CLOWN TOWN
Reviewer: Ron Kerronian
Flash Rating: Horror, Fantasy, and Comedy
If you like Showtime’s Dexter or Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, you’ll like Clowntown. Clowns are often Known for three things, Making people Laugh, funny make up, and corny tricks – in this book clowns give a new meaning to all three…
Written by: Kevin Laporte
Pencils by: Amanda Rachels
Color by: Amanda Rachels
Publisher: Inverse Press www.inversepress.com
Clown Town's Amanda Rachels
It’s hard to believe that such a cute smile and innocent looking face could ever come up with a story such as clown town. Clown Town is a story of about well – Clowns. However, you’ve never met clowns like these before and I pray you never find yourself the “kind “of prey they are designed to hunt. Yes, these are hunters that hunt child abusers – no one escape whether guilty, accessory, or irresponsible bystander…if you are a part of the abuse and not the solution, “Bozo” whacks ya.
This idea is genius, because think about it, what comes to mind when you think of clowns – Happy, well-meaning entertaining adults that dress in make up to make kids happy and laugh… well these clowns are not in that business; they are in the business of making Bad parents pay and pay they do, often with their lives, but not before Bozo here has his laugh. I know it seems odd that a bunch of renegade clowns would be the ones coming to the aid of a child, but as the book lays it out, they are almost like costumed heroes with a twist.
Amanda Rachels and Kevin LaPorte
This book seeks to smash perceptions of clowns as innocent creatures fit for nothing more than entertainment, and it transforms them into avenging Angels who bring vicious although humorous violence to a certain kind of human. The theme, I think feeds the desire many solid citizens wish they could make happen to child offenders, to be punished beyond measure. These clowns are the judge, jury, and albeit unconventional executioners. Each offender is dealt with in a uniquely planned (these clowns seem to use conventional means, sting operations and child decoy methods in use on popular TV shows such as To Catch a Predator) and grotesque manner.
Think for a moment, what would happen if offenders were afraid to close their eyes at night, knowing that if they do, an avenging clown would stuff them like a balloon animal. How many times have you heard of a child that has been victimized on the news or in your own neighborhood and yet you did or could do nothing…your mind knows what could happen but the survival mechanism in your mind does and will not mentally go there. This book is a safe healthy way to live out those avenging fantasies without getting your hands bloodied and becoming an abuser yourself… “An Awesome Read.”
Clown Town in Real Life
This issue From a rating system of “A – F,” I give a solid “A”. This rating is awarded this book delves into very common social issues regarding child victims and it uses clowns as the vigilantes many of us wish we could be (except without the crazy makeup red nose, and oversized floats for shoes).
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“If you know a child that is a victim of child abuse, please call the authorities, you could save a life. If you’re the abuser, you are urged to get some help, who knows the life you save could be your OWN…”
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