Uncanny Very Near Mint

Uncanny Very Near Mint is a tie-in series to the graphic novels. It features origins! Break-ups! And even more junk! 24+ pages of all new material not found anywhere else!

The Good

I definitely appreciated getting some history on the main characters of Very Near Mint.  The geeky humor and amusing character interaction I enjoyed in the first book is strong even in this short extra book.

The Bad

After reading Volume 1 of the main series, this one just left me itching for more.  But to be fair this is just a tie-in, so I can get past that by picking up Volume 2.

The Summary

This is a fun little supplement to the full graphic novels that’s worth grabbing for the quick read.  It did its job well in giving some neat background info to characters I’ve already grown to love. 

For more on Justin Peterson and his work, check out http://www.verynearmint.com/

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book in exchange for this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions belong 100% to the individual reviewer. 

Very Near Mint Vol. 1

Sam Jones and Colin Turner own the Splash Page, a pretty rad comic shop. They have a new employee, Nate, and Colin's ex-girlfriend, Mackenzie, is back in town. Everything seems like it's pretty great. That is, until this week’s new comics don't show up, and a rival comic book shop opens across the street, and all hell breaks loose.

The Good

How could I not enjoy a book like this as a comic fan and all around geek?  It’s practically a graphic novel of “a day in the life of comic shop owners”, but with an interesting fictional book twist.  I personally appreciated what I felt was a Clerks influence, in both characters and humor.  I also like that it does a good job of taking stereotypes from comic fandom but not overdoing it.

The Bad

It’s too soon to make any overall opinions of course, but thus far I haven’t found anything I wasn’t keen on.

The Summary

After reading Volume 1, I can honestly say I wish I had known about it during its infancy so I could have possibly funded the Kickstarter.  Even though I try not to make judgements so early, I think Very Near Mint is a series I could find myself a fan of.  The amusing story line backed by the clean art have set a good foundation right from the start.

For more on Justin Peterson and his work, check out http://www.verynearmint.com/

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book in exchange for the review. All thoughts, comments and geeking out belong 100% to the individual reviewer.