Captain Stupendous is having a bad... life. His ex-wife, Mrs. Mind, is marrying a mortal. His eldest son, Kid Liberty, may be gay. His daughter, Tesla Curl, can't get a date to the prom. And, his mortal middle child... what's-his-name... is, well, mortal. Over the course of a very long day-and-a-half, Captain Stupendous attempts to fix his daughter's problems, work things out with the son he cares about, and do whatever he can to prevent Mrs. Mind (soon to be Mrs. Mind-Meriweather) from being happy without him.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By caerus
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
To start off: I've been reading Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal for years and was excited to support Zach. However, I was somewhat disappointed in Captain Stupendous. It does start strong and it has a few moments of brilliance throughout, but early on the same jokes start to get rehashed over and over. The blurb is exactly what you get - roughly 20 pages of jokes about each of the problems in Captain Stupendous's life. Without much of a plot or character development they start to wear thin by the end.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Jeff Yates
Format:Paperback
I'm a huge fan of Zach's SMBC web-comic and when I saw that he had released Captain Stupendous, I ordered a copy right away. I read through it shortly after it arrived and when I got the the end my first thought was: "That's it?" Captain Stupendous had a few laughs but after a few pages the jokes started getting stale. It lacked a real plot and had no character development to speak of. Unfortunately, the whole thing was a bit of a let-down and I can't really recommend it unless you're such a huge Zach Weiner fan that you want to buy it just to support him. Hopefully he'll learn from this mistake and go one to write something truly awesome, but in the meantime I'll just continue reading SMBC and pretend that Captain Stupendous didn't happen.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By J. Burchett
Format:Paperback
This comic is great fun -- I've always loved the 'Flawed hero' archetype, but this ... well, this is a little different. There's just the right amount of hyperbole. Hilarious writing, and (despite what that fellow with the one star review says) the art is an excellent complement to the story. I highly recommend.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, but not brilliant.
Like most of the reviewers, I bought this book to support my favorite web comic, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (smbc-comics.com). Read more
Published on December 11, 2010 by Jon C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny
With no plot of note and no villain except the hero, Captain Stupendous is a hilarious sideways view on superhero comics. Read more
Published on December 2, 2010 by drethelin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read twice to fully appreciate
The comic is good on many levels - it's a bit nerdy, simple enough to fit well into the whole "superhero" gig, but touches through a few more complex societal or personal issues to... Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by Christina M. Sill
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic read
This comic is one of the best I've read. I'm VERY picky when it comes to comedy, but it was easy to fall in love with the captain. Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by Renee Virginia Cardineau
5.0 out of 5 stars
Looking forward to this.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (written by Zach Weiner) is the funniest online comic, consistently, that I have ever read. Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by Aaron J. Weidenhaft
5.0 out of 5 stars
More than just a comic.
From the brilliant minds of SMBC comes a hilarious comic. But its more than just a comic. It is pure hilarity and comedic genius.
Published on November 22, 2010 by The Inkster
