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Monkeybrain Monday Review: “GoGetters” # 1
While Monkeybrain comics may not specialize in horror, they do specialize in quality comic books. For those of you looking to expand your palette this is “Monkeybrain Monday” showcasing some of the digital titles this smaller publisher has to offer.
This week we have “GoGetters” from Shawn Aldridge and Christopher Peterson. It’s a fantastic tribute to the Hannah Barbara cartoons of old with a hard edge. In turn Saturday morning fashion a globe-trotting rogue with an inexplicable primate partner make up the team. The human Maya Diaz may like to run her mouth, but she gets the job done, and when all else fails her pet gorilla George Harrison will ensure their success. Together they make the GoGetters. You need something retrieved? Hire this team and you’re bound to have a great time.
WRITTEN BY: Shawn Aldridge
ART BY: Christopher Peterson
PUBLISHER: Monkeybrain Comics
PRICE: $0.99
GET IT HERE: http://www.monkeybraincomics.com/
The very first thing you’ll notice about “GoGetters” is the tongue in cheek wit. The leading caption isn’t even sure of its exact location. Then Maya bursts onto the scene and handles a dangerous situation by being cool as a cucumber. I mean such confidence is probably warranted when you have a hulking white gorilla for a partner.
Maya has a code. She’s good at what she does, and she means business. Her attitude hurries the script along into a great pace. Peterson’s fantastic art perfectly captures the feeling of a Saturday morning cartoon. Characters are vibrant and full of life. The amazing facial expressions and visual gags that are scattered throughout his art will definitely have you laughing. His action panels are clean and they offer a less is more approach. Peterson isn’t afraid to get down and dirty too. A fantastic eye-gouging panel that made me light up amidst all the chaos at the end of the issue.
GoGetters channels this unique vibrant energy that I used to tap into with Johnny Quest. It’s a rollicking good time centered around a captivating main character and some razor sharp wit. I can’t help but feel that Aldridge’s script may be a little overstuffed in terms of dialogue, as some panels are polluted by too many bubbles.
However, his lettering is pretty spot on, somehow finding a balance amongst the busy dialogue and the art. For me a little less spouting quips and a little more too the point would go a long way to Maya’s character. Her voice makes her endearing to a point.
Despite this gripe, “GoGetters” is well worth your dollar. It has a great sense of humor, adventure, and character.
Is it the greatest adventure comic on earth?
Well, only you can be the judge of that.
Rating: 3.5/5 Skulls.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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