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Astro-ratón y Bombillita #2
Astro Mouse and Light Bulb Vs Astro Chicken
Watch out Mickey Mouse, there's a new mighty mouse in town!
Join Astro Mouse, the insightful Light Bulb, and their… er… pet Caca, as they battle intergalactic potatoes, (delicious) astro chickens, and solve a civil war between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. Getting lost in space has never been so ridiculous!
Join Astro Mouse, the insightful Light Bulb, and their… er… pet Caca, as they battle intergalactic potatoes, (delicious) astro chickens, and solve a civil war between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. Getting lost in space has never been so ridiculous!
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112 pages, Hardcover
Published April 13, 2021
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November 6, 2023
Really just fun - all the planets they go to - all the crazy characters! I call this type of book a 'reset read' - a book that I read when I just need to take a deep breath before I start on a very 'heavy' book that I know is going to be a challenge. This book took me back to the cartoons I liked so much as a kid - treat yourself to this nice little trip back in time!
April 19, 2021
4/13/2021 2.5 rounded up because I'm not the intended audience for this book. Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net.
4/19/2021 In the absurdist tradition of Sergio Aragones comes the work of his compatriot Fermín Solís, who goes forward in time instead of back a la Aragones' Groo to bring us the adventures of Astro Mouse, a mouse who's an astronaut, and his companion Light Bulb. The comic starts off quite cleverly, as our heroes are on a strange planet and realize that their lack of hunger and other bodily urges is both unnatural and potentially deadly. But that original bit of sophistication eventually leads to the introduction of, sigh, their pet poop, translated here by Jeff Whitman as Caca.
Kids who are at the stage of best appreciating gross-out humor will love this, but I admit to being too grossed out to fully appreciate the humor in their initial adventures. While Mr Solís has the excellent point that every parent thinks their kid is cute and everyone thinks their farts don't stink, that doesn't mean I want to look at the poop of others! By the time Astro Chicken rolls around in the second half of the book tho, I guess I'd gotten used to having Caca around, as I quite enjoyed that more traditional tale of Astro Mouse and Light Bulb butting heads with the domineering chicken who has come aboard to boss them around. The way they resolve their conflict with him is cute and, eventually, wholesome.
The art isn't incredibly detailed, but adequately conveys the story. It's definitely on the cartoon-y side, and seems to undergo a subtle change between the halves of the book. While the first part displays a traditional hand-drawn style, complete with visible art marker strokes, the second half employs more digitized effects. The art marker strokes are still visible, but the backgrounds are better filled in and the colors both more vibrant and more smoothly gradated. Interestingly, the line work suffers a bit for it, losing sharpness for several pages before balancing out better as the book closes.
This is an interesting book but not a must-buy unless you enjoy lots of poop and booger humor, which I don't. But hey, I'm not the target audience for every book, and that's okay!
Astro Mouse And Light Bulb #1: Vs Astro Chicken by Fermín Solís was published April 13 2021 by Papercutz and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!. Want it now? For the Kindle version, click here.
4/19/2021 In the absurdist tradition of Sergio Aragones comes the work of his compatriot Fermín Solís, who goes forward in time instead of back a la Aragones' Groo to bring us the adventures of Astro Mouse, a mouse who's an astronaut, and his companion Light Bulb. The comic starts off quite cleverly, as our heroes are on a strange planet and realize that their lack of hunger and other bodily urges is both unnatural and potentially deadly. But that original bit of sophistication eventually leads to the introduction of, sigh, their pet poop, translated here by Jeff Whitman as Caca.
Kids who are at the stage of best appreciating gross-out humor will love this, but I admit to being too grossed out to fully appreciate the humor in their initial adventures. While Mr Solís has the excellent point that every parent thinks their kid is cute and everyone thinks their farts don't stink, that doesn't mean I want to look at the poop of others! By the time Astro Chicken rolls around in the second half of the book tho, I guess I'd gotten used to having Caca around, as I quite enjoyed that more traditional tale of Astro Mouse and Light Bulb butting heads with the domineering chicken who has come aboard to boss them around. The way they resolve their conflict with him is cute and, eventually, wholesome.
The art isn't incredibly detailed, but adequately conveys the story. It's definitely on the cartoon-y side, and seems to undergo a subtle change between the halves of the book. While the first part displays a traditional hand-drawn style, complete with visible art marker strokes, the second half employs more digitized effects. The art marker strokes are still visible, but the backgrounds are better filled in and the colors both more vibrant and more smoothly gradated. Interestingly, the line work suffers a bit for it, losing sharpness for several pages before balancing out better as the book closes.
