author: Malachai Nicolle
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2013/07/23
date added: 2013/07/23
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
What do you get when an 8 year old writes a comic and his much older brother illustrates? You get a wacky comic called Axe Cop, where just about anything goes. Craziness ensues in this issue when Axe Cop becomes President of the world after all the bad guys have been defeated. He builds a copy of the White House, but made out of gold, and places it in Axeville.
He recruits some good guys along the way including Goo Cop, a being made of goo that wants Axe Cop to find his family, and Junior Cobbb, a talking gorilla who can shoot bullets out of his knuckles and anything he wants out of his tail (yes, a gorilla with a tail). Of course, the bad guys have to show up eventually, and there are massive fights, including one with Junior Cobbb on the Space Needle.
If it all sounds over the top, it really is, and I found myself laughing out loud. The art by Ethan Nicolle is just as outlandish as the story. I hope Malachai never grows out of his incredible imagination. The joy he has in storytelling is infectious. Included is a great introduction by Zack Carlson, and all the fully painted covers of the individual issues. My definite favorite cover is Junior Cobbb and a Chee-rex on top of the Space Needle. Put aside your stuffy adulthood for a while and remember what it was like to let your imagination soar.
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