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Dogby Walks Alone
Book Released: 24 May 2006
Posted 17 August 2006
Writer: Wes Abbott
Artist: Wes Abbott
Publisher: Tokyopop
5.00 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed by Adam White
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Dogby Walks Alone is quite possibly the most hilariously entertaining book I’ve read this year.
Writer/Artist Wes Abbott, a winner of Tokyopop’s Rising Stars of Manga Vol. 2, spins a delightfully
ridiculous tale about a theme park mascot and his exploits while searching for the murderer of a friend.
No description I can give here would do the story justice, as Abbott’s Dogby is a masterpiece of absurdity
almost too eerily close to reality. Dogby is wildly original, yet Abbott still manages to reference various sources
from Star Wars to Disneyland, and I absolutely lost it when Dogby dropped the People’s Elbow (read it and weep
with laughter). Dogby is a story I love so much I wish that I had created it, and that is about the highest
compliment I can give to a book.
Abbott perfects the manga style, not only in the way he draws characters but in the pacing and layout of the pages.
Every panel draws your attention along and maintains a breakneck pace throughout the book, entertaining
readers with wonderful style while dropping in-jokes and homages throughout without being forced or derivative. Dogby himself
proves a dynamic yet laconic hero, with a permanent look on his mask that makes everything even funnier as the story goes
along. Every piece of art, every line in this book serves Abbott’s flawless creation of crazy comedy mixed with
mystery and topped off with a dash of romance.
Dogby Walks Alone “totally reeks of awesomeness,” and you would be a fool not to read this book.
Tokyopop has really discovered America’s hidden treasures as far as creators go, what with this, Riding Shotgun, and a host of other offerings in the last
year. Wes Abbott has also solidified himself as a top-notch creator, and I cannot wait to see more work from him. The only
bad part about all of this is that I now have to wait until next year for the sequel, Dogby Walks Tall.
I can’t wait.
—CCdC—
Cover image used without explicit permission in accordance with the "Fair Use" provision of US copyright law.
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