RagMop #1?
timothy lee west
Abhay Khosla (akh...@umich.edu) wrote:
: So, RagMop#1: Who's this Rob Walton? This was a fun read in a really
: strange way. The art was like something out of Blitz on Cartooning and
: the story ALMOST was like something out of Saturday Morning...except
: every way that it mattered.
The only thing I know about Walton is that he's also writing a
Norse saga-type thing for Charles Vess's upcoming "Ballads" book; check out
the preview in the latest Cerebus.
: On the surface it has everything that a good book needs: dinosaurs,
: cute blonde supervillainesses-for-hire, Government cabals, wacky
: scientists, Nazis, cosmic mirror-stars and even more cosmic devices, oh
: and sure aliens, sure.
: But the book had loads of wit,
: humor, a seemingly convoluted storyline, a decent-sized scope, a
: wonderful monologue on capitalism in relationship to the universe(marred
: by a really bad gratuituous cuss word
Agreed. This was totally unnecessary in a book that also features
a Cat in the Hat lookalike.
: There's something nice about this book. Am I the only one who saw it?
: I must have heard about it hear sometime... or was it in some magazine...
: -Abhay
: akh...@umich.edu
Well, I wasn't bowled over by it, but I'm willing to give it a chance
and also to recommend that others check it out. The first issue relies on
anachronistic humor and pop culture references, which, it seems to me,
can only take you so far. But I'm willing to stick with it to see where the
story (you're right: it's convoluted) goes.
Abhay Khosla
Well, I don't read rec.arts.comics.alternative often enough, but
occaisonally check it out. So maybe someone mentioned this book there
and thats why I recognized it when I saw it. Or maybe it was somewhere
else. Or maybe its part of the collective unconsciouss like about half
the elements(well maybe more than half) in this book. Beats me, but I
got it. And maybe there's been a thread about it already, but like I
sez, reading raca is a rare treat for me(well..when Stray Bullets comes
out...buy Stray Bullets!)
So, RagMop#1: Who's this Rob Walton? This was a fun read in a really
strange way. The art was like something out of Blitz on Cartooning and
the story ALMOST was like something out of Saturday Morning...except
every way that it mattered.
On the surface it has everything that a good book needs: dinosaurs,
cute blonde supervillainesses-for-hire, Government cabals, wacky
scientists, Nazis, cosmic mirror-stars and even more cosmic devices, oh
and sure aliens, sure.
But there's something else in this book that I liked, besides just the
refreshing quality it had of being a comic like comics are supposed to be
if you haven't read them for years(which is filled with dinosaurs and
aliens and having that style of art). But the book had loads of wit,
humor, a seemingly convoluted storyline, a decent-sized scope, a
wonderful monologue on capitalism in relationship to the universe(marred
by a really bad gratuituous cuss word ...a kid could dig this comic if it
weren't for that...of course its not bloody enough for kids today but I
dig it an it was annoying...), some good referencing... Basically what my
LNH stories will look like in the future. And the page with ... Thrill
Kitten was just hilarious.
Bruce Berger
>
>Well, I don't read rec.arts.comics.alternative often enough, but
>occaisonally check it out. So maybe someone mentioned this book there
>and thats why I recognized it when I saw it. Or maybe it was somewhere
>else. Or maybe its part of the collective unconsciouss like about half
>the elements(well maybe more than half) in this book. Beats me, but I
>got it. And maybe there's been a thread about it already, but like I
>sez, reading raca is a rare treat for me(well..when Stray Bullets comes
>out...buy Stray Bullets!)
>
>So, RagMop#1: Who's this Rob Walton? This was a fun read in a really
>strange way. The art was like something out of Blitz on Cartooning and
>the story ALMOST was like something out of Saturday Morning...except
>every way that it mattered.
[Commentary on the book snipped]
Potential spoilers in both the snipped commentary and the following...
I first saw this book at the Alternative Comics Expo two weeks ago.
It was something of a hit at the show, at least among the people I
was hanging out with. I don't recall a rac.alternative thread about
the book, but I may have missed it. I'm crossposting this there
in any case.
I'm afraid I got to Walton's table near the end of the day, when I
was pretty tired out, so I didn't talk to him much. I read his
promo sheet, which featured the O-ring in the second row of panels,
and bought the book right after that panel. I'm afraid I didn't
talk much to Walton, and I didn't even get around to reading the
book until a few days ago. He was a very plesant guy, and claimed
to have several issues (4 or 5) in the can already.
The book had a lot of amusing moments. I found the monolith
particularly amusing.
So, has anyone else besides Abhay and me seen this book? If you
do, check it out.
Bruce Berger b...@lns598.lns.cornell.edu
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Jay S. Hosler
> Well, I wasn't bowled over by it, but I'm willing to give it a chance
>and also to recommend that others check it out. The first issue relies on
>anachronistic humor and pop culture references, which, it seems to me,
>can only take you so far. But I'm willing to stick with it to see where the
>story (you're right: it's convoluted) goes.
I think I was expecting a lot more after reading the commants by other
creators on the back cover. The humor in this first issue just didn't gel
for me. I found myself looking a gags saying "hmm that should be funny".
The timing was just a bit off. But he is a skilled artist and I have a
feeling his stories will probably get better as he gets a few issues under
his belt. I'll stick with it for awhile.
Jay Hosler
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>Abhay Khosla <akh...@umich.edu> writes:
>
>The book had a lot of amusing moments. I found the monolith
>particularly amusing.
>
>So, has anyone else besides Abhay and me seen this book? If you
>do, check it out.
No! No! No! No! No!
No! No! No! No! No!
-first printing
Had me on the floor dying... that and the Dr. Seuss x-over.
-B
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