BRICKLEBERRY VOLUME 1: ARMOOGEDDON - Waco O'Guin & Roger Black

I fell into Comedy Central's "Brickleberry" by accident, and for the most part loved it from day one.  Lowbrow humor and mature subject matter to say the LEAST, the show still made me laugh out loud and was so insane and bawdy, I've since watched every episode of all three seasons multiple times.  This graphic novel combines the first four issues of the new comic (released since the show left the air) into one long volume that begins exactly where the series finale ended - with Woody's determination to leave the largest carbon footprint on the planet attracting the attention of alien cows, who wipe out nearly all of mankind after taking the opportunity to attack (yes, you read that right).  It's years later now, the cows run earth and humans are almost gone, but the dumbest and most useless Brickleberry ranger ever, Steve, now has a weapon for an arm and is sent on a mission to go back in time to kill Woody just before the cow apocalypse happens, therefore saving the world.  The cows, for their part, send trailer trash human hillbilly Bobby - who's grown to love his new-found life as a sex slave for the cows, and wants to keep them ruling earth - back in time as well, to stop Steve ... and from there on nothing goes as planned, of course.  Series creators O'Guin and Black try to cram in every running gag from the show they can into the narrative here, but with all that I just found the first half of this volume a bit dull and not very funny at all - plus, overall, the artwork felt quite sloppy and amateurish compared to the series.  Things pick up greatly storywise though, especially toward the end, but I still can't help thinking this would have been more enjoyable - definitely funnier - on screen than on paper.  2.5/5 stars

Note: I received a free ARC of this title via NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.