issue #1. Crude, indeed. One man's views expressed through violence,
excessive swearing, and sacrilege. This zine has it all! A lot of this zine
offended me, but a lot of it was also pretty funny. "Ninja Showdown"
for instance, is about two ninjas debating life, one ninja is against abortion/for
the death penalty and the other thinks just the opposite. They battle it out
– verbally – each expressing common heard views from fundamentalist
Christians, other pro-lifers, pro-choicers, etc... until they both just sound
ridiculous. The only way to end it is that they both have to die. Ok, so Angeles
is not solving society's problems or anything, but he can show us how laughable
we are to someone watching closely. I like that almost every story ends with
someone's exploding bowels. His drawing style is pretty rough and sketchy, but
it works with the derogatory subject matter. Reviewed by Kelly Froh. [Free,
20 pp. 1/4 size mini]
issue # 2. I didn't agree with this guy's worldview and was certainly put off
by all the gore. He needs to get into therapy and beat up a pillow, and yell
"I hate you, Dad!" till he gets it all out. Reviewed by Alison Rudd.
[$3.50(!) / mini / 40 pp.]
issue #3: Messy art, messy violence and messy nihilism from a cut-rate Mike
Diana clone who reeks of high school. Pot exists to keep my tax money from being
siphoned off to buy these people ulcer medication. Get high and diagram that
sentence. Reviewed by Emerson Dameron. [$3.50, 40 pp., digest] (No mailing address
listed. Bring back the Fat Elvis stamp.)
( issue #4; 6/2/2005.) "Repugnant Hermeneutic Humor". Okay, it may
not be hermeneutic, but it's sure as hell repugnant. We're talking cheese-grater-to-the-penis
stuff here, with freshly-disemboweled entrails flying around every few pages
or so; also nazis and pedophiles and what have you. Our proudly solo creator,
Jose Gabriel Angeles, hates a lot of the right stuff (Marvel comics, religion,
life itself), and I got a few grins from it ... of course your mileage may vary.
My chief complaint: the lettering is too sloppy for captions or balloons of
more than a couple sentences. Reviewed by Indy. [40 pages (sub-digest, super-mini);
no price or addy.] Jose Gabriel Angeles,
From Dennis Dread, the man that could work miracles with Bic pens:
Hey Jose!
I finally had time over the holidays to plow through the comix you sent. I'll
admit the drawings are a bit hard on the eyes, but once I started reading...really
funny shit! You have a great sense of humor and I really appreciate your honesty.
That one about dealing with asshole "gangsta" kids in your neighborhood
was especially hilarious (and sad really). I feel your pain. I also really liked
'Human Values', 'Hippy Cultures' & 'Into The Wilderness". Funny shit!
I think issue 2 & 5 are my favorites but your guts always look great. I
think your style could really benefit from color because it would be a bit more
easy to follow. Of course that would be expensive to print. Anyway, thanks for
the trade and keep up the good work.
Happy New Year!
Dennis
From Joe of Monkey Pants comics
I've only read a few strips and skimmed the rest so far but from what I've seen I'm looking foward to more. Crude Dude is a great collection of violence, political debates, controversy, honesty, fun and all around whackieness. I definately suggest Crude Dude for any fan of gore, horror, comedy, slasher and other fun genres of film and comix. Crude Dude is also great for those of us with short attention spans. I say if you're gonna suck cock, u may as well swallow so I'll go as far as to say Crude Dude has inspired me (hopefully) to get off my ass and finish my current comic. Love Joe
from Steve of Angry Drunk Graphics
Hey man got your comics and that big ass book. Pretty funny stuff.
You've got a good eye for looking through bullshit. We need more people like
that.
That is a big ass book!
