Spaced Warped #2 of 6: Far Away, In a Land Long Ago . . .

Spaced Warped #2 of 6: Far Away, In a Land Long Ago…
Kaboom Studios
Written by Herve Bourhis
Art by Rudy Spiessert
First of all, if you love Star Wars and don’t have a sense of humor about it, don’t read this book or this series; it will be too painful for you. For those of us who can appreciate a good joke about the beloved icon, you’ll enjoy this. Let me put it to you this way, take Star Wars, take away all the technology and science fiction, put it back around the renaissance time, and add in constant puns and jokes, you might get this. I would give spoilers but there’s no need. Just watch the movie from about the 45-minute mark in and you’ll have where this picks up.

The art was drawn in a very basic way; it looks like it was done on a computer with a basic program. Normally, I’d be done right there but for the story they’re telling it fit and worked. The paneling is also very basic; if you can’t follow it, you need help. As I said, each page has at least one solid joke that works. Herve Bourhis is definitely a fan because all the right in-jokes are there and really add to the story. This would also be a good book for any of you out there with kids; they’d enjoy it, just remember, if they some of the jokes, it’s not the writer’s fault.

Overall, I liked this one. I’ve seen a lot of things that have been based off of the best movie saga of all time. This book, and most likely the series, could hold it’s own in that area. I’ve done a dare with one of my other reviews but here’s another one: see how close they follow the movie. You’ll be shocked. As I said, the writer and artist had to be fans. In my humble opinion, get the first one, then this one and continue on through the whole series, I doubt this will fail to please. I give it 4 caps out of 5 (I still hold the movie sacred).