I get it. You like kirby.
Review for Boris the Bear 3-A

Comic Book by Dark Horse, Jan 01 1986
     
 
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I get it. You like kirby.

Parodies are soooo hard to do well.

This is, essentially, a public service announcement by Dark Horse Comics telling us how great Jack kirby is and how evil Marvel Comics (one of Dark Horses competitors..natch) is.

Boris has a cosmic can opener given to him by Kir-By. That's right. Kir-by. Wow. Subtle.

A bunch of extraordinarily stereotypical evil scummy lawyers who represent Marvel want it back.

They bring a bunch of heroes (just look at the cover image to see the oh so hilarious Marvel hero take-offs. be prepared to yawn) to get the can opener from Boris.

However, Boris convinces the heroes that the evil lawyers shouldn't get it and they help him defeat the evil lawyers in kir-bys name.

frikkin' yawn.

Ok, I am not judging the whole Jack Kirby versus Marvel stuff and I know it was far more fresh back in 1986 when this comic was published....BUT, this is all so horribly boring. I don't need 22 pages of comic story to beat me over the head with how evil Marvel screwed Kirby. especially not by one of Marvels direct self serving competitors.

Sucked.

The art wasn't horrible to look at though.

1/2 Star. Don't buy this. Don't look at it. Heck. Shame on you for reading this review.
     

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July 16, 2012

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