Bully Wars #1
Writer: Skottie Young
Artist / Cover: Aaron Conley
Publisher: Image
Type: Ongoing
From The Publisher: “I HATE FAIRYLAND and Deadpool writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist AARON CONLEY (Sabertooth Swordsman, Rocket Raccoon & Groot) team up for a hilarious all-new, all-ages ONGOING SERIES! Rufus, the biggest bully in Rottenville since kindergarten, suddenly goes from bully to bullied on the first day of high school. He’s forced to make a shaky pact with his favorite geeks: Spencer and his twin sibling besties, Edith and Ernie. Together they’ll have to find a way to survive the Hunger Games-like contest known simply as the BULLY WARS—where the winner will rule the school!”
We’ve been without I HATE FAIRYLAND now for a month or so. Â Then Deadpool was relaunched and I felt like I got a decent dose of Skottie Young. Â But nothing really filled the deranged hole in my heart that was Fairyland. Â Does this do it?
Yes and no. Â This does indeed bring back the Skottie humor (and his Fairyland cohort Francois Beaulieu does the colors for this book). Â While it’s not as, well, broken as Fairyland, Bully Wars goes a more common route. Â Common as in a good portion of people can relate. Â Even though the art isn’t Skottie-centric (covers exempt), Aaron Conley does a great job of portraying the vibrant style that made Fairyland a hit.
Does It Really Matter?
The funny part is: this doesn’t really fit the void. Â Yet. Â I feel that Bully might be a little bit of a slow burn. Â Kind of John Hughes style if we write comic books instead of movies. Â Believe it or not, The Breakfast Club was fairly demented for its time. Â Bully Wars has tinges of that style in its first book. Â That leaves me wanting to know where this goes.
Side note?  Google Bully Wars – you get a few results for the comic.  And then you get a ton of Trump results.  A coincidence?  I think not.  The funniest stuff has its fingers on the pulse of current news.  Is that an issue for you?  Probably not.  Just get it – and there are several covers available to pick from.  Get as demented as your inner Hughes will allow.