Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever: The Completely Ridiculous Edition by Tom Neely

(hb; 2017: graphic novel, humor)

From the back cover

“The greatest love story ever told has finally been released in graphic novel form, featuring 20 short stories about the domestic life of ‘Henry’ and ‘Glenn’ and their neighbors ‘Daryl’ and ‘John.’ Glenn deals with issues with his mother while Henry, ‘a loud guy with a good work ethic,’ shows his darker side and indifference to a fan as he drinks black coffee and bonds with Glenn over their distaste for their own bands. These are two men who truly suffer best together.

“This book collects four serialized comics, add even more never-before-published pages than the previous collective edition, and will have a spiffy hardcover. This collection does not include Henry & Glenn Adult Activity and Coloring Book.”


Review

Mature fans of Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig who have a silly, non-homophobic sense of humor may get a kick out of these true-to-the-title “ridiculous” adventures that the two men embark upon, often with help from their mischievous, satanic neighbors Daryl [Hall] and John [Oates]. A lot of artists submitted work to this anthology, so the artwork varies from really good to really bad, as do some of the brief storylines (for the works that have a storyline). I enjoyed Henry & Glenn a lot, but I would suggest borrowing it from a library or picking it up for a cheap price if you have not read it yet. This is great stuff, if you are open-minded and do not mind being silly about homoerotic, satanic rock stars.

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