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jasonderoga86Hey all, I'm back with another review for Matt Zimmer's Gilda And Meek and the Un-Iverse on both Comic Fury and BlogSpot! This time, I'm covering Issue #4, where things are starting to get spicy. we learn a little more about Gilda's personality and past, and I'll go on the record and say that the character Bernadette has such admirable morals even the most grown of some people (looking at you, GOP politicians and CEO moguls) lack these days, and I firmly believe that's saying something. So, I present you this, my review to Matt, verbatim:
Hey Matt!
A final word here: Again, Bernadette's character really speaks volumes about the concept of taking a life. To quote Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the film Training Day, "It ain't like steppin' on ants... it takes a MAN to kill." Now, I don't stand for the taking of ANY life. The point I'm trying to make is that ALL life is sacred, and I wish the sadists out there in the world who get off on spilling blood would get that straight. I heard recently that Ukrainian President Zelensky was almost assassinated by a Russian spy. This, after more than 500 Ukrainian children were massacred among other victims because of the lust for power and unquenchable blood thirst of a psychopath pretending to be a leader of another country. This same "leader" was seen going into a restaurant with increased, heavily armed security personnel MONTHS before this attempted murder, apparently afraid of a vigilante, air strike, rogue, whatever. Not to mention that a civil war almost happened right under his nose.
If you murder a whole bunch of people - some of which were children - and are scared of getting iced at a restaurant, then months later you feel you have the sole right to kill the leader of a country you're trying to conquer by means of unprovoked slaughter... it ain't your place to talk about who should and who shouldn't be assassinated. If you take a life (or lives), in my opinion, you invalidate yours. Period.
Hey Matt!
Just read another issue of Gilda And Meek! This one was quite a doozy, full of both humor and drama. In this issue, though, the drama was far more poignant. Some pretty deep themes were explored, which is why I believe this epic follows some of the animated movies which look cute on the outside, but actually address very serious stuff -- like death, sacrificing the thing one wants the most, and accepting reality with the love of friends by one's side. The OCD issue with Gilda was also well-implemented, and on a more personal note, something I seriously struggled with when I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in high school. Anyway, without further ado...
Gilda And Meek #4: "The Woman In Sunglasses"
I'm starting to really like Bernadette's character. How I wish that there were more people -- especially kids in this generation -- with her perspective. And her delivering the roundhouse to Dr. Smog's face just makes me like her more. She's like the perfect child character for fiction, or even sitcoms.
This episode clearly demonstrates your status as a Partisan Democrat, full stop. It's really funny how Mayor Vic Puff is a Republican -- he represents everything modern Republicans preach and encourage. I do see a lot of right-wing attitude in Eddie, and I gotta ask: is he a womanizer, or some kind of misogynist? I know Vic Puff pretty much is, but he's blatant with it. Eddie, I'm not so sure. That's just speculation on my part.
What really got me, though, was the moment that Bernadette was forced to grow up much faster than she needed to. At her age and with her beliefs, taking a life obviously went against EVERYTHING she stood for. That kind of thing changes a person, especially at such a young age, and I think you pulled off her emotional realization VERY nicely. Also, the fact that unbeknonwnst to Bernadette she actually DIDN'T kill Dr. Smog speaks volumes to her growth and still overall upholds her moral views. Another question out of humor: Is Farbeeze a parody of Febreeze? I certainly think the former would be FAR less useful. XD
Now I can understand what you were implying about Gilda's baldness. Doesn't matter, she's still cute (Admittedly, though not trying to sound perverse or anything, she was quite adorable in the shower scene, and Augatha's cold wisecrack over her lack of an "endowment" did put a smile my face).
Obviously the Un-Iverse is MUCH larger than I thought. The Crisinians don't sound like your average, friendly next-door neighbors, and it seems Augatha's not the merciless witch I thought she was. By what Fuzzy implied after Dr. Smog's demise, it seems to me that the Mistress might pull an MCU Thanos-style perspective of "the greater good". Only further reading will tell.
Gabrielle as Augatha's sister -- and her being a human at that -- was a nice twist. And boy, that last splash page with her doing her best sinister-crime-boss-with-shades-glare was unsettling. And believe me, I don't say that about EVERY implication of back-stabbing villainy. Well done.
I look forward to "Darkness Falls!"
A final word here: Again, Bernadette's character really speaks volumes about the concept of taking a life. To quote Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris from the film Training Day, "It ain't like steppin' on ants... it takes a MAN to kill." Now, I don't stand for the taking of ANY life. The point I'm trying to make is that ALL life is sacred, and I wish the sadists out there in the world who get off on spilling blood would get that straight. I heard recently that Ukrainian President Zelensky was almost assassinated by a Russian spy. This, after more than 500 Ukrainian children were massacred among other victims because of the lust for power and unquenchable blood thirst of a psychopath pretending to be a leader of another country. This same "leader" was seen going into a restaurant with increased, heavily armed security personnel MONTHS before this attempted murder, apparently afraid of a vigilante, air strike, rogue, whatever. Not to mention that a civil war almost happened right under his nose.
If you murder a whole bunch of people - some of which were children - and are scared of getting iced at a restaurant, then months later you feel you have the sole right to kill the leader of a country you're trying to conquer by means of unprovoked slaughter... it ain't your place to talk about who should and who shouldn't be assassinated. If you take a life (or lives), in my opinion, you invalidate yours. Period.