This is an interesting book but not a must-buy unless you enjoy lots of poop and booger humor, which I don't. But hey, I'm not the target audience for every book, and that's okay!
Astro Mouse And Light Bulb #1: Vs Astro Chicken by Fermín Solís was published April 13 2021 by Papercutz and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!. Want it now? For the Kindle version, click here.
June 24, 2023
“Astro Mouse and Light Bulb #2: Vs Astron Chicken“ with story and art by Fermin Solis is a graphic novel with two stories featuring spacefaring animals and various inanimate objects.
In this book, Astro Mouse makes a new friend out of a pile of poo, battle intergalactic potatoes, and solves a Civil War between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. There is also wrestling with lightbulb being featured on the wrestler's costume, and an apparent nemesis named Astro Chicken.
I’m not sure what I read. This feels like a lot of concepts thrown against the wall. On some levels it’s pretty funny and maybe kids would like it, but I find it hard to recommend. The art didn’t really strike me as all that great either.
In this book, Astro Mouse makes a new friend out of a pile of poo, battle intergalactic potatoes, and solves a Civil War between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. There is also wrestling with lightbulb being featured on the wrestler's costume, and an apparent nemesis named Astro Chicken.
I’m not sure what I read. This feels like a lot of concepts thrown against the wall. On some levels it’s pretty funny and maybe kids would like it, but I find it hard to recommend. The art didn’t really strike me as all that great either.
December 20, 2020
I received an electronic ARC from Papercutz.
The start of a new series about two friends who are traveling through space after getting lost setting off for the moon. Their adventures are ridiculous and humorous. Upper elementary readers will love the absurdity of a mouse and a light bulb being partners and piloting a spaceship to explore various planets. The artwork is brightly colored and detailed enough to flesh out the dialogue.
The start of a new series about two friends who are traveling through space after getting lost setting off for the moon. Their adventures are ridiculous and humorous. Upper elementary readers will love the absurdity of a mouse and a light bulb being partners and piloting a spaceship to explore various planets. The artwork is brightly colored and detailed enough to flesh out the dialogue.
March 27, 2021
Astro mouse and his partner lightbulb embark on a series of strange adventures after they discover that the bathroom on board their space craft has become dysfunctional.
A humorous graphic novel with good illustrations. However, the plot is slightly absurd during the first adventure and becomes predictable during the second one (with the astro chicken). Overall, it is good and recommended for children who adore this kind of humour.
A humorous graphic novel with good illustrations. However, the plot is slightly absurd during the first adventure and becomes predictable during the second one (with the astro chicken). Overall, it is good and recommended for children who adore this kind of humour.
August 31, 2021
This did not feel like a full story. It felt like a collection of comic strips thrown into a book. The humor was meant for 3rd grade but some is so sophisticated, I am not sure a 3rd grade audience would get it. The illustrations are fun and will attract readers, but I am not sure the book is worth the time it takes to catalog.
September 9, 2021
Thank you NetGalley for the chance to review.
This story follows Astro mouse and his friends lightbulb and ca-ca. I just felt like it was a bunch of comics thrown together to try to make a story. I’m not the intended audience. I think someone in higher elementary school or middle grade may enjoy it more than I do.
This story follows Astro mouse and his friends lightbulb and ca-ca. I just felt like it was a bunch of comics thrown together to try to make a story. I’m not the intended audience. I think someone in higher elementary school or middle grade may enjoy it more than I do.
March 24, 2025
BOOKS 1+2 (2008/2012)
Narrative: *
Unnecessarily gross stupidity, like their pet turd and so much booger use, told me that he actually depends on excrement for humor- instead of just used for "flavor". When one such as I doesn't have enough childishness left for the material- it's probably only going to be enjoyed by immature kids.
Visual: *
Just awful.
Narrative: *
Unnecessarily gross stupidity, like their pet turd and so much booger use, told me that he actually depends on excrement for humor- instead of just used for "flavor". When one such as I doesn't have enough childishness left for the material- it's probably only going to be enjoyed by immature kids.
Visual: *
Just awful.
October 26, 2021
Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for this free eARC.
I read this in 10 min and it was fun. Of course it's really for children but I found some bit really funny.
Not a bad read if you want to cheer yourself up.
I read this in 10 min and it was fun. Of course it's really for children but I found some bit really funny.
Not a bad read if you want to cheer yourself up.
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November 14, 2020Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
January 24, 2021
I just don't think this is my kind of book.
March 14, 2024
Miss 9 decided that this didn't interest her.
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