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NEAL BAILEY REPORTS FROM THE EMERALD CITY COMIC CON!
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I went to the Emerald City Comic Con
this April Fool’s weekend, and over the course of the event was
handed many free comics in my capacity of reviewer. Here’s a summary
of what I received, and what I thought of it...
Gotta admit, there’s a bias with this one. This comic, Lil’ Jeewee, which tells the exploits of a little girl trying to find Superman at the Emerald City Comic Con, involves two of the coolest things in my world. Superman, and me. Is that narcissistic? I don’t know. But the point is, Tony and Jeevn took the time before the con to hunt down my likeness on the net and write me in. Jeewee comes up to my table, asks me where Superman is, and I have to sadly explain that it’s just a website table. The humor is great, too. Jeewee, not knowing that candy isn’t money, ends up being chased around by her cab driver before kicking the crud out of an errant fanboy. Good times! CHAPSON: WORDS OF POSITIVE
FATALISM I liked Jeewee perhaps out of some narcissistic indulgence, and thus there may be a bias, but the true proof is in this pudding. Chapson is just incredible. Here, Jeevn forsakes the traditional comic format and instead offers us a chapter of a larger story called “Love Gangster”. I’m a guy who is given a lot of short stories and a lot of novels in progress. Mostly they suck. It’s rare that something can keep my attention, keep me reading, and keep me enjoying. Love Gangster did just that. The tale of a guy who gets rid of bodies for a living, his loves, and a meddling friend that may just lead to his downfall, it’s surprisingly compelling and pulls you in. There are a few spelling errors, but as anyone will tell you, I’m much the same, and just judging the quality of the story, the errors are irrelevant. To top off this awesome story, there is an issue of Brownywood, a spoof on Indian culture movies, with spicy curry, instant costume changes, and etcetera. I’m just a pansy white boy, but I did work construction for a gentleman who was patently obsessed with Indian movies, and I got a number of chuckles out of this satire, which features Elvisjeet, the greatest Elvis impressionist in India, two lost girls, and the cab driver getting stiffed again (a great, funny recurring theme). Good stuff! COMIC STRIP Comic Strip reminds me a lot of Morning Glory, without the semi-offensive, risky humor, though it does tread in the realm of something that goes to obscure and semi-offensive lengths for comedy. In the eight examples provided, there were two or three good laughs, but really, that’s about par for the course for web comics. Then again, that’s also not something that drags me, the casual reader of a web comic, in. I have to laugh pretty much most of the time to be entertained, like Strong Bad, or Everett True, or heck, even Morning Glory. Still though, if you like web comics, Comic Strip is definitely for you. OH,
BROTHER! “Oh, Brother!” is a funny web comic about the exploits of Scott and his family. It’s mostly hit, which is something that I love in a web comic. The punchlines always pop, the characters are true, vivid, and original. Further, they all have their distinctive flair and character. I’m more of a boobie and curse word humor kind of guy, that’s why it’s a four instead of a five, but for most people, and even for me, the humor applied here is incredible, fun, and worth a definite add to the weekly webcomic list. I see this growing in the next few years. Great work! Thanks to Neal Bailey for sending us coverage of the Emerald City Comic Con. For further coverage, check out Neal's Superman Homepage article.
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