Bizarro Comics is a rather odd collection of stories written and illustrated by a star-studded cast from the realm of Indy comics. It's book-ended by a Mr. Mxyzptlk/Bizarro yarn that's straight out of Chuck Jones' Looney Tunes!An alien conqueror arrives in the 5th Dimension with the intent of adding it to his domain. But this despot wants to be fair. He's willing to play a series of games (best out of 5) for the plain of existence. With Mxy appointed as the de facto ruler of the 5th Dimension, i...

This second edition was waaaaay better than the first. The story is very interested and unexpected and many of the stories made me laugh out loud which the first volume did not. Many more intriguing short stories as well.

Bizarro Comics is really a collection of short comics (some as short as a single page) about various characters/concepts spanning across the DC universe, all written and drawn by different artists. Many of these artists are not typical superhero-book artists, and I thought seeing the DC universe through their interpretations is interesting and refreshing. A comical yet intriguing bookend story starring Mister Mxyzptlk encapsulates the 'bizzaro' comics contained in the bulk of the book. There's q...

An anthology of shorts featuring DC superheroes by a who's who of late 89s/early 00s indy creators like Evan Dorkin, Gilbert Hernandez, Dave Cooper, Jessica Abel, Steven Weissman, Paul Pope, Bob Fingerman, and many, many more. As with all anthologies there are good stories (like the Pope-drawn Superman strip and the Dorkin/Weissman strip about what sidekicks do once their heroes have left them behind, but there are also some bad ones. Overall, quite enjoyable, though, and I had fun remembering w...

Mixed bag some of stories are really good and some of them are OK or bad.

Good collection, I really enjoyed the framed narrative (and thought it was well written) and the segue into "Super-Pets", which was my favourite entry. I also enjoyed Batman looking for the Night Fumbler, and the "Clubhouse of Solitude" was a quite refreshing entry. While some of the other entries seemed to be "one joke" narratives, the quality of the good ones made this a collection worth reading.

As with any anthology, there are good and bad stories here. However, I think the bad outweighs the good, and since DC has a tendency to be rather serious, I think it's worth enjoying the fun stories when you have the chance. Unsurprisingly, Kyle Baker's work is the stand out in the collection

Incredibly disappointing collection.However, there are two gems in this book:Bob Fingerman's and Dave Cooper's hilarious take on Wonder Woman preventing shoplifting at the mall ("One Piece, Two Piece, Red Piece, Blue Piece") and Eddie Campbell's and Hunt Emerson's "Who Erased The Eraser?"Otherwise, a lot of dreck. One of the weakest is the Chip Kidd contribution.

A tongue-in-cheek look at the DC Universe, Bizarro Comics is a collection of offbeat and humorous tales. Confronted by the universal conqueror dubbed "A," consummate prankster Mr. Mxyzptlk gets stuck with Bizarro as his chosen champion for a cosmic contest. The anti-Superman begins sketching out pages of stories, poking fun at Aquaman, Batman, Superman, and more, in response to the challenge. Offering an assortment of stories to enjoy, this collection is wacky, hilarious, funny, and an all-aroun...

Not bad, but I read the sequel before this one and think it's better. I liked the wrap-around story starring Mxyzptlk, but there were fewer stand-out short stories this time around. I liked "Supergirl and Mary Marvel in the Clubhouse of Solitude" (Horrocks/Abel), "One Piece, Two Piece, Red Piece, Blue Piece" (Fingerman/Cooper), "Inside the Batcave" (Pope/Stephens), "That's Really Super, Superman" (Brunetti/Dorkin), and "Without You I'm Nothing" (Dorkin/Weissman).

Does what it says on the tin.

Bizarro comics is an anthology of comics about supers as seen through the eyes of Bizarro. Whilst it was beautiful and refreshing to see superhero comics drawn by alternative and indie hands, some of the stories were a little boring. There are definitely some treasures in there though, and most of the writers were not lacking for wit. Altogether entertaining, and a book I would buy if just because it is beautifully designed and gorgeous to look at.

The opening frame is WAAAAAAYYYYYY TTTTTTOOOOOOO LLLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG. And boring.But the rest of the book is fun, and you can tell that the creators really enjoyed putting these stories together. Both of Andi Watson & Mark Crilley's collaborations were delightful, as was Aquaman's bathtub adventure.

DC superheroes re-imagined by a whole bunch of celebrated alternative comix creators.Includes warped versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hawkman, the Flash, Green Lantern, and others.A short read and good fun - probably even better if you are more familiar with these independent comix artist's work than I am.Winner of the 2002 Harvey and Eisner awards for best anthology.

DNF. Gorgeous art, although the frame story is fifty pages too long.

I'm not sure I ever wondered what happened when you combined a bunch of independent comic authors with one of the big studios, but I now know. Fittingly, Bizarro Comics is bizarre. Its melding of independent irreverence and non-traditional storytelling with the flat characters of the tights-and-cape set makes for a strange collection. I'm not willing to call it interesting, but it is a spectacle.Ultimately, I'm not that interested in the DC stable of characters. I sense that there is a vocabular...

Bizarro Comics was propelled by small controversies and the assertion that it signalled a shift in mainstream comics, making it a minor hit and a milestone of sorts. DC threw a wide net to pull in as many respected 'alternative' cartoonists as they could, with the idea of letting these avant garde heroes and heroines go fucking nuts with DC's toybox full of superheroes and superheroines. Of course, DC's perception of 'going fucking nuts' was 'going #@%!&?$ nuts', and problems arose right away, w...

Bizrro Comics is a collection of short cartoonist atories, that according to the storyline were written by Bizarro himself. Most of the story is really funny, especially the prologue and epilogue that follows the main story about Mr. Mxyzptlk in his effort to save the fifth dimension from a conqueror named A. The team up between Mxyzptlk and Bizrro is really genius and hilarious, as well as the feeling of each to one another.

Underground comix artists give their various takes on DC comic book superheroes with very amusing results. So you have Gilbert Hernandez rendering superheroes as kids at the school playground, Kyle Baker doing Superman as a baby stressing out his baby sitter, Bill Wray doing Aquaman as a wishy-washy hero, Evan Dorkin on the Martian Manhunter Celebrity Roast, etc. I love this book!

I’m not a follower of Batman, Superman, or any of the other members of the galaxy of comic book heroes. However, these stories present the familiar DC comics stable in a whole new light—one that’s “Bizarro”! It’s an ironic, funny, and creative turn that even non-fans can appreciate.