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A review by ruzgofdi
The Thrilling Adventure Hour by Ben Blacker, Ben Acker, Jeff Stokely, Joe LeFavi, Tom Fowler, Lar de Souza, Chris Moreno, Joanna Estep, Natalie Nourigat, Joel Priddy, Randy Bishop, Rebecca Taylor, Evan Doc Shaner, Evan Larson
4.0
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a staged production in the style of old time radio. It is performed and recorded once a month, and then released as a podcast. Each episode features three non-serialized segments as well as songs and commercials from fictional sponsors.
This graphic novel gives a good taste of what the shows are like. It's a collection of short stories, each being a sample of the more frequently performed sketches from the shows. I recently found out about the podcast, and have run through their library of past shows, so I had knowledge of the settings and characters before picking up the book. A part of me thinks that this book could be a good way to introduce people to the recordings. At the same time, I wonder if because of my familiarity I wasn't able to spot parts where things weren't adequately explained for a first timer.
Over all I really liked it. My only complaint is that more than a few of the stories were recycled from the show. So there were a couple of times where I had a moment of "Oh yeah! I remember this one".
This graphic novel gives a good taste of what the shows are like. It's a collection of short stories, each being a sample of the more frequently performed sketches from the shows. I recently found out about the podcast, and have run through their library of past shows, so I had knowledge of the settings and characters before picking up the book. A part of me thinks that this book could be a good way to introduce people to the recordings. At the same time, I wonder if because of my familiarity I wasn't able to spot parts where things weren't adequately explained for a first timer.
Over all I really liked it. My only complaint is that more than a few of the stories were recycled from the show. So there were a couple of times where I had a moment of "Oh yeah! I remember this one".