What do you think?
Rate this book
The Muppet Show #4
The Muppet Show Comic Book: Family Reunion
The Muppet Theatre has been repaired, and it's time to once again start the Muppet Show! The search for a new performer leads to an unexpected guest, prompting a family reunion that fans have been asking for, but never expected! This is the one Muppets fans have been demanding, and will be talking about for months to come!
112 pages, Hardcover
First published September 7, 2010
43 people want to read
About the author
Roger Langridge
298 books62 followersRoger Langridge has been producing comics for over twenty years. Most recently, he has attracted critical attention for his work on the Harvey Award-winning Muppet Show Comic Book (Boom! Studios) and Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel Comics); other works of note include Marvel's Fin Fang Four, Fantagraphics' Zoot! and Art d'Ecco (in collaboration with his brother Andrew), and the NCS, Ignatz, Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated comic book Fred the Clown. He currently lives in London with his wife Sylvie, their two children and a box of his own hair.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 reviews
August 3, 2019
Well it's not for kids that's for sure. Can't say I really got much out of it or enjoyed it. The illustration was good.
February 9, 2012
The Muppet comic books from Boom Comics are entering their second year of publishing, and I'm still loving them. They're attacking comics on two fronts: adaptations of classic stories (Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes, etc.) and an ongoing Muppet Show Comic Book. The Muppet Show Comic Book seems to be more consistent than the adaptations, and this is the third volume I've picked up from this ongoing series.
This volume collects four issues of the Muppet Show Comic Book, forming one story arc, Family Reunion. The Muppets have returned to their rebuilt theater and are back into their routine, when an unexpected visitor shakes things up: Scooter's twin sister, Skeeter. She never appeared on The Muppet Show; she was part of the Muppet Babies cartoon in the 1980s. This marks her first appearance with the "adult" Muppets. I've long wanted to see her join the adult Muppets, if just to give the character some legitimacy, but it's also nice to add another strong female character to the mix. The Muppet ladies are really only Miss Piggy, Janice (the guitarist from Electric Mayhem), and Camilla, Gonzo's chicken love. So bringing Skeeter in is a good move. She worked well in the context of the book, and opened the door for other relatives to pop in, including Miss Piggy's nephews, Fozzie Bear's mom, and a story focused on Kermit's nephew Robin. Despite these visiting guests, the book doesn't lose its center on the core Muppets, and uses the family reunion to look at Kermit, Scooter, Piggy and Fozzie Bear in a new light.
The format of the book is the same as the other Muppet Show Comic Books, sticking closely to what the TV show delivered so well. The sketches include favorites like the Swedish Chef, Muppet Labs, and Veterinarian's Hospital. Pigs in Space gets several sketches, reminding me how much I love the interplay between Captain Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork, and First Mate Piggy.
The book is still written by Roger Langridge, and his comedy and characterization manage to make me laugh and give the characters some depth they haven't seen in years. The art this time around is by Amy Mebberson, who's quickly becoming a favorite comic book artist of mine. She manages to find a balance between cartoony and a "puppet realism" that works for the format, and everyone looks like they would on the show.
If you're a fan of the Muppets and/or comic books, you should give this book a shot. It's entertaining, a little nostalgic, and a lot of fun. After all, everyone needs their family.
This volume collects four issues of the Muppet Show Comic Book, forming one story arc, Family Reunion. The Muppets have returned to their rebuilt theater and are back into their routine, when an unexpected visitor shakes things up: Scooter's twin sister, Skeeter. She never appeared on The Muppet Show; she was part of the Muppet Babies cartoon in the 1980s. This marks her first appearance with the "adult" Muppets. I've long wanted to see her join the adult Muppets, if just to give the character some legitimacy, but it's also nice to add another strong female character to the mix. The Muppet ladies are really only Miss Piggy, Janice (the guitarist from Electric Mayhem), and Camilla, Gonzo's chicken love. So bringing Skeeter in is a good move. She worked well in the context of the book, and opened the door for other relatives to pop in, including Miss Piggy's nephews, Fozzie Bear's mom, and a story focused on Kermit's nephew Robin. Despite these visiting guests, the book doesn't lose its center on the core Muppets, and uses the family reunion to look at Kermit, Scooter, Piggy and Fozzie Bear in a new light.
The format of the book is the same as the other Muppet Show Comic Books, sticking closely to what the TV show delivered so well. The sketches include favorites like the Swedish Chef, Muppet Labs, and Veterinarian's Hospital. Pigs in Space gets several sketches, reminding me how much I love the interplay between Captain Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork, and First Mate Piggy.
