TheCC Staff
07-15-2008, 05:00 PM
In which I lament not knowing about this book sooner
by Michael Furth
July 15th, 2008 - Okay, wait a minute. What the hell is going on? When did this comic come around and why wasn’t I notified?!?!?! I thought I had people for this. I’m supposed to be the one in the know. The Amazing Joy Buzzards? The first word that comes to mind is “fun”. Actually it’s more like “FUN”. I could devote this whole review to just the first six pages. Which are the credit pages. Yes, those pages that tell you the title of the book you’re reading and who made it. When you have a book that makes reading the title of the book fun, you know you’re in for a treat.
At one point in the story, as our heroes are lounging about in their top secret lair hidden in Mount Rushmore, our narrator asks, “So who are the Amazing Joy Buzzards?” Good question. Gabe the drummer offers up, “Man, how does that Mr. Ed do it? He’s like the equin DeNiro. Bravo my boobtube stallion, bravo.” And there you have your answer Mr. Narrator. The Amazing Joy Buzzards are equal parts nonsensical crazy and whippersnapper funny. A teenage rock sensation that moonlight as paranormal adventurers who have traded in the typical “1, 2, 3, 4” count off before songs for “5, 6, 7, 12”. And a lot of this book is just that, trading in the typical for the a-typical. And that is a good thing.
This is a book that moves fast. You remember when Mark Millar was talking about writing Ultimate Fantastic Four? You don’t?! Okay, well I’ll fill you in. He talked about the old glory days of Lee/Kirby, how it was jam packed with so much fun and craziness and about how he was trying to match that and throw out as many insane ideas as he could. If you think about that run it was indeed chock full of crazy ideas all smashed into a relatively short space. And it gave the book an energy that was infectious. Amazing Joy Buzzards is like that in its own way. It moves fast, and there are a million crazy, goofy and downright fun ideas smashed into each and every page. It’s a mix of Hellboy with the Fantastic Four (at their best) and Josie and the Pussycats. Or maybe Scooby Doo. If Scooby was written by Grant Morrison. Not really a mix I would have ever thought would be conceived of, never mind attempted. But oh, am I glad to see this mix here.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Comic_Books/Reviews/2008/Michael_Furth/Amazing_Joy_Buzzards/)
by Michael Furth
July 15th, 2008 - Okay, wait a minute. What the hell is going on? When did this comic come around and why wasn’t I notified?!?!?! I thought I had people for this. I’m supposed to be the one in the know. The Amazing Joy Buzzards? The first word that comes to mind is “fun”. Actually it’s more like “FUN”. I could devote this whole review to just the first six pages. Which are the credit pages. Yes, those pages that tell you the title of the book you’re reading and who made it. When you have a book that makes reading the title of the book fun, you know you’re in for a treat.
At one point in the story, as our heroes are lounging about in their top secret lair hidden in Mount Rushmore, our narrator asks, “So who are the Amazing Joy Buzzards?” Good question. Gabe the drummer offers up, “Man, how does that Mr. Ed do it? He’s like the equin DeNiro. Bravo my boobtube stallion, bravo.” And there you have your answer Mr. Narrator. The Amazing Joy Buzzards are equal parts nonsensical crazy and whippersnapper funny. A teenage rock sensation that moonlight as paranormal adventurers who have traded in the typical “1, 2, 3, 4” count off before songs for “5, 6, 7, 12”. And a lot of this book is just that, trading in the typical for the a-typical. And that is a good thing.
This is a book that moves fast. You remember when Mark Millar was talking about writing Ultimate Fantastic Four? You don’t?! Okay, well I’ll fill you in. He talked about the old glory days of Lee/Kirby, how it was jam packed with so much fun and craziness and about how he was trying to match that and throw out as many insane ideas as he could. If you think about that run it was indeed chock full of crazy ideas all smashed into a relatively short space. And it gave the book an energy that was infectious. Amazing Joy Buzzards is like that in its own way. It moves fast, and there are a million crazy, goofy and downright fun ideas smashed into each and every page. It’s a mix of Hellboy with the Fantastic Four (at their best) and Josie and the Pussycats. Or maybe Scooby Doo. If Scooby was written by Grant Morrison. Not really a mix I would have ever thought would be conceived of, never mind attempted. But oh, am I glad to see this mix here.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Comic_Books/Reviews/2008/Michael_Furth/Amazing_Joy_Buzzards/)