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I really wanted to say something nice about this comic first, before
giving it the brutal beating that it deserves. I really did. Sadly, however, I
could think of no high points the comic had for me. So, on with the blood-
letting, I suppose.
Where to begin? Let's start with the cover, shall we? It is, after all, the
first thing a reader (and a reviewer) sees. The cover art has a rather
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac look to it, only much more colorful, less
well done, and with a poorer concept of perspectives. "Stories of Kaos"
is subtitled with the words "THE 24 HR PUNK!" and what is this punk
doing on the cover? He's sleeping! I guess by 24 hours, the author didn't
mean all in a row. In fact, even on the first panel of the actual comic
there's Kaos sleeping again! First sleeping at a bar (on the cover) then in
bed? What kind of 24-hour punk is this?
Kaos is a softer, gentler punk than what one would expect from a comic
book. All he's really looking for is love and a nice cold drink (cider in his
case), much like the rest of the world. However, to enforce that this guy
is a punk, the authors make sure that he beats up some preppy
jerk that's making fun of poor Kaos. Oh, the humanity! A punk being
made fun of! The world is so horrible and I just want to cry...
Argh! I can't take reviewing this piece of crap anymore! It's times like this
when reviewing really is work, folks. You don't just get to look at the
good stuff, you get to sit there and read, and re-read, to the point of
nausea this mindless, all these poorly scripted shoddily drawn JTHM
(with a soft-side) wannabes that flounder about with their stories! If it
weren't for the fact that I promised a review I would have put
down this mind-numbingly bad rag. It's not all roses and song. Trust me.
Especially in the case of "Stories of Kaos" which earns a place on my
shelf as the worst comic I've ever read. Blank pages are more entertaining
than this tripe! I could have more fun banging my head against a brick.
Look, YMMV, but I can give you this fact: "Stories of Kaos" is not worth
the paper it's printed on, and it's certainly not worth the $2.95 ($4.25 in
Canada!) they want you to plunk down for it.
There. I've done my good deed for the day, and have suffered for all the
little children by reading it. I hope you appreciate it.
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