Snarked #0: Looking for a Snark

Kaboom!
Written by Roger LanGridge
Art by Roger LanGridge

Is there anyone out there that hasn’t read The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll? Me neither, but I was aware of the story (Thanks to a certain cartoon movie and The Muppets). But, here’s a comic that basically takes that story and expands it into a whole new direction. It creates a world for the two of them and allows them to have greater personalities beyond what was in the poem. This is one that will go for Carroll fans and poetry fans as well. Personally, I’m a Jabberwocky fan myself.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the color of the art. It was bright and cheerful, something I would expect considering the subject matter. Another thing that I liked is that the art that was on the cover matches the art in the book (I’m not a fan of it where they don’t match). The writing works again because it has the same feel from the poem and Carroll’s work. I could see him writing this himself. Each panel is easy to follow and the flow is really good. Everything matches up for a basic #0 book; oh it gives enough information to make you want to see what happens in the #1 book. You know my feelings on that.

Now, as I said, I’m a Jabberwocky fan. This didn’t grab me. I enjoyed reading it but not as much as I think I could have. It was missing something, that one thing that grabs you when you read a comic. We all know what it is but can never explain it. Maybe it’s for people younger than me to introduce them to Lewis Carroll; maybe my sense of humor doesn’t blend to the poem, I don’t know. In my humble opinion, this is not one for me to tell you about, it didn’t catch me but it may work for you. I give this 3 caps out of 5.