulous web comic covers Eric Bittle’s first two years at Samwell on a hockey scholarship. He is southern charming, an avid baker, terrified of getting checked, and soon to be head over heels in love with his team captain. This is a fabulous comic about friendship, family (in all its forms), and college life. I was introduced to it when it made Npr’s “Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels.” It’s fabulous!

I've read most of this before as a webcomic. No new material, I think, but it's an interesting experience to read it straight through from beginning to the end of Bitty's second year. The story is for obvious reasons very episodic which makes for a slightly disjointed reading experience. I was curious to see how the "bonus" material would be handled (the comics where Ransom and Holster explain hockey terminology, Bitty's twitter, etc) and they were included separately at the end in their own appendices. I'm not sure if keeping everything together in chronological order might have helped with the flow of the narrative -- a lot of things happen in the twitter section especially that are not adequately shown in the comic itself (mainly the increasing intimacy of Bitty's friendship with Jack) -- but at any rate I'm glad they're in there. Verdict: if you've already read the webcomic you know what you're getting, and if (like me) you never bothered to read the twitter some aspects of the storyline will be clearer. If you haven't: it's a very gentle coming-of-age/romance story starring a gay college hockey player with a significant social media component and very charming, stylized art. The first volume ends on a fairly significant cliffhanger, though, so beware!

This graphic novel is based on the popular webcomic of the same name, and the overarching storyline is about hockey, friendship, bros, pies, and the best four years (two years) of your life. Bitty’s story is told in somewhat chronological episodes. Illustrations are bold, charming, colorful, and Epic Moments are suitably striking. The dialogue is also incredibly well-crafted, and each character’s voice rings true. After devouring the graphic novel galley, I went online, found Bitty’s junior year, and was up until 1:30 in the morning reading it. The next day, I reread the majority of Bitty’s sophomore year. I will probably reread the digital galley at least three more times this week, I love it this much. Will someone please watch hockey with me now, please?

Also, I now have an epic crush on Shitty.

Charming LGBTQ-friendly graphic novel series that crosses sports narrative with fish-out-of-water themes.

I follow "Check Please!" religiously and love the webcomic so much; I was ecstatic to hear that it was being published as a graphic novel. It's so great to know that more people will be falling in love with this story and all the wonderful characters. There are some minor changes from the webcomic (mostly the placement of speech balloons) and it looks s'wawesome. Can't wait to to buy this!