Cheech Wizard, Vol. 2

Cheech Wizard #2

by Vaughn Bodē

Cheech Wizard Vol 2 TP

Genres: Comics

60 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Vaughn Bodē was an American underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his character Cheech Wizard and his artwork depicting voluptuous women. A contemporary of Ralph Bakshi, Bodē has been credited as an influence on Bakshi's animated films Wizards and The Lord of the Rings. Bodē has a huge following among graffiti artists, with his characters remaining a popular subject.

Reviews

[Dominick · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I said about Volume 1 continues to apply her,e pretty much, though in this volume some racism has been added to the sexism. This stuff feels like it is trying way too hard to be edgy and shocking, mainly through a barrage of harsh language, but without much success in actually being either shocking or particularly amusing. The attempt to convert Cheech Wizard into a family-friendly daily newspaper strip (where he's redubbed the Yellow Hat) is particularly unsuccessful. Has not aged well.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 3 out of 5]

April 1991 = First Printing = ISBN 10 on back is incorrect

Filthy as usual so avoid if you don't like gross humor...

BUT his "pitch" of several strips to the newspapers, that's presented at the end, demonstrated a vision I didn't expect because he tuned the same characters into syndicate-friendly archetypes that would allow him to work the interests of several layers of society. Read his proposal- it really impressed me!

[Stefan]

These are very funny, and unexpectedly layered in meaning. In fact, there's a few comics that deal with similar themes as T.S. Eliot's Wasteland. They read well together anyway.