Masterpiece Comics

From the moment that I spotted its larger-than-life cover, with the advertisement banner at the bottom that read “Coming soon: Virgil! Chaucer! Flaubert! And more! Watch for them at your newsstand or local library!”...I was all-a-chuckle.

The tales that are included are tales that most readers know, but not as they are presented by Robert Sikoryak.

They stretch back to the myth of Adam and Eve, only it appears here as Blond Eve. You'll recognize the inspiration to be the cartoonish Chic Young, 1930s, comic-strip, featuring Blondie and Dagwood, the "housewife with golden curls and her tired-out husband".

In discussing his work on this short narrative, Sikoryak states that in these Judeo-Christian scripture stories, characters juggle free will and duties to the creator like the “modern day harried husband conveys sandwich ingredients to his kitchen table”.

So, Blondie was the perfect casting choice. Obviously.

But what about "The Crypt of Brontë"? (More on Buried In Print, if you're keen.) ( )

So, SO funny! I can't decide whether my favorites were 'Action Camus' or Raskolnikov as Batman. And the best thing? IT ACTUALLY WORKS. The Batman/Crime and Punishment crossover makes so much sense! ( )

Very funny, I may be the EXACT audience for this collection, as I adore books and classic literature, but don't mind some poking fun of them, and I am familiar with the newspaper comics enough to get those jokes (thank you comics curmudgeon!) Teens would probably find this book awesome, but I wonder if they would be familiar with Mary Worth and Tales from the Crypt. The knowledge isn't necessary, but it does add an extra level of fun and funniness.

My favorite was the Tales from the Crypt/Wuthering Heights. For a book I hated in high school, and never want to read again, this was a nice refresher, leaving in all the exciting, applesauce-throwing bits while taking out a couple hundred boring pages. ( )