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 Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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2/13/2002 05:39:00 AM
by Gerry Alanguilan
OCHLOCRAT REVIEW The following is a review of Ochlocrat by longtime comics writer Tony Isabella (Moon Knight, Black Lightning, Avengers, Spiderman) and comic book reviewer. Thanks Tony! TONY'S TIPS! by Tony Isabella Installment #535 for CBG #1477 February 8, 2002 ****** The Ochlocrat (Comics Conspiracy; $2.95) was more to my taste. This time out, Doug Miers brings us a world where the high and the mighty are subject to the rule of the mob, as expressed and enacted by an on-air and on-the-streets "hero" called the Ochlocrat. The one-shot is drawn by Gerry Alanguilan, best known as an inker, but proving here that he knows how to wield a mean pencil as well. His realistic style plays nicely off the mania of the story. The Ochlocrat is always on, downloading the electronic wishes of millions of certified voters before he takes action against his targets. Lawyers have no place in this system of instant justice, except as opportunities to jazz up the program with an explosion or two. It's the will of the people that carries the day and, if the audience want their hero to have sex with his target's mistresses, well, that's what the adults-only channel is for. The reader, and perhaps Miers himself, feels both respect and contempt for the Ochlocrat's audience. That audience wants what's right, but it also wants its big explosions and sexual titillation. The resultant comic book is a challenging mix of social satire and sophomoric pandering. It won't be to every reader's taste, but I found it funny and thoughtful. The Ochlocrat earns three-and-a-half Tonys...and 78% of CBG's 65.8 million readers think it would be funny if I wrote next week's Tips while wearing a Wonder Woman costume. Been there, done that, still paying damages to the thousands of people traumatized by the sight. But, hey, just to show I'm willing to work with you, I'm making Diana the focus of next week's column. Hera help me. ****** "Tony's Tips!" is Copyright (c) Tony Isabella, 2002. 840 Damon Drive Medina, OH 44256 330-723-1989
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