Yo! Burbalino #3
What we have here is the tale of two comics all wrapped up in. The first half of the comic is one story, dealing with our hero the chef , his wife, and his friend the squirrel. Chef Don has a romantic dinner planned with his wife for Valentine’s Day, while Earl Squirrel (I know, I know) has forgotten the holiday and is scrambling to make up for it. Earl steals the reservation for himself, panics when he sees Don, and mild hilarity ensues. Very mild. Still, what separates this from the rest of the book is the quality of the artwork, as it looks like Greg drew this while on a long, bumpy train ride. The rest of the book looks great, so I don’t get why you would rush the central piece of your mini, as he’s clearly capable of better work. The rest of the book has a remarkably disgusting while amusing piece on nose picking, the story of true love between a plate and spaghetti (really just an excuse for a recipe), some tips for bachelors, a smoker’s poem, and the highlight of the book: an extended revenge plot just to fire one squirrel. It’s an uneven issue, that’s for sure, and I’d definitely go with one of the other issues if you’re just looking to check out his work. He also sent along a fourth issue, so here’s hoping it’s more like the first two. This one did have a few moments, granted, but it’s clearly not his best work. $3