-steve
(Volume #1 review) 200 pages, full size, professional. I'll call this one a huge pragmatist's slaughter book! This thing is 200 pages of stereotypes, racism, black humor, and plenty of social commentary. And all of this is somehow neatly tied into scene after scene of over the top brutality. When I first flipped through this mammoth comic I thought it would be nothing more than a collection of grotesque climatic scenes held together loosely by weak stories. I was wrong. The stories that are strung throughout the 200 pages are very astute observations on life, death, and all the clutter that fills the space in between. And for some reason, and this is probably just me, as I made my way through this book I couldn't help but think how much I would like to break out a box of crayons and start coloring! Oh well, whether you choose to color the pages or not give Crude Dude Comix a look and be sure to heed the words of the magical stoned duck with an afro!
http://members.tripod.com/almostnormalcomics/id267.htm
(issue #1 mini reivew) 40 pages, pocket size, copied. Crude Dude Comix creator Jose Angeles has put out his first “ghetto DIY mini-comic” and here it is! I gotta tell ya, the “crude” construction and lowbrow artwork of this comic disguises a deeper insight into some of the most controversial issues facing society today. For example, in one story featured in this issue two ninjas have a verbal debate over abortion and the death penalty. The two spar back and forth until finally their wise master Bill steps in and sets them straight with some profound words. In other pieces Jose takes on the craze with eating healthy, blind consumerism, homosexuality, and religion. That's a lot to cover in a mini-comic, but he manages to do it! I think it's because Jose doesn't rely on personal loathing, or irreverence for the material used to fill these pages. Instead he has the courage (and intelligence) to address real issues in one of the most unlikely places, a mini-comic!
http://members.tripod.com/almostnormalcomics/id328.htm
from eBay customers
Hello, Jose; I just bought a signed copy of your "CRUDE DUDE
COMIX" from
Stephen @ South San Francisco, on ebay.
In it you mention you are a fan of R. Crumb ( the godfather of underground comix
). If you have not already discovered them I
think you would like the work of ( Steven ) S. Clay Wilson and Manuel "SPAIN"
Rodriguez. They worked with Robert on some
of his earliest comix.
What you are drawing today is directly descendant from their work in the 60's,
70's, and the 80's. You are able to communicate the
same types of story lines, but with a freshness and current vernacular to speak
to today's reader.
Keep up the good work, I'll look forward to your next comix. ~ Jerry
Martin
ME: (for the record, I'm familiar with those guys but haven't read their work yet, I'll check them out one day)
A review by Maddox?! (kinda)
From: maddox xmission <captain.maddox@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maddox xmission <captain.maddox@gmail.com>
To: joseangeles@muchomail.com
Subject: Re: Gory
Halloween picture.
Date: Mon 11/01/04 05:50 AM
That kicks ass, very well done.
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:55:15 -0800 (PST), Jose Angeles
<joseangeles@muchomail.com> wrote:
> Yes
>
> --- maddox xmission <captain.maddox@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: maddox xmission <captain.maddox@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:59:11 -0700
> To: joseangeles@muchomail.com
> Subject: Re: Gory Halloween picture.
>
>
>
> Did you draw the bottom half?
>
>
> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:41:05 -0700 (PDT), Jose Angeles
> <joseangeles@muchomail.com> wrote:
> > Credit it to CrudeDudeComix if you do put it up, thanks
Author doesn't care what YOU think: That's right, and chances are that you'll find something about yourself under attack in this unique comic. But that's okay, because it's good to laugh at yourself. As with South Park, no one is spared a glimpse into the mirror of ugly truth. The comic is violent and gory, yet has no problem making you laugh even as the blood flows. Hell, it may even make you think. And lest you suspect the author of being some self-righteous hatemonger, I find an undercurrent of hope in these comix -- hope that someday humanity will pull its collective head from its ass. Great read from a most talented new creator --a.g.nolte
3 out of 3 thumbs up: Take South Park, indy artist Crumb, Maddox and put them in a room to draw a comic and you get Crude Dude Comix. I was honestly surprised at the sheer brutality of the comic but its always funny. You find yourself laughing simply at the fact that you recognize so many of society's problems admist the carnage.The writing almost never fails to shock but remains endearing at the same time. There's no higher praise in my books, to say that I'll be adding this book to my shelf alongside such works as Watchmen, Dark Knight Retruns and Kingdom Come.You should too. ~ Adam Poch
Not Recommended for all them Fags/Losers: Are
you a goddamn pissed off kid who's pissed off over all the gay stupid shit that's
around him? Well I am and people thought I was a nutcase; now that I read this
insane comic I'm proud to say I'm not alone. The author, boy, he really is something
else. There ain't nothing you can do about it: people and society, religion
and authority are still pretty much messed up and this comic won't fix things
up--but at least you can get to tell 'em a big FUCK YOU through this comic.
