Mullet Cop is definitely a genre-bending experience, and it might take another issue or two to see if that experience is worth the journey. Read Full Review

I had no expectations for Mullet Cop. The cover looked all sort of odd but because of the page count and cover price I figured I'd give the book a shot.

The books art style and color palette is distinct versus other titles on the shelf. Tom Lintern also seems to be channeling classics like Judge Dredd, Robocop, Cyberpunk and irreverent pop culture from the 80's and 90's.

The story itself is pretty goofy throughout. Our lead character Fred, is a Mall cop that survives a gunshot to the face recovers and goes undercover as the manager of All-You-Can-Eat buffet. He teams with other survivors of the attack as well as a super computer that can instantly produce any food you can think of.

I laughed a lot while reading Mullet Cop. Most of the humor comes from Fred himself. Tim chose to cut/paste the same deadpan expression on Fred's face with few exceptions throughout the book and it makes the scenarios presented more hilarious than they would have been otherwise. Fred's face has been seared into my mind for the past few weeks and when I think of the book I think of his face. He may as well be a walking emoji.

Mullet Cop isn't groundbreaking, there aren't many standout moments or action sequences. It's strength is in its unique presentation of familiar concepts. It's also a complete story with a clear beginning, middle and end point. If you have an open spot in your reading list or looking for a change of pace and a few laughs you can do a lot worse.

Rating: Recommend more