Archive for March, 2004

Thundercats: The Return

March 1, 2004 | Trades

Thundercats: The Return Ford Gilmore, Ed Benes, Joe Pimentel & Rob Lea DC/Wildstorm Comics $19.95 (softcover) There’s just never a happy ending anymore, One of the staples of weekday afternoon cartoons in the 1980s is back as the Thundercats return in this second comic book collection since the characters were dug out of mothballs in 2002. Figuring that most fans of this series would now likely be in their 20s and 30s, writer Ford Gilmore has stopped with the sugar coating and is giving us a more grown-up version of this team of heroic, humanoid felines. The Return sees the Thundercats’ world turned upside down as, while Lion-O, their king, is away learning how to become a wiser ruler, the evil Mumm-Ra has conquered the hero’s homeworld, enslaved and even killed Lion-O’s subjects and is now patiently waiting for the Lord Of The Thundercats to return. Aided only by his former nursemaid Snarf, Lion-O faces a tough task, as he must rescue the remaining Thundercats and reunite them in order to bring an end to the rule of Mumm-Ra. Featuring pencils by Ed Benes that are so sharp you’ll swear you’re on your parent’s couch after school, The Return is a very interesting homage to a fine TV series.

The Collected Works Of Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey

March 1, 2004 | Trades

The Collected Works Of Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey Tony Millionaire Dark Horse Books $12.95 US (softcover) The adventures of Uncle Gabby and Mr. Crow are some of the most off-beat and bizarre stories in comics, but there is no arguing that they are hard to resist. Tony Millionaire writes, pencils and sometimes scribbles this second collection of his tales of Uncle Gabby, the stuffed, old, wool sock monkey and Mr. Crow, his equally cotton-filled companion. A combination of dark humour and arcane wit, the Collected Works contains four stories, with subjects a far-ranging and outlandish as salamander hunting, a battle royal with a group of angry sea creatures, a naplalm-sporting sock monkey with an attitude and, more gripping of all, a tale in which Uncle Gabby attempts suicide after accidentally killing a baby bird.