niche's review against another edition
2.0
I'd picked this up after hearing it was the basis for the superhero comedy Mystery Men. There were a few superhero names that were the same but otherwise not much in common. The protagonist, the Flaming Carrot, has stream of conscious madlib style humor that reminded me of Axe Cop but didn't land with me. It has an underground comics vibe where it feels like part of the story is an inside joke with the author. Narrative-wise it bounces between absurd and surreal, hero punching bad guys, and occasionally being somber with each story being fairly stand-alone with the exception of a mad scientist collecting cellulite from obese women to use as a bomb running around in the background for multiple issues.
al_capwned's review
2.0
Surreal humour from another time. Too outdated to make you laugh but at least you get some crazy references.
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