“Kyle Piccolo” Webseries Review
For some, comics are therapy. They’re a way to escape the real world into a land of panels, colors and exaggerated body-types. Some call it art. Some call it literature. Some call it pathetic. Kyle Piccolo calls it psychology and applies it to everyday life. Successfully I might add. One part mega-nerd, one part psychologist, one part rant-poet, one part Jack Black on a very bad hair day… and you got the very animated character of Kyle Piccolo. Add to that his utter disrespect for his employee/sidekick Doucheus, and you actually have a type of anