Please Destroy My Enemies

by Michael Sweater

Tattoo artist and graffiti punk Michael Sweater s newest book of comic strips, Please Destroy My Enemies, contains 60 pages of charm and dry wit where Bill Watterson s tender relatability meets Gary Larsen s hilarious irreverence. Each page is relatable, accessible, and full of dogs, lizards, weirdos, and Michael s unique brand of dark and self-aware laughs."

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Humor, Comic Book, Fiction

64 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2016

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Please Does Destroy My Enemies is a prayer a little girl makes which comes humorously true and is the first and best four-panel one-page comic by Michael Sweater in his book of the same name. It’s one of the slightly edgy ones. A little book! Most of them are jokes like this, with a beat before the punchline:

Panel one: “You like the new Pokemon, son?” Riding in the car.
Panel two: “You don’t like Pokemon. You’re just old and lonely.”
Panel three: Dad stares at son.
Panel four: Dad dumps kid on the curb.

Many are like this: Ooh, there's raccoon tracks, but they follow the tracks and find Super Mario. O-kay!

I like it!

Here’s a link to his instagram account so you can get a glimpse of his style:

https://www.instagram.com/pleasekeepw...

[Maggie Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, cute, and generally quite funny. I noticed this little zine at my local comic store, and I am a sucker for tiny books. The cartooning is wonderfully expressive, and while I don't think the punchline of every strip works, overall it was an enjoyable diversion. It's also well-produced with good printing and nice binding, something a lot of books of this size struggle to provide.

[Tessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

not the best collection of comics I ever read but alot made me smile

[Seth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me laugh.

I’m glad I started this one next. Recently I’ve started and stopped like three comic books in a row that I just didn’t like and one of them was by Adrian tomine and one was by Jeffrey brown! I like those people. But yeah didn’t like what I read recently this was a funny little palette cleanser

The other one by this person didn’t actually make me laugh but this one did

I would’ve really liked to see more continuity. I liked the ones where there was a continuous character being followed it reminded me of Calvin Hobbes I think you care more about those than comics where each page is a different character and just a tiny little comic. Like this is fine too but I prefer a story

[Jacquelyne Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 rounded down. This was Sweater's first publication, which is mostly a collection of forgotten pieces. It's cute, just less put together than "Please Destroy the Internet", which I happened to enjoy a ton more. I do like that you can see his original signatures on most if not all the works, so that was like a little treat for me as a reader.

[Kay ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Please Destroy My Enemies" offers a delightful collection of comic strips that brim with humor. Each panel varies in its comedic impact. Furthermore, the artwork is characterized by its simplicity. Worth the buy if you can catch it on sale.

[Michele Brack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw this book come in and I thought it was hilarious. Cute little drawings with weird and disturbing messages. I love it.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightfully irreverent with a simplistic but pleasing art style.

[Paula Kirman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute drawings featuring children, lizards, and dogs meet dark humour about loneliness, depression, and self-awareness.

[Taylor Carr · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book absolutely rips and you should pick it up for yourself immediately!!!

[Sarah Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chuckled.

[Ash Burkes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, cute, goofy.

[Christa Van · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good message here - ask God for what you really need ;-)

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I, too, want a burrito

[melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cover is really the best part of this.
There's a few good panels, but it's more miss than hit with me.
*Downloaded via Hoopla through the public library*

[Jessie Drew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun.

[Carina Stopenski · Rating 3 out of 5]

a lot of punchlines didn’t land in a lot of these four-panels, but the art style was very cute

[MG · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s easy to be hooked in by the author’s soft-punk illustration style, but the irreverence was very mild and the jokes rarely land. This might be best as a entry into the off-beat, but it doesn’t live up to the references given.

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

*shrug*

[Bridgette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really my cup of tea. Not as funny as I expected. Some of the strips are super cute though!

[J.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweater has a very appealing clean-line drawing style seemingly informed by newspaper comic strips of the '70s & '80s. The adorability of his drawings provide a great contrast to the punk ethos and occasional dark thoughts & actions of his characters. The cover image & title perfectly encapsulate what you'll find inside.