And I did. And it was all told here, in a concise and frank manner, but more
importantly, told wittily.
One last clue that this book is good: it'll piss off parents and wannabes. ~
Jerk Dude
Buy the comic or zombies will eat your brain!!!: Take the gore of Dead Alive and Badtaste, the brutally honest lyrics of Anal Cunt and a box filled with societies ills mix them up and print them on paper and this is what you'd get. Crude Dude comix aren't for your average yuppy,mallgawth,wangster,emo kid and or politically correct people. In fact if you fit into any of these categories I highly advise you to stay away from this gorey anthology. Us angry motherfuckers needed a voice for sometime now and Jose Angeles is that voice... ~ Mike Perez
Philosophy, anarchy and fun all in a cartoon. I'm not at all sure where you are really coming from on all of this, but you have worked very hard on your works, and I hope you get many sales on here. My favourite bits, and the funniest were your digs at Western attitudes. Again, I'm not entirely sure where you stand, maybe nowhere and it's just fun, but it is effective. Now, a couple of things. Have you got your settings and ratings right? I can not normally access mature/adult material, as my Daughter uses this PC so I have to be careful, but I steamed right into your comic no problem. Also, is the finished article clearer than it appears on our screens? I had difficulty reading some of the captions.All in all, quite good, but undoubtedly for a specialist, broad minded market, and certainly not kids.~ John Haines ( Josh Rogan )
"In today's society, people are afraid to take a stance on any issue for fear of being maligned but this book goes where angels fear to tread. This author offers up a unique brand of humour that allows the reader to gain insight into the mindset of someone who is fed up with Political Correctness and fights back, saying it how it is.You may not agree with what the author is saying but you'll laugh all the same, recognizing inherent truths.If you don't find at least one thing funny in this book, your soul is already dead." ~ Adam Poch
"Every single comic includes lots of ideas applying to modern life (which i agree with), brilliant humor and perfect drawing. Evry single comic is a little masterpeice that will make you laugh or spend the rest of the day thinking about different issues. The use of violence and gore is also very appropriate and makes comics a little cynicwal and yet entertaining. Look, Crude Dude Comix include almost everything: humor, philosophical content and buttkicking! Everyone must read them because it is capable of changing someones life! 5 out of 5" ~ Ilya Fl.
"heh very nice...It really gets the message out." ~ this guy
" its like punk comics...i guess, because they talk about real stuff." ~ this guy
" i read some of the Screwed up world and fatness ones...lol...they are funny yet you stop and think."Wait, this is so true....."lol, i used to be, like, 210, but then i got a clue and i started swimming (sorry to all the people who had to see that b4 i lost the weight...) and cut down on the junk, and now im at 170 and falling....anyway, i thought i rocked for that.....auctually i just finished reading the fatness ones and they were a little disturbing, yet funny.....and true.....(hey i worked though! i swam my a** off, literally!)" ~ this gal
"nice, its so true its awesome" ~ this guy
Spawn Forum when I asked a bunch of people to review it
Pedantic?: I found it rather pedantic. And, no I have no idea what 'pedantic' means.
The pacing was slow, the gunfights were directed by John Woo, meaning too many birds and the love scenes were basically porn. I found the central theme of "Love in a dystopian future of mandatory fast-food employment" to be reminisent of Dante Alighieri's lesser works such as, "Dante's Barbecue" and "Dante's Hairdryer Burn". I also noticed that the hero, while stout and true and endowed slightly better than your average Blue Whale, was quite stupid. Why as on page 147, did he perform oral sex on the villain? It made no sense! It also made no sense to have him run four miles just to snowball the female lead and laugh about it for seven pages!
This brings me to the ending. I don't understand. When the hero unites the Midget Tribes Of The World against the Legions of Mean, Tall People, how did the battle end? The story ended with the hero standing on the mountain, surveying all that he had wrought and having a smoke, whilst his 'beautiful, midget goddess, lay naked beneath the howitzer'.
Were the Midget Armies crushed, or did they prevail?
All in all, a rather disappointing entry from the writer who brought us: "F**k Harry Potter!" and "War and Peace part 2, Pierre and Helene do Dallas". ~ Mr. E, he's a bit ummm....'special' ; )
More reviews coming soon. If you want to review my comic, lemme know: joseangeles@muchomail.com & jga650 on AIM
