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Title: "Natural Born Jokers"
Writer: Dave King
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Agnes Pinaha
Colorist: Tommy Berg
Release Date: November ??, 1995
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
A spoof of Natural Born Killers.
Description:
TV host Wade Wail tells us about the insanity
that the Warners have wreaked and interviews those who have suffered their
terror, while introducing the stories in the issue. In the end he goes nuts and
joins the Warners to make faces in restaurant windows.
Cameo by a *VERY* badly miscolored Slappy.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp. (wraparound; 2 pp. at the beginning
of the issue, 2 pp. between the two stories in the issue, and 2 pp. at the end
of the issue)
Quote of the Story:
[Hello Nurse, on the Warners.]
HELLO NURSE: … …
Review:
A pretty good wraparound that serves its purpose to
introduce the stories, and manages to be fairly amusing at the same time. This
story and the following are notable as the first drawn by Batic, who would soon
go on to become the main artist for the series. Although he doesn't show any
really spectacular talents here, he'd soon prove that he could not only do a
great job on the Warners, but also draw almost every A! character perfectly
(with the possible exception of P&tB; it seems that Batic only drew them
when he absolutely had to, for whatever the reason).
Rating:  ˝
Title: "Pulped Fractions"
Writer: Dave King
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Cover: Allen Helbig
Summary:
The Warners try to break onto the set of Squintin
Tarantella's new film.
Description:
After escaping Ralph, they see Squintin
Tarantella's first film for Warner Bros., Pulped Fractions, being filmed. They
burst in wanting to be in the film but are refused. So they try to audition,
performing "Make 'Em Laugh," surfing, and impersonating Tarzan. When
they hear it's a gritty gangster flick, they do the cruelest thing imaginable
to man—they tie everyone up and tickle their feet with feathers.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
AYPWIP: (Well, sorta…)
YAKKO: Are you two thinking what I'm thinking?
WAKKO: Not unless you're thinking about a bath full of
raspberry Jello, too!
Quote of the Story:
PLOTZ: I'm terribly sorry, Squintin old bean! Allow me to
get rid of these nuisances!
YAKKO: I'm not a new sance. I'm not even an old sance! I'm
not a sance of any kind!
Review:
A pretty enjoyable story; the title is starting to
break away from the more kiddie-ish feel, but there's still more than a trace
of it left. Batic does a pretty good job, although his art (particularly the
caricatures) still bear resemblance to the more kid-oriented style that the
series has had to this point.
Rating: ˝
Title: Pinky and the Brain in "Reservoir Mice"
Writer: Dave King
Penciller: Walter Carzon
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Summary:
Yet another spoof of gritty gangster films, this
time Reservoir Dogs, as Brain tries to get his laughing serum into Washington
D.C.'s water supply.
Description:
After a shot of the mice looking on as some
ducks laugh, we flash back to Brain, after inventing his laughing serum,
deciding to put it into effect in Washington's water supply. They get some
help—a gang of three tough but dumb gangster mice—to carry the bottle. But the
three end up trying to get a balloon to make the bottle lighter, and float
away. Our heroes finish the plan, but Brain accidentally falls into the water,
incapacitating him.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Wait, Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
PINKY: I think so, Brain, but what would goats be doing in
red leather turbans?
Quote of the Story:
BRAIN: In order to be even more anonymous, we shall all
adapt code-names! [Talking to short gangster.] You shall be Mr. White!
WHITE: Check!
BRAIN: [To tall, Pinky-ish gangster.]: You are Mr. Blonde!
BLONDE: Okee-dokee!
BRAIN: [To chubby, sniffly one]: You shall be Mr. Burnt
Sienna!
BURNT SIENNA: That figures!
Review:
Pretty good story; it probably could've been better
if it were longer (as usual with the shorter P&tB stories, it feels
rushed). Also, they didn't really take full advantage of the three gangster
mice—we don't really learn anything about them. They should've perhaps led a
mutiny against Brain eventually, or stuck around till the end of the
plan—having them just disappear when they're no longer needed makes them seem
like a convenient plot device and little more.
Also Carzon's first P&tB story. Some excellent work;
although Brain is slightly off-model in some shots, it's already pretty clear
that Carzon is the best artist in the comics to work on the mice.
Rating:
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