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jonh's review
4.0
The Short of It: Filthy. Offensive. Fun.
I like Adult Swim quite a bit and admire their ethos enough to give any show they air a fair shake. But back in the day I wasn't so open-minded. To a young Jon, most of Adult Swim's program seemed bizarre (which I was open to) and excessively gross (which I wasn't). I stuck to my stable of Futurama, Family Guy and a few others, completely missing out on shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Superjail and The Drinky Crow Show.
The Drinky Crow Show was on TV for a VERY short amount of time, and what little of it I saw, I wasn't hip to. BUT! I did like the animation style, which led me to this treasury. By the time I bought this book I was more down with gratuitous, offensive, scatological humor. AND I still liked the art. I'd found some of Tony Millionaire's work in a couple of comics anthologies, including Art Spiegelman's Little Lit, and I was excited to finally experience the Millionaire's work wholesale.
Let me just say, the Maakies Treasury did not disappoint. I'm a huge fan of juxtaposing "high" and "low" brow art, and that is Tony Millionaire's bread and butter. Superb art is paired with the basest, most juvenile, most politically incorrect humor imaginable. And, for me at least, it works. I'm not bothered by offensive jokes all that much. And I also like things related to the seafaring life: The Misadventures of Flapjack, set primarily on the docks of some seaside town, is an absurdist classic, in my opinion. Ergo, there's something quite delightful about beautifully-rendered ships alongside swarthy (though no less beautifully-rendered) sea dogs cursing like, well, sailors and making off-color humor.
Add to this that not every strip is filthy. Some strips are just showcases for breathtaking artistic talent. Others display snippets of poetry, or philosophic musings. It's like finding a gem in a garbage dump. And I like both the gem and the dump.
There's plenty to offend in this Maakies Treasury, and there may be a strip or two that will really rub you the wrong way. (Also, and I don't know if this is a printing error, but a couple of strips show up multiple times). Nevertheless, I liked it, and I believe others should flip through, if only for Tony Millionaire's beautiful, brilliant artwork.
I like Adult Swim quite a bit and admire their ethos enough to give any show they air a fair shake. But back in the day I wasn't so open-minded. To a young Jon, most of Adult Swim's program seemed bizarre (which I was open to) and excessively gross (which I wasn't). I stuck to my stable of Futurama, Family Guy and a few others, completely missing out on shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Superjail and The Drinky Crow Show.
The Drinky Crow Show was on TV for a VERY short amount of time, and what little of it I saw, I wasn't hip to. BUT! I did like the animation style, which led me to this treasury. By the time I bought this book I was more down with gratuitous, offensive, scatological humor. AND I still liked the art. I'd found some of Tony Millionaire's work in a couple of comics anthologies, including Art Spiegelman's Little Lit, and I was excited to finally experience the Millionaire's work wholesale.
Let me just say, the Maakies Treasury did not disappoint. I'm a huge fan of juxtaposing "high" and "low" brow art, and that is Tony Millionaire's bread and butter. Superb art is paired with the basest, most juvenile, most politically incorrect humor imaginable. And, for me at least, it works. I'm not bothered by offensive jokes all that much. And I also like things related to the seafaring life: The Misadventures of Flapjack, set primarily on the docks of some seaside town, is an absurdist classic, in my opinion. Ergo, there's something quite delightful about beautifully-rendered ships alongside swarthy (though no less beautifully-rendered) sea dogs cursing like, well, sailors and making off-color humor.
Add to this that not every strip is filthy. Some strips are just showcases for breathtaking artistic talent. Others display snippets of poetry, or philosophic musings. It's like finding a gem in a garbage dump. And I like both the gem and the dump.
There's plenty to offend in this Maakies Treasury, and there may be a strip or two that will really rub you the wrong way. (Also, and I don't know if this is a printing error, but a couple of strips show up multiple times). Nevertheless, I liked it, and I believe others should flip through, if only for Tony Millionaire's beautiful, brilliant artwork.
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