IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Rick Remender
ART: Lewis Larosa
COLORS: Moreno Dinisio
LETTERS: Rus Wooton
DESIGN: Erika Schnatz
EDITOR: Will Dennis
COVER: Lewis Larosa with Moreno Dinisio
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Andrew Robinson
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (January 2020)
Rated “M/ Mature”
“Jazz Apple Armageddon,” Part One
The Scumbag is a new comic book series from writer Rick Remender and artist Lewis Larosa. Described as a “comedy espionage series” by publisher, Image Comics, The Scumbag's tagline reads, “The fate of the world rests in the hands of the worst person on it!” Colorist Moreno Dinisio and letterer Rus Wooton complete the book's creative team.
The Scumbag #1 opens in New York City. There, we meet Ernie Ray Clementine. He is a rundown, raggedy, filthy man. He is a profane, illiterate, drug-addicted biker and ne'er-do-well with a fifth-grade education. But thanks to a power-imbuing serum called “the Formula Maxima,” Ernie will be the only thing standing between humanity and total Armageddon... because he has suddenly become the world's most powerful super-spy.
THE LOWDOWN: I don't have a lot to say about The Scumbag #1. I like the art team of Lewis Larosa and Moreno Dinisio, which delivers some pretty art. These illustrations remind me of the painted comic book art found in some entries in the old “Marvel Comics Graphic Novels” line. Rus Wooton's lively letters capture this series' comedy and spy-spoof humor.
I have enjoyed what few Rick Remender comic books I have read, and I find myself really enjoying The Scumbag #1. No fan of Remender can afford to skip reading the first issue of The Scumbag, which some are speculating will be the next Deadpool. That's all I have to say... except that I am determined to read The Scumbag #2. I don't know about it being like Deadpool, but it has the potential to offer a brief respite from the traumas of the world with some regularly delivered salacious fun.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Rick Remender, of mature comedy, and of reprobate-type anti-hero lead characters will want The Scumbag.
7.5 out of 10
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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