Popeye Classics #48

Writer: Bud Sagendorf Artist: Bud Sagendorf Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: July 6, 2016 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 1
9.0Critic Rating
N/AUser Rating

Here's another  pow-packed issue of our sailor boy's adventures. The first comic is called just "Popeye!" The second long, hilarious, tale is "Strong Man."  Then there's a story, "The Easy Way," where Olive wants her sweetie to stop his ruffian ways and become a genteel artist. Hilarity ensues. "Tiger Tale" will elicit plenty of "ARFs" as will the side-splitting O.G. Wotasnozzle comic "The Big Gas Man!"

Bullet points:
" "It's rare that the comic book version of a popular comic strip is as good or better than the original. This is one of those rare exceptions. Sagendorf is immersed in Segar's world. His storyt more

  • 9.0
    ComicWow!TV - AD Boorman Jul 5, 2016

    Sagendorf may have started out with characters and a basic idea from EC Seager, but he added a lot to it and expanded it, using the opportunities afforded to him by the expanded comic book format.  In many ways, seeing the difference between his Popeye in the papers and his Popeye in the books is seeing an important step in the evolution of comics.  Read Full Review

Be the first to rate this issue!



Click the 'Rate/Write A Review' link above to get started.

Reviews for the Week of...

April

March

More