We’ve got a 3-in-1 sampler comic today!
Avatar
Now, right away, I’m going to be at a disadvantage here. See, I’m still working my way through Avatar. Yes, I know; I know - what’s worse is I originally started watching when the show was new! So there’s that. And also, I have no idea about anything with the other two comics. But hey, that’s the point of samplers, right?
The Avatar comic opens with Sokka and Suki in a seashell collecting shop. Now, the characters are recognizable, but the comic art is still different enough that it throws me off. And was Sokka really still this gullible by the end of the series? He nearly falls for a ripoff plan!
The shell sellers turn out to be sexist jerks, and Suki delivers some justice in defense of a fellow female customer. After, there is a talk, and Suki starts teaching some self-defense lessons. It isn’t bad but the story feels heavy-handed, certainly.
Itty Bitty Hellboy
It was a short little story, just a couple pages, meant for giggles. I don’t like it. I don’t get it. I know nothing about the characters.
I think I’m just too old for the brand of humor used? It feels like a poor imitation of older, classic characters. The closest comparison I can think of are the Richie Rich’s Cousin Reggie or Casper’s Cousin Spooky side stories that would turn up in the main comics. Except, y’know, I find those good, usually.
Juice Squeezers
So, what I learned from this was : risk it all for revenge - it’s worth it. Even if it could get your bullies seriously hurt (just like you were in arranging the revenge). Giant ants exist and areterrifying. They are nothing like what Honey, I Shrunk the Kids promised us with Antie.