Baker, James – Nerve Bomb #0

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Nerve Bomb #0

Oh, silly #0. Why do people do that again? Is it a marketing thing? Because if it’s only used for “origin stories”, I’m afraid this one doesn’t fit the bill. This is a bit of a super hero parody, featuring a mechanical rabbit and an incredibly smart woman, wandering around fighting crime. They fight a giant old lady and a collection of villains that spend more time getting introduced than they do actually in panel (and why does that happen so often during these super hero type books? They’re often more interesting in concept than the main characters). Also included are a hand puppet and a giant robot or two. I don’t mean to do nothing but bash this book, as it was pretty entertaining in parts. The art was easy on the eyes and there might have been something to the characters, if they’d been given any time at all to grow. Anyway, the six page wordless story at the end was fantastic. As chaotic as anything I’ve seen in comics, yet still with an underlying sense of order. It’s about a cat, a short man on roller skates and a big dog, um, getting into trouble, I guess. Lovely stuff. I would have liked to see more of it. Check out the website, see what else he’s done, this one is $3.50 but it’s huge…