Satisfactory Comics #4

Title: Satisfactory Comics
Issue: #4
Date: 2003
Publisher: Satisfactory Comics
Writer: Isaac Cates, Mike Wenthe
Penciler: Mike Wenthe
Inker: Isaac Cates
Letterer: Isaac Cates

After being scolded for stinking up the house with various smelly concoctions, Sam decides to run away from home and seek out some friends who might share his interest in stinky pranks.

He soon meets up with a talking possum and skunk (the skunk is especially verbose) who share a meal, but when they part ways, Sam stumbles upon an invasion force of ogres.

It's up to his animal friends to take Sam to the only group that has a chance of stopping the ogres: The Parliament of Owls!

This is a really enjoyable folktale-epic with some great detail work in the art. The two-page center spread panel is just awesome.

It was also put together using nouns and noun phrases suggested by readers. The suggestions are listed and illustrated on the back cover. Bonus feature on the inside front cover is a cute Twinkie advertisement parody.

The dialogue is wordy (intentionally so), and the small size isn't always perfect for reproducing the level of detail of the artwork, but this is a great story with plenty of laughs and some good serious moments too.

Rating: 8/10