The Flintstones, Vol. 1 by Mark RussellMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I'm not normally a Flintstones fan but I loved Mark Russell's writing on The Wonder Twins so I grabbed this.
The Flintstones, much like the Jetsons, has always been a satire of modern life but Yabba Dabba Doo this is some dark stuff!
Mark Russell and Steve Pugh take on such topics as religion, consumerism, bullying, spring break, elections, war, slavery, genocide, and marriage, focused through the lens of America's favorite modern stone age family. Dark, cynical absurdity abounds as Fred, Barney, and their families try to navigate through life.
For a comic based on a cartoon that's best days were forty or fifty years ago, this has a very timeless feel, probably because the issues Mark Russell explores are very human ones. Steve Pugh's art style does a great job setting the tone of the book, not as cartoony as Hanna-Barbera but not quite as realistic as a lot of modern comics. The star of the show is Mark Russell's biting wit, though.
I'm not saying that The Flintstones is DEFINITELY one of the top five comics of the last ten years, just that it PROBABLY is. Five out of five stars.
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