Hey, don’t ask me what
the title of this book means. Ask me how ecstatic I was to find this for a
literally a song. I’ve seen Omnibuses of the Tick on Amazon and they are
expensive. I found this at a comic book store in Chapel Hill on the used shelf.
Yeah, the cover price was originally $10.95 and I paid $10. However, I’ve seen
this thing list new for $30-50! So, this was a treat.
In this book, the Tick
meets Chippendale Chairhead for the first time, becomes allies with the
Man-Eating Cow and goes on the most convoluted road trip in the history of
American travel. For once, I actually wanted Arthur to kill Tick for being so
annoying and stupid travelling the open road. But I loved every minute of it,
too! All this insanity and more awaits in the pages of this omnibus.
I love the Tick and
the Ben Edlund stuff is just the best. It’s the crème de la crème and a pun was
intented due to the Man-Eating Cow! I’ve not really found a lousy Tick comic,
but the best is the works by character and series creator Edlund. Yes, the book
is in black and white with occasional splashes of red. But that’s how the book
was first published, so I don’t mind. What makes this book unique is that the
original ads as well as editorial comments and letters pages are reprinted with
the stories in their original formats. It’s really cool.
I love it and yes, I
want more!
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10
stars
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