Pink Panther Volume 1
by S.A. Check, Batton Lash, Keith Davidson, and S.L. Gallat
Pages: 128
Date: December 13 2016
Publisher: American Mythology Productions
Series: Pink Panther
Review
Rating: 3.5
Read: November 4 2016
*I received this book from NetGalley, Diamond Book Distrubotors, and American Mythology Productions in return for a fair review.*
This is a collection of 5 previously published single issues (Pink Panther 1-3, Trick or Pink Halloween Special, and the Pink Panther Free Comic Book day issue.
Before I get started I should note that I've seen and enjoyed the original Pink Panther movie, and seen probably all of the others. And seen the short comic clips involving the Pink Panther. I've never before read a comic involving the Pink Panther though.
'The Mighty Pan-Thor'
Okay, so, Thor and some green costume wearing dude are fighting 'somewhere in the heavens'. Thor's hammer falls and lands near the Pink Panther. Who picks it up and takes it with him. Because hey, who couldn't use hammer? And . . . um . . I guess stealing is acceptable (it's a hammer lying in the street next to a fence. Did a worker put it there, go off to do something, and come back to find it gone? or . . . ).
Somewhere along the way, the panther realizes that this is Thor's hammer. And decides to become a superhero. Which doesn't seem to work for some reason. Then . . um . . the comic is over. Um. Well. Um. This might have been interesting to watch at the beginning of a movie, but in comic book form this was kind of . . . not very exciting.
Rating: 3
Intermixed with the pink panther comics are 'The Ant and the Aardvark in Clean Sweep' 1 pagers.
'99 Pink Balloons'
A boy turns 3 and has a birthday party. And the Pink Panther is his party entertainment. The boy is not, initially, pleased.
hehe.
Rating: 4
And then another ant and aardvark 1 pager.
'Pink Panther in Fly Boy'
The pink panther is hungry but has no money. He does have a fly, though, and plans to use it to try to get a free meal.
Things didn't go well.
Rating: 3 . . . I've no idea why I'm rating these little tiny snippets. I think I'm going to stop rating the individual thingies.
'Shell-Shocked'
Pink Panther plays one of those street games wherein he moves shells quickly and people try to guess where the pebble is located.
'Drawn & Quartered Box'
Pink Panther is chased by his arch-nemesis Inspector Jacques Clouseau. And . . um . . . I do not understand what happened. Suddenly there are zombies? And now we are in the old west? and . . . what is going on in this comic?
'Pink in the Machine'
Pink Panther goes to a store. Examines a virtual reality device.
'Jurassic Pink'
Pink Panther back in the time of the cave men. And dinosaurs. Because they totally went together as evidenced by the documentary 'The Flintstones'.
Neat one. I'm going back, temp, to rating stuff - 4.5.
'Big City Pink'
Pink is off to get a job. But gets diverted when a little girl loses a balloon. Speeds around the city trying to get that balloon.
Another neat one. 3.7.
'Pink Halloween'
Halloween party. Pink Panther going as Frankenstein. Accidentally bumps into real Frankenstein. Their party invitations get mixed up, Pink goes to wrong party.
Okay story.
'Scared Pink'
Pink is causally strolling in the city when he decides to take a break and see a film. A scary film.
Another okay story.
'Harvey Pink Panther #1 (November 1993)'
Ack - they have Pink Panther talking? mmphs.
Story 1: So, Pinkie develops a better mousetrap. Goes to patent office. Accidentally runs into a guy with a time gun.
Story 2: And then Pinkie climbs a mountain. Meets snowman.
Story 3: Ah, and then the third story in this section involves a case for the Inspector. Hmm. Interesting 'case'.
Story 4: Pink Panther is robbed. Goes to a school of karate to learn self-defense.
Overall
The collection was about on par for what I would expect for a collection of Pink Panther comics. Okay stories. A few mildly amusing. Most kind of meh. None were out and out bad. I'd give the entire thing a rating of 3.5.
November 4 2016
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