robin_dh's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
olicavanna's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
amalelmohtar's review against another edition
4.0
This was rollicking and relentless and kind of terrifyingly awful in ... a fun way? It's like if Messrs. Croup and Vandermar were antisocial alien college students with no need for secrecy or silence.
Alan Davis' art, you guys. SO freakin' great.
Alan Davis' art, you guys. SO freakin' great.
neven's review against another edition
2.0
This isn't exactly embarrassingly bad or morally abhorrent, but it's such lightweight fare for Moore, it barely has any teeth or brains to it. Published around the same time as the very likeable and interesting Halo Jones, it doesn't come close in terms of sheer writing quality.
ehawk's review against another edition
2.0
While I appreciated the tongue in cheek random violence of these characters, there was something a little too blunt about it for my tastes. Some of my favorite comics dwell in the deranged, but something about this felt a little too forced and juvenile.
guiltyfeat's review against another edition
4.0
Filling in the gaps in Alan Moore’s back catalog, I picked this up as a curiosity to find Moore at his silliest and most playful. Some of the early stories are throwaway British comics stuff, but the last story, an extended riff on Hollywood success is more developed and properly funny. I shall be looking for ways to include the lines, “close the curtains, Geoffrey, I’m amphibious,” and, “mind the oranges, Marlon” in any future writings. Glorious.
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