Weekly World News #1

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• 7.0

  Major Spoilers - Robot Overlord

  Jan 17, 2010

  A novelty, whether you love it or hate it. I like the art, I like the story (although some of the jokes I swear were in the Harry Canyon segment of Heavy Metal 30 years ago) Read Full Review

• 5.0

  Comics Bulletin - Karyn Pinter

  Jan 14, 2010

  I don't know if I can truly recommend this or not. If you do decide to buy it, don't worry, I doubt the other comic nerds will judge you. Unless you're also buying the Stephenie Meyer issue of Female Force; in that case, then yes, you are being judged. Read Full Review

• 3.0

  Comic Book Resources - Chad Nevett

  Jan 18, 2010

  If you try to take "Weekly World News" #1 on its own terms, it doesn't succeed as it doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. By tying together various elements of the tabloid paper, it lacks a central story and reads like a comic version of stupid comedies like "Date Movie" or "Epic Movie" where the point is to cram in as many parody jokes as possible, screw the story or... well, the jokes. It's disappointing because Ryall has shown that he can write weird, funny comics in the past and this isn't up to those standards. Though, the offering of two versions (color or black and white newsprint) and the additional backmatter material do help. Read Full Review