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A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong
A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Vol. 2: Romance & Road Trips
A Valiant Tale for the Ages!
This ain't no ordinary team-up It's Archer & Faith's first date!
First, A&A's whirlwind ongoing series is hitting the town with the one and only Faith! With Armstrong on the road, Archer is taking some much-needed personal time and bringing his long-distance romance with Los Angeles s number-one superhero off of FaceTime and into the real world!
Then, Archer and Armstrong go on the hunt for Armstrong s long-lost wife, and the clues will put them on the trail of America s craziest traveling circus!
Come on board here as red-hot writer Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and Eisner Award-winning artist Mike Norton (Revival) bring you more crossbows than Sleepless in Seattle and more fistfights than The Notebook!
Collecting: A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong 5-8
This ain't no ordinary team-up It's Archer & Faith's first date!
First, A&A's whirlwind ongoing series is hitting the town with the one and only Faith! With Armstrong on the road, Archer is taking some much-needed personal time and bringing his long-distance romance with Los Angeles s number-one superhero off of FaceTime and into the real world!
Then, Archer and Armstrong go on the hunt for Armstrong s long-lost wife, and the clues will put them on the trail of America s craziest traveling circus!
Come on board here as red-hot writer Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and Eisner Award-winning artist Mike Norton (Revival) bring you more crossbows than Sleepless in Seattle and more fistfights than The Notebook!
Collecting: A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong 5-8
112 pages, Paperback
First published December 27, 2016
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August 27, 2019
Awww! Archer & Faith's 1st date!
Basically, it's worth reading for that issue alone.
Faith and Archer are just about the cutest thing to come out of comic books in a very long time, so if you get the chance to check these two out? Do it.
The rest of the issues are about the sideways turn Armstrong's road trip to find his long-lost wife takes. He and Archer end up getting sidetracked by circus performers who have a spoilery connection to Armstrong and his DNA.
Kids? Clones? Or something else altogether?
Eh. Not the best plot and not the worst, but there were some really fun moments and fantastic panels.
This volume was a huge improvement from the first, but not quite on par with the last run. Still worth reading if you're a fan of A&A, though.
Basically, it's worth reading for that issue alone.
Faith and Archer are just about the cutest thing to come out of comic books in a very long time, so if you get the chance to check these two out? Do it.
The rest of the issues are about the sideways turn Armstrong's road trip to find his long-lost wife takes. He and Archer end up getting sidetracked by circus performers who have a spoilery connection to Armstrong and his DNA.
Kids? Clones? Or something else altogether?
Eh. Not the best plot and not the worst, but there were some really fun moments and fantastic panels.
This volume was a huge improvement from the first, but not quite on par with the last run. Still worth reading if you're a fan of A&A, though.
May 29, 2020
Not enough of the Archer-Faith romance for me but we did have a circus of Armstrong clones gone wrong plus Dub Dub.
January 21, 2019
Και πάλι δεν με ξετρέλανε το ντουέτο, όπως πχ, οι Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1 (of 4): Digital Exclusives Edition (Quantum and Woody. Τα παράπλευρα καφριλίκια όμως ήταν μια χαρά, όπως η ερωτική ιστορία, το κατακαημένο ψαροτέρας, κι ακόμα και τη έκπληξη του τελευταίου καρέ... πολύ διασκεδαστικά. Θέλει όμως κάτι ένα τσικ έστω, για να γίνει πραγματικά απολαυστικό.
February 15, 2017
A&A's shennigans parlay the sacred and the profane with equal disdain.
September 1, 2018
Archer & Armstrong find themselves knee-deep in a circus full of Soviet experiments that all look peculiarly like Armstrong. Just another day for the dynamic duo (no, not that one). But first, Archer & Faith's first date!
Let's go in reverse order for a change. The second three issues of this volume are the titular 'road trip', which sees Armstrong doing everything in his power to NOT go and find his estranged wife and instead up in another crazy storyline instead. Despite Armstrong's continued protests about not wanting this kind of life anymore, it doesn't ring true - he's constantly changing his focus so that he doesn't have to focus on any one thing for too long, and poor Archer's just being dragged along for the ride. I get the purpose of the story, and I like the resolution (if the development actually sticks), but I think it goes on just a little too long. This on it's own would probably be a three star arc.
