I thought I had seen it all until I stumbled across the most ludicrous thing I have seen in the comic book world. Boy have I looked at a ton of trashy comics, from soft porn to ridiculous homage, to scatological humor, but this one, boys and girls takes the prize: TOP CHEESY comic book of recent memory. There is only one guy that could pull it off with a frown, and that is Charles Barkley. Are bizarre comic books worth a look?
The book is Godzilla vs. Barkley #1! This kind of stuff is the worst enemy Godzilla faced. No, not Mothra, or Ghidra, or even Mecha Godzilla. This time, Godzilla is up against the worst enemy of all: greedy publishers. Can these kinds of crazy-town books actually make money? When all is said and done, this is incredibly silly and leads one to one question: Why?
Godzilla vs. Barkley #1
On the insanity of creatively taking license with a brand, none is worse than Godzilla vs. Barkley #1. I know that sports are huge, but is there any doubt this isn't just a PR stunt or some agent licking at the trough of easy pickings? Barkley looks like he is defending himself from some green oversized cat hacking up phlegm or some other obnoxious fluid. Not wanting to miss the fact that this is a basketball player, they of course have him defend himself with a basketball. I don't know about you, but my BS-meter is going off, and in surround sound.
Do You Pooh #1?
Charles Barkley isn't the only one "jumping the shark" of ludicrous. Many other books come to mind, like Do You Pooh #1? Really, we need this kind of scatological humor in our comics? I don't mind youth comics or sexy comics, but scat comics? Give me a break! This particular book was published by Counterpoint. One copy sold for $200. Nothing else has sold, according to GoCollect.com. So why buy this trash? If you want humor, there is plenty of it on Comedy Hour or watching Eddie Murphy in Raw.
Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (Collector's Edition)
Another book that simply makes no sense to me is Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (Collector's Edition). This is another book that simply brings one to a familiar one-word question: Why? Okay, Superman gets married. A minor key, fine. Nothing on the cover. Next, we will be buying paper stock. This is the publisher once again going to the public trough. Eventually, with these kinds of books, that trough will be dry. I remind everyone of an earlier article I put out about "Speculators Past and Present." In it, I discuss the voluminous print runs in the 1990s. It almost killed comics as a retail enterprise.
| Title | Grade | Last Sale | CGC Census | Return 1-Year |
| Godzilla vs. Barkley #1 | 9.8 | Zero sales in GoCollect yet | N/A | A few eBay sales none more than $19! |
| Do You Pooh #1? | 9.8 | $200 (In 2015 no other sales found!) | 2 | N/A |
| Superman: The Wedding Album #1 -Collector's Edition | 9.8 | $39 | 243 | -17.4% |
Conclusion
Comics are supposed to be fun. I loved the "What if ..." series from Marvel, though it was fun and campy at times. But basketball players fighting Godzilla, the scatological humor of 8-year-olds, and Superman's wedding photos with no cover picture, all three are a serious waste of money, in my opinion.
Do not buy this stuff as it does not pay off! Have fun, buy what you love, but don't roll around in the detritus of creative regurgitation. Besides, the numbers back me up. There is no value here for speculators or investors. Hopefully, Godzilla will consume the lot in nuclear bad breath.
