|
Title:
“Excalibrain”
Writers:
Bobbi
JG Weiss & David Cody Weiss
Penciller: Walter
Carzon
Inker: Mike
DeCarlo
Letterer: Bob
Pinaha
Colorist: Jo
Meugniot
Cover: Walter
Carzon & Mike DeCarlo
Release Date: June ??, 1996
Cover Price:
$1.75 U.S./ $2.50 Canada Summary:
In Olde England,
Brain plots to pull the sword from the stone.
Description:
Brain decides to
become ruler of England by pulling the sword from
the stone. He notes that it’s held in by a magnet.
The two mice steal a lemon from the royal gardens,
and using it, an iron bar, and some copper wire,
create their own magnet to counteract the first.
Pinky stays underground operating their magnet while
Brain, in a knightly version of his mechanical suit,
pulls the sword. However, he loses his balance, and
ends up crushing the underground magnet.
Pages (out of 32):
12 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Pinky,
are you pondering what I’m pondering?
PINKY: Wuh…I think
so, Brain. But Cream of Gorilla Soup—well, we’d
have to sell it in awfully big cans, wouldn’t we?
Quote of the
Story:
BRAIN: You know,
it alarms me to realize that a lobotomy would only
help you, Pinky.
Review:
Nothing
spectacular, but an amusing story nonetheless. Some
good bits and terrific artwork make this story
enjoyable, not to mention some neat coloring in the
lemon garden scene. The “Editor’s
Note”/Disclaimer is a highlight.
Rating: 
Title:
“Little
Big Brain”
Writer: Jesse
Leon McCann
Penciller: Walter
Carzon
Inker: Mike
DeCarlo
Letterer: John
Costanza
Colorist: Jo
Meugniot
Summary:
The mice must
pass three tests in order to join the Bluefoot Tribe
and learn their rain dance.
Description:
Brain decides to
join a local tribe of natives in the Bluefoot
Mountains in order to learn their rain dance, so
that he will have control of the elements. But first
they must pass three tests—hitting a target with
an arrow, capturing a buffalo, and getting two
feathers from an eagle. After completing these, with
some difficulty, they’re initiated, but it turns
out the rain dance can only create very small
clouds.
Pages (out of 32):
12 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Pinky, are
you pondering what I’m pondering?
PINKY: I think so,
Brain. But if he left chocolate bullets instead of
silver, they’d get all runny and gooey!
Quote of the
Story:
BRAIN: Pinky, you
bring new meaning to the phrase “lost in
thought.”
Review:
McCann’s first
P&tB story. While far from vintage McCann, this
story is still pretty satisfying, and hints at many
of the things that would later become a trademark of
his stories. Not exceptional by any means, but still
worthwhile.
Rating:
| 
