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dantastic's review
4.0
My Inner Bimbo is the story of Lo. Lo is married to a woman 17 years older than him and has a very odd relationship with his overly-developed feminie side, his inner bimbo, a pink clad blonde named Bunny. As you can tell, this is another of Sam Kieth's psychological comics.
The Mysterious Trout, a minor background charactr in Ojo, plays a more prominent role in this story. Lo has a weird friendship with a lesbian named Dana online, both of whom have seen the Mysterious Trout. Dana looks a look like Sara from the Maxx, complete with weird helmet.
While The Maxx was about coping with childhood abuse and Ojo was about coping with loss, this one's about coping with getting older and not being in love with whom you've married and/or who you've become. Also, Lo has a strange attitude toward women, probably having to do with being married to someone the same age as his mother. It's a bizarre ride, that's for sure. Just ask the Female Disapproval Sea Monster.
On a side note, Betsy, Lo's wife, is the grandmother of Annie from Ojo.
The Mysterious Trout, a minor background charactr in Ojo, plays a more prominent role in this story. Lo has a weird friendship with a lesbian named Dana online, both of whom have seen the Mysterious Trout. Dana looks a look like Sara from the Maxx, complete with weird helmet.
While The Maxx was about coping with childhood abuse and Ojo was about coping with loss, this one's about coping with getting older and not being in love with whom you've married and/or who you've become. Also, Lo has a strange attitude toward women, probably having to do with being married to someone the same age as his mother. It's a bizarre ride, that's for sure. Just ask the Female Disapproval Sea Monster.
On a side note, Betsy, Lo's wife, is the grandmother of Annie from Ojo.
audleigh's review
5.0
Once again Sam Keith provides a beautifully disjointed, psychologically deep character study as well as a deeply sincere story of self discovery. This book feels (to me) more like The Maxx than any of his other works I've read. However, despite similarities to The Maxx, My Inner Bimbo seems to come from a more mature place and not only because the main character is a bit long in the tooth. There seems to be greater complexity in the symbolism and a deeper sense of neurosis, qualities already present in his earlier works but which he has done a wonderful job of honing over time. If you're a Sam Keith fan, you'll love this book. If you're a fan of psychological indie graphic novels, you'll definitely get into this.
The artwork, done by Keith, Josh Hagler, and Leigh Dragoon seamlessly mixes media to create a tapestry of meaning that goes beyond mere image and words. The only little extra I could possibly ask for is a colour edition in the future. I never mind comics being in black and white but I do feel like My Inner Bimbo would feel more visceral in colour.
The artwork, done by Keith, Josh Hagler, and Leigh Dragoon seamlessly mixes media to create a tapestry of meaning that goes beyond mere image and words. The only little extra I could possibly ask for is a colour edition in the future. I never mind comics being in black and white but I do feel like My Inner Bimbo would feel more visceral in colour.
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