Title: "Lost in Spice"

Writer: Jeff Seuss
Penciller: Leo Batic
Inker: Horacio Ottolini
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Cover: Leonardo Batic & Mike DeCarlo

Release Date: July 8th, 1998
Cover Price: $1.99 U.S./ $2.85 Canada

Summary:
Dot becomes a member of the "Spice Rack."

Description:
The Warners attend Career Day on the WB Lot, and become roadies to the Spice Rack, a new band. Unfortunately, their talent is minimal, and they do little more than look pretty. So, Brian Eelstein, the group's manager, sends Dot out, and she immediately becomes a pop sensation. The other members become jealous of her, and at the end, when the fans overhear Yakko saying that Brian did everything, the fans abandon the Spice Rack and take up the manager as their new idol.

Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.

Quote of the Story:
[Dot sits in a dentist's chair as part of the big number, about to gargle and spit into the cup.]

YAKKO: Boy, does that ever give me a keen product idea!

Review:
Some parts are a lot funnier than others, but the ending result is a solid story that provides some nice commentary on the music industry today, and is a fun, if relatively forgetful, diversion.

Rating:  

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Title: "Talk Therapy"

Writer: David Seuss
Penciller: Horacio Saaverda
Inker: Ruben Torreiro
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor

Summary:
Walter tricks Slappy into coming on a Springer spoof with him.

Description:
Slappy receives a telegram asking her to appear on The Barry Stinger Show. She complies, only to find that the topic is "The Woman Who Ruined My Life," and Walter has set the whole thing up. The crowd first despises Slappy for her mistreatment of Walter, but after she blows him up a few times they love her. She then blows the building up.

Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.

Quote of the Story:
SLAPPY: The Barry Stinger Show's on. Heh, what a riot!

SKIPPY: It's that funny?

SLAPPY: No, it's an actual riot.

Review:
A very amusing concept, which is unfortunately ruined by bad writing and bad artwork. Aside from the fact that both squirrels are quite out of character (Slappy is usually the skeptical one more than Skippy, who tends to be more gullible), and that the audience changes sides for no apparent reason (they hate her for abusing Walter, but love her after she abuses him even more?), the whole thing just isn't well-written at all. Pity.

Rating:  

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Title: "Traumatic License"

Writers: Sean Carolan & Jenn Moore
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor

Summary:
Scratchansniff must renew his driver's license.

Description:
En route to "Cousin Fatty's Homestyle Lard Barrel," Scratchy and the sibs are pulled over, and Scratchansniff is informed that he must renew his license. At the DMV, he goes through the usual torture filling out forms, waiting on lines, taking eye tests, and finally a driving test, which he passes with the Warners' "help."

Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.

Quote of the Story:
[After a long, *LONG* walk across the DMV parking lot.]

SCRATCHANSNIFF: At last…at last…!

DOT: Water…water…with a twist of lime…

WAKKO: …salty potato chips…salty potato chips…

Review: Who'd think a comic centering around Scratchansniff's adventures at the Department of Motor Vehicles could be funny? It could be, and is. Lots of the usual silliness, although it feels a bit rushed in places (I have a feeling it was originally intended to be longer). Still, lots of fun. XPOLK!

Rating:   ˝