Week 6 Readings

I missed last week's readings but have been working on catching up this week. I read all the assigned Challengers of the Unknown in one sitting and was surprised to find it going really quickly because when I first skimmed over it, it seemed text-heavy and boring. It was actually one of the best (and even if it was unintentional, funniest) readings of the week. Each adventure was stranger than the last one and even though they were all completely ridiculous, they had a way of drawing me in and keeping me interested that I couldn't quite pinpoint. I also liked the design of all the monsters; they were outrageous and a lot of them reminded me of Pokémon! The addition of a "lady daredevil," Jane the scientist, was pretty cool to see, but I was disappointed (though not surprised) when she was immediately tossed aside as a mere 'honorary' member of the team. I was really excited to get to see a woman Challenger! Damn!

As for the MAD comics, they were just not my cup of tea. That kind of humor is annoying to me because it seems to be trying SO HARD to be funny that, in the end, it just isn't. I admit I enjoyed the spoofs of superhero comics, but they didn't make me laugh out loud and they weren't particularly memorable to me.

I wasn't able to find Melvin the Monster on the shelf, so I'll keep an eye out for it tomorrow and try to read a chunk of it before class.

The section of Art Out of Time we read was really amusing and I liked the style it was done in a lot. The idea of a lazy kid who's actually a super-hero is awesome and funny! When he goes to visit his grandpa (a near-identical fat man) is one of the best parts of the story because it introduces a lot of humorous points, such as his supernatural powers of flight, underwater travel, etc., his equally fat and lazy grandfather, and the utility belt of lollipops. One thing,though--was it just me or was the Loch Ness monster's head eerily phallic?