Coady and the Creepies #1
Writer: Liz Prince
Artist: Amanda Kirk
Colorist: Hannah Fisher
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Publisher: Boom! Box
A review by Greg Brothers
Every band has that story. The drummer they kicked out, the backstage fights that lead to the band breaking up, and of course the tragedies, drug overdose, fan deaths, or car accidents. Some of those stories never get told and the band moves on without anyone noticing, while other bands have the story lead them to infamy.
Coady and the Creepies #1 starts with breaking news of a car accident in which the band the Creepies have been involved in. The members of the band, which consists of triplets, are all effected in different ways. Criss and Corey had to be airlifted to the local hospital, while Coady seems to be uninjured in the accident. A year later The Creepies are back on the road with a following that they never had before, thanks in part to Coady escaping the tragic and mysterious accident unharmed.
The idea behind Coady and the Creepies #1 is a really good one that has a ton of potential but something here just missed the mark for me. It can be assumed that the members of the band are older but their reactions to several things are how a child may react rather than a grown adult. I also had a bit of an issue with the introduction of their rival band The Boneheads. When we first see the poster for the show it just has The Creepies on it, and then the day before the show The Boneheads are added to the show, and even though they were the last second addition, somehow they end up as the main act. It is little problems with the writing that really took me out of the story.
The art in Coady and the Creepies #1 really didn’t fit either. It has this Adventure Time feel to it, but it just came off as to childish for the story. We are talking about a punk band that is suppose to be anti-establishment and rock and roll, and the childish drawing and the colors just really took me out of the story. One thing I will give the team credit for is that despite the main three characters being triplets, they were drawn and designed in a way that it was easy to tell them apart.
The Verdict:
Skip it. I really wanted to like Coady and the Creepies #1 as the concept behind the story has a ton of potential, but pitfalls within the story telling and the art really took me out of the book early. If you are just looking for a fun read without much to it, this might be for you, but I think the idea and the concept has been done better before.
