This
is seems to forget the plot of the previous 3 issues. The killer of the Bug,
the disappearance of Cheeks, and the whole plot involving someone trying to
change the DC Universe into their ideal image is completely forgotten. The
Arrr-Gyle plot in which AB’s arch-enemy/ dirty sock has an imposter committing
crimes as the Ambush Bug is the only thing really addressed from the first half
of the series.
What
we do get is the Ambush Bug and his creators and editor Julius Schwartz playing
with the conventions of comicdom, and I’m not talking about that yearly event
in San Diego. There is some absolute zany moments that I love and there are
points in which I’m burying my head in my hand because the jokes are so lame.
Again, it’s only by having Arrr-Gyle trying to frame the Bug for crimes that he
didn’t commit that keeps this issue on track.
True,
I saw the surprise ending a mile away, but at least it allows for plot
development but I would estimate that about 60% of this issue is utter chaos.
While I like chaos, most of it just doesn’t have a real purpose. Normally, if
the Ambush Bug starts going a little insane, it’s to point out the flaws of his
surroundings of to poke fun at the comic book industry as a whole. This was
like watching Carrot Top, Gallagher, and David Copperfield throw out everything
they’ve got in their repertoire and hope that the end result is the next
Hamlet. To Geffin and the rest of the DC crew- focus, man, focus!
Not
Worth Consuming.
Rating:
4 out 10.
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