The book is still written by Roger Langridge, and his comedy and characterization manage to make me laugh and give the characters some depth they haven't seen in years. The art this time around is by Amy Mebberson, who's quickly becoming a favorite comic book artist of mine. She manages to find a balance between cartoony and a "puppet realism" that works for the format, and everyone looks like they would on the show.
If you're a fan of the Muppets and/or comic books, you should give this book a shot. It's entertaining, a little nostalgic, and a lot of fun. After all, everyone needs their family.
October 20, 2013
I'm almost finished with Brian Jay Jones's biography on Jim Henson: The Biography, so I'm kinda in a Muppet mood right now. While I grew up with Sesame Street, I was never a big Muppet person so I'm filling in some of the gaps.
Family Reunion is a set of stories loosely linked together by the idea of, well, family. The connecting thread is Skeeter and some kind of heavenly board game. The latter basically confused me and I think the book would have been much stronger if Skeeter was the only linking device.
Overall, I thought the stories were okay, but I did think the use of 'new' family members diluted the craziness the Muppets are known for. Like in Miss Piggy's story, her two nephews come to visit and they're such boneheads, Miss Piggy is placed in the role of straight man. Anyone who knows anything about the Muppets knows that Miss Piggy is the Diva role, prone to dramatic overreactions and emotional outbursts. To see her being the straight man is, well, unnatural.
The art is great and I did like the ever-so-slight references to the cartoon TV show The Muppet Babies. I think this would be good for kids who just like looking at the Muppets in wacky situations, but for any one else, this is definitely a 'library it' read.
Family Reunion is a set of stories loosely linked together by the idea of, well, family. The connecting thread is Skeeter and some kind of heavenly board game. The latter basically confused me and I think the book would have been much stronger if Skeeter was the only linking device.
Overall, I thought the stories were okay, but I did think the use of 'new' family members diluted the craziness the Muppets are known for. Like in Miss Piggy's story, her two nephews come to visit and they're such boneheads, Miss Piggy is placed in the role of straight man. Anyone who knows anything about the Muppets knows that Miss Piggy is the Diva role, prone to dramatic overreactions and emotional outbursts. To see her being the straight man is, well, unnatural.
The art is great and I did like the ever-so-slight references to the cartoon TV show The Muppet Babies. I think this would be good for kids who just like looking at the Muppets in wacky situations, but for any one else, this is definitely a 'library it' read.
December 19, 2015
Roger Langridge keeps up his amazing ability to write Muppets just like you remember them. All the characters are behaving like you'd expect, with the added challenge of him introducing characters from the larger Muppets world that were never on the original series. Andy and Randy are a lot of fun here, but the highlight is definitely the introduction of Skeeter, from Muppet Babies, to the Muppet Show itself. She's a fun character, works as a great foil for Scooter, and is attractive to boot (which is not something I've ever thought of in regards to a Muppet, and is a bit disturbing).
But ultimately, this book does a great job of continuing the regular characters in relatable bits, while also focusing on new or bit characters (Robin gets most of an issue, and it works). Langridge's work on the Muppets has been exemplary, and this is another fine example of that.
But ultimately, this book does a great job of continuing the regular characters in relatable bits, while also focusing on new or bit characters (Robin gets most of an issue, and it works). Langridge's work on the Muppets has been exemplary, and this is another fine example of that.
January 18, 2011
Ok describes this book pretty well. I think that the main problem is that I like The Muppets for the main characters. They are the main characters for a reason. They are funny and the interactions between them are classic and time-tested. This book, by nature of being mostly about a series of auxiliary characters, was just not that interesting. That and I think that having multiple writers is a good idea in comedy. One writer gets a bit stale after a while.
January 29, 2015
Muppet family members show up in this episode, starting with Scooter's sister Skeeter, who gets hired as a new stagehand. Miss Piggy's bumbling nephews show up as well as Fozzie's mother. Robin also makes an appearance.
March 26, 2011
Eh, it was okay, definitely for kids, but i found it pretty disjointed and a little hard to follow.
March 24, 2012
A big improvement on the first volume, this made me laugh especially the Queen joke. Nice idea with various family members paying visits and chaos ensures. An amusing read.
September 9, 2016
I loved this so much I can't even properly articulate my feelings.
May 2, 2015
Much better than the first one!
June 13, 2012
This was an awesome comic of the loved muppets and show!
Want to read
April 8, 2018I think it’s cool
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 reviews