It Came!
The It Came series, Issues 1 - 4
Dan Boultwood
Titan Comics
Fiction, Graphic Novel/Humor/Sci-Fi
Themes: Aliens, Robots
*****
Description
SEE the giant robotic alien menace from another world! GASP as England trembles in fear! SCREAM with laughter as Dr. Brett of the Space University and his assistant Doris race to protect the world with the wonders of Modern Science! And don't forget to BUY candy, liquor, and cigarettes in the lobby before you leave... Director Dan Boultwood presents "IT CAME!" in thrilling Eyeball-o-Rama-vision, now playing at a theater (or bookstore) near you!
Review
For anyone who has watched Mystery Science Theater 3000, Svengoolie, or other homages to the B-grade cinema of yesteryear, It Came! is a brilliant spoof that's sure to please. The pipe-smoking doctor Boy Brett (yes, his first name is Boy) is the epitome of Britishness, on top of being highly scientific; he wows Doris with facts gleaned from his years in the Space University, such as how there are hundreds of solar systems in space that all revolve around our sun. Doris is the long-suffering companion, often reduced to mere object status by Brett and everyone else. The army exists mostly to provide extra victims for the alien robot, whose evil scheme is as evil as it is schemelike - but don't worry, because Brett and a host of pipe-smoking scientists are on the case! Vague (and not so vague) innuendos and the odd spark of self-awareness add to the hilarity. The graphic novel also has parodies of period ads, an intermission (which encourages guests to grab drinks in the lobby with the promise that the story will make more sense after a few), and a hilarious "preview." I quite enjoyed it, and look forward to future volumes... hoping they appear. (I had thought there were more volumes, but so far this is a standalone.)