Live review! I'm over at fellow comic collector (and creator!) Joe McGlone's place and as usual, he's got comics all over the apartment. He wanted me to give this one a look, so here we go.
Title: Simpsons One-Shot Wonders: Ralph Wiggum Comics
Date: 2012
Publisher: Bongo Comics
Writer: Mary Trainor, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, Jesse McCann
Penciler: Mike Kazaleh, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, James Lloyd
Inker: Mike Kazaleh, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, Andrew Pepoy
Colorist: Nathan Hamill, Art Villanueva
Letterer: Karen Bates
Editor: Bill Morrison
"It's my first tissue!" exclaims Ralph on the cover. That pretty much sets the tone for this collection.
The first story features Ralph in a home alone scenario, wrecking his house in record time. It did get an out-loud laugh out of me, but it got repetitive pretty quick, which was a problem with Ralph's actions throughout this book. His dialogue is better able to deliver humor and surprises, than the more visual slapstick gags.
Next up was a wordless one-page strip by Sergio Aragones.
The third story had Ralph missing the school bus and ending up as the replacing Brockman as the Channel 6 news broadcaster for an afternoon. This one was pretty amusing.
Aragones then returns for a Where's Waldo style feature and then a short story involving Ralph's attempt to make a costume for a school contest. You could see the ending of this one coming a mile away.
Last up was a somewhat surreal story involving Ralph and an angry leprechaun. No, really.
There were some really funny jokes in here, but they were scattered between rather tedious fare. Aragones' artwork is always a great, however.
Rating: 5.5/10
Title: Simpsons One-Shot Wonders: Ralph Wiggum Comics
Date: 2012
Publisher: Bongo Comics
Writer: Mary Trainor, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, Jesse McCann
Penciler: Mike Kazaleh, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, James Lloyd
Inker: Mike Kazaleh, Sergio Aragones, Carol Lay, Andrew Pepoy
Colorist: Nathan Hamill, Art Villanueva
Letterer: Karen Bates
Editor: Bill Morrison
"It's my first tissue!" exclaims Ralph on the cover. That pretty much sets the tone for this collection.
The first story features Ralph in a home alone scenario, wrecking his house in record time. It did get an out-loud laugh out of me, but it got repetitive pretty quick, which was a problem with Ralph's actions throughout this book. His dialogue is better able to deliver humor and surprises, than the more visual slapstick gags.
Next up was a wordless one-page strip by Sergio Aragones.
The third story had Ralph missing the school bus and ending up as the replacing Brockman as the Channel 6 news broadcaster for an afternoon. This one was pretty amusing.
Aragones then returns for a Where's Waldo style feature and then a short story involving Ralph's attempt to make a costume for a school contest. You could see the ending of this one coming a mile away.
Last up was a somewhat surreal story involving Ralph and an angry leprechaun. No, really.
There were some really funny jokes in here, but they were scattered between rather tedious fare. Aragones' artwork is always a great, however.
Rating: 5.5/10
