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A review by rakoerose
The Terrifics, Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics by Jeff Lemire, Evan Doc Shaner, Ivan Reis
3.0
Picked up on a whim, don’t regret it because it was still quite fun!
”Would it kill you to say please?”
“Would it kill you to shut up for more than two seconds?”
This series has to strike a tough balance where these characters obviously don’t like being stuck together yet also don’t quite hate each other... some of the dialogue misses that mark for me (like the backhanded “intelligence” comments towards Mr. Terrific). Yet some of it is really fun banter! I actually like the playful hate between Rex and Eel. I just think the line hasn’t been developed yet for where all these characters stand with each other.
I do see what a lot of others were saying that this Terrifics line is borderline a parody of Fantastic Four. I almost forgot this was a DC title when it was mentioned that Mr. Terrific is the “third most intelligent person” and I automatically thought oh, Reed Richards before flipping back and realizing this is DC. It’s definitely an interesting choice?
I want to keep reading mainly for Eel, aka Plastic Man. His comedic energy is just great fun and I like how the artists can play with his expressions so much! I also can’t imagine being him and waking up from basically a five year coma and bouncing back so quickly. Kingly behavior.
Overall, I didn’t hate this at all! It was a good way to kill some weekend time.
”Would it kill you to say please?”
“Would it kill you to shut up for more than two seconds?”
This series has to strike a tough balance where these characters obviously don’t like being stuck together yet also don’t quite hate each other... some of the dialogue misses that mark for me (like the backhanded “intelligence” comments towards Mr. Terrific). Yet some of it is really fun banter! I actually like the playful hate between Rex and Eel. I just think the line hasn’t been developed yet for where all these characters stand with each other.
I do see what a lot of others were saying that this Terrifics line is borderline a parody of Fantastic Four. I almost forgot this was a DC title when it was mentioned that Mr. Terrific is the “third most intelligent person” and I automatically thought oh, Reed Richards before flipping back and realizing this is DC. It’s definitely an interesting choice?
I want to keep reading mainly for Eel, aka Plastic Man. His comedic energy is just great fun and I like how the artists can play with his expressions so much! I also can’t imagine being him and waking up from basically a five year coma and bouncing back so quickly. Kingly behavior.
Overall, I didn’t hate this at all! It was a good way to kill some weekend time.