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The Muppet Show #5
The Muppet Show Comic Book: Muppet Mash
Eisner Award-nominated Roger Langridge’s MUPPET SHOW continues its genius run. After a trip to Eastern Europe, Gonzo’s acting even stranger than what qualifies as normal, displaying a new penchant for avoiding sunlight. And Statler and Waldorf are showing their age when an act strangely reminiscent of the days of the Pharaohs makes the Muppet curmudgeons wax nostalgic for their mummies. The flame of romance is rekindled in the old malcontents for a suspiciously youthful crush.
128 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2011
About the author
Roger Langridge
299 books61 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.
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September 3, 2018
Any fan of the Muppets would get a kick out of these comics. Always happy to see The Electric Mayhem. This would be a fun read around Halloween.
The pig characters always annoy me a little, so Link Hogthrob wasn't my favorite and I really just skimmed over those pages...plus, that name is ugly and like a bad porn name.
A few too many musical numbers for my liking - I often find sudden musical numbers to be out-of-place in tv/movies, and it feels even weirder to me when they come up in comics.
The pig characters always annoy me a little, so Link Hogthrob wasn't my favorite and I really just skimmed over those pages...plus, that name is ugly and like a bad porn name.
A few too many musical numbers for my liking - I often find sudden musical numbers to be out-of-place in tv/movies, and it feels even weirder to me when they come up in comics.
March 10, 2026
Another ebook with a clever monster theme where there might be some unexpected changes and a storyline that gets Statler and Waldorf involved in a hilarious way.
February 9, 2012
I'm a fan of Muppets and a fan of comic books, so The Muppet Show Comic Book should be all win, right? Well, mostly right. Boom Comics has been working on several different directions with the Muppets, and the results have been hit and miss. Boom split their Muppety efforts in two directions: adaptations of classic stories and then an ongoing Muppet Show series written and illustrated by Roger Langridge.
Muppet Mash is a collection of four issues of the ongoing Muppet Show book. The comics were published in 2010, and the collection in 2011. The four issues each profile a different kind of monster, and altogether make an entertaining story arc at the Muppet Theater.
Vampires, mummies, werewolves all feature in the different stories, but what I liked best were the chaos of the backstage stories that reminded me of the real Muppet Show that I love so much. So in the chapter where Cleopatra is a guest star, you have Statler and Waldorf vying for her love; in the werewolf chapter, the Electric Mayhem band members are fans of a fading rock star with a secret. Interspersed in all of that, you have Miss Piggy concerned that she's aging, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew trying to cure baldness, and Gonzo winning the affections of chickens. You also have the succession of acts on the stage, like the Swedish Chef, Veterinarian's Hospital, and one new in this book, Link Hogthrob, Monster Chaser--an X-Files style sketch using the Pigs in Space characters in a new setting.
Langridge has found the voice of the Muppets, and the jokes are fast and funny. There's also enough warmth and character development that this really feels like the Muppet family that has been missing from some other productions. His artwork is blocky and stylized, but I've come to enjoy it, and it fits in with the cartoony action in this book in particular.
If you're a fan of the Muppets and comics, Muppet Mash is a winner. Better than Muppet Sherlock Holmes and some of the other adaptations, this comic book feels like the Muppets you remember. Warm, funny, and explodey. You'll like it.
Muppet Mash is a collection of four issues of the ongoing Muppet Show book. The comics were published in 2010, and the collection in 2011. The four issues each profile a different kind of monster, and altogether make an entertaining story arc at the Muppet Theater.
Vampires, mummies, werewolves all feature in the different stories, but what I liked best were the chaos of the backstage stories that reminded me of the real Muppet Show that I love so much. So in the chapter where Cleopatra is a guest star, you have Statler and Waldorf vying for her love; in the werewolf chapter, the Electric Mayhem band members are fans of a fading rock star with a secret. Interspersed in all of that, you have Miss Piggy concerned that she's aging, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew trying to cure baldness, and Gonzo winning the affections of chickens. You also have the succession of acts on the stage, like the Swedish Chef, Veterinarian's Hospital, and one new in this book, Link Hogthrob, Monster Chaser--an X-Files style sketch using the Pigs in Space characters in a new setting.
