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Canini, Brian – The Adventures of Plungerboy #2
The Adventures of Plungerboy #2
More of the same, meaning more of my chuckling to myself at random bits of silliness involving superhero and supervillain parodies. Hey, I didn’t think I would find it funny either, but there you go. I do have to point out, though, that his cover isn’t centered. It’s possible to screw up on the centering once or twice in the actual comic and get away with it, but on the cover? Come on, that’s just plain lazy. Still $1 and, like I said, it made me smile.
Canini, Brian – The Adventures of Plungerboy #1
The Adventures of Plungerboy #1
This book has a lot of things that I hate about mini comics. Misspellings, invented grammar, poor xeroxing skills with words disappearing off the page with alarming frequency… and I still thought it was kind of funny at times. That says a lot. There’s not much here that exactly sets the world on fire. The story is your typical superhero parody stuff, but Brian has a dopey, simplistic approach to humor and it’s hard not to at least smile at how stupid some of the jokes are. Not sure if that’s what he was going for, but there are some genuine laughs in this too. Check out his website, there are enough samples there for you to find out whether or not you want to send him a few bucks for some comics. These are $1 a piece, and it’s up to #4 according to his site.
Canini, Brian – The Adventures of Plungerboy #4
The Adventures of Plungerboy #4
This is pretty much in the same vein as the other two issues that I read, but it does start with a really great funeral. No, I’m not going to tell you why it’s so great, but trust me on this one. It’s hard not to like a book that has characters named Kitty Cat Man, Lactose Intolerant Man, and Man Man. Granted, you can still find the same lazy grammar and spelling, but what’s more important: funny or technically sound? OK, granted, it should have both of them, but what are you going to do? Most of this issue is about the funeral and a fight scene, but there’s also plenty of background noise about a continuing plot of some kind involving a whole bunch of supervillains and the Mayor sticking up for the superheroes. This is a buck, same as the other issues, and it’s worth checking out. Contact info is somewhere on the page, I’m sure you can find it without too much trouble…
