Comic Review: Brickleberry ArMOOgeddon #4
Great things come in 4’s.
And so we reach the end of our journey. It’s been a wild, crazy, and unforgettable ride. It taught me many things- none of which I can repeat in polite public. The universe contained in this series is a unique place. It’s a place in which talking bear cubs are delightfully cynical; alien cows will enslave the world; Jesus is brought up with an “urban” attitude; bear mascots and corrupt mayors can smoke crack together in harmony; and male-on-male hand and blow jobs aren’t gay as long as it’s from your future self. This is a universe that never fails to make me laugh. This is Brickleberry, and every outrageous, amazing, glorious moment is better than the last.
There are two types of series endings: 1) The one where it’s a dramatic and emotional good-bye, which pretty much seals the deal and ends the show for good (think Wonder Years, Breaking Bad, and even Seinfeld to some degree) and 2) The one that ends on a non-depressing note that lets the fans know that there is hope for more, later on down the road. I can’t speak for everyone but I much prefer the latter. The former motif ending is such a drag and leaves me feeling empty, because it’s over, definitely. The latter leaves me with a smile on my face and gives me immeasurable hope for a continuation. Even if the ending implies that it can continue, and ultimately never does, I still feel good that my time spent invested in these characters wasn’t just flushed down the crapper in an instant. I won’t tell you exactly how issue #4 ends, but I will say that after finishing it, I didn’t have the urge to take a hot shower and weep my eyes out in the corner. Instead, when I turned past the final page, I was left with an uncontrollable pleasant grin on my suckhole.
In conclusion: issue #4 was a great ending to a great 4-part comic arch. All 4 issues of ArMOOgeddon were consistently entertaining and each one had several parts that jump out as particularly worthy of the cover price. Watch the complete TV show of 3 seasons, and then read all 4 comics chronologically, and you would have experienced, in my opinion, arguably, the greatest animated series of all time.
Just cancel this bird already. The chicken is beyond cooked. It's burnt to a crisp.