From the sad events of the last issue that rounded out the mini-series Spacecakes, comes the first part of the next story arc Bad Apples that briefly dwells on the death of **** (Im censoring for those whove not yet caught up - but its a main character death and REALLY sad), before moving back (thankfully!) to the mad comedy tone weve all come to know and love.
An unscrupulous company has made a fat-burning energy drink that quite literally burns - The Case of the Immolated Lard-Asses opens Bad Apples and John Layman hurls us back into the main story arc of the series thats been suspended for the last 2 books. The High Priestess of the Church of the Divinity of the Immaculate Ova - who worship the mysterious and still unexplained fire writing in the sky - has declared war on the chicken eaters just as Tony and Colby become reunited and reinstated as FDA agents. For readers whove felt that the series has become a bit sidetracked these last dozen issues or so, and thats a justified attitude, this is Layman turning his sights back on the main plot once again so take heart that the many tangents this series has taken (and theyve been enjoyable at least) seem to have been dealt with and now were back on point. For me, I would follow this series from tangent to tangent until everyone involved in making this book has been dead and eaten - and maybe even then still keep reading if Image kept publishing this series! So I loved this issue anyway and its got a panel where a sumo wrestler is set on fire plus Layman and Guillory make a guest appearance in the comic so that's all good! Great art, great story, Im on board for this new, brilliant story arc and if youre not into this comic yet, what the hell? You got something better to do than read this comic? Exactly. Jump on board, now, were going on an adventure! Read the comic equivalent of a bucket of KFC chicken (meaning awesome) today!