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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Well, that was weird.
It was interesting seeing the differences in the story as it was written in three large blocks. The overall concept was pretty great and unique and it's interesting seeing a young Dan Harmon's early writing.
It was a weird and unique journey, but I did enjoy it, although the artwork was a little difficult to follow in some of the earlier chapters, it all came together by the end.
It was interesting seeing the differences in the story as it was written in three large blocks. The overall concept was pretty great and unique and it's interesting seeing a young Dan Harmon's early writing.
It was a weird and unique journey, but I did enjoy it, although the artwork was a little difficult to follow in some of the earlier chapters, it all came together by the end.
A wonderfully insane read. The world of Scud is filled with oddball characters that all fit together so perfectly and proves incredibly entertaining to fall into as the story constantly reaches a level of craziness you weren't expecting but will ultimately love.
2008 review: Scud was teenage Mike's favorite comic. I'm happy to discover that it still ranks pretty high in the opinion of 32-year-old Mike.
The book is basically pure attitude, snappy one-liners, crazy action, lots of pop culture references (but more of a timeless, yet slightly snotty film-lovers references than fleeting, 15-minutes-of-fame references) and relentless action. I love the fast-moving, high-adventure feel of the series, with just enough irreverence to prevent it from being serious. I can't take zombies seriously, so having the zombies answer to an evil, resurrected Ben Franklin is just brilliant.
The book does spin its wheels briefly, just after the big endgame comes into focus, Schrab elects to have Scud and his girlfriend Sussudio live out homages to various movie genres. The stories are effective at building their relationship and allow Schrab to have fun with, and poke fun at, D&D fantasy, slasher movies, mobster stuff, though it does seem peculiar to have all these one-off stories just when the story has otherwise reached a big climax. Still, they're really fun stories.
Even with a ten-year hiatus between issues 20 and 21, Schrab kept the tone of the series pretty consistent and his cartooning (which probably hasn't been practiced terribly often) doesn't seem to have evolved too much so as to look like a completely different artist.
It's a really, really fun book, and I hope some people will track it down.
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2015 review: Comixology/Digital - This book is an absolute blast, chock full of attitude, zinging one-liners and crazy comic book characters and scenarios. Schrab's visual storytelling lacks clarity in some of the early issues, and the story wanders on occasion, but when everything hits home (Drywall's family issues always tugged the heartstrings, but even more so now that I'm a dad), there's nothing more deliriously comic book bonzo than Scud.
The book is basically pure attitude, snappy one-liners, crazy action, lots of pop culture references (but more of a timeless, yet slightly snotty film-lovers references than fleeting, 15-minutes-of-fame references) and relentless action. I love the fast-moving, high-adventure feel of the series, with just enough irreverence to prevent it from being serious. I can't take zombies seriously, so having the zombies answer to an evil, resurrected Ben Franklin is just brilliant.
The book does spin its wheels briefly, just after the big endgame comes into focus, Schrab elects to have Scud and his girlfriend Sussudio live out homages to various movie genres. The stories are effective at building their relationship and allow Schrab to have fun with, and poke fun at, D&D fantasy, slasher movies, mobster stuff, though it does seem peculiar to have all these one-off stories just when the story has otherwise reached a big climax. Still, they're really fun stories.
Even with a ten-year hiatus between issues 20 and 21, Schrab kept the tone of the series pretty consistent and his cartooning (which probably hasn't been practiced terribly often) doesn't seem to have evolved too much so as to look like a completely different artist.
It's a really, really fun book, and I hope some people will track it down.
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2015 review: Comixology/Digital - This book is an absolute blast, chock full of attitude, zinging one-liners and crazy comic book characters and scenarios. Schrab's visual storytelling lacks clarity in some of the early issues, and the story wanders on occasion, but when everything hits home (Drywall's family issues always tugged the heartstrings, but even more so now that I'm a dad), there's nothing more deliriously comic book bonzo than Scud.
Absolute chaotic nonsense. A little too hard to follow sometimes but the ending stuck the landing for me.
This thing screams everything that was both good and bad about Image Comics in the mid 90s and turns it all up to 1,100. If its gonzo brew of Deadpool-inspired hyperactivitiy, absurdism, attention defecit disorder, zip-a-tone,bizarre angles and aggravated line weights are your thing, then you'll love this. If you're not on this book's wavelength, however, it's a painful, pointless slog.
Scud is all over the place in the best way. A single issue can jump from zany to violent to badass to absurd and it all simply works. The elements are wildly varied but everything has weight and heart-- villains that are super silly return to prove how dangerous they can be; side characters that feel like one-off jokes stick around until you can't help but love them; Scud's journey to find meaning feels real and honest even when he's at his lowest.
Put simply, Scud is a story that I'm going to be thinking about for a long, long time.
Put simply, Scud is a story that I'm going to be thinking about for a long, long time.
This book definitely grew on it as I read it. Also I would die for Drywall
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A classic case of the sum not being equal to its parts. There are zombie dinosaurs, evil Ben Franklin, zombies, lasers, zombies, and lots of shooting. This tome is just too much of said awesome-sounding things. I felt myself skimming hard to follow but well-drawn action scenes. I would be on the lookout of a complete omnibus of Scud's badass zipper covered friend Drywall though.
Balls out fun as long you stop reading after issue 20.