Comics Review: Adventure Time Comics #21

This month’s ATC has only two stories instead of the usual four.

Courtesy: Boom Studios

Overview:

The first one, “Ricardio Arrythmia” by Aaron McConnell, focuses on the Ice King and Ricardio. Both the Ice King and Ricardio have gotten tired of each other and often lapse into disagreements. When Gunter brings forth a cursed medallion, the medallion manifests and offers to grant the two of them wishes. As it turns out, their wishes are very similar: the be separated from each other. This tears Ricardio out of the Ice King and sends him flinging through space until he manifests in an unknown location. On his own, he slowly realizes that loneliness is horrible, as he only has a short-lived fly for the company. With the Ice King, he attempts to enjoy life but finds that the things that once brought him pleasure are much duller without a heart. As he makes his way through the vessel, Ricardio encounters LSP and realizes that this is her storage container. He flirts with her, but once he tells her that he’s only interested in her heart, her rejection shocks him. He realizes that without the Ice King he’s incomplete, and wishes to reunite with him. Taking pity on him, LSP gives him some eyedrops to neutralize the wish, and then sends him on his way.

In “Masters of the Powerskull Sword” by Benjamin Marra, Finn and Jake find the most powerful sword in the world– which gives them an art style change. Upon drawing the sword, they are soon confronted by demons, who are very interested in having the sword for themselves. Finn and Jake go into battle with their new muscles, but the demons are unrelenting. They say that their pursuit will be eternal as long as the duo holds the sword, which gives Finn the idea to break it. He shatters it against the skull-shaped stone it was embedded in and breaks it for good, sending the demons back into the void.

Our Take:

The first is an interesting story, focusing on the mutualistic relationship between two self-centered people. Both Ricardio and the Ice King don’t want each other around, and only see each others’ merits once they’re separate. While it’s doubtful that this impact has much on being able to reform them, they’re still able to find some value in this knowledge. The second story doesn’t have a lot of plot, but it doesn’t need to– it’s just fun, and sure looks a lot like He-Man.

Score
7.0/10