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Title: Animaniacs in "Re-Animaniacs!"
Writer: Bobbi JG Weiss
Penciller: John Costanza
Inker: Richard Maurizio
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Cover: Neal Sternecky
Release Date: June ??, 1995
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
The Warners bring their black & white selves
back to life.
Description:
Plotz is holding a celebration of black &
white comedy for the Bigwigs Club, but has no idea how to do it, so the Warners
take it into their own hands. They hold a séance, bringing back to life the
"spirit of comedy"—their old B&W selves. They get a taste of
their own medicine as the B&W 'toons wreak havoc in Plotzy's party, and
"our" Warners must stop them. They trick them to returning to the film
reel from whence they came, but "Ted Turnover" tells Plotz that they
could make money on movies with the B&W Warners, and forces the Warners to
release them.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[During the séance.]
DOT: We must all sit close together and join hands!
WAKKO: Good idea! It's easier to swap germs that way!
Review:
A rather bizarre story—for one thing, since when did
"our" Warners have a separate identity from their past selves? And
when did they dress like *THAT*?! And why aren't their noses red? And at one
point Plotz mentions that he's only seen one of their films (or rather, only
the twenty seconds of it he could stand), but according to "The Warners'
65th Anniversary
Special," Plotz was already head of WB during the time the Warners were
making their cartoons in the '30's. Still, the idea of the Warners having to
contend with their own zaniness was pretty funny.
Rating: 
Title: Animaniacs in "Helloooo, Watson!"
Writer: John Walker
Penciller: Horacio Saaverda
Inker: Ruben Torreiro
Letterer: David Cody Weiss
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Summary:
The Warners bug Alexander Graham Bell.
Description:
The Warners want to order a pizza, but the
phone hasn't been invented yet. So they bug local "gadget-guy"
Alexander Graham Bell, who's working with his assistant Watson to perfect just
that invention. Our heroes help, but also invent the crank call. Eventually,
they drive everyone so nuts one guy cuts the wire, and they're forced to return
to the old way of ordering pizza—shouting.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
DOT: [Making a crank call.]: Good evening, madam! Does your
nose run? Do your feet smell? Aww, too bad! Yer built upside-down!!
Review:
Another story that just sort of rushes into things
and rushes back out again with no clear plot development or anything. A few
amusing jokes, a few that fall flat, some so-so artwork—and yet another
mediocre story. And yes, David Cody Weiss is related to Bobbi JG Weiss. The two
have been a writing team for years, on various comics and film novelizations,
and they'd go on to write several stories in the first few issues of the
P&tB series together. Dunno why he's doing lettering…work must've been
slow…
Rating: ½
Title: Pinky and the Brain in "Space Case"
Writer: John Walker
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Tom Ziuko
Summary:
The mice head to Venus to obtain a weapon from some
aliens, but find an unexpected surprise…
Description:
The scientists in the Lab have received
transmissions from Venusians who offer them a "Mega Mind-Blinder,"
but insist that mice come to pick up the parts. Pinky & Brain switch places
with the mice chosen for the mission and head to Venus, only to discover that
the aliens are cats who want to eat them. They escape by removing their gravity
boots and return to Earth.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
PINKY: Yeah, but I thought Madonna already had a steady
bloke!
Quote of the Story:
PINKY: Hoopla! We can take off our seatbelts, Brain!
BRAIN: It's the helmet I find restricting, Pinky. "One
size fits all"…how amusing.
Review:
A far-from-original concept, and Walker makes the
same mistakes he did in his first P&tB story. There are a few good jokes,
and some nice artwork, but all in all, another lackluster effort.
Rating: ½
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