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The Worst Dudes #1-5
The Worst Dudes
A dirty cop, a drugged-up back-up dancer, and an angsty adolescent god; the absolute worst dudes in the galaxy are on a raunch-filled hunt for a missing pop star.
It's a hilarious, aggressively weird, willfully vulgar graphic novel detective story from noted reprobates Aubrey Sitterson ( No One Left to Fight , The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling ) and Tony Gregori ( Deuce of Hearts , Karma Police ). Collecting issues #1-5 of this raunchy, off-the-wall tale!
It's a hilarious, aggressively weird, willfully vulgar graphic novel detective story from noted reprobates Aubrey Sitterson ( No One Left to Fight , The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling ) and Tony Gregori ( Deuce of Hearts , Karma Police ). Collecting issues #1-5 of this raunchy, off-the-wall tale!
120 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 2022
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About the author
Aubrey Sitterson
129 books14 followersAubrey Sitterson is a freelance writer, whose most recent work, No One Left to Fight is currently available in local comic shops, digitally on Comixology, and through special collector’s packages. He’s also the writer of The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, which is available everywhere, including local bookstores, comic shops, and online retailers like Amazon.
Aubrey has written comics for all of the industry’s top publishers – Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse IDW, Oni, Dynamite and Viz. He also wrote and performed the sword & sorcery serial podcast SKALD from April 2015 to April 2018, without missing a single week. A full list of credits can be found here.
Contact Aubrey at dropkickoutthejams at gmail dot com.
Aubrey has written comics for all of the industry’s top publishers – Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse IDW, Oni, Dynamite and Viz. He also wrote and performed the sword & sorcery serial podcast SKALD from April 2015 to April 2018, without missing a single week. A full list of credits can be found here.
Contact Aubrey at dropkickoutthejams at gmail dot com.
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
November 28, 2021
The Worst Dudes supposedly is about a group of the very worst dudes, who are trying to solve a missing persons case. First problem is, the worst dudes aren't the worst. They're more sort of sad. The distinction I'd like to make, and you'll have to forgive me for the bad language, is that they're dickheads instead of dicks.
It all feels a bit like trying to make a Remender book, without knowing what makes his work, well, work. The dudes never do or say anything shocking. They never become repulsive, at best they're mildly annoying.
What follows is an interplanetary "romp", with a focus on semi-dirty jokes instead of plot or character. And there's the second problem: I didn't laugh once. The worst dudes even have catchphrases, and they're overused.
The art is of the eye-splattering kind. I admire the willingless of the artist to Go For It, but it regularly just is ugly instead of shocking or funny.
It's a book that tries hard, but feels uninspired.
(Thanks to Dark Horse Books for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
It all feels a bit like trying to make a Remender book, without knowing what makes his work, well, work. The dudes never do or say anything shocking. They never become repulsive, at best they're mildly annoying.
What follows is an interplanetary "romp", with a focus on semi-dirty jokes instead of plot or character. And there's the second problem: I didn't laugh once. The worst dudes even have catchphrases, and they're overused.
The art is of the eye-splattering kind. I admire the willingless of the artist to Go For It, but it regularly just is ugly instead of shocking or funny.
It's a book that tries hard, but feels uninspired.
(Thanks to Dark Horse Books for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
March 3, 2022
The Worst Dudes would be more appropriately titled The Worst Comic. Sitterson is more concerned with being raunchy and vulgar instead of funny. This was an absolute slog to get though. Poor writing, poor artwork and coloring. Just a miss in every way. Even the lettering was bad.
July 1, 2023
Super weird but also super fun, especially if you have the sense of humor of a 12yo boy, like I do.
December 23, 2022
This felt like someone took the most inappropriate parts of Saga and tried to one-up them. A giant space dragon autofellating itself? I can do better than that. How about Ego the Living Planet ejaculating baby planets?
The bastard daughter of the Storm King has gone missing and the Queen of Space tasks Sam Sugar, seen-it-all police officer of questionable morality, to find her. Her son, the legitimate heir to the throne insists on tagging along. First stop is her ex, a giant pink space lion. The three guys follow some leads into criminal enterprises and bordellos, through a lot of foul language and over-the-top sexual situations.
Intentionally obnoxious. Occasionally funny. There's a warning on the cover, so readers only have themselves to blame.
The bastard daughter of the Storm King has gone missing and the Queen of Space tasks Sam Sugar, seen-it-all police officer of questionable morality, to find her. Her son, the legitimate heir to the throne insists on tagging along. First stop is her ex, a giant pink space lion. The three guys follow some leads into criminal enterprises and bordellos, through a lot of foul language and over-the-top sexual situations.
Intentionally obnoxious. Occasionally funny. There's a warning on the cover, so readers only have themselves to blame.
August 12, 2024
I really thought I was going to like this. It looked like it was going to an 'adult' book with a lot of sexual puns, a bit of comic book violence, and a mystery/cop story. The thing is that there is a lot of this about. I finished a Colin Bateman book recently and remembered how much I love these crime things.
After I finished reading this, I remembered why I had stopped reading these things. It is hard to get that balance right without being too crass, too sophomoric or too cliche. I loved the art here. There are some genuine good moments. Unfortunately, it does suffer from some the other issues. I guess at the end, the folks didn't live up to the worst dudes moniker. I mean, it is also very hard to be the worst dudes.
After I finished reading this, I remembered why I had stopped reading these things. It is hard to get that balance right without being too crass, too sophomoric or too cliche. I loved the art here. There are some genuine good moments. Unfortunately, it does suffer from some the other issues. I guess at the end, the folks didn't live up to the worst dudes moniker. I mean, it is also very hard to be the worst dudes.
June 30, 2022
another tightly-plotted, pulpy story from one of the masters of this form of storytelling. minimalist comics for fans of big art, big fights, and callbacks to the history of the medium. nsfw, but in a light-hearted way that's not the least bit erotic but rather seems to be in the service of the "sex romp adventure comic" genre in which it is situated.
August 31, 2022
bizarre to say the least. someone described this to me as Big Lebowski space opera on acid.... It did not disappoint.
March 25, 2023
Started off decent but kind of devolved. Trying a little too hard to be Lobo meets Saga. Potential. Not for kids!
May 5, 2023
Definitely unique and interesting
May 13, 2023
It was funny and I loves the bright, raunchy vibe, but it wasn't my favorite.
June 7, 2023
Sure, it's nothing groundbreaking (and, in fact, it sometimes is nakedly appropriative of other, better, art) but this is a fun enough read.
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