The first issue of the volume however, is basically perfect. Faith and Archer go on a date, which is ruined by villains, and it's just adorable from start to finish. They make such an odd couple, but it just works, and I love that Rafer Roberts is able to handle Faith with the same care that Joshua Dysart and Jody Houser have in her other more substantial appearances. Even the superhero battle makes sense in context, and actually feeds into the final arc of the series, which is a nice surprise. This issue'd be five stars all on its own.
And then there's the random back-up stories about Davy the Mackerel and the evil from within Armstrong's bag from the last arc. I feel like this was going to be a much bigger story, but Roberts had to shorten it down because the book was ending at 12, and it instead becomes one overly long joke. It does have an impact on the circus story, oddly enough, but I could really have done without it. Two stars for this bit.
Thankfully, the art is much better in this volume than the last. Mike Norton's a much nicer fit for the series, and is in a similar vein to Clayton Henry who drew much of the previous volume if memory serves. Unfortunately David La Fuente returns for the Davy back-up, and only drawing four pages a month doesn't make his work any more palatable.
This volume averages out at around 3 and a bit stars, so we're rounding down. The main draw of the book is easily the first issue; I could really have done with more of that and less of the weird clown circus thing, personally, and definitely less of Davy, but this is definitely an improvement on the first volume - hopefully we can go out on a high with volume 3.
Let's go in reverse order for a change. The second three issues of this volume are the titular 'road trip', which sees Armstrong doing everything in his power to NOT go and find his estranged wife and instead up in another crazy storyline instead. Despite Armstrong's continued protests about not wanting this kind of life anymore, it doesn't ring true - he's constantly changing his focus so that he doesn't have to focus on any one thing for too long, and poor Archer's just being dragged along for the ride. I get the purpose of the story, and I like the resolution (if the development actually sticks), but I think it goes on just a little too long. This on it's own would probably be a three star arc.
The first issue of the volume however, is basically perfect. Faith and Archer go on a date, which is ruined by villains, and it's just adorable from start to finish. They make such an odd couple, but it just works, and I love that Rafer Roberts is able to handle Faith with the same care that Joshua Dysart and Jody Houser have in her other more substantial appearances. Even the superhero battle makes sense in context, and actually feeds into the final arc of the series, which is a nice surprise. This issue'd be five stars all on its own.
And then there's the random back-up stories about Davy the Mackerel and the evil from within Armstrong's bag from the last arc. I feel like this was going to be a much bigger story, but Roberts had to shorten it down because the book was ending at 12, and it instead becomes one overly long joke. It does have an impact on the circus story, oddly enough, but I could really have done without it. Two stars for this bit.
Thankfully, the art is much better in this volume than the last. Mike Norton's a much nicer fit for the series, and is in a similar vein to Clayton Henry who drew much of the previous volume if memory serves. Unfortunately David La Fuente returns for the Davy back-up, and only drawing four pages a month doesn't make his work any more palatable.
This volume averages out at around 3 and a bit stars, so we're rounding down. The main draw of the book is easily the first issue; I could really have done with more of that and less of the weird clown circus thing, personally, and definitely less of Davy, but this is definitely an improvement on the first volume - hopefully we can go out on a high with volume 3.
January 9, 2022
This book gave me a headache.
Volume one was terrible, and I expected more of the same. But the crossover with Faith was a really solid superhero story with the right amount of humor. It was fun, pleasant, and interesting. And the following issue began with the same tone, and then it was fart jokes, circus freaks are funny, and things that a robot who had been told about humor might have assumed were funny. It wasn't funny. Or interesting. Or readable. I think if you told Rafer Roberts to write a book that wasn't supposed to be funny, he could write solid story with a humorous edge, but he just doesn't have any skill for humor. At all.
I'm glad this book listed Roberts as "Valiant Exclusive" so I don't have to worry about him popping up in a series I actually care about until he evolves into a better writer.
