Police Academy
Marvel Comics
1989 - 1990
It was short lived, but boy was it fun to read, Marvel Comic's Police Academy. The title was based on the sixty-five episode animated series of the same name, which also spawned the popular Kenner toy line. Thus the resemblance of a more cartoonish look to the characters.
A fun fact about the cartoon, if I may digress, is the theme song, which was performed by The Fat Boys. Additionally, the "band" provided their voices on the cartoon for two episodes as a trio of House's friends. For those looking for the complete series on DVD, you unfortunately won't find it (legally). While Warner Archive released the first thirty episodes on a manufacture on demand DVD, denoted as Volume One, the remaining thirty-five episodes have yet to see the light of day. Considering they released this DVD back in 2012, it's doubtful the series will be revisited in the future.
However, don't let that stop you from enjoying these six issues, which while based on the characters, are their own stories. Best of all, there's no continuity to the series, so you can read them in any order you like. No, I take that back. That's actually not the best part about it. The best part is that the issues shouldn't cost you more than a dollar a piece - Two at the most if you're looking for mint condition.
This is definitely a must have for Police Academy fans, or comic book fans in general who love silly stories with not so serious artwork. A perfect set of books for the can. If you know what I mean.
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Police Academy 3. First place I took a girl on a date. We rode our 10 speed bikes to the mall. Funny movies. I'm sure the comics are hysterical as well.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the Police Academy franchise. It's a shame Hollywood missed its opportunity for a proper nostalgic sequel.
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