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Paperback | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 3.67 | 343 Users | 40 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Bratpack |
| ISBN: | 0962486442 (ISBN13: 9780962486449) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The King Hell Heroica #2 |
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When Doctor Blasphemy kills the Brat Pack, the kid sidekicks of the heroes of Slumburg, Moon Mistress, the Midnight Mink, King Rad, and Judge Jury have to find some new recruits. Will the new Brat Pack even find their footing before joining the old Brat Pack in their fate?I've been aware of this book for years, thanks to the iconic cover of Chippy, the Robin analogue, shaving his legs. When I saw it was being brought back into print, I decided it was time to finally read the thing.
Brat Pack reminds me of Garth Ennis' The Boys in that it shows the dark side of living in a world of super heroes. It also asks the question "What kind of sociopath would bring a kid into a life of fighting crime?" The answer is these kinds of sociopaths!
The book is basically Robin, Wonder Girl, Speedy, and Bucky trying to fill the shoes of their disposable predecessors while finding out what kind of people their mentors are. Chippy, Luna, Wild Boy, and Kid Vicious have their work cut out for them. The heroes of Slumburg are pretty terrible, more focused on merchandising than fighting crime. And what the hell do they want sidekicks for anyway?
This is one of those books that I recognize as high quality but I wouldn't say I actually liked it. Rick Veitch's art is spectacular, especially the backgrounds of Slumburg, and he does a great job portraying what pieces of shit the heroes of Slumburg are. There's just not a likable character in the entire book by the end and the ending felt kind of rushed.
Brat Pack is an interesting, if brutal and depressing, piece of comics history. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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| Title | : | Brat Pack (The King Hell Heroica #2) |
| Author | : | Rick Veitch |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2003 by King Hell Press (first published 1991) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Fiction. Superheroes. Comic Book |
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Where Watchmen was moody and existential, this creation, another popular graphic novel in the age of superheroes getting killed and shown as real, fragile, maybe even antagonistic superhumans. This wacky, outrageous--but still very much grounded in the graphic fantastic--comic has a certain pessimism that carries though the ages. Where Watchmen was the End of the World, Brat Pack is the End of the Sidekick as we know it!!Written shortly after Rick Veitch's acrimonious split with DC Comics, and boy does it show. Without much difficulty one can spot the modified avatars of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Robin, Wonder Girl, and Speedy. Darkly satirical, Brat Pack takes the concept of the superhero kid sidekick to a perversely logical end. Tho' I'm not sure if the graphic novel is always fair to it's subject. Kid sidekicks are a product of a form of stories aimed primarily at kids, so to turn around
Rick Veitch's limited series Bratpack belongs in that 90s genre of superhero trope-twisting dystopias, as innovative writers behind comics like Watchmen and Marshal Law sought out a growing adult market that was eager to take a closer look at the dark, real-world implications of a world full of costumed vigilantes. In Bratpack, the main focus is on the Sidekick, and the awkward nature of having a young kid in tights running around with hardened crime-fighters. Veitch pulls the curtain back to
A harrowing take on sidekicks in superhero comics. Never saw them or even considered that sidekicks in comics was just another financially driven decision. Kinda like how a lot of comics are trying to force in diversity now. I hear that this book is what inspired 'the Boys' by Garth Ennis and I can see why.
Deconstructions of the superhero genre are always interesting, and Brat Pack is easily one of the best I've read so far.I really like graphic this one is. Veitch isn't afraid to show the ugliest parts of humanity, and that's probably why Brat Pack is such an unforgettable experience to read. It delves into some heavy topics that should leave you thinking for a while.
it's not very good. a satire on superheroes that focuses entirely on being edgy, and is just too over the top and not fun to read at all.
THIS IS GRADED AS A REVISED WORK because that's exactly what he did and still couldn't make it good.He went for the cringe every time at the expense of the message he was trying to portray. WAY OVERBOARD 75% of the time distracting the reader with needless horror that didn't fit.It mostly didn't make sense and what did was weak at best making it a failure as a commentary.Gaiman's introduction is all that held it together because without him telling you what Veitch was TRYING to say it would have
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