LOOP's first mission: Lexy
First and second panels: Why do Lexy and Victor appear as a miniature clown, chicken, and/or robot? Is this an oversight, or do they possess some sort of shape-shifting powers that were not mentioned in the story? If so, why did they join the LOOP instead of the Legion of Super-Heroes, where their incredible powers could have been put to much better use in the service and protection of humanity? Did Superman veto their induction into this group, and, if so, what did they do to piss-off Superman?
Third panel: If they are supposed to be in Iraq, why is the "Stop" sign printed in English? This sort of inattention to detail can be confusing, and is likely to negatively affect the reader's first impression of the comic. I, of course, had no problem with it, but you must take into consideration the fact that everyone else is stupider than I am.
LOOP's first mission: Victor
The punchline is very good. But again, there are problems with the presentation. Where are the Whopper and fries? Are they invisible? If so, this should have been explained in a prologue, or perhaps somewhere in the dialogue contained in panels one or two (as in, "Here's your invisible Whopper, sir.")
Strangely Ordinary #1
First of all, the line "I can't believe they gave me such a hard one" would have been much funnier if it had read, "I can't believe they gave me such a hard-on." As for the story, I found myself unable to concentrate on it due to the fact that the old-style rotary phone is apparently serving as a speaker phone, which, of course, is a glaring anachronism. This, too, could have been avoided with the proper prologue, such as: "The speaker phone is intentionally retro-designed to look like a rotary phone. And now, on with the story."
In spite of these major innaccuracies, inconsistencies, and wasted opportunites, however, I found the comics enjoyable.
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Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
