Lionxor and His Amazing Friends

    (Candida)
™ and © James Patrick

A parody of 1980s cartoons and toys, Lionxor and His Amazing Friends has a remarkably strong premise despite the endless humor. Former hero Lionxor lost himself in the bottle, but now “that secret military group” requires his services, as well as several other has-beens from the ’80s. Among them are Anna May (who always seems to show her underpants), The Ultimate Guy (whose sexual orientation is in question), Interceptabot (who’s taken an oath against violence); and the Go-Tron Tigers (grumpy enough to not combine into a robot, ever). This motley crew manages to stumble its way toward the enemy, but why were losers picked for such an important mission, anyhow? This question is raised by Lionxor, but he’s not going to like the answer.

D.J. Coffman’s art is serviceable, but he’s obviously not quite there yet. However, Coffman and writer James Patrick are great together. They have a gift for setting up and pacing jokes. Anyone who grew up in the ’80s will find this amusing. How can you go wrong when the bad guy’s name is “Asp Commander”?

— Steve Horton
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