Rapid Reviews - Free Comic Book Day - Part VI

PLEASE NOTE: Copies of these comic books will be available in participating comic shops on Saturday July 3rd 2004.

Wild About Comics #1: Another day, another sampler. This one is quite nice, with Licensable Bear lending his features to the framing sequence. In addition, there are a few complete short stories, and a fake ad. This one is fun. Silver Sponsor Book/This book is All-Ages.

Johnny Raygun Classics #1: Goofy psuedo-SciFi hero with a strange hairdo... funny universe with its own fast food joint (It Might Be Chicken)... mostly good artwork... I can't say I loved it, but it's a fun little book worth a flip through. Silver Sponsor Book/This book is for Older Readers (13+).

Sore Thumbs Election Special: um. It's funny, I'll grant it that. And it leans a bit liberal, despite the prominant "Bush/Cheney" sign on the front cover. But both the sides, liberals represented by the sister and conservatives represented by the brother, are shown as less than sane. I admit I was engrossed, but mostly to see what strange thing would happen next. Um... this book is also manga-sized, and contains one complete story with a moral. Silver Sponsor Book/This book is for Adults (18+).

A note on my ratings: these may not match up to what the publishers put on their covers. I'm basing my ratings entirely on how comfortable I would be handing each comic to someone of each age. I confess I'm a bit of a prude, but better to be prudish and safe than to hand an inappropriate comic book to a kid who has an ultra-prude parent itching for a lawsuit.

Still to review: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, Arcana Studio Presents, From Pixels to Paper 2004, NBM Sampler, Adventures of Barry Ween, Love Fights/Everest, Amelia Rules!, and Top Shelf Tales.

Already reviewed: Alternative Comics, The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Archie, IDW Sampler, Dr Chaos' Comic Cornucopia, Teen Titans Go, Marvel Age Spider-Man, and Image Comics Summer Special, Duel Masters, Adhouse Books Free Comic Book Day Comic, Astonish Comics, Best of Dork Storm Press, Del Rey Manga Sampler, and Keenspot Spotlight 2004.

Not available to me for review: Back in Black: Brian Pulido Unleashed at Avatar, A Bunch of Baboons, Reggie-12, and Slave Labor Stories #2. Apparently Cancelled: Delicious Seasons.