For some reason when you kept mentioning those Wheels of Fate, I thought of the HANDS of Fate, and Torgo and the Master would make a cameo appearance. And then the Torgo Love Theme plays. Well there's always next issue to do that joke. Also, you forgot to mention US's last name is Archer. Hmmm, U.S.A. By God, how patriotic it is to drive a truck all over the highways and biways of this beautiful and great country! USA! USA! USA!
If I can find copies of it. I was going to watch a video on Youtube that reviewed the first issue to see if it was bad, but one of the commenters made a great joke - "Apparently the women do not require air," and I decided I don't want to risk stealing any jokes. XD
Oh man, loved it. The MST3K clips cinched it for me. Keep it up....if you can stand it. Somehow I doubt that reading this many bad comics can be good for your mental health.
This was the second video of yours I ever saw, and the one that got me hooked. "The other one grew up into a woman, we never did figure that one out" perfect delivery. Been through all your archives up to this point, time to move on to the next batch!
"Ulysses! You got degrees in more fields than any other human being before you. Your IQ is higher than Einstein's and Hawkins' combined! How are you going to change the world of science in the future?"
Sorry for the post on Ye Olde Poste, but I thought I'd point one thing out. As soon as the "Promote these slot toys" clause in the comic team's contract was fulfilled, the guys behind U.S. 1 went INSANE with the silly. We had space aliens, mind-control whips that turn waitresses into supervillains, ludicrous shipping between U.S. and Retread, giant trucking mazes with miniature weather patterns, and telepathic communication between U.S. and his now sentient truck, which narrated some of the stories. It was gloriously, intentionally silly and fun. In other words, it stopped sucking. Sidenote: U.S. now runs a space-trucking business based on a demiplanet. Yeah.
Going back and listening through the archives, I just came accross this. I just wanted to say "thanks" for correcting the comic that we are called "Roma".
Ended up rewatching this episode in prep for the new US-1 episode. (weird, the actual road goes not too far from my mom's house.) Somehow I love how this episode had our first post-credits joke and...well, credit sequence. (and yeah, I think Wheeler was the producer of this mess)
For some reason when you kept mentioning those Wheels of Fate, I thought of the HANDS of Fate, and Torgo and the Master would make a cameo appearance. And then the Torgo Love Theme plays. Well there's always next issue to do that joke.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you forgot to mention US's last name is Archer. Hmmm, U.S.A. By God, how patriotic it is to drive a truck all over the highways and biways of this beautiful and great country! USA! USA! USA!
If figured it was implied when I said "Ulysses Solomon Archer, US for short" and then "GET IT?!"
ReplyDeleteI also kind of wanted to make a drinking game for the Wheels of Fate, but since I already did that with Titans' full-page spreads...
Great Episode! Such an underdeveloped plot.
ReplyDeleteAre you gonna review Air Raiders in the future?
Hilarious episode.
ReplyDeleteI think you should follow this up with another wacky toy-based comic from the time. I would recommend either "Team America" or DC's "Atari Force."
If I can find copies of it. I was going to watch a video on Youtube that reviewed the first issue to see if it was bad, but one of the commenters made a great joke - "Apparently the women do not require air," and I decided I don't want to risk stealing any jokes. XD
ReplyDeleteI see. Can't wait for the next show. Transformers comics are my favorites. Carwash of doom was an upset.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that US-1 was supposed to be a toy tie-in. Shows how successful the line was, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWorst narrator since Thunderstrike. At least the narrator in that didn't remind you of Buford T. Pusser.
Oh man, loved it. The MST3K clips cinched it for me. Keep it up....if you can stand it. Somehow I doubt that reading this many bad comics can be good for your mental health.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review. It helped me find a great Weird Al song.
ReplyDeleteThis was the second video of yours I ever saw, and the one that got me hooked. "The other one grew up into a woman, we never did figure that one out" perfect delivery. Been through all your archives up to this point, time to move on to the next batch!
ReplyDeleteOh, Plutarch. I remember reading his account of Pericles.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Wheeler's full name could have been Wheeler Telemachus Freeman.
"Or this school has the most lax educational standards I've ever seen!"
ReplyDeleteOr he's Doc Savage. A TRUCKER DOC SAVAGE.
"Ulysses! You got degrees in more fields than any other human being before you. Your IQ is higher than Einstein's and Hawkins' combined! How are you going to change the world of science in the future?"
ReplyDelete"I'm going to be a trucker, baby!"
"Wow, this is awes- wait a minute.What?"
Sorry for the post on Ye Olde Poste, but I thought I'd point one thing out.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as the "Promote these slot toys" clause in the comic team's contract was fulfilled, the guys behind U.S. 1 went INSANE with the silly. We had space aliens, mind-control whips that turn waitresses into supervillains, ludicrous shipping between U.S. and Retread, giant trucking mazes with miniature weather patterns, and telepathic communication between U.S. and his now sentient truck, which narrated some of the stories. It was gloriously, intentionally silly and fun. In other words, it stopped sucking.
Sidenote: U.S. now runs a space-trucking business based on a demiplanet. Yeah.
Going back and listening through the archives, I just came accross this. I just wanted to say "thanks" for correcting the comic that we are called "Roma".
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, some of us drive trucks. It's a living.
Ended up rewatching this episode in prep for the new US-1 episode. (weird, the actual road goes not too far from my mom's house.) Somehow I love how this episode had our first post-credits joke and...well, credit sequence. (and yeah, I think Wheeler was the producer of this mess)
ReplyDeleteWait... A guy named Wheeler... Constantly referring to the Wheels of Fate?!
ReplyDeleteThis comic has all the subtlety of a Nuclear Bomb Explosion in 3D.
One of these days you need to review the last issue of the series. Some people call it the worst comic ever.
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