God Hates Astronauts #2
Focused irrelevance, NASA style.
Pretty much everything: Ryan Browne
Publishing: Image
Ryan Browne offers up his second issue of the God Hates Astronauts series currently being published by Image today. It was, as I expected, a perfect break from serious and horror comic based reading that I usually focus on. Like Axe Cop in space almost, Browne is crafting a hilarious and, focused world full of hilarious and off-center details.
The second issue of this weird-science humor tinged book offers up more of a backstory to the GHA world by revealing the overtaking of the moon by crabs (goodbye Buzz Owldrin) and details the ressurgence of The Anti-Mugger, among other things.
The story telling has real heart and genuiness that is overwhelmingly charming. At times it should be noted that the story goes off on tangets that are hard to follow, especially if one hasn't read the webcomic but still, Browne employs a cute and clever story-keeping-upper ghost cowboy to explain things when needed. All of it falls somewhere between teen and adult, a sweetspot that can satisfy readers of multiple age groups and interests. The second issue, while more confusing than the first at times, does a great job of demonstrating what makes GHA different from things like Axe Cop too. Namely, Browne clearly has a world to build and stories to tell, fun ones at that.
The art is insanely satisfying again, overloaded with hilarious details and jokes. Buzz Owldrin in this issue for example and "FORCEFUL MUG" as another. Browne's pens and works could do great work on Marvel or DC books (he just drew Charles Soule's con banner actually) but they are equally as great here, in a world that is so deserving of his attention and creative abilites.
The GHA website says Browne's book, previously an immensly popular webcomic, is "The best comic money can't buy". I would say that now it's the funniest comic money CAN buy and, one that should be bought.
Pretty much everything: Ryan Browne
Publishing: Image
Ryan Browne offers up his second issue of the God Hates Astronauts series currently being published by Image today. It was, as I expected, a perfect break from serious and horror comic based reading that I usually focus on. Like Axe Cop in space almost, Browne is crafting a hilarious and, focused world full of hilarious and off-center details.
The second issue of this weird-science humor tinged book offers up more of a backstory to the GHA world by revealing the overtaking of the moon by crabs (goodbye Buzz Owldrin) and details the ressurgence of The Anti-Mugger, among other things.
The story telling has real heart and genuiness that is overwhelmingly charming. At times it should be noted that the story goes off on tangets that are hard to follow, especially if one hasn't read the webcomic but still, Browne employs a cute and clever story-keeping-upper ghost cowboy to explain things when needed. All of it falls somewhere between teen and adult, a sweetspot that can satisfy readers of multiple age groups and interests. The second issue, while more confusing than the first at times, does a great job of demonstrating what makes GHA different from things like Axe Cop too. Namely, Browne clearly has a world to build and stories to tell, fun ones at that.
The art is insanely satisfying again, overloaded with hilarious details and jokes. Buzz Owldrin in this issue for example and "FORCEFUL MUG" as another. Browne's pens and works could do great work on Marvel or DC books (he just drew Charles Soule's con banner actually) but they are equally as great here, in a world that is so deserving of his attention and creative abilites.
The GHA website says Browne's book, previously an immensly popular webcomic, is "The best comic money can't buy". I would say that now it's the funniest comic money CAN buy and, one that should be bought.
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