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Rocko's Modern Afterlife
Something is turning the people of O-Town into mindless zombies - and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky inside their home, content to live a life of solitude. But desperate times calls for desperate measures when one of Rocko’s best friends becomes infected, forcing him to risk his life to save O-Town!
128 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 3, 2019
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April 5, 2023
My all-time favorite cartoon, this hits the Nostalgia Button pretty firmly. However, the plot is thinner than an old episode without enough of the blistering zingers. And the modernization of a 90s show feels terribly wrong.
September 8, 2019
Synopsis: When a zombie apocalypse hits O-Town, Rocko barricades himself and Spunky in the comfort of his home. However, as the endemic spreads, the zombified residents break into Rocko's house, forcing him to team up with his uninfected friends to find a cure.
My Thoughts: The plot itself is not particularly original and, at first glance, feels like yet another morbid deconstruction of a popular franchise à la Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Contrary to expectations, this comic mini-series retains the main series's and cartoon's comical tone and uses its apocalyptic setting to take subtle jabs at topical issues such as the influence of social media as well as misinformation spread by fake news and alt-right organizations like the men's rights movement. The art is as ultra cartoony and over-the-top as it should be, and some of the risqué humor is still there including this little gem:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mE0Abq7ioU...
Final Thoughts: Rocko's Modern Afterlife is a wacky, satiric romp worth looking into for any fan of the show and main comic series searching for a more humorous take on current society.
My Thoughts: The plot itself is not particularly original and, at first glance, feels like yet another morbid deconstruction of a popular franchise à la Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Contrary to expectations, this comic mini-series retains the main series's and cartoon's comical tone and uses its apocalyptic setting to take subtle jabs at topical issues such as the influence of social media as well as misinformation spread by fake news and alt-right organizations like the men's rights movement. The art is as ultra cartoony and over-the-top as it should be, and some of the risqué humor is still there including this little gem:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mE0Abq7ioU...
Final Thoughts: Rocko's Modern Afterlife is a wacky, satiric romp worth looking into for any fan of the show and main comic series searching for a more humorous take on current society.
September 9, 2024
Fun, quick read. Very nostalgic. Anthony Burch captured the dialogue of the each character so well. Made me want to binge s bunch of the TV show. ❤❤❤
October 25, 2024
The humor is perfect and same tone as the cartoon series - very pleased by this one shot!
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