Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Merrily We "Roll" Along


(copyright Warner Brothers, DC Comics)
I know, I know. It's a stupid pun. The comic, though, was so-so. All the cover story was was Space Jam with roller skates. Not a bad thing. It's just kind of unusual. The author acted like Bugs and Lola were actually married or something. A little uncomfortable. Then again, it's probably no different than Honey Bunny, the proto-Lola of the 70s, if you will:

(image from eBay)

Anyway, the rest of the story was OK, except Bugs started spouting slang terms "all the cool kids are using," like "noob," which is just another word for "newbie." Why would Bugs Bunny say something like that?  I know Bugs is a smart aleck and all, but it still doesn't seem right. Other than my confusion about the slang usage, the art was awesome, except it came with that weird thing where the characters feel as though they shouldn't be wearing the clothes they're wearing. I don't know if any of you know what I'm talking about, but just look closely at the Crusher's feet on the cover. You'll find it...

But like I said, I liked the art. Even though it sometimes looked like clip art, it was still kind of like how I would draw the Looney Tunes, of course, I'm not doing a very good presentation here, compared to the art:

(Author's Note: I could do better on paper, but I'm not the best scanner in the world...)

Other than that, it was a pretty OK issue. There was a story where Tweety participated in the Olympics, (I've never really liked the Tweety and Sylvester stories anyway) two Earl Kress stories, the first starring starring Hubie, Bertie, and Witch Hazel, and the other being a quick gag about baseball. (Now how do we get the latter in a cartoon?)

-PJW (who's sorry she's late!)

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Happy Halloween!


MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! 

Since Halloween is tomorrow, I thought I might post this "grotesque" segment from one of my favorite movies, Fantasia. Not only is this fit for Halloween, but there's also a solid history behind it, and therefore significant, no matter the holiday.  If you're seriously scared of ghosts, I suggest you don't watch this! Or, the least you can do is flip to Ave Maria at the end. Or, if you'd like to do neither, this poster I own is a pretty good recap of what happens, sans unicorns:


[image from Poster Nirvana; Fantasia (c) The Walt Disney Company. I did not upload this personally.]

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Monthly Update: October 2011

All right, we have some comics to review! Now these are the ones that I currently own, and might be reviewing as soon as I get everybody else in place. I haven't exactly finished reading either of them yet, but I have written my own little descriptions on the comic stories as I see it...


copyright Warner Brothers, 2011 (image from Forbidden Planet)
Looney Tunes No. 203 (DC, Gross)
Description: Bugs Bunny goes head-to-head with Lola Bunny in a roller derby; Witch Hazel needs Hubie and Bertie for an experiment; Tweety participates in the Olympics; Bugs Bunny tricks a baseball ump

Now this is the one I might not get to review, due to the other things that are coming out this month:
copyright Bongo Comics, 2011 (image from League of Comic Geeks)
Sergio Aragones Funnies No. 3 (Bongo, Aragones)
Description: Sergio has a comic idea; a lion wants to travel to the city; Sergio meets a famous cellist

Saturday, October 8, 2011

ComicBookReview welcomes you!

Hey it rhymes!

Anywho, on with the show, 'cuz this is it! Warts and all! From comic books to PEZ dispensers to old cartoons to classical music to anything with a cartoony root, it's gonna be here! Sure, I know the title's a tad stupid considering it's not just for reviewing comics anymore, but I'm sure we'll get a chance to do some reviewing as soon as ComicBookReview kicks off. Be on the lookout for my own characters (which belong to me) my own comic books (+80, folks) classical music mainstream audiences despise, and of course, my absolute favorite cartoons OF ALL TIME, my sorta-DVD collection, and other irrelevant flights o' fancy!


-PJW (as the duck)