Nervous Rex by WVH

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

While I'm on a WVH kick here...

WES asked what anyone thought of "Van Horn's dinosaurs."  I like them.

I bought Disney Adventures only because I get a discount at work. ;)  So 
I didn't feel as guilty spending $3 on one short story on shrunken paper.

To me, the brilliance of Van Horn's work is in the clever use of the 
English language.  His alliterations and clever turns-of-phrase really 
work.  And in Nervous Rex, they take center stage.  There is very little 
slapstick humor.  And what slapstick humor there is is often subdued and 
even more funny.

[Sidenote, especially to DAVID, who mentioned this recently: I, too, am a 
HUGE fan of slapstick.  I could watch the 3 Stooges all day.  However, I 
like witty slapstick even more - The Marx Brothers, for example, are a 
favorite.]

I was lucky enough a few months ago to spot a comics shop with four 
issues of Van Horn's Nervous Rex in the fifty cent bin.  I picked them 
all up without hesitation.  This is what WVH was born to do, if you ask 
me.  His page layouts are more interesting, his story-telling more sound, 
and his scripts wittier.  It's just too bad it wouldn't sell. =(

Nervous Rex is a lovable little guy, who is overwhelmed by everything 
around him. He is married to an overbearing wife, and his cast of friends 
include a dinosaur so huge he usually steps on Rex before realizing he's 
there.  Oh, yeah, and there's his confidant Forkie the snake.

Can you tell I'm a big fan of NR?  This isn't to put down WVH's Duck 
work. I enjoy it as well.  I just wish there were a way to do Nervous Rex 
primarily and Donald Duck secondarily.

-Augie
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