Sir Apropos of Nothing
Issue: #3
Writer: Peter David
Artist: Robin Riggs
32 pp. IDW Publishing. $3.99
Reviewed by Paul Stotts
It’s good to be a wizard. Harry Potter has taught us that.
Or at least it’s good to be mistaken for one. David Copperfield has taught us that.
Either way the perks aren’t bad. Travel to exotic lands. Worshipped by an adoring populace. Scoring sponge baths from two buxom lasses. They’re rockstars without the roadies. Have wand, get blonde. Who’d have known a little abracadabra gets women swooning?
Not one to miss out on a valuable lesson, Sir Apropos of Nothing gets his presto on in the latest issue. And fakes his way into bubble bath bliss. Seems the Lugozi gypsy clan is grateful he saved one of their own. And are rolling out the hospitality wagon for him in gratitude. Fine food and drink. Dancing. Merrymaking. A tarot reading from the clan’s crone. And a history lesson.
The lesson: things are bad for the Lugozi. Real bad. Like the-government-is-trying-to-kill-them bad. So they need a protector. Maybe a wizard. And he doesn’t even get a carrot-haired sidekick.
Sir Apropos of Nothing has been more comedy club than comic book, a four-color comedian eliciting rare laugh out loud moments. Sir Apropos at the Improv. This issue. Not so funny. Like writer Peter David left the comedy in the pocket of his other pants, leaving us with bits of lint.
Still there are moments. The crone reading Apropos’ fortune should crack a smile and there are some zings at Harry Potter, but overall the issue is thin, lacking the infectious energy and cocky attitude of the previous two issues. Like any comedian will tell you, sometimes you kill on stage and sometimes you die.
Shovel some dirt on this baby.
Final Grade: 70 out of 100
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