Crooked Gremlins? Are there straight gremlins too?

Hello readers,

So I did some searching over the past few days to find a webcomic that I didn't previously know. I wanted to find a unique and comical medium that I could enjoy writing a review/critique on for today's blog. What I found was a gem! Crooked Gremlins is a webcomic for gamers, pop-culture enthusiasts, and lovers of political satyre. :) Let's anatomize this comic a bit to see what's goin' on from the inside.

Carter Fort and Paul Lucci are the creators of this merry little comic. Fort and Lucci's story revolves around 4 gremlins that are carrying on the traditions of their forefathers to make life for humans hell! The story ends there however because there is no ongoing story with these four creatures. Each potential story line ends after two or three strips only. Fort and Lucci don't make an effort to have a developing story or thickening plot, but this doesn't seem to be hurting the comic. In fact, the lack of development in the story seems to work for it rather than against it because their impulsive humor and impulsive story lines are very cohesive. We'll see if this strategy continues to work for them.

This creative team hasn't developed much of a story yet, but they have developed a very delectable humor. Their mix of crudeness and teenage-boy behavior made me chortle (odd word so i had to use it! ) quite a few times while intensely drifting through their strips. Much of their humor comes from their love of video games, but they also use graceless means to create laughable situations. Imagine 4 mischievous teenage brothers for a night on the town and you can get the feel of this comic strip. Perhaps a combination that could possibly help exemplify the dynamic of this group of gremlins would be between The Ninja Turtles and Chris Farley and David Spade. Weird I know, but it works.

Fort and Lucci have created a uniquely delectable piece of artwork that had me laughing on every strip. I predict this newly founded webcomic to be on its way to becoming a well-liked and admired strip for a large fan base. One note that I wanted to append on this review was about the user interface and the design of their website. Their site is not very pleasing to the eye. :( Their choice of color scheme and overall layout/format of their site is very displeasing and a little confusing. However, with some tiny adjustments and more time I'm sure Crooked Gremlins' site will be just dandy.

My overall appraisal of Crooked Gremlins: 80

(Score from 0-100)

Thanks again,

Josh Engle

P.S.

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