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daileyxplanet's review against another edition
4.0
One of the signs of good art is that you can experience it without the message behind it sullying the experience. Good satire, but not earth shattering.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, this was a riot!! I've heard that this volume of the FLINTSTONES had some satirical commentary and I never could have imagined having this much fun. I was quoting some lines out loud. Not a big overall plot, each one is it's own story that adds a little to what their world is like. The art in the book is nice, Mark Russell adds additional background to the characters, and oooh gosh the visual gags in the backgrounds are silly. Seems like there was a lot of care making this feel like an updated Flintstones.
While watching the Flintstones as a kid, I never even once thought about why Dino is a pet and all other dinosaurs/mammals are appliances? They made some time to address this too and I thought it was very interesting.
I certainly had fun with this, I can see how this book might not be for everyone. I would certainly recommend to YA and adult readers, defiantly not for juniors. ~Ashley
While watching the Flintstones as a kid, I never even once thought about why Dino is a pet and all other dinosaurs/mammals are appliances? They made some time to address this too and I thought it was very interesting.
I certainly had fun with this, I can see how this book might not be for everyone. I would certainly recommend to YA and adult readers, defiantly not for juniors. ~Ashley
erincataldi's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't sure what to expect with this, but I certainly couldn't pass up a DC adaptation that looked fun and funky. The comic covered many surprisingly relevant topics and was very... modern for a stone age family. Religion, monogamy, marriage, work ethics, the price of war and our obsession with "stuff" were just a few of the many social satire commentaries brought up in the comic. At times, it was a bit heavy handed, but it was witty, funny, and very refreshing. It definitely changed how I thought about the vintage TV show. I don't know if I liked it enough to keep up with this series, but it's definitely worth checking out. There are some pretty great one liners and parodies.
pages_n_puzzles's review against another edition
3.0
Glad I read it. Very interesting satire and I'll read the second volume.
dermbrau's review against another edition
5.0
Who would have thought that reimagining The Flintstones as a satire on of encroaching consumerism of the fifties with Fred and Barney as war vets suffering from PTSD would work?
Mark Russell apparently thought this.
Mark Russell apparently thought this.
violinknitter's review against another edition
5.0
I heard about this via The Incomparable podcast's members Slack group. Did not disappoint!
emilymalonzo's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this comic! I felt like the connections to modern times were a little too obvious but they were fun. My favorite part was the comic about war and how Bamm-Bamm was born.
dantastic's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not normally a Flintstones fan but I loved Mark Russell's writing on The Wonder Twins so I grabbed this.
The Flintstones, much like the Jetsons, has always been a satire of modern life but Yabba Dabba Doo this is some dark stuff!
Mark Russell and Steve Pugh take on such topics as religion, consumerism, bullying, spring break, elections, war, slavery, genocide, and marriage, focused through the lens of America's favorite modern stone age family. Dark, cynical absurdity abounds as Fred, Barney, and their families try to navigate through life.
For a comic based on a cartoon that's best days were forty or fifty years ago, this has a very timeless feel, probably because the issues Mark Russell explores are very human ones. Steve Pugh's art style does a great job setting the tone of the book, not as cartoony as Hanna-Barbera but not quite as realistic as a lot of modern comics. The star of the show is Mark Russell's biting wit, though.
I'm not saying that The Flintstones is DEFINITELY one of the top five comics of the last ten years, just that it PROBABLY is. Five out of five stars.
The Flintstones, much like the Jetsons, has always been a satire of modern life but Yabba Dabba Doo this is some dark stuff!
Mark Russell and Steve Pugh take on such topics as religion, consumerism, bullying, spring break, elections, war, slavery, genocide, and marriage, focused through the lens of America's favorite modern stone age family. Dark, cynical absurdity abounds as Fred, Barney, and their families try to navigate through life.
For a comic based on a cartoon that's best days were forty or fifty years ago, this has a very timeless feel, probably because the issues Mark Russell explores are very human ones. Steve Pugh's art style does a great job setting the tone of the book, not as cartoony as Hanna-Barbera but not quite as realistic as a lot of modern comics. The star of the show is Mark Russell's biting wit, though.
I'm not saying that The Flintstones is DEFINITELY one of the top five comics of the last ten years, just that it PROBABLY is. Five out of five stars.
quequel's review against another edition
4.0
Nostalgia com muita reflexão.
Eu só esperava me divertir, ter um momento nostálgico, mas acabei ganhando tudo isso e uma boa dose de tapa na cara.
Eu só esperava me divertir, ter um momento nostálgico, mas acabei ganhando tudo isso e uma boa dose de tapa na cara.