{"id":11211,"date":"2010-04-24T22:21:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T03:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=11211"},"modified":"2010-04-02T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T20:39:39","slug":"neuman-jason-the-80s-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=11211","title":{"rendered":"Neuman, Jason – The 80’s #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Full disclosure time: I got this through the recent Poopsheet sale for a couple of bucks.\u00c2\u00a0 The fact that this was listed at $8 is astounding to me, and wouldn’t be something that I would ever pick up for that reason alone.\u00c2\u00a0 It does have something like 80 pages (no, I’m not going to count), so it gets points for size, but $8 for a black and white mini with a color cover?\u00c2\u00a0 Why, back in my day comics only cost $.02 and the world was a better place etc.\u00c2\u00a0 And from here on out I ignore that cover price and focus on the comic.\u00c2\u00a0 Are you old enough to remember the 80’s?\u00c2\u00a0 I mean really old enough to remember them, like if you were born in the mid 70’s, not just someone who has watched all the nostalgia specials on VH1?\u00c2\u00a0 Then you’re bound to find several things to amuse you in this issue.\u00c2\u00a0 There are three stories, all done by different artists, all written by Jason.\u00c2\u00a0 First up is Disappearances (art by Erik Arreaga), which makes a whole lot less sense when you read the rest of the comic.\u00c2\u00a0 A young man with a gun and undefined powers heads down to the sewer to check into some pizza boy disappearances.\u00c2\u00a0 He’s attacked by a group of grotesque monsters, and this is the only story in the mini that didn’t heavily feature characters from the 80’s, unless I’m just not aware of the connection… unless they’re C.H.U.D.’s, as that idea just came to me and I never did see that movie.\u00c2\u00a0 Next up is The Spirit (art by Michael Mena), as our hero with the mysterious powers (even to him) runs across Michael Jackson in 1983 and finds out that he is, in fact, a zombie.\u00c2\u00a0 Part-time, at least.\u00c2\u00a0 And also a werewolf, at least briefly.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a little confusing, but it did have a great ending and a cameo appearance by the A-Team.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally there’s The Summer of ’85 (art by Dave Hudson), which makes up the bulk of the comic.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a sprawling saga involving the Doc from Back to the Future (teaching our hero about his mysterious powers), the Misfits Of Science (if I’m remembering my 80’s correctly, as it’s not like there’s a glossary or anything), Teen Wolf, the giant dog thing from the Never-Ending Story, and even an army of Gremlins.\u00c2\u00a0 The angry kind, not the adorable mogwai variety.\u00c2\u00a0 All kinds of mayhem in this one, and it’s quite possible that I should have at least left one of those groups out to add to the surprise.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh well, there were still a couple of things I couldn’t identify, maybe you’ll have better luck.\u00c2\u00a0 I liked how the stories all took place in different years (the powers of this man are to last only until the end of the 80’s) and how they all referenced older events, as it’s an excellent way to build up a story like this.\u00c2\u00a0 He’ll have to reduce the price for future issues a bit, but there’s a lot to like about this one, although possibly less if you weren’t cognizant for the 80’s.\u00c2\u00a0 Still worth a look though, along with his other series on this page.\u00c2\u00a0 $8<\/p>\n

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