Review: Looney Tunes #259
[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers]
Writer: Ivan Cohen, Brian Swenlin, Frank Strom, Sholly Fisch
Artist: Walter Carzon, Omar Aranda
Colors: Â Silvana Brys, Dave Tanguay
Letters:Â Â Gabriela Downie, Nick J. Nap
Reviewed by: Carl Bryan
Summary
Three tales accompany Looney Tunes #259 that celebrate the space exploration….Mars is a funny place!
In Sell Phony…,Slightly used cockatoos? Freeze-dried pants? Whatever you want (or even don’t want), Acme’s relentless door-to-door salesman, Daffy Duck, has it…and he won’t get out of your living room until you buy a dozen. Not even if you’re Marvin the Martian and your living room is orbiting the Earth in a flying saucer. How can Marvin get on with his invasion plans when neither ray guns nor an instant alien army (just add water) can put the brakes on Daffy’s nonstop hard sell? If Marvin can’t find any other way out, he might even have to resort to (gasp!) buying something!
In Ring Ding, Â Sylvester and Tweety continue their “cat and bird” chase to new heights full of hilarity and mishaps.
Duck Wing Commander has Duck Dodgers and Porky Pig exploring world unknown and wreaking havoc along the way!
Positives
All three stories are poignant in both the story telling, the humor, and the art! Comics, such as Looney Tunes, are a staple for my age group in that we grew up on these as Saturday morning programs. It is great that DC is making sure that this mainstay is up front among young readers. The themes are the kicker as this month’s takes a look at history from a an old school comedy view.
Parents will like the jokes and the easy to read stories. Kids will enjoy that the stories are at their level as well as introduce them to a bit of slapstick comedy. Not to mention the art is easily traceable, and that inspires cartoonists for a future generation.
The authors are all on the same page in regards to a theme each month. This variation of themes will provide a young reader a lot of variety and arguably, get them involved in another activity of interest. While the comedy is slapstick and the humor is at the expense of some of the other characters, the entire comic series should be taken with a tongue in cheek and simply fun!
Negatives
Three solid stories seem to be the formula that works, and provides the bang for the buck you spend on a comic like this.
No negatives from me, as I hope young readers do not see these characters as bullying, but as true characters figuring out what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. Adults should appreciate the humor of when everything that can go wrong simply will.
Verdict
Looney Tunes is back on track as there are three separate stories that place their main characters in all three stories and provide that dry humor we have all come to enjoy. I love the slapstick humor and I hope people will get it in this time and age.
