COWBOY BEBOP (2002 TOKYOPOP) 1-4 'AS SEEN ON TV'

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FREEBIE FUN PACKS with EVERY packageSee our e bay store for MORE SETSMORE TRADES & GRAPHIC NOVELSCheck out our HALF PRICE SALE - all in one place in our e Bay storemore EXCLUSIVE kochcom STORE ONLY listings!!!New Listings DailySee our EBAY store for more FULL RUNS, near complete setsCOWBOY BEBOP (2002 TOKYOPOP) 1-4 'AS SEEN ON TV' Dated: 2002 -Story & Art: Hajime Yatate & Yutaka Nanten*** Contains Issue #'s 1-4 ***Complete 4-Issue Mini-Series! 'The blurb on the cover may say, "As Seen on TV," but the contents aren't nearly as good as the space Western noir on which it's based. But Bebop is one of the best anime series of the decade; keeping that in mind, the comic book does a fairly good job of recreating the feel of one of the sillier episodes (even by anime standards, this is a show that can go from bumbling to bloody in a heartbeat), though the art probably should be done in a slightly more serious style.It certainly does a fine job of introducing the subtle, complex cast of characters, notably Fay Valentine (a would-be femme fatale who just isn't very good at her job) and Zen hacker extraordinary Ed, whose inexplicable utterances ("Rice cakes, rice cakes, drawn in a picture ... I'm hungry") easily rival those of Zippy the Pinhead. If you're not watching Cowboy Bebop on Cartoon Network, here's a taste of what you've been missing. read more