Looney Tunes #236 - Mobile Edition

DC Comics
Looney Tunes #236
By Avi Weinryb
April 3, 2017 - 00:37

DC Comics
Writer(s): Ivan Cohen
Penciller(s): Robert Pope
Inker(s): Scott McRae
Colourist(s): Candace Schinzler-Bell
Letterer(s): Saida Temofonte
Cover Artist(s): Dave Alvarez

This issue of Looney Tunes is notable not for its main feature, a cute but generic parody of dating shows, but for its backup stories. We finally learn the origins of Sylvester the Cat’s famous catchphrase. And we’re also treated to some hilarious Tweety Bird moments.

More reliant on punchlines than regular funny dialog, the book weaves its way to the finish line without actually dragging. Illustration is generic and as expected. The writing stays true to the characters and doesn’t surprise as much as it confirms expectations. Frank Strom has written a zany comic featuring Bugs Bunny and the gang and isn’t that what matters most?

Some of the original serialized comic books featured anthropomorphic animals getting into all sorts of trouble. These animal funnies helped pave the way for the superhero era. Now, with so many comic books aimed at more mature audiences - superhero books included, it’s hard to know what to let younger kids read. Other than Archie and some of the television cartoon adaptations, one can safely add Looney Tunes to the list. This can be considered a “starter book”, to familiarize kids with reading sequential art. It’s also a fun book in its own right, even if it isn’t doing anything to reinvent the wheel. There’s nothing looney about that.