Rich Koslowski

Archie's Summer Splash is a cute, little comic following Cheryl Blossom wanting to be the center of attention at the beach - which includes forming a band and being a bad singer.

I wish there was a few more pages to see how this story would have went. I would have just loved to see the follow through, but this story was cut short. If there would have been a bit more meat to the story, I would have loved it a lot more. It felt more like a tease than an actual story.

Overall, it was cute. I liked this better than some of the previous Archie comics I've picked up.

Three out of five stars.… (meer)

Oops, my last Look and Find book on hand. It's the least entertaining of the three I read this week, but still fun. The April Fool's Day spread is the best one here.

I do believe there is at least one more Look and Find with Eeyore that I'll have to keep an eye out for.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... )… (meer)

This graphic novel tells of an investigation into the phenomenon of an Elvis impersonator who has attracted a cultlike quasi-religion, an investigation carried out by a faded tabloid writer trying to reboot himself as an investigative reporter, in the company of his Sancho Panza, a private investigator. The eponymous king is a bluff but elusive fellow who, though seemingly benign himself, is surrounded by sinister toughs who do little to aid the protagonist's inquiries. The illustration is mostly black-and-white with some minimal coloring, which I noticed only because the colorist gets a credit, and is straightforward and easy to follow. Except for one of the thugs looking somewhat like the protagonist, the characters are similarly easy to differentiate. I was only mildly drawn into the story, however, and, though there are a few musings included on the nature of celebrity and religious cults, for the most part this didn't seem to be taking on any of life's big questions. Thus, it's a moderately interesting story presented pretty well, but lacking depth.… (meer)