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Bravest Warriors #5-8
Bravest Warriors Vol. 2
The YouTube sensation from Adventure Time creator, Pendleton Ward, returns!
Join Beth, Wallow, Chris, Danny and Plum as they travel the multiverse saving folks and generally being totally rad dudes! Having to go undercover at a Miss Multiverse Pageant, will our heroes be able to save the day? Will they be able to figure out where all the missing brains are going? Who will sav--what was that again...MISSING BRAINS?! Based on the hit web series from ADVENTURE TIME creator Pendleton Ward! POWER! RESPECT!
Join Beth, Wallow, Chris, Danny and Plum as they travel the multiverse saving folks and generally being totally rad dudes! Having to go undercover at a Miss Multiverse Pageant, will our heroes be able to save the day? Will they be able to figure out where all the missing brains are going? Who will sav--what was that again...MISSING BRAINS?! Based on the hit web series from ADVENTURE TIME creator Pendleton Ward! POWER! RESPECT!
128 pages, Paperback
First published February 11, 2014
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About the author
Joey Comeau
44 books663 followersJoey Comeau is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his novels Lockpick Pornography and Overqualified, and as co-creator of the webcomic A Softer World (with Emily Horne).
Comeau currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. He has a degree in linguistics.
Comeau currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. He has a degree in linguistics.
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July 2, 2016
I enjoyed this volume much more than the last one! Equal parts funny, and equal parts metaphorical. Definitely an intelligent form or humor. The characters are beginning to grow on me more as their personalities are starting to come through more. A more detailed review coming soon!
July 14, 2017
I loved this comic a lot! I really like the humor used by the writers! I WANT TO READ THEM ALL!
August 16, 2017
Still challenging to follow with all the short stories and what-not but you get used to it. This one at least had Catbug in it!:)
October 16, 2017
Five stars for Catbug and for the stories that involve the rest of the Bravest Warriors, I guess. Mostly five stars for Catbug though because he's adorable.
April 14, 2018
More adventures of the Bravest Warriors written by Joey Comeau with art by Mike Holmes perfectly capturing the spirit of the cartoon. The back up stories by Ryan Pequin were also fun and cute.
September 4, 2018
Bettee than the first but still very meh.
September 30, 2018
4/5 stars
I LOVE DANNY WITH ALL MY HEART WHAT AN ANGEL
I LOVE DANNY WITH ALL MY HEART WHAT AN ANGEL
October 10, 2018
This was funnier than vol. 1 even though i loved the first one too.
December 24, 2018
Catbug shows up in this one.
August 12, 2020
It's a good sign that one can write stories spanning several issues from characters that started out starring in 5 minute episodes. The plot and dialogue feel very much like the show.
November 11, 2020
In reality it was 3 ½
Want to read
April 27, 20211/1
July 1, 2021
Cute! Love the humor in these comics. The animation is also good as well
March 21, 2017
it's fine.
November 13, 2014
The Bravest Warriors continue their uniquely warped journeys across the stars! In this volume, much like last volume, which focused on depression and guilt in teens, the Bravest Warriors encounter self-doubt and shame of self-image. That sounds really bleak. It's actually fun! I promise!
I think these comics do a much better job of having high-octane, funny adventures, with fantastic character dialog, a constant stream of jokes and gags (even taking queues from Ryan North's Adventure Time with jokes hidden in the footers!), and generally light-hearted, for-all-ages space shenanigans, played out with dour, almost downright depressing, teenage slice-of-life plots, than the webshow does. I love the webshow a lot, don't get me wrong, but it's really cemented in this volume how much more analogous it is; our likable cartoon heroes are put through the same ringer as all growing humans are, only, in space, and one of them has their brains put into a giant killer robot for reasons.
I enjoy it immensely, with the action hitting harder and the stories hitting closer to home than the webshow has really done. The opening issue here, with Beth sneaking "undercover" in a Miss Teen Universe pageant, before pulling a bazooka on the judges, has more timing and pay-off than a typical single episode of the webshow, and I find it's much more convincingly illustrated, too. That's a really impressive feat, because, as I must reiterate, the webshow is fantastic. But I'm consistently reminded of how much of the Bravest Warriors formula works because of the characters, and the comics, I find, make better use of them.
