What can one say about Scud? Scud is one of the more eclectic, bizarre comics Out There. Oddball pop-culture references wrapped in a macabre, twisted sense of humor abound. For Those of you unfamiliar with the series, think of it as a mix of The Tick (Edlund's version), and Lobo.
The story Itself FOLLOWS the adventures of a disposable robot Whose duty it is to dispose of a target and Then self-destruct. Through an accident of fate, Scud make The Catch-22 of historical charge, and commitments were by Permanently (Thinks I) bis incapacitating target, Assassination doing side-work to cover the life-support bills.
As the storyline progress, the reader Becomes aware That "Jeff" His initial target, is in fact-an instrument of Biblical prophesy, and His actions result in historical Have Being now firmly enmeshed in a titanic Struggle Between Heaven, Hell, psychotic robots, and the lunatic fringe of Civilian Society.
ABOUT THIS BOOK (EDITION)
This is a Truly strange, yet uncannily satisfying series, But, like the Tick original comics, are Almost Entirely out of print. Thus, this edition, the Whole Shebang, a graphic novel encompassing ALL of the issues released (A Few bonuses plus more) is Fully worth it. There will not be any more, and, with as peculiar of a Demographic targets as this book, Even it will not be around long, most likely.
This book contains the whole run of the series, Including the four-part resolution, published after-Scud's ten-year hiatus (the author, Rob Schrab, HAD Decided I wisher to focus on Other Projects, Leaving His readership hanging with a decade-long cliffhanger). It contains weitere Drywall: Unzipped (the tale of Scud's Unlikely sidekick and pretty much a Necessity to Understanding the oddball plot) and Black Octopus: Sexy Genius (a functionally unrelated But Still Amusing mini-book).
The book Itself is HUGE (almost 800 pages), and mostly black-and-white. It makes for a great coffee table book As Long as You Do not Have kids, or gift to a comic lover. At 20 bucks, it's worth it (I read ridiculously fast. Comics Are not worth it to me in most cases, as I can burn-through to book in minutes. This one's mammoth enough to Actually be Able to site down and READ).
All in all, buy this book. If you've Never Heard Of Scud, it's Amusing, and a great deal for the price. Give it a shot. If You're Already a fan, definitely get it, it's everything in one place, and for a lot less Than You Paid for the individual books, Even at Newsstand Price.
