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• ISBN13: 9780615182827
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Samuel Vera | | Paperback:
| 175 pages | | Publisher:
| Crazee Comics | | Publication Date:
| June 15, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0615182828 | | Package Length:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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Alien.. is fun for all ages!Jan 19, 2010
There's an Alien in my Toilet is fun for kids (and adults!) of all ages!
Doodie is smart (not as smart as he thinks though), funny, and a very likable character. Herman in a hoot!
This is a very entertaining ride for readers. I have recommended it to my friends, their kids, and my students. Alien in my Toilet is lots of fun! You'll fall in love with Doodie from Uranus too!
"It's a talking jalapeño!"Sep 23, 2009
At this moment, off the top of my dome, I can't think of a more awesome sounding title than THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET. This graphic novel is independent comic book artist Samuel Vera's baby. He writes and draws the thing and, in fact, THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET is the flagship book of his own fledgling publishing company Crazee Comics. I don't know too much about Crazee Comics, but the vibe I get is that Vera's product line caters more towards the younger kids.
Wipe away the concerned expression. Despite the title of the thing, there isn't much gross scatological humor (well, okay, there's a wee bit). THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET is an alien invasion story, but you get a clue as to its level of sophistication once you learn that the central character's name is Doodie. So, the premise is that there's sentient life on Uranus and, apparently, it's sentient life that's pretty paranoid. There's a plan underway for invasion of the planet Earth. But Uranus's military deploys its best operative on a scouting mission to determine Earth's resistance level or if Earth poses any kind of a threat at all. This operative is the egocentric Captain Doodarious Pottinious (or "Doodie"), and it very quickly dawns on the reader that this dude Doodie is actually suffering from delusions of superiority. Me, I caught on that he wasn't that squared away when he realized that he'd forgotten to gas up his spaceship.
The story's a bit off the rails. More than anything else, THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET reminds me of those wacky Looney Tunes cartoons, with Bugs vs. Yosemite Sam, Duck Dodgers vs. Marvin the Martian, or Wile E. Coyote vs. Road Runner. There's even a whiff of Invader Zim thrown in. Word to the wise, there's a chance that the more grown-up sorts may not dig Doodie and his very silly escapades as much as, say, the six-year-olds, who will probably snort milk violently out their nostrils once they see Doodie and Herman the Chihuahua (more on him later) feuding at each other.
His spaceship out of fuel, Doodie crash lands on Earth in the woods and begins to be chased, beat up, and frightened off by just about every woodland creature there is. Uranus's invasion is off to a rocky start. Even a squirrel has a go at Doodie, bombarding him with nuts. But the good stuff really kicks off when Doodie sneaks into a house, only to be confronted by the feisty (but mangy) household pet, Herman the Chihuahua. Now, Herman's owners only hear his barks, but Doodie and the readers understand him pretty well. Herman the Chihuahua, in my opinion, is the funniest thing about this book, and his dialogue is friggin' hilarious. For me, babysitting-wise, the best part of reading this graphic novel out loud to the kids is going over Herman's dialogue.
The worrying thing about independent comic books is that the ultra competitive and quicksand nature of the business lends them shaky status. I kind of like THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET, and I hope Samuel Vera is able to produce more Doodie stories. He seems to be doing everything possible in terms of marketing his wares and getting the word out there, but it's a hellacious medium. I saw an online video interview (I think it was on the 404 podcast) in which Vera stated that he had originally intended for this to be a 12-issue arc, but then realized that it's a tougher sell trying to solicit individual issues than graphic novels. So, I don't know if individual issues even got a chance to come out, or if they're published here in this trade for the first time. THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET Vol. 1 features the first five chapters of the story arc, as well as the first issue of HI I'M DOODIE FROM URANUS, in which Doodie hunts down Santa Claus - but the story ends on a cliffhanger. The black & white artwork is cartoony and cute, and it's ideal for the story sensibilities. I'm casting an eye about for Volume 2, which should complete the story arc, but there's no sighting of it yet. Fingers are somewhat crossed.
Should I even mention that Doodie's spacecraft catches the attention of some unnamed government agency? And that government agents are promptly sent scurrying around? But that, in Vol. 1, they don't really have much to do with Doodie?
One thing that I wasn't partial to is Doodie's tendency to lapse into these daydreams. I wasn't cool having to endure several jarring sequences in which Doodie dreams up some imaginary role (a Sheriff in the Old West, a soldier at a fortress, etc.), and usually with Herman the Chihuahua as his direct foil. But I dunno... where I say "endure," others might use the phrase "treated to."
I recommend THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET for folks with kids around six years or younger. I think that age group probably gets a kick out of this the most. Folks older than that, well, it's pretty much up to your taste. As I've said, I like this title, but not overwhelmingly so. I don't know that I'd keep on reading it just for me. Ah, but for the kids...
What the heck, I'll give it four stars.
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