21 Pulp 2015
Written by James Patrick
Illustrated by Carlos Trigo
Colored by Alex Solazzo
Lettered by ET Dollman
Everyone has one of those days at work. The one where nothing goes right. Where the copy machine jams or you spill coffee on your pants. Saul’s about to have one at Hero Hourly, and let’s just say it’s not exactly the same.
For those of you who remember how funny or silly the team of Blue & Gold used to be well then I got news for you this is one of the series you should be reading. It has that kind of irreverent humor that's missing from today's market and wild kind of silly at times it really is actually very funny. Yeah the concept is a little out there but in all reality it kind of makes sense and it really works for what is going on here. In a lot of ways so it does remind me of DC back in the day with the Conglomerate and other such titles. So in that regard I think this has a very special place in in the market that hasn't been filled in quite some time.
There's something inherently funny about Saul finding his place in this corporation being a superhero on a pay scale or a time clock that actually kind of endears you to his character. This whole concept of this is my last resort I can't find a job so I'm going to do this but I'm going to do it to the best of my ability kind of thing going on here.
I also like the idea of him being a sell out. His remains constantly rag on him for what he's doing and he has that whole I work with coworkers who are lazy fat slobs and don't do their share of the work going on as well. So in many regards this story has a lot to do with real life and the things that normal people go through every day when they find a job that they don't necessarily want but take and find themselves being pretty good at it. Sometimes life just doesn't work out the way you think it well and you find yourself in a place that kind of makes you happy and somewhat fulfilled.
Until you work with those people that drive you up the wall and make you want to kill someone.
Then there's the whole thing with all former trainer / partner is out for revenge for the company having fired him. As well as an old buddy of his finding him a job in his field while the possibility of finding one that comes into play as well. Will he find that his new job is his true calling in life or will he hang it all up and go to the one he got a degree from school for?
I have to admit the way James is writing this is pretty spectacular. Amidst all the absurd humor or circumstances that are interjected to prove that things could be worse and all of it done in this humorous fun way, sliced in with what people go through in their normal daily lives it shows true potential.
Carlos and Alex really help bring in that whole 80 superhero humor comic fun feel.There's plenty of emotion there's plenty of heroic poses and everything just kind of popped off the page with those kind of almost solidly bright colors so you really get that whole fun experience.
It's nice to know that humor hasn't gone away and there are places you can find the good stuff like right here.