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dantastic's review
5.0
Beanworld Omnibus Volume 1 collects issues #1-20 of Beanworld.
One of my twitter peeps said this book was very special to them so I picked it up and gave it a shot.
I'd say they don't make them like this anymore but they've never made them like this. The art reminds me of Krazy Kat at times. That's the only thing I can liken it to.
The story is also unique. I have trouble summarizing it. The beans of Beanworld, lead by Mr. Spook, their leader and hero, frequently plunge through the four realities, through the bone zone, to the Hoi-Polloi ring herd to steal Chow, a rocky substance that they consume. Trust me, it's more complicated and much more weird than that.
Some books are weird for the sake of being weird but the weirdness serves the story in Beanworld. The book has a strong ecological message in addition to being funny and cute. If the Beanworld ecology gets thrown out of whack, which it frequently does, Mr. Spook and Professor Garbanzo have problems dumped into their laps.
Rather than embarrass myself trying to describe more of the weirdness, I'll just say that this is easily the most unique comic I've ever read and I'm glad I have the second volume already. Five out of five beans.
It's fucking weird but fucking great if I haven't made myself clear.
One of my twitter peeps said this book was very special to them so I picked it up and gave it a shot.
I'd say they don't make them like this anymore but they've never made them like this. The art reminds me of Krazy Kat at times. That's the only thing I can liken it to.
The story is also unique. I have trouble summarizing it. The beans of Beanworld, lead by Mr. Spook, their leader and hero, frequently plunge through the four realities, through the bone zone, to the Hoi-Polloi ring herd to steal Chow, a rocky substance that they consume. Trust me, it's more complicated and much more weird than that.
Some books are weird for the sake of being weird but the weirdness serves the story in Beanworld. The book has a strong ecological message in addition to being funny and cute. If the Beanworld ecology gets thrown out of whack, which it frequently does, Mr. Spook and Professor Garbanzo have problems dumped into their laps.
Rather than embarrass myself trying to describe more of the weirdness, I'll just say that this is easily the most unique comic I've ever read and I'm glad I have the second volume already. Five out of five beans.
It's fucking weird but fucking great if I haven't made myself clear.
bmatzke's review
3.0
This book was weird and not my usual cup of tea. I can’t really get into that surreal, black-and-white minimalist comic aesthetic (like R. Crumb or Felix the Cat), but this grew on me. I like the ecological themes, and the characters get more interesting as it goes along, though it’s a little repetitive. I’m definitely invested enough to read volume 2.
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