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Jan 03, 2019
Officer Oliver Yappy reported for duty
Once you get the hang of where to put your fingers, he's really great. The wings don't stick out very much, just yet, but he has no material flaws. My student today thought he was a turtle, at first. But I see lots of delightful hours of play with my online students and Oliver Yappy.
Oct 17, 2018
Arthur, The Cat brings joy around the world each morning.
2 of 2 found this helpful Already, Art the Cat has brought a new dimension to my interactions with young students, often serving as my 'helper' and conversation partner. I also like making him prominent on screen when I have to yawh. The operable mouth is great for reproducing the rhthym, if not method, of poly-syllabic words. I can't wait to see what my wife does with him. She was tickled to realize he was a puppet! He'll entertain children on the other side of the globe, every day.
Feb 22, 2011
Surreal life of the Man-Thing
Never was a serial title better suited to showcase its supporting cast,
rather than its star. This dependence of our murky leading upon the emotions of those around him is the key ingredient to Steve Gerber's success. Backed by able artists such as John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, and Jim Mooney, Gerber tells tales where every thing and every one is there for a reason.
The Giant-Sized story that starts us off---a foray into sword and sorcery fantasy---ties into the run at the end of the first series, returning Thog the Nether-Spawn from Man-Thing's earlier run in FEAR. His human proxies---the accountant Ronald Duhl, the terrifying Scavenger and his sister the magazine editor---each have compelling personal stories, with poor Richard Rory, Gerber's alter ego, caught in the middle. Bullying, book burning, manhood and degeneracy (shades of Aladdin Sane!), and very personal, desperate struggles are the main body. It is more than horror or mystery, and while it's a book dependent upon suspense and character studies, it is not without its bizarre action.
With a "meh" MTIO drawn by John Byrne and a memorable MTU by Claremont/ Byrne, we find Manny mixing it up with popular Marvel superheroes; upon the return of his book in 1979, we get an adventure-style book, which once again settles into an imitative vein when Claremont takes the veins from Fleischer. While I somewhat enjoyed the return of Gerber's action concession via the ghost pirate Captain Fate, the second cast never attains the off-beat and literary flavor of Vol. one.
Don Perlin's rendering is dull by contrast, but he does his usual workman-like, competent job storytelling. Not to knock Claremont, but it's obvious the magic of his efforts went towards his X-Men of the times. His attempt to insinuate himself like Gerber did in the last issues of both volumes is decent but not very coherent and quite derivative---my main slam on the second volume. It's like going Taco Bell because your favorite Mexican restaurant is already closed. But Gerber's stories, so adult and clever, are not to be missed; you'll never have an experience like it anywhere else in superhero comics.