Volume one was terrible, and I expected more of the same. But the crossover with Faith was a really solid superhero story with the right amount of humor. It was fun, pleasant, and interesting. And the following issue began with the same tone, and then it was fart jokes, circus freaks are funny, and things that a robot who had been told about humor might have assumed were funny. It wasn't funny. Or interesting. Or readable. I think if you told Rafer Roberts to write a book that wasn't supposed to be funny, he could write solid story with a humorous edge, but he just doesn't have any skill for humor. At all.
I'm glad this book listed Roberts as "Valiant Exclusive" so I don't have to worry about him popping up in a series I actually care about until he evolves into a better writer.
September 22, 2018
Faith (#5). Archer goes on a date with Faith. This is one of the best Archer & Armstrong stories to date, and gives me great hope for new author Roberts. That's in part because we get a focus on Archer, who was too much in the background of "In the Bag". It's in part because it's poisonously cute. But it's mainly because Roberts offers the humor here that had just been silly in the pervious volume. Kiss•ing, indeed! [5+/5]
Next Stop: Clowntown (#6-8). And back to a more normative adventure with tons of silliness. These stories have a hilarious backup story about the evil guy released from the bag, but the main story is just OK (and also manages to annoyingly lose Archer's descriptive actions). This does have Soviet Bear, is funny, but otherwise it's forgettable [3+/5].
Next Stop: Clowntown (#6-8). And back to a more normative adventure with tons of silliness. These stories have a hilarious backup story about the evil guy released from the bag, but the main story is just OK (and also manages to annoyingly lose Archer's descriptive actions). This does have Soviet Bear, is funny, but otherwise it's forgettable [3+/5].
June 6, 2019
Oh my gosh now I’m hooked on Archer & Armstrong. And the first third of this book is possibly the CUTEST thing I have ever seen. Quite possibly one of my favorite moments in any comic I’ve read...ever.
June 26, 2017
Rafer Roberts continues to make A & A his own. There's so much weirdness and fun contained in these pages!
June 24, 2018
This is a vast improvement over the previous volume, mostly due to Mike Norton's art.
November 14, 2017
Taking a step-back from the crazy, this ones a little less intense but no less fun than Vol. 1 and Roberts and crew keep me entertained and laughing through and through with some way out ideas.
January 6, 2017
Was a bit lost on this one as I started to read it for the Faith and Archer storyline. Apparently I need to read volume one, so word to the wise, don't go into this for the Faith storyline and think you'll be okay. Also Faith and Archer are really only focused on for the first bit of the book (what would have been one comic book issue). After that Faith is either hinted at or briefly mentioned and doesn't make another appearance. The storyline is a bit weird but I'm gathering that to be the normal for the Archer and Armstrong series.
April 1, 2018
Fun
A&A Vol.2 is full of outrageous adventures that readers have to come to love from Archer and Armstrong. From Archer's first date with Faith to a circus full of Armstrong hybrids and evil Russian scientists, the stories will leave you giggling. The color work is fantastic and most of the art is splendid. Fun and ridiculous for stolen moments of easygoing reading and stress relieving laughs.
A&A Vol.2 is full of outrageous adventures that readers have to come to love from Archer and Armstrong. From Archer's first date with Faith to a circus full of Armstrong hybrids and evil Russian scientists, the stories will leave you giggling. The color work is fantastic and most of the art is splendid. Fun and ridiculous for stolen moments of easygoing reading and stress relieving laughs.
January 3, 2017
Good old fashion A&A fun...but lacks the depth of Van Lente.
The bag maker backup was just a bit much work for the payoff.
The bag maker backup was just a bit much work for the payoff.
February 6, 2017
I love Faith.
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August 9, 2018Loan sharks in shark outfits and a circus of Armstrong clones created by a Soviet science bear hamper our heroes' efforts to get their love lives in order. Plus, a back-up strip starring Davey the Mackerel sets up a handy event in the main story. Because Kindle Unlimited is a bit wonky with comics, I read a download missing a few pages - and inevitably, all from the comic proper, not the backmatter which bloats Valiant's stuff - but it's not really the sort of book where that matters much.
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