Itty Bitty Comics: Grimmiss Island

Itty Bitty Comics

by Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani

From the pages of Itty Bitty Comics! comes Grimmiss Island! When the Volcano Goddess threatens the Mama Woogees' tiny island, only little Grimmiss can save the day! This wacky yarn has it all: hot lava, lost love, and witch doctors! Don't even get us started on the angry cactus, the screenwriting armadillo, and the strange disturbance that has awakened the island's tiki monoliths! When you're little guy with a skull head, there's adventure around every corner! From the Eisner Award-winning creative minds of Art Baltazar and Franco! Tropical drinks not included.

Genres: Humor, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Cultural

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 27, 2015

About the author

Arthee "Art" Baltazar is an American comics artist and writer who currently works for DC Comics.

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feels a bit like coming in in the middle of a story in progress, but pretty easy to follow nonetheless. I love how cute everyone is, even the grumpy cactus! Some basic knowledge of Spanish will help, but is not required.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the artwork and the lava goddess. But I have to admit it was rather annoying having to constantly look up translations for what Grimmis was saying all the time.

[Zachary King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Might as well have been called “Tiny Tikis”!

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, manic, bilingual comic that reminded me a bit of Invader Zim.

[Martin]

npl: YA 741.5 Balta

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two "Mama Woogie" witch doctors create a creature named Grimmiss to save their island from the Volcano Goddess. VG falls very much "in love" with Grimmiss, and everyone is happy for awhile. That is, till it wakes the Tiki's from their 1000-year sleep, and they're unhappy campers. They drown the Tiki's, and things seem normal for awhile. That is, until the Grim Reaper and the Devil decide to visit, and "harm" Grimmiss, causing VG to be very angry. However, Grimmiss comes around, taking care of business, and everything goes back to normal.

This was a fun little read. And, the art was very colorful. I enjoyed it very much.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Baltazar and Franco's art and as always this was a feast for the eyes. I have a special thing for skulls so found Grimmiss and the whole theme here to be spectacularly drawn. I just loved the Pajamazons too! However, I didn't find it that funny. It was annoying that Grimmiss spoke only in Spanish (and briefly French) with no subtitles so I never knew what the heck he was saying. It wasn't important as others suggested what he might have said, but he would have been a better character had he had gag lines and important things to say. Really fantastic art but I'd hoped for a better and funnier story.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even by Art and Franco standard, this is an odd little comic.
A tropical island needs a guardian, so the tiki wizards decide to create one. Some jalapeños dropped into the cauldron result in the energetic, skull head Grimm Miss.

There is a lava goddess, tiki giants, and a talking cactus.
So quirky, strange and entertaining.

I want there to be a cartoon and action figures of these guys!

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and quirky. Brightly colored art for this fast-paced book. Some Spanish but mostly written in English.

[Janice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funnier than I expected it to be, given my extensive experience with Tiny Titans. I'd never heard of Grimmiss before, but he's quite a distinct character!

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally bizarre and pretty funny. For lovers of Looney Toons and Adventure Time.