Ed D. (Dex1138) reviewed Lio's Astonishing Tales: From the Haunted Crypt of Unknown Horrors on + 26 more book reviews
Lio is a weird kid. He hangs out with a giant octopus (and that's the most 'normal' of his usual gang!), he builds robots (sometimes giant ones) and likes to make sure that bullies get their due. In short, he's the kid I still want to be.
Being new to Lio's world, this book is a great jumping in point as it collects two other books: Happiness Is a Squishy Cephalopod and Silent But Deadly in one volume with some extra content, including commentary on some of the strips. It's funny to see how many of the strips managed to offend someone in one way or another.
The truly amazing thing about this strip is the lack of dialog. I have to commend Mr Tatulli for crafting such an enjoyable comic without spoken dialog, it can't be easy to do and he occasionally says as much in some of the commentary.
Any fan of Charles Addams or anyone that enjoys a touch of the macabre in their humor should pick up this book.
Being new to Lio's world, this book is a great jumping in point as it collects two other books: Happiness Is a Squishy Cephalopod and Silent But Deadly in one volume with some extra content, including commentary on some of the strips. It's funny to see how many of the strips managed to offend someone in one way or another.
The truly amazing thing about this strip is the lack of dialog. I have to commend Mr Tatulli for crafting such an enjoyable comic without spoken dialog, it can't be easy to do and he occasionally says as much in some of the commentary.
Any fan of Charles Addams or anyone that enjoys a touch of the macabre in their humor should pick up this book.