Langridge has found the voice of the Muppets, and the jokes are fast and funny. There's also enough warmth and character development that this really feels like the Muppet family that has been missing from some other productions. His artwork is blocky and stylized, but I've come to enjoy it, and it fits in with the cartoony action in this book in particular.
If you're a fan of the Muppets and comics, Muppet Mash is a winner. Better than Muppet Sherlock Holmes and some of the other adaptations, this comic book feels like the Muppets you remember. Warm, funny, and explodey. You'll like it.
February 23, 2013
The fifth volume of The Muppet Show Comic book by Roger Langridge, entitled Muppet Mash, gives us four stories centering around monsters and the supernatural.
In the first chapter, we have Gonzo's storyline. He's just gotten back from a vacation to Transylvania and is acting stranger than usual. And with the chickens appearing so dazed they're bumping into things, it's anyone's guess what's going on.
Chapter two focuses on Statler and Waldorf, the two curmudgeons who come to the show every night. This story finds them fighting for the affections of Calistoga Cleo, the beautiful guest star who is not what she appears to be.
Chapter three introduces us to Howlin Jack Talbot, an idol of sorts to the Electric Mayhem. An old singer, Jack seems to be pretty up on things. However, he has a secret of his own, which may not be as obvious as you think.
Chapter four, the final chapter in this compilation, is unique in that the backstage storyline mostly focuses on Bunsen and Beaker. Feeling bad for his luckless assistant, Bunsen decides to create a device to ease Beaker's workload. But as usually happens when these two are involved, things quickly go awry.
I discovered Roger Langridge's adaptations of the Muppet Show a few years ago while browsing on Amazon and while his drawing style didn't immediately capture me, his writing did. You can tell he has a great love and affection for The Muppet Show and it shows on every page, every panel and in every conversation bubble.
Here is a man who is so familiar with the show that he's able to pull off the humor and warmth of the original series. Like the other four compilations, this book does not disappoint and if you're a Muppet fan like me, I highly recommend it.
On an additional note, I gave this book three stars not because it was bad (quite the contrary in fact) but because, of all the other Muppet Show compilations, my favorite would have to be Family Reunion.
In the first chapter, we have Gonzo's storyline. He's just gotten back from a vacation to Transylvania and is acting stranger than usual. And with the chickens appearing so dazed they're bumping into things, it's anyone's guess what's going on.
Chapter two focuses on Statler and Waldorf, the two curmudgeons who come to the show every night. This story finds them fighting for the affections of Calistoga Cleo, the beautiful guest star who is not what she appears to be.
Chapter three introduces us to Howlin Jack Talbot, an idol of sorts to the Electric Mayhem. An old singer, Jack seems to be pretty up on things. However, he has a secret of his own, which may not be as obvious as you think.
Chapter four, the final chapter in this compilation, is unique in that the backstage storyline mostly focuses on Bunsen and Beaker. Feeling bad for his luckless assistant, Bunsen decides to create a device to ease Beaker's workload. But as usually happens when these two are involved, things quickly go awry.
I discovered Roger Langridge's adaptations of the Muppet Show a few years ago while browsing on Amazon and while his drawing style didn't immediately capture me, his writing did. You can tell he has a great love and affection for The Muppet Show and it shows on every page, every panel and in every conversation bubble.
Here is a man who is so familiar with the show that he's able to pull off the humor and warmth of the original series. Like the other four compilations, this book does not disappoint and if you're a Muppet fan like me, I highly recommend it.
On an additional note, I gave this book three stars not because it was bad (quite the contrary in fact) but because, of all the other Muppet Show compilations, my favorite would have to be Family Reunion.
August 11, 2011
It was just like watching the actual Muppet show. The same humour, the same sort of acts. The musical numbers were a bit of a stretch without ...you know, actual music. But they weren't horrible.
I very much enjoyed this and will be looking out for more Muppet comics.
I very much enjoyed this and will be looking out for more Muppet comics.
February 16, 2013
I thought it was a very nice book. It had some good illustrations, the book carries over the "old school" vibe of the live show. It also has adds in the book about other graphic books which really sends out a nice word to other readers.
May 1, 2015
nice muppet graphic novel!
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