Back in the late 90s, we kids were blessed
with the world’s greatest super hero cartoon show. No, I’m not talking about
Batman: the Animated Series (though that show totally rocked.) Nope, I am
talking about the Tick! He was wacky, crazy strong, had a bunch of bizarre
enemies and even more bizarre allies. Oh, and he was totally nuts.
This digest
features the Tick and his flying moth sidekick Arthur in an all-new adventure.
When a villain kidnaps Arthur from the local Laundromat, it’s up to the Tick
and his new weapon, the Tick-a-rang, to save the day. In order to do that, the
Tick must survive the world’s most deadliest game. That’s right, bring on the
paintball!
Besides a couple
of minor technical glitches and what I assume was a bit of dialogue that should’ve
been remove due to an editing mishap, this Tick story was pretty good. It made
me miss the TV show. Plus, I’d be willing to search out further digests (if the
exist.)
This digest also
featured stories involving other Fox Kids cartoons. In Bobby’s World, the
youngster imagines himself becoming the world’s mightiest plumber when the
family toilet goes haywire. Then in Life with Louie, young Louie Anderson (yes,
that Louie Anderson!) and his friends go camping. Only it’s his dad who thinks
roughing it means staying at a campsite with no free HBO! The first tale was
smart and I enjoyed it very much. The Louie tale was just way too long and a
little sophomoric. Plus, the character of Louie is just one of the most hideously
drawn characters in the history of animation. I feel bad about that, since it’s
based on a real person.
Overall, not a
bad way to kill a half hour. I loved the Tick and Bobby’s World. I could’ve
gone the rest of my life without reading about Louie Anderson camping.
Like Meatloaf
says “2 outta 3 aint bad.”
Rating: 7 out of
10 stars,
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