Mood: caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New
TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3720 - I found Jackie Ryan's table at the recent 2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo. There I found her comic book series, and was interested enough in what I saw to film a video of me interviewing Jackie, which is shown below:
Here's what the comic book is about, per her promo: Having trouble with that pesky threat to civilization? Diabolical masterminds getting you down? Relax and turn up the theme music. The agents at your local takeaway are already on the case. In a secret facility located beneath the Burger Berserker takeaway, undercover operatives set aside thick shakes and fries to thwart assain line-dancers, nefarious dating agency schemes, and cock-rockers gone (even more) wrong. Into this strange world wanders the even stranger Mercury, a hapless young man with an unusual and unwanted talent, the burger team is tasked with discovering whether Mercury can help save the world as they know it, or if that world needs saving from Mercury! So far there are twelve comics in this series. I've read issues #1 - 3. For a short video from this series that Jackie has produced, take a look at this link. Okay, back? I'm not going to do my usual 'review' of front cover, inside front cover, splash page, interior pages, etc.... Instead, I'm going to say that the three 'episodes' that I read were like storyboards / filmed scenes from 'Burger Force'. The front covers are in color, while the interior pages are black & white. The whole three issues I read are like scenes from a movie, which is probably why the series is twelve issues long (at this point). The artwork is 'realistic' in nature. The plotline is also 'realistic'. Other than some Australian words like 'takeaway', the dialogue is very understandable. This project's text was started in 1999. Over the next ten years, Jackie has developed the comics / short films / etc. for 'Burger Force'. The first 'shoot' was in December of 2008. The comic began to appear online in September of 2009. There are other episodes that are being offered online. I found these first three issues of the series to be really fascinating... and worth your taking a look! I give this comic book series of three issues that I read a comic book grade of a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale! Here's the link to where you can order your copies: Burger Force. Here's the link to the Facebook Fan Page for Burger Force. (Here's the link to my thoughts on Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo. With more review blogs to follow, like this one you've just read!) ~ Michael
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