Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Son of Ambush Bug #5 (of 6)


Son of Ambush Bug #5

 The Ambush Bug is put on trial, but it’s not for the crimes committed by his impostor. No, instead the Bug is accused of violating the sanctity of the DC Universe by manipulating his knowledge that he is a comic book character. The reality altering villain, the Interferer doesn’t like encroachment on his turf and thus has finally found a loop hole in doing away with the Bug since 5 issues worth of attempted murders didn’t seem to stick.

 

  His defense attorney and prosecutor is none other than Mr. Harvey “Two-Face” Dent. Now, one might say that since Dent is a character in a comic and prosecutes the Bug for having such knowledge, wouldn’t Two-Face be accused as well? No, because he’s not manipulating reality and mocking convention like Ambush Bug does.

 

This entire issue contains the most madcap trial since Alice went before the Queen of Hearts. But I loved every page of it. This was what the previous issue was missing- the ability to stick to the plot, mock and parody the comic book industry, and make me laugh out loud. I cannot wait for the 6th and final issue.

 

Worth Consuming.

 

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

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