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Title: Sky Ape by Tim McCarney, Richard Jenkins, Phil D. Amara, Philip D. Amara ISBN: 0-9676847-8-1 Publisher: AiT/Planet Lar Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Monty Python Meets Buckaroo Banzai
Comment: This could be one of the strangest comics I've ever read... it's reminiscent of the works of Grant Morrison and FLAMING CARROT, but draws a bit more from the world of MONTY PYTHON, THE KIDS IN THE HALL and Woody Allen. The story concerns a talking gorilla who happens to be a crime-fighting millionaire but spends most of his time drinking beer and playing RISK with his buddies, an odd assortment of half-witted sidekicks (though one of them, a chick who turns into a bird and looks a bit like EMMA PEEL is very cool). The gorilla, whose name is Kirk, is looking for clues to his past, of which his only clue is a series of odd visions in which he's a player for the BOSTON RED SOX. When he is presented with a strange case--to help uncover THE SUSPENSE JACKET, which allows the wearer to see the past and/or future--he feels it could be the key to figuring out his origin once and for all. The story is about as far from linear as you can get--Kirk and crew zip from place to place and scenes just sprout out of nowehere or end abruptly a la MONTY PYTHON. Takes a bit of getting used to (especially the scene where, without any warning, Kirk and a gang of 10-speed bicycles take on ninjas, guys in hot dog suits, and a giant penguin) but folks looking for a truly unique, truly hilarious and seriously "different" comic book will love SKY APE. The website... is a hoot as well.
Rating: 3
Summary: Cool Art, Absurdist Story
Comment: I must freely admit that I don't get this series about a millionaire/freelance detective gorilla who sometimes zooms around on a jetpack. The black and white artwork is pretty sweet, although sometimes the stylistic shifts are a little jarring. But the story-which is nominally about his quest to recover the "suspense jacket" in order to understand his pas-careens so wildly around, jam-packed with absurdity and digressions, that it's hard to maintain an interest. I would say it's worth checking out for the artwork, but don't even try to follow the story.
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Title: Batman: Hush Vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams ISBN: 1401200613 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl? by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming ISBN: 1582401837 Publisher: Image Comics Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Creature Tech by Doug Tennapel, Chris Staros, Digital Chameleon ISBN: 1891830341 Publisher: Top Shelf Production Pub. Date: 31 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Age of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships by Eric Shanower ISBN: 1582402000 Publisher: Image Comics Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Rising Stars : Born In Fire (Vol. 1) by J. Michael Straczynski ISBN: 1582401721 Publisher: Image Comics Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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