This show always looked intriguing even though I’m pretty sure that it is terrible. The title is just very unique and I do like shows that are about food. The problem is that the show isn’t literally about burgers all the time and that presents us with a rather tough predicament. The comic was actually a little better than I expected, but it’s still not that good. That’s never a good sign. There are a few different mini stories within the collection.

One of them has the main character decide to hatch a few dozen frogs. They take over the area and he has to think of a dicey way to get them back into the water. Let’s just say that the crude humor will make many readers back away. Another story has an alien invasion try to convert one of the main characters by getting a picture of her. She’s a little too smart for that so the tactic doesn’t work.

There are other stories, but you get the idea. The first adventure about the horse having to save the day and winning in a big battle of galactic proportions was easily the best one. You simply can’t top that and it reminded me of My Little Pony at one point. The horses just looked so intense that you could have mistaken this for a really epic action comic.

It may sound like your average comedy, but it wasn’t quite as fun as it could have been. The main problem is that we don’t have any good characters. At least Spongebob has…Spongebob. He can carry a comic on his own and the Simpsons have more personality. When it comes to Bob’s Burgers, you’re not really sure what each character’s personality is by the end. If the comic is meant to get you interested in what happens in the trade paperback, it’s safe to say that it didn’t work.

The art is fairly decent here. I suppose that it’s a little under average, but certainly good enough to allow you to read the stories very quickly. There’s not much of a chance for action scenes either so I can’t test that out aside from the brief horse fight scene. The laser battle actually looked good so the series had potential if we had gotten more action. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Crude humor held it back and the stories were either too short or just not that good.

Overall, Bob’s Burgers is not the next big thing as far as comedies go. I’m not entirely sure what the premise is…if there even is one. When I want to see a comedy, I’ll probably just check out Adventure Time. This show badly needs some kind of plot to give us some better adventures and the main characters are also going to need some development to make them more likable. This can be easier than it sounds and the comic isn’t a total lost cause. The horse story proves it…but I’m definitely expecting the other comedy issues to be better than this one. If this comic had actually had some burgers in it…it could have been a different story.

Overall 4/10