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A review by kitsuneheart
Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return by Brian Lynch
3.0
EDIT: OH. So one thing that did PISS me off here was an off-hand remark that Bill and Ted end up inspiring the British to create a character who travels time in a phone booth. And I just...no. Bill and Ted: 1989. Doctor Who: 1963. Get off.
So, going into this, you need to recognize it for what it is: the continuation of a cult classic, with a few modern sensibilities, though not an entirely modern feel. While the artwork certainly feels modern, the stories themselves seem like they were sitting on some executive's desk for ages, waiting for another movie, before finally being released to the comic artist.
The over-arching story of this is the combination of Bill and ted trying to write their second smash hit, and their attempts to redeem the villain De Nolmos. It's got a certain "Back to the Future" feel, as you would expect from an 80s story about time travel. Lots of "got to go back and fix it" happening here.
Bill and Ted are still not the most...advanced of thinkers, though. While the comic avoids lechery on anyone's part (rather nice, actually), the few women that appear in the story feel like set pieces. Some will object that there is one story entirely about Bill and Ted's wives, but seriously? The plot is that the girls find their destiny in keeping their husband's safe from the more subtle, political villainies, thus further wrapping up their stories with Bill and Ted's, rather than giving the women their own importance.
So, while I didn't find myself hating this comic, I wasn't really that impressed. I don't see myself thinking to recommend it o its own, but certainly it could come up in a conversation about the original movies.
But, really, when are those ever going to come up again?
So, going into this, you need to recognize it for what it is: the continuation of a cult classic, with a few modern sensibilities, though not an entirely modern feel. While the artwork certainly feels modern, the stories themselves seem like they were sitting on some executive's desk for ages, waiting for another movie, before finally being released to the comic artist.
The over-arching story of this is the combination of Bill and ted trying to write their second smash hit, and their attempts to redeem the villain De Nolmos. It's got a certain "Back to the Future" feel, as you would expect from an 80s story about time travel. Lots of "got to go back and fix it" happening here.
Bill and Ted are still not the most...advanced of thinkers, though. While the comic avoids lechery on anyone's part (rather nice, actually), the few women that appear in the story feel like set pieces. Some will object that there is one story entirely about Bill and Ted's wives, but seriously? The plot is that the girls find their destiny in keeping their husband's safe from the more subtle, political villainies, thus further wrapping up their stories with Bill and Ted's, rather than giving the women their own importance.
So, while I didn't find myself hating this comic, I wasn't really that impressed. I don't see myself thinking to recommend it o its own, but certainly it could come up in a conversation about the original movies.
But, really, when are those ever going to come up again?