This volume also marks the introduction of Catbug to the comics, the lovable, half-cat half-ladybug sidekick/acquaintance of the Bravest Warriors. His appearance does several things. One: it lets fans of the critter read about Catbug. He's pretty funny, and the breakout star and icon of the web series, so it only makes sense that he'd be a draw of the comics, too. Two: he provides apt comic relief to a story that is, by and large, pretty dark - one of perpetual adolescent body issues, kidnapping (albeit, kidnapping brains), and a bizarre amount of body horror. Without Catbag, a lot of the scenes here would be particularly disturbing - his presence eases the tone, and it's quite welcome.
As Joey Comeau and Mike Holmes continue their stellar work of taking the characters of Beth, Danny, Wallow, Chris, and Plum, and being absolutely faithful to the source material while (I think) succeeding it on a sheer technical level, so too does Ryan Pequin continue to spice up proceedings with fantastic mini-stories, with a far more solely humorous tone, that really does a fantastic job of opening up the Bravest Warriors universe, and providing a lightness to the volume that would otherwise have gone missing if it focused just on the whole kidnapped girls/teenage face-hating/robot Danny plot. And, as with last volume, the gallery of alt covers for the series is stunningly beautiful, and easily the cherry on top of the entire collection.
Bravest Warriors kicks all kinds of ass, both with its cartoon silliness, its dry wit, and its continued allegory to the hang-ups of the teenage mind. This time, they've thrown in Catbug, too. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, sure, but it keeps up the great work, and that's all it has to do to get a recommendation from me - I'm absolutely smitten.
I think these comics do a much better job of having high-octane, funny adventures, with fantastic character dialog, a constant stream of jokes and gags (even taking queues from Ryan North's Adventure Time with jokes hidden in the footers!), and generally light-hearted, for-all-ages space shenanigans, played out with dour, almost downright depressing, teenage slice-of-life plots, than the webshow does. I love the webshow a lot, don't get me wrong, but it's really cemented in this volume how much more analogous it is; our likable cartoon heroes are put through the same ringer as all growing humans are, only, in space, and one of them has their brains put into a giant killer robot for reasons.
I enjoy it immensely, with the action hitting harder and the stories hitting closer to home than the webshow has really done. The opening issue here, with Beth sneaking "undercover" in a Miss Teen Universe pageant, before pulling a bazooka on the judges, has more timing and pay-off than a typical single episode of the webshow, and I find it's much more convincingly illustrated, too. That's a really impressive feat, because, as I must reiterate, the webshow is fantastic. But I'm consistently reminded of how much of the Bravest Warriors formula works because of the characters, and the comics, I find, make better use of them.
This volume also marks the introduction of Catbug to the comics, the lovable, half-cat half-ladybug sidekick/acquaintance of the Bravest Warriors. His appearance does several things. One: it lets fans of the critter read about Catbug. He's pretty funny, and the breakout star and icon of the web series, so it only makes sense that he'd be a draw of the comics, too. Two: he provides apt comic relief to a story that is, by and large, pretty dark - one of perpetual adolescent body issues, kidnapping (albeit, kidnapping brains), and a bizarre amount of body horror. Without Catbag, a lot of the scenes here would be particularly disturbing - his presence eases the tone, and it's quite welcome.
As Joey Comeau and Mike Holmes continue their stellar work of taking the characters of Beth, Danny, Wallow, Chris, and Plum, and being absolutely faithful to the source material while (I think) succeeding it on a sheer technical level, so too does Ryan Pequin continue to spice up proceedings with fantastic mini-stories, with a far more solely humorous tone, that really does a fantastic job of opening up the Bravest Warriors universe, and providing a lightness to the volume that would otherwise have gone missing if it focused just on the whole kidnapped girls/teenage face-hating/robot Danny plot. And, as with last volume, the gallery of alt covers for the series is stunningly beautiful, and easily the cherry on top of the entire collection.
Bravest Warriors kicks all kinds of ass, both with its cartoon silliness, its dry wit, and its continued allegory to the hang-ups of the teenage mind. This time, they've thrown in Catbug, too. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, sure, but it keeps up the great work, and that's all it has to do to get a recommendation from me - I'm absolutely smitten.
