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"Burn, Pikachu, Burn! " and
"Had Enough of Jigglypuff!"
First of all, kudos to the creator John Kovalic
for being nominated for the William Wesley Young
Award. You go, sir. Don't be so humble: your comic is
fabulous. Yes, I am a fangirl; can we tell? I
thought so.
Dork Tower #8 follows society and the lives of two
nerds after New Years Eve 1999 into the new falsely
proclaimed " millennium ". Kovalic lampoons
everything from the Y2K fanatics, the rabid parental
concern groups, and the fandom geeks trying to stand
up and get an accurate portrayal by the mainstream
media.
The storyline of Dork Tower is so amazingly
truthful while being far fetched at the same time.
The result is absolutely hilarious. I guarantee you
know some fanboys and fangirls, who are the main
characters. The art of Dork Tower is not done in a
realistic style. This, however, does not detract from
the comic itself; in fact, it makes the comic have
more of a gentle poke in the ribs feel to it. The
backgrounds of the panels themselves are so
unbelievably detailed with posters, all relating to
fandom/geeky stuff...i.e. role playing, and
comicbooks. The detail really completes the scene and
make the comic/gaming shop look like the ones that all
of us shop at.
The central themes of this issue of Dork Tower is
a protest of the collectible card game Pokemon and the
persecution of gamers by the media. Both themes are
dealt with in a light hearted manner, taking all the
pomposity out of both the parents and the gamers for
being way too deadly serious about themselves. If you
can't take a little mild ribbing, don't bother picking
up Dork Tower. It's most definitely worth picking up
if you have a healthy sense of humor about being a
fanboy/fangirl. I highly recommend Dork Tower. It's
amusingly cute and refreshingly different from most
comics out there.
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