Benito Cereno - Tales from the Bully Pulpit
I know I’ve taken permanent residence up Benito’s ass lately, showering him with praise in my LiveJournal and on the Bendis board, but dammit, it’s well-deserved praise. This book is quite simply the funniest comedic comic I’ve read since Ambush Bug. And Ambush Bug rests permanently in my personal top 3, so that’s pretty damned impressive.
Here’s what you need to know: Teddy Roosevelt steals a time machine, hooks up with the ghost of Thomas Edison and fights Nazis on Mars. If that’s not enough, then you must be an idiot. Stop reading this now and go watch reality television. Go.
For the rest of you, trust me: this book delivers on its wacky premise. It serves up a much-needed helping of light-hearted adventure, earning its laughs from absurdity rather than cruelty or mockery (respectable though those approaches are). It’s a sci-fi story that’s not bogged down by science, but not stupid enough to call attention to itself either. In short, it’s a damn good book. Stop reading this and go pick it up. GO!