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Assholes #1

Year: 2007
Writer: Mitch Roth
Artist: Josh Eiserike
Publisher: Self-Published
Website: http://www.josheiserike.com
Genre: Humor
Description of book: Isn't the title self-explanatory?
Price: $2.00

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Review:  This is definitely a comic for fans of Kevin Smith's work.  Granted, compared to a Smith movie, this issue was short on story and a bit longer on quips and one-liners that would make the sort of people who take sex seriously very, very unhappy and uptight.  I would have liked to have been given a little bit more of a reason to connect to and be amused by these characters, but I do suspect it would have taken a little longer with them for that to happen.

Also worth noting, while this is primarily a comic about guys being...  Well, you can see the title plainly enough for yourselves - it's also worth noting that it's got a nice touch of being somewhat gender neutral.  In particular, Mitch and Josh call a female friend with a rather crass "urban legend" type question and she answers, utterly unperturbed by the conversation.  Too often, you have guys carrying on like this in movies and books and there isn't a woman in sight who just rolls her eyes and laughs at them.  It's nice to see a little bit of balance here.

Bottom line: it's funny, but so far lacks in depth - like a collection of a good comedian's one-liners.  You get the sense there's more potential here than you're seeing up front.

Overall: 3 stars.

Alex Haas

Review Legend
Ratings
Wouldn't give to my worst enemy! 
The best I can say is that it wasn't horrible.
Decent book, could be talked into reading the next issue.
Enjoyed the book, wouldn't mind spending some more time with the characters
I'll be sitting at the comic store waiting for the next issue!!
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