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Voxxyn 03-28-2007 06:12 PM

Could I kindly beg you to post a summary of the story once you get your hands on it?

Sparky 03-28-2007 06:21 PM

I'll try to. Lol I haven't even looked at #30 yet. ;)

k0ugs 03-30-2007 08:27 PM

i have a copy of 31 scanned. Click the Thumbnails for full image.
(56K warning... BIG images!)

.....Cover......
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/374...n001yc2.th.jpg

......Page 1............Page 2............Page 3.....
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/554...n003vc9.th.jpg..http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5...n004bv6.th.jpg..http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8...n005ys8.th.jpg

......Page 4............Page 5............Page 6.....
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6...n006rs3.th.jpg..http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8...n007dr1.th.jpg..http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7...n008yb0.th.jpg

If you like it, buy it :D
(also just got the Season 1 DVD from Blockbuster Online)

Sparky 03-30-2007 08:49 PM

I haven't been able to pick mine up from the comic book shop yet. I've been absolutely flat-busted. :P They said they'd hold it for me. I'll try to get it maybe Sunday or Monday.

Cassini90125 03-30-2007 08:53 PM

Oh my stars, I have GOT to have this!!! :frankiesmile:

Sparky 03-30-2007 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassini90125 (Post 38743)
Oh my stars, I have GOT to have this!!! :frankiesmile:

Did you want one of mine? I always order 6.

Cassini90125 03-30-2007 09:02 PM

Absolutely, and thanks! :-*

Voxxyn 03-30-2007 09:07 PM

Thanks very much for scanning and posting it, k0ugs.

I thought it was pretty good. In terms of storylines with Frankie as a central focus, this is infinitely superior to IHFUMEUP(but what isn't? :jk:) and on par with "The Big Cheese", but not on the level of quality of "Store Wars" and "Frankie My Dear" and "Setting A President". Still, though, it wasn't cruelly anti-Frankie as I was secretly fearing, so I'm relieved.

Oh, and that cover is beyond misleading. Mac is completely absent in the story and the IF Frankie wasn't nasty or scary at all. With the misleading summaries for EC and MBION and now this, I wonder if this has become a new trend.

Ditchy McAbandonpants 03-30-2007 09:35 PM

Heh...cute. :P

To be honest, I'm quite pleasantly surprised with the quality of these Block Party stories; not because they're anything mind-blowing, but because I had such low expectations. I've seen quite a lot of issues of the DC Powerpuff Girls comic - mostly later ones, admittedly - and with very few exceptions, they're just a total waste of time, demonstrating only a meagre grasp on the essence of the characters (from both an art and a writing perspective), with weak, edgeless jokes padding out utterly inconsequential six-to-ten page narratives. Even I, as a PPG obsessive, just couldn't bring myself to be anything other than utterly bored by them. ::)

These Foster's stories fare a lot better, though. It helps from the outset the the artwork is quite a bit better - Bloo and Frankie's expressions aren't quite right, but Wilt and Ed look dead-on - and the writing has some wit and flow to it. Of course, they're still primarily hamstrung by six-page running lengths that allow for about the same level of narrative complexity as a knock-knock joke, but they remain entertaining enough for the two/two-and-a-half minutes it takes to finish reading one. :P

Oh, and Voxxyn - the misleading cover thing is a problem endemic to the DC CN range, if the PPG comic is anythig to go by...I can't remember a single issue I read of that where the image on the cover in any way corresponded to something that actually happened in the related story. I wouldn't let it worry you too much. :frankiesmile:

Voxxyn 03-30-2007 10:00 PM

Thanks for the pointer. :frankiesmile:

After reading through #31 for the second time, I must say that the Block Party crew are doing a great job with Foster's so far, even with the ridiculously short six-page duration per story. The characters look AND behave like their actual selves(I don't see anything wrong at all with Frankie and Bloo's comic appearances), and the dialogue/set-ups are as clever as they are on the show(The child being too young for his IF, ditzy IF Frankie going on endlessly on her love of boys). They feel like authentic side-stories to entertain fans instead of cheap marketing padding made solely for money.

I do have some quibbles with Frankie's comic story, but I nonetheless find it well-done. I'll definitely purchase it when I hit Borders(hopefully this weekend) :frankiesmile:


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