DC Comics Review: Scooby Apocalypse #19 By Philip Schweier November 8, 2017 - 04:21 Publisher(s): DC Comics Writer(s): Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis Artist(s): Dale Eaglesham, Andy Kuhn Colourist(s): Hi-Fi Letterer(s): Travis Lanham Cover Artist(s): Carlos, D’Anda; Evan “Doc” Shaner For fans of classic television, this one has quite a bit of call backs – or homages, depending on your perspective. First of all, there’s the quaint little town that isn’t, because it’s all a sham except for one in habitant, who shall remain unknown until the very end. But not only is the town a fraud, so is that one inhabitant, who has created for themselves a perfect world. Just don’t ruin it or you’ll be banished to the cornfield. We’ve seen it on Twilight Zone and Star Trek (several Star Treks). Then there is a the Oliver Syndrome, a strategy to flesh out the tired cast of an older show with a fresh young face, hoping to charm viewers back into paying close attention. In the case of Scooby Apocalypse, said kid is Cliffy, a whiny little child who is the fresh voice of innocence (but not for long) in a world gone crazy. This is just a brief interlude while the Scoobies travel the highways and byways, dodging the monsters unleashed by the Dinkley virus. I consider this as a bit of a palette cleanser between more ambitious chapters of Scooby Apocalypse. But I expect to see more of these kinds of stories as the overall concept runs out of steam. After all, how long can dodge and evade remain interesting? Also in this issue is the next chapter of Secret Squirrel. With Agent 000 suffering from injuries from a killicopter, Agent Beais “convinced” to call upon Moroccan Mole – as if being partnered with an urban rodent wasn’t bad enough. © Copyright 2002-2020 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.