Scud: The Whole Shebang
by Dan Harmon, Mondy Carter, Rob Schrab, Jack Grey
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Author: Dan Harmon, Jack Grey, Mondy Carter, Rob SchrabArtist: Rob Schrab
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2011-06-28
ISBN: 1582406855
Number of pages: 786
Publisher: Image Comics
Book Reviews of Scud: The Whole Shebang
Book Review: Goes out with a shebang
Summary: 5 Stars
NOTE
I had no intention of writing a review for this, until I saw how diminutive the other is (there's only one at the time of this writing).
ABOUT SCUD
What can one say about Scud? Scud is one of the more eclectic, bizarre comics out there. Oddball pop-culture references wrapped in a macabre, twisted sense of humor abound. For those of you unfamiliar with the series, think of it as a mix of The Tick (Edlund's version), and Lobo.
The story itself follows the adventures of a disposable robot whose duty it is to dispose of a target and then self-destruct. Through an accident of fate, Scud realizes the catch-22 of his charge, and compromises by permanently (he thinks) incapacitating his target, doing assassination side-work to cover the life-support bills.
As the storyline progresses, the reader becomes aware that "Jeff", his initial target, is in fact an instrument of biblical prophesy, and his actions have resulted in his now being firmly enmeshed in a titanic struggle between heaven, hell, psychotic robots, and the lunatic fringe of civilian society.
ABOUT THIS BOOK (EDITION)
This is a truly strange, yet uncannily satisfying series, but, like the original Tick comics, are almost entirely out of print. Thus, this edition, the Whole Shebang, a graphic novel encompassing ALL of the issues released (plus a few bonuses more) is fully worth it. There won't be any more, and, with as peculiar of a demographic as this book targets, even it won't be around long, most likely.
This book contains the whole run of the series, including the four-part resolution, published after Scud's ten-year hiatus (the author, Rob Schrab, had decided he wished to focus on other projects, leaving his readership hanging with a decade-long cliffhanger). It further contains Drywall: Unzipped (the tale of Scud's unlikely sidekick and pretty much a necessity to understanding the oddball plot) and Black Octopus: Sexy Genius (a functionally unrelated but still amusing mini-book).
The book itself is HUGE (almost 800 pages), and mostly black-and-white. It makes for a great coffee table book as long as you don't have kids, or gift to a comic lover. At 20 bucks, it's worth it (I read ridiculously fast. Comics aren't worth it to me in most cases, as I can burn through a book in minutes. This one's mammoth enough to be able to actually site down and READ).
All in all, buy this book. If you've never heard of Scud, it's amusing, and a great deal for the price. Give it a shot. If you're already a fan, definitely get it, it's everything in one place, and for a lot less than you paid for the individual books, even at newsstand price.
Summary of Scud: The Whole Shebang
In the world of Scud, bullets are cheaper than human life. Corner vending machines provide any weapon you might need. The most popular weapons are Scud disposable assassins: Robot hitmen that self-destruct when they kill their target. This volume follows Scud 1373, assigned to take out a hideous female man-eater named Jeff. While fighting the indestructible Jeff, Scud discovers his infamous warning panel in a bathroom mirror. Realizing that to kill Jeff is to kill himself, Scud blows off her arms and legs and hospitalizes her. Her life support bills will have to be paid, and Scud will have to find more work to stay alive.Science Fiction Books
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