Mameshiba: On the Loose!
Written by James Turner, illustrated by Jorge Monlongo &
Gemma Correll
VIZ Media, 2011
$6.99, Paperback
978-1-421-53880-8
February 22nd, 2012
Genre:
Humor
Age: 6+
(All!)
Description:
The comic adventures of various mameshiba (Japanese for “bean dog”). In
“Journey to the Center of the Sink” the mameshibas must travel down the kitchen
sink to rescue Pea 3 (the third pea in the pod) when a swimming accident goes
horribly wrong. They end up facing mutant sewer chickens and tribal carrots. In
“Beans in Space” Lentil, the smart bean, tries to teach the other mameshibas
about space. After an experimental pea pod rocket actually catapults them into
orbit they get to visit the moon, Mars, and meet some aliens who want to turn
them into slaves in their new soon-to-be-opened jelly factory.
Opinion:
Each bean dog has their own distinct personality (you can even purchase
plushies of them). The humor is hilarious and very dead-pan in style. The book
includes a chart of the mameshibas and extra short one-page comics as well. The
stories are quick, laugh out loud funny, and good for all ages. The art is very
reminiscent of an action-packed cartoon.
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