The Simpsons’ own Comic Book Guy. Geek, nerd, obese. These are the words that describe him.
Last issue, his adventures took him in such strange places. He entered a Lardlad contest, but lost to his doppelganger. He bid on everything at a movie prop auction, which made him go inside Superman’s rocket, fueled by rocket fuel, and flew up in the ceiling and exploded…
…and perished him.
I mean, what the Hello Dolly with Barbara Streisand?! You don’t make a mini-series focused on a character if you’re going to focus on killing him on the first issue! That is just ridiculous! This is now just a 4-part Simpsons Comics story, and you can do better by finding a copy of Simpsons Comics and just be satisfied on reading a single issue!
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| I guess guarantees make comics sell. |
Now, I might be overeacting here, but not all {and by all, I mean ANY} comic book companies just go out of the way to kill off a main character in a comic book series directly from the first issue!
I mean, you got X-Men’s Jean Grey, DC’s Superman, and nearly every zombie in Marvel Zombies! But, they at least get some time to know the reader before their demise. And although Comic Book Guy had 20 years to be recognized from television, movies, action figures, books, et certa, before his “demise”, you don’t result in having a mini-series with the character that you and others loved so much and killed him in the not final, not penultimate, but the FIRST FRICKIN’ ISSUE!
But, you’ll never know. Maybe the characters’ reactions after the death of Fandom’s most recognizable losers will save it somehow and he will come back. They’re not going to absent him out of the new season without any explanation, can they? Let’s take a look!
STORY:
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| And there goes an exciting plot... |
She redone the store, removing everything violent and inappropriate {in short, everyTHING}, and make pink, girly, and full of Little Lulu and Little Dot comics. This does not go well with the other fanboys, especially Bart, who is now destined to find a new hobby now his mom made the Android’s Playground an unbearable place for people who want to escape home. The only person that doesn’t change is Nelson Muntz and that’s only because he views Marge as a mother figure since she scolded him for language.
But, that’s not even the beginning of Springfield’s problems. The internet forums were a more pleasant place because Comic Book Guy used any usernames he can think of to bash directors for making the movies intolerable. Now that’s he dead, the forums are full of positive reviews and possibility to directors to make self-righteous movies about themselves.
President Not-Wolfcastle isn’t pleased about the whole Internet-is-much-more-kinder business, so he shuts down the Internet for good. And getting off-topic for a moment, I have an alternate if the internet suddenly turned off forever. I would like to introduce to you the Random Fandom Pony Xpress! It’ll deliver any review by the 2nd week of the month and you’ll only have to pay a dollar for each review.
Our ponies are fit and ready for any review to be hand-delivered personally. We use scientific technology to enhance the horses’ abilities to run and leap through tall buildings with a single bound: Super-powered chocolate. Just like the anthropomorphic ray I made, it will give horses the ability to become abnormal, but so far, most of them are sleeping. I hope these ponies get up soon; flies are starting to get anxious for flesh!
So, remember, we review from our minds to make sure you get the review we find! Hold on. I got a fax from the pony cabin. “Dear, Mr. Fandom, Please stop feeding us chocolate and forcing us to deliver your reviews. The only time the internet will go down is when Hell breaks loose. Until then, we no longer need your services. –The Ponies” Let me get my telegraph to respond to these ponies. The chocolate must have given them a number on their brains, if you know what I mean. “Dear, the Ponies STOP, You will quit if I begin to do a hula-dancing contest with a chimpanzee STOP. In short, you are not leaving your post until we get your first job STOP. Begrudgingly, Mr. Fandom.”… “STOP” OK, let me put the letter into the tube connecting to the ponies’ chain and we’ll wait.
Meanwhile, back at Springfield, everyone in Fandom is distraught that the internet is officially dead {Pony Express, BTW.} Lisa suggests they just talk directly to each other, but all that did was start a nerd vs. geek war.
And so, the comic ends with the nerds and geeks, wearing cosplay costumes, getting ready for the fight of their wasted lives.
ART:
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| I got to admit, I did NOT expect this. |
The art style is just like the Simpsons Comics just like in the last issue. There are no inside variant covers since this is a second issue, AKA “Not a Big Deal” I’ll grade it just like I did for the first issue, but the art still isn’t horrible.
HUMOR:
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| This cameo is pointless, nuff said. |
The humor is as usual as the last issue. This time, adding cosplay and children’s comics in the mix. The reactions of the Internet being shut down were expected, but funny regardless. I also appreciate the return of both President Not-Wolfcastle and Russ Cargill from The Simpsons Movie, but I wasn’t expecting somebody would be fine after a rock landed on his head. Only in Bongo Comics, where continuity means nothing to them {except for the important stuff}
Stan Lee was the only part I didn’t find OK. I don’t care he wrote his own part in, but I was expecting him to do a lot more stuff to give the middle finger to DC. For example, in the episode “I Am Furious Yellow”, Stan makes a guest appearance as himself, doing many funny things, such as fitting the Thing in the Batmobile and trying to become the Hulk, but no avail. The least you can do is having him piss all over Bob Kane’s grave or something because besides the eulogy, he was just one-dimensional as the ways different artists draw his creations.
FINAL VERDICT:
Yes, Comic Book Guy only made some appearances this issue, but I didn’t feel up to the challenge to kill off a headlining character in the first issue. Regardless, the story still fares up nicely, the humor works unless you aren’t a geek or nerd, and the artstyle still captures the show perfectly. All I can say, I hope the aftermath of the Death of Fandom’s Greatest Nerds do well next issue and beyond.
Until next time, I…hold on, I got another letter from the ponies. “Mr. Fandom, we are now revolting. Your blog will never be as famous as those other Internet reviewers. Come out and surrender yourself.” Oh, I’ll surrender myself. Surrender from sloth and taking action!
Five minutes later…
Folks, the ponies are invading my home as we speak. So, until I get that out of the way, look forward to the third issue of Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book next moth. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m having glue for dinner. It’s the only thing good from horses and…just show the rating.
RATING:
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| Better luck next time, Homie... |
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