Reviews

Conspiracy in Cambodia by Eben Burgoon

jkenna1990's review

2.0

There were a few things that I liked about this book but there weren't many. I liked the artwork. It was very cartoon-y and campy which was what I was expecting going into this from the description. I liked the idea that the plot was based on as well. That one member of the team dies on each mission and gets replaced by a new member is an interesting concept. However, that is where the good things end for me. I'm not sure if this comic was spoofing Gremlins or not (I couldn't find anything anywhere saying that it was satirical or not so I was assuming it wasn't). But I found it really strange that their creatures that they were hunting in the jungle were called Mugwai which is only one letter off of the creatures in Gremlins, the Mogwai. That isn't where the similarities end though. They also procreated rapidly and shouldn't be fed after midnight and bred in the rain (don't get them wet anyone??). Which is pretty much the same lore as the Mogwai from Gremlins. I was just really confused most of the time about what was going on and how the creators were allowed to cut so close to another franchise. I also really didn't like the fact that when they found these creatures one of the characters said that they were very inbred and then another character called them retarded. Inbred does not equal retarded!!! That's not what that means!! Inbred means (to quote from Dictionary.com) to breed individuals of a closely related group repeatedly. Really in this day and age you're gonna call something retarded?? I don't think so. There are any number of other words that they could have used in that situation but no you wanna break out the R word. That's just lazy writing right there.

The fantastic artwork in this comic is the only reason that it is getting two stars from me. Without that it would have easily been a one star. I understand that these things are subjective and every person will have a different opinion but there are a few things, such a using a derogatory term for furry little creatures, that I think most people will agree on as being not a good look. I honestly wouldn't recommend this book unfortunately.

jkenna90's review

2.0

There were a few things that I liked about this book but there weren't many. I liked the artwork. It was very cartoon-y and campy which was what I was expecting going into this from the description. I liked the idea that the plot was based on as well. That one member of the team dies on each mission and gets replaced by a new member is an interesting concept. However, that is where the good things end for me. I'm not sure if this comic was spoofing Gremlins or not (I couldn't find anything anywhere saying that it was satirical or not so I was assuming it wasn't). But I found it really strange that their creatures that they were hunting in the jungle were called Mugwai which is only one letter off of the creatures in Gremlins, the Mogwai. That isn't where the similarities end though. They also procreated rapidly and shouldn't be fed after midnight and bred in the rain (don't get them wet anyone??). Which is pretty much the same lore as the Mogwai from Gremlins. I was just really confused most of the time about what was going on and how the creators were allowed to cut so close to another franchise. I also really didn't like the fact that when they found these creatures one of the characters said that they were very inbred and then another character called them retarded. Inbred does not equal retarded!!! That's not what that means!! Inbred means (to quote from Dictionary.com) to breed individuals of a closely related group repeatedly. Really in this day and age you're gonna call something retarded?? I don't think so. There are any number of other words that they could have used in that situation but no you wanna break out the R word. That's just lazy writing right there.

The fantastic artwork in this comic is the only reason that it is getting two stars from me. Without that it would have easily been a one star. I understand that these things are subjective and every person will have a different opinion but there are a few things, such a using a derogatory term for furry little creatures, that I think most people will agree on as being not a good look. I honestly wouldn't recommend this book unfortunately.

jkenna's review

2.0

There were a few things that I liked about this book but there weren't many. I liked the artwork. It was very cartoon-y and campy which was what I was expecting going into this from the description. I liked the idea that the plot was based on as well. That one member of the team dies on each mission and gets replaced by a new member is an interesting concept. However, that is where the good things end for me. I'm not sure if this comic was spoofing Gremlins or not (I couldn't find anything anywhere saying that it was satirical or not so I was assuming it wasn't). But I found it really strange that their creatures that they were hunting in the jungle were called Mugwai which is only one letter off of the creatures in Gremlins, the Mogwai. That isn't where the similarities end though. They also procreated rapidly and shouldn't be fed after midnight and bred in the rain (don't get them wet anyone??). Which is pretty much the same lore as the Mogwai from Gremlins. I was just really confused most of the time about what was going on and how the creators were allowed to cut so close to another franchise. I also really didn't like the fact that when they found these creatures one of the characters said that they were very inbred and then another character called them retarded. Inbred does not equal retarded!!! That's not what that means!! Inbred means (to quote from Dictionary.com) to breed individuals of a closely related group repeatedly. Really in this day and age you're gonna call something retarded?? I don't think so. There are any number of other words that they could have used in that situation but no you wanna break out the R word. That's just lazy writing right there.

The fantastic artwork in this comic is the only reason that it is getting two stars from me. Without that it would have easily been a one star. I understand that these things are subjective and every person will have a different opinion but there are a few things, such a using a derogatory term for furry little creatures, that I think most people will agree on as being not a good look. I honestly wouldn't recommend this book unfortunately.