Mike Gorbsmith

By Tao Mori
March 5, 2011 - 17:55

I’m not sure if Mike Gorbsmith: the only attractive Russian ever is supposed to the whole title or if that’s just the working title for now. This comic is about Mike Gorbsmith is a ardent/extremist American patriot who hunts down commies and hippies who he feels poisons America. Gorbsmith has no special powers to speak of, rather than his command of the American constitution and American values. Gorbsmith also carries his trusty sword with him to dispatch all of the commies and hippies he comes across.

   Mike Gorbsmith used to be Mikhail Gorbachev until he was mutated in Cherynobyl and turned into the most attractive Russian so he was exiled. I read this comic before I started to read about Reagan’s administration and Gorbachev made Russia more western during that time, so since then I started to understand this comic a little better. Gorbachev was never the most good looking Russian, no offence Gorbachev, so I’m not sure where that came from, unless it’s a metaphor where Gorbachev was the most attractive Russian because of his acceptance of Western values.
   All right all serious stuff aside, this comic isn’t meant to be serious, if it is then they’re not trying hard, at all. Many people reading this are also likely to be find something in there to offend them, if its not noodle eating China reds its that all French people are communists. There’s something offensive for everyone. Also there are abusive police officers, can’t believe I nearly forgot to mention that one. Keep in mind this is a parody. Even Commander Ray Gun (Reagan) makes an appearance albeit with no pants on, but he does have a ray gun. See even the conservatives can be offended. Ray Gun appears to be in the Oval office, but no one says that he’s the President so I don’t know. If he isn’t the President then he’s some patriotic whacko.
   The antagonist of our story is Beate Durouse, a French Beat, yes a French Beat you read that right. It sounds stranger than it looks. His dastardly plan is to bring unions and socialism to the US, which is so evil I can barely type it. Well its evil to Gorbsmith anyway, unions are the first step to Communism. Durouse’s minions are awesome as they have the typical black and white stripe bad guy outfits with the little black masks that only cover the eyes. They also wear berets and carry Baguette bread as their clubs, but if you’ve ever had stale baguettes you know those things get hard and they would make for a decent club, though they would still break on contact.
   I have no idea who the ghost JDR is supposed to be, I thought that maybe the J was supposed to be a T, but then they talk about Theodore so its unlikely the ghost is supposed to have a T name too. And Theodore turned red, obviously there’s some backstory that we’re missing here. Oh right I forgot people who live in communes get aids, some more offensive comments for people who either have aids or live in communes. The comic isn’t very long and it ends with a fight between the French minions and Gorbsmith who looks like he’s getting the upper hand on them.
   It’s original the comic, but not completed nor terribly relevant in today’s day and age. Come on Communism died with the Cold War and no one considers China’s Communism to be the same breed as the Soviet Communism was. I don’t know if the writers and artists are working on finishing the comic or not, but if you want to read it, go to bigsexycomics.com. The artwork in the piece is a bit cartoonish, but then that’s fitting for this parody genre. The drawings themselves are usually pretty good especially the melodramatic facial expressions of Gorbsmith and Beate Durouse.

Rating: 8.5 /10

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