REVIEW: Alley Cat #1

Created: Alley Baggett, Matt Hawkins, and Greg Aronowitz Written: Bob Naxton and Matt Hawkins Pencils: BoSco Inks: Tie Review: Art Bee

Just for our readers, I decided to pull out an old comic box from storage, blow the dust off the top, and randomly pull out a book to review for you. Unfortunately for me it was a box that probably should have been disposed of long ago. This is not one of my most impressive buys. This book came out towards the end of the ‘90s Image era, during which it seemed like they were mostly pumping out cliché products to compete with the Big 2. Alley Cat looks to be nothing but a fan boy’s fantasy of the model Alley Baggett (Glamour, Playboy). Even though this book has two authors, it has the content of a spaghetti noodle: she’s hot she’s hot she’s hot. Granted, the cover had to have been the only thing that enticed a young hormone-driven comic nerd of 21 to pick it up, so their marketing strategy was on target. Anyway, this story starts with our heroine in the middle of New Orleans combing lingerie stores looking for the perfect underthings for her honeymoon. Her friend Stacy has heard of a place in the French Quarter that might show promise. By the way, the French Quarter is the Voodoo and creepiness hub of New Orleans, so it’s not recommended for tourists at night. Guess when they go! I won’t reveal further in case you have a crush on Alley Baggett and just NEED to destroy your own brain matter. The artwork is not bad but that does not mean good. Whoever BoSco and Tie are (internet search was not friendly on this one) they like to draw women’s curves, but that is about the extent of their expertise. It is about as middle-of-the-road as comics can be. I would only recommend digging this out of a box of back issues if you are a huge Alley Baggett fan, a complete pervert, or cannot wrap your mind around complex or normal plot lines. I am totally embarrassed to have even purchased this remnant of a dead tree and will be promptly removing it from my possession. Thank you all for your time, and I hope to save you some of it in the future by deterring readers from this crap.