{"id":2116,"date":"2008-06-02T06:46:04","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T06:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2008-05-31T23:47:53","modified_gmt":"2008-05-31T23:47:53","slug":"the-adventures-of-dr-mcninja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2008\/06\/02\/the-adventures-of-dr-mcninja\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Dr. McNinja"},"content":{"rendered":"

VOLUME 1: THE FIRST THREE STORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

By Christopher Hastings<\/strong> & Kent Archer<\/strong>
\nNo ISBN<\/p>\n

It’s nice to give a heads-up on something that isn’t a lost gem but actually on-going and improving, and stands a good chance of becoming a bit of a sensation in the months and years ahead, so I’m devoting a little space and time to the first printed collection of a web-comic that’s turning a few heads around the place. The strip is Dr McNinja<\/em> by Chris Hastings, aided and abetted by Kent Archer, and the first three adventures are now available in a handy trade paperback<\/p>\n

Despite having a few — well okay, a lot — of rough edges, this tongue-in-cheek, frenetic and contagiously enthusiastic action-comedy features a medical practitioner who comes from a long line of Irish Ninjas but really wants to succeed in his chosen profession. The plots are fast-paced, the situations surreal and absurd whilst the dialogue is captivatingly, laugh-out-loud funny, (I’m delightfully reminded of the very earliest Cerebus<\/strong> issues from Dave Sim) as the conflicted healer deals with his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153difficult\u00e2\u20ac\u009d receptionist (a stroppy gorilla named Judy), rare ailments like Paul Bunyan’s Disease (which cause sufferers to turn into giant bearded lumberjacks), an ancestral feud with pirates, deadly cartoon Mexicans and his own unhealthy obsession with The Batman. Of course there’s an origin\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

The art still lets the story down on occasion but the storytelling on these first adventures improves with every page and the sheer silly, manic exhilaration of high-potential creators having fun while learning their craft makes this a great read, warts and all.<\/p>\n

You can obtain copies of the book and check out the latest episodes on the website, and if you like to Guffaw, chortle or just plain laugh, you really should.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a9 2003-2007 Christopher Hastings. All Rights Reserved.
\nFor further tales and ordering information please go to www.drmcninja.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VOLUME 1: THE FIRST THREE STORIES By Christopher Hastings & Kent Archer No ISBN It’s nice to give a heads-up on something that isn’t a lost gem but actually on-going and improving, and stands a good chance of becoming a bit of a sensation in the months and years ahead, so I’m devoting a little … <\/p>\n

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