The jokes in this book could’ve had the anthropological
irony of Gary Larson’s The Far Side, but they don’t, so these cartoons are not
going to appeal to adults. If the author and illustrator want to go farther
with this, they need to stick to gags that are animal-based, and keep in mind
that these are armadillos.
Willy Nilly is based on author David Brehm’s observations of
armadillos in Texas, and drawn by DNA productions alum Paul Claerhout. The
cartoons consist of hijinks of two Mutt & Jeff style tinhorns engaging in
all manner of stupidity. The strips are funny, but they need work. Armadillos
are to texas what squirrels and pigeons are to NY; agile and fearless pests who
will raid your lunch bag on the city park benches. They’ll be funnier if the
jokes stick to the kind of things Armadillos do, and make them less like
people.
I can just picture the two creatures eating a sub sandwich,
while an irate parent glares at her NY Yankees shirted kid, who says “but you
do the same thing back home with the pigeons!”
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