The Tick: Local Comic Shop Day Edition #1

Local Comic Shop Day is an industry created holiday that many comic collectors and geeks look forward to. Though not as popular as it's sister festivity, the much more established Free Comic Book Day, Local Comic Shop Day seeks to encourage fans to support their nearest comic shop with some freebies and exclusives. FCBD takes place every May. LCSD is held 6 months later in November, with hopes that the proximity to the beginning of the holiday shopping season that a visit to your favorite comic book store will inspire shoppers and fill up wish lists.

This 2016 offering stars one of my all-time favorite characters, the Tick. Big Blue and his pudgy sidekick Arthur star in 2 stories. The first adventure sees the return of the original Tick villains, the Ninjas! Wanting to stop a resurgence before it gets out of hand, Tick and Arthur don ninja costumes to infiltrate the forthcoming interest meeting. Only, it turns out that this meeting was a sting operated by one of Tick's cronies. And then it comes to light that other attendees are also heroes in disguise hoping to stop the next generation of ninjas. Is anyone at this meeting an actual ninja?

Story #2 introduces a new villain to the Tick universe. Enter: The Lyme. Wearing a costume just like the Tick, only it's green, this guy is like the Anti-Tick! No, it's not Barry. This new player is genuinely rude, crude and unwilling to stomp out evil! Everything the Tick is not and hopefully, someone who will be making more appearances in the future!

A year later, New England Comics released a 4-issue all-color miniseries. Maybe this free comic was a glimpse into that title. There are ninjas on the cover of #1. But I've not read it yet as I just recently added issues 2-4 to my collection a short while ago. Maybe it's time to read it. 

This free comic was funny. It was a much needed read after a couple of tense, but not terrible, days at work. No matter who is writing or drawing this book, Tick stories are always good for some mindless entertainment and this book did not disappoint in the least.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.