Comics Review: Kang & Kodos #1
Spoilers Below
The Big Kang Theory
Kang and Kodos abduct Bart, Milhouse, and Nelson so that the kids can teach the aliens to lose a bunch of weight. Problem is the aliens keep dying and trying to eat the kids. Eventually Bart gets them to give up their goal and instead resort to fast food after a rousing jazz experience.
Spit Happens
The aliens are annoyed by all of the saliva all over the ship’s floor, they decide to bring in Professor Frink to figure something out. Frink recommends the aliens use a mop so they send back Frink and bring on Willie who has the BEST mop in the universe.
Hillbilly Abductshun
Kang and Kodos visit Earth in an attempt to abduct Cletus, but the slackjaw and all of his children nearly make dinner out of the two gross beings. Eventually, the aliens take all they can handle and decide to trek back to whence they came. Unfortunately, Cletus ends up stealing the ship leaving the aliens to stay back on Earth.
You know what the worst part about this one-shot is? The amount of potential that has been wasted. We could’ve had an awesome time with these characters. Maybe we could have met more aliens? Maybe we go to their planet? Maybe Homer shows up AT ALL in this issue? Instead we get THREE count them THREE abduction stories. What’s the point of doing a one-shot if all you are going to do is just add Simpsons characters? The producers really could have gone to town with Kang & Kudos but instead gives us the letdown of the century. Seriously, don’t even bother with the bumper stickers. As great as they look, you don’t want anyone knowing that you read THIS pile.