June 2, 2016
This was a lot of fun - Beauty Contests and Bazookas make for an inspired combination, and brain theft and killer robots only add to the joy. Oh, and an evil version of the team, which brings some of the biggest laughs. The story is basically a framework for various levels of absurdity, but still moves enough to justify everything, and the characters all get their moments to shine. Even the collected shorts are good, with a Catbug story I really enjoyed, and a Photo Album short that hits close to home. This is a must-read for fans of the show, and would probably work pretty well for newcomers as well; the characters get a nice introduction in each issue and there's not a whole lot of back-story needed.
October 5, 2014
Al igual que el volumen anterior, este destaca más por los dialogos y las situaciones graciosas que por el arte o la profundidad de la historia.
Sigue esperando lo inesperado. Si este comic tiene algo que no me esperaba, era la continuidad. Hay consecuencias del volumen anterior, algo que va contra todo lo que se espera de un comic derivado de una serie. Esto nos trae un poco más de profundidad a la historia sin sacrificar (mucho) el humor.
Algo inferior a su predecesor que era todo un bamboleo. Este volumen se siente un poco más lento. No es malo, solo que no es tan bueno como el primero.
Sigue esperando lo inesperado. Si este comic tiene algo que no me esperaba, era la continuidad. Hay consecuencias del volumen anterior, algo que va contra todo lo que se espera de un comic derivado de una serie. Esto nos trae un poco más de profundidad a la historia sin sacrificar (mucho) el humor.
Algo inferior a su predecesor que era todo un bamboleo. Este volumen se siente un poco más lento. No es malo, solo que no es tan bueno como el primero.
August 13, 2017
Denne serie er altså super hyggelig! Jeg nyder så meget læsningen af den, og har i denne grinet højlydt op til flere gange. Der er bare sådan en skøn en humor i den.
Historien i denne kedede mig dog en lille smule til tider, da jeg mest af alt ikke rigtig følte, at historien kom nogle vejne i en stor halvdel af midten. Hvilket desværre trækker læseoplevelsen en lille smule ned, selvom jeg egentlig overordnet var ret vild med fortællingen.
Derudover er jeg stadig ret forelsket i illustrationerne i denne serie. De er SÅ skønne, og lavet fuldstændig i en tegnestil, som jeg virkelig elsker.
Historien i denne kedede mig dog en lille smule til tider, da jeg mest af alt ikke rigtig følte, at historien kom nogle vejne i en stor halvdel af midten. Hvilket desværre trækker læseoplevelsen en lille smule ned, selvom jeg egentlig overordnet var ret vild med fortællingen.
Derudover er jeg stadig ret forelsket i illustrationerne i denne serie. De er SÅ skønne, og lavet fuldstændig i en tegnestil, som jeg virkelig elsker.
September 30, 2014
I really enjoy the Adventure Time comics, and yet, I still think the animated series is superior. But with Bravest Warriors, that is one hard call. The animated series is run by Breehn Burns (of Dr. Tran), and it's fucking awesome. The comic is written by Joey Comeau (of A Softer World) and drawn by the talented Mike Holmes, and it's fucking fantastic. It's even got a snarky narrator.
So, yeah, I love the Bravest Warriors.
So, yeah, I love the Bravest Warriors.
December 19, 2016
I like this book so much more than I should. It's silly and light-hearted but at the same it's just a joy to read. The characters are fun, the plot lines are consistently ridiculous and the books just has a sweet heart-warming feeling running through it.
There is nothing at all deep or meaningful going on here but sometimes that is exactly what I need.
There is nothing at all deep or meaningful going on here but sometimes that is exactly what I need.
February 2, 2016
This was more fun silliness. I liked a number of the little decisions which were made in the humor of things and the running gags. I thought it was slightly funnier than the first volume, although the plot left several questions unanswered. Basically, though, it's fun.
March 15, 2014
Love bravest warriors so much. This just adds to my happiness. Really nice art
April 21, 2014
Fun, but plodding.
October 12, 2014
3.5 stars
September 12, 2015
I thought this was pretty good, but not exceptional. There were some funny parts.
December 8, 2015
I liked it :)
December 29, 2015
I am getting really tired of the quips that appear at the bottom of every page in baby blue ink against white space.
March 19, 2016
Catbug! Mop! Such fun tackling self-doubt and shame. Really really dig this fun candy of a comic that contains just the right amount of satisfying substance.
September 13, 2016
A good volume, I loved the story of the alternate versions of themselves and all the resolution. The art is superb. Also the small comics at the end are fun and entertaining.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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