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Sam and Friends BookSesame Street issue 1 was released yesterday. Hope some of you managed to track it down.
First off, it's nice to know the high quality of which we came to expect from Boom's The Muppet Show and Muppet Classics line and Archaia's Fraggle Rock line are gleefully present here. Not to mention the comic's dialog isn't dumbed down to easy reader status. There is an opening page that discusses how to read the comic for first timers, but other than that, it puts that all aside for true to character writing.
There are several little comics following a main storyline, all with different writers and artists, all different styles. This is what I really like to see in a comic book, an anthology style. It's very faithful to this show. And much like the show, the comic has a unifying theme. This issue features comics about imagination.
The only sort of qualm I have is that the comic ends with re-purposed Bert and Ernie Great Adventures stills, but with a new storyline. It's cute, but I prefer to see original artwork. It only goes on like 3 pages, though.
Overall, a great start to the series. True to character dialogue (there's an accidental contraction in Grover's otherwise contractionless speech, and that's the only major error). It seems they're focusing on the main characters so far. Prairie Dawn is the rarest character featured, and for two stories. Elmo's in the first comic and the how to read a comic, but isn't in any of the other stories if you're wondering. And there are a couple Easter Eggs... a wrongly colored Moishe Oofnik and Bodoque pop up in Oscar's imagination, and The Count, while fantasizing about counting car parts, is seen buying a car at Nelson motors with guess who as the salesman. As for Amy's lead story, there are actually real humans drawn in the comic, including Maria and Alan. You rarely see them draw humans in Sesame Street media. Overall, a great read, and a fun collectible.
First off, it's nice to know the high quality of which we came to expect from Boom's The Muppet Show and Muppet Classics line and Archaia's Fraggle Rock line are gleefully present here. Not to mention the comic's dialog isn't dumbed down to easy reader status. There is an opening page that discusses how to read the comic for first timers, but other than that, it puts that all aside for true to character writing.
There are several little comics following a main storyline, all with different writers and artists, all different styles. This is what I really like to see in a comic book, an anthology style. It's very faithful to this show. And much like the show, the comic has a unifying theme. This issue features comics about imagination.
The only sort of qualm I have is that the comic ends with re-purposed Bert and Ernie Great Adventures stills, but with a new storyline. It's cute, but I prefer to see original artwork. It only goes on like 3 pages, though.
Overall, a great start to the series. True to character dialogue (there's an accidental contraction in Grover's otherwise contractionless speech, and that's the only major error). It seems they're focusing on the main characters so far. Prairie Dawn is the rarest character featured, and for two stories. Elmo's in the first comic and the how to read a comic, but isn't in any of the other stories if you're wondering. And there are a couple Easter Eggs... a wrongly colored Moishe Oofnik and Bodoque pop up in Oscar's imagination, and The Count, while fantasizing about counting car parts, is seen buying a car at Nelson motors with guess who as the salesman. As for Amy's lead story, there are actually real humans drawn in the comic, including Maria and Alan. You rarely see them draw humans in Sesame Street media. Overall, a great read, and a fun collectible.
in his normal outfit or some sort of driver costume? Was there a little numbered cloud hovering above? Would rully like it if there was a Count Counts page/story in future issues as a recurring segment as a throwback to the SST Library. And it was drawn by fellow forum member Jay Fozgett (can't find/remember his correct user name), which should be highly applauded!