A wonderfully dark selection of four panel comics , War and Peas had me chuckling on many occasions, The comics feature a wonderfully offbeat cast of characters including a skateboarding Death, a robot in love with his creator, Good Boy the dog and of course Slutty Witch. At first it seemed like each comic was a stand alone , but then I noticed over the course of the book, there was a more linear structure telling more of the stories of each character. The simplistic art style works incredibly well when trying to tell a whole story in only four panels. and quite often there was a sting in the tale that turned expectations upside down. There are plenty of nerd culture references and lots of irony. I had not seen the work of this creative team before and I was really impressed.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.

This was very funny to read! It made me laugh aloud multiple times. I would definitely recommend this to someone who could use a good laugh!

I don’t follow the webcomic War and Peas, though I have seen a few of their comics before on social media, and I picked up this comics collection based on that small sample.



Each page is separate 4 panel comic with a title, usually a description of the comic or a continuation of the punchline. The art is simple and quirky but it works well with the humor. Some of the comics can get a bit raunchy, but for the most part it’s absurd and macabre nerdiness, usually with a humorous twist. In other words, it’s pretty classic web comic humor.



There’s a set of reoccurring characters, like a robot, a ghost boy, a self-described slutty witch (and her vampire boyfriend), and the grim reaper, which build on previous gags, but otherwise there’s no overarching theme to the collection. Sometimes the characters cross paths, with the witch and the grim reaper as my favorite. The simplistic style means that the book is a quick read, though I think it also has decent rereadability.



Some of the comics worked really well for me (I loved the printer overlords), while some felt like they were trying too hard to be edgy. I think it’s the nature of this style of humor that each particular joke either works very well or not at all for a person, which can make the collection as a whole feel uneven.

Overall, though, any collection that has Death rolling off on a skateboard after breaking up with someone gets a thumbs-up from me!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

War and Peas is a non-themed comics collection that leans toward the morbid, the ironic, and the startling. It’s great fun! With simple, clean, yet evocative art, and relatively little dialogue or explanation, the four-panel comics are very enjoyable. The jokes can be somewhat sophisticated sometimes, and have a definite adult edge to them, but they’re definitely more dark and devious than anything else. I didn’t find anything really surprising, but I did enjoy the various ideas explored by the authors, and I did feel this was a neat little book for a little light reading. I do plan to keep track of what comes next in the War and Peas comics!

I got an ARC of this book.

I have seen this comic around for a while, but I couldn't have told you the name of it until now. The main ones I had seen were of Death and Slutty Witch. So it was really nice to read more than a comic every few weeks.

There is no cohesive plot through the comics. So reading straight through the collection is not necessary. You can read this any way that you like. You can skip to all the Death comics and just enjoy Death doing what Death does (I may slightly promote this way of reading since the comics with Death were the ones that made me laugh the most). I did laugh out loud multiple times while reading, which hurt since I have this weird cold. This book was worth that pain.

Some of the jokes were clever, others were more subtle. There was a sort of joke for everyone. Other comic collections I have read recently focused more on fart jokes or low brow humor, there wasn't as much variety. So I have to appreciate that the jokes here ranged and didn't become repetitive.

Slutty Witch is amusing, but I am not sure why she is slutty. I first saw her in an asexual group, because there is a comic where she says she has no underwear and the guy takes her home to give her a blanket and something hot to drink to prevent a cold. So maybe her name is just silly and has no real bearing on her? I have no idea. I would like to see more of her and find out where the joke goes.

Definitely need to enjoy dark humor. Which I do. Overall, though it was funny, I think I could have passed on this.

Abolutely hilarious! I enjoyed it very much. Comics about love, loneliness, sex and sniffing butts. Loved the drawing, a clean a little like what Tom gauld does. Great!

This was and enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. I'd seen this comics around online and found them funny, so I decided to give the book a try when I saw it available on Netgalley. I found that this book had a very cohesive feel to it, thanks to narrative throughlines that you could follow for each of the comic's characters. Whereas a good number of the comics within are available online, I do believe you're getting something more by reading this book as a whole.

This was my first read on NetGalley and it was such a fun way to start! I had seen a few of these comics online before, but there were definitely some hilarious surprises! I will be keeping my eye out for future War and Peas comics!

I like a little morbid and absurd humor, and though I recognized the effort in this, only a few of the comics made me snort. Many I found on the dull side.

I liked the recurring characters. I liked that the characters did not have mouths. I didn't like how the images were framed (can't decide whether that is part of a learning curve or done deliberately). And for some reason, it bothers me that all the coffee cups were steaming.

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. I like the dark sense of humour. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

**I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**


This is definitely only for people who have a very dark sense of humor. At times I felt the authors went too far but some other comics were very funny. At first did not seem like there was a story across the comics but as I continued to read I realized that the same characters kept showing up. I think more could have been done for arc of the stories but overall was very enjoyable.

If you use the internet, you may be familiar with War and Peas, a funny and fantastical comic series featuring Death, Bob and Bob, Dog, ghosts, and one of the coolest and most confident witches you’ll ever meet: she has impressive magical powers, and she knows how to deal with catcallers. The comics collected in this book connect various stories and characters in new ways, and if you’re already a fan, you’ll enjoy seeing old favorites interacting as they get married, have kids, fly on their broomsticks, climb mountains, and gross out those very same mountains. And remember, change can be hard, but sometimes a new beginning is just what we all need, whether you’ve just split your pants, or if you’ve been reincarnated as a rock.

War and Peas is deliciously funny. I agree a couple of the comics go too far even for my dark humor, overall I was delighted in the wit and vampire jokes as well as the further adventure of death.
I would have loved t see teh related comics blocked together but otehr than that, this book is a greta collection of hilarious content.

Damn this was funny! I didn't know the author but after reading this, I'm definitely gonna keep up with future releases.

Thanks netgalley for an ebook copy of this before release date.

3.5 stars

I have followed the instagram page for the comic war and peas for less than 12 months, enjoying the art and humour. I have found that many of the scenes have been featured there recently.

The pages were simply titled and each character had 4 frames on a page, in their own storyline and other characters were jumbled with other pages of the other characters storyline. Basically what I'm trying to explain is that the slutty witch featured several times throughout the book, instead of several pages creating a chapter of the slutty witch storyline.

My favourite characters' storyline involved the reaper having some down time on his scene titled "where the corpses go", and I also can relate to the "laundry" scene with the ghost boy character. I did literally laugh out loud at reading these pages.

I. LOVE. THEM. This kind of humor is my cup of tea. Slutty Witch is my favorite character there. They managed to create one of the best strip webcomics that is out there. I already bought a few of their prints and I have been looking at their work for a long time and it never disappointed me. So I am really glad to have that work collected in one book. Instant buy.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

funny, different, and dark..
this book was everything i didn't know i needed.

i may just have to get a copy for my bookshelf!

I have a very sick and wrong sense of humor so I find this comic to be absolutely hilarious! I enjoyed this collection a lot, and it cracked me up several times.

There was no rhyme or reason to this comic book. No flow. It was just page after page of random comic strips. Some were funny, some were not. I laughed out loud once or twice. I'd heard of War and Peas and seen a few comics that had been shared on friends' social media over the years but I've never gone to the website, I've never sought them out. And I still won't. It was fine but there is no reason for anyone to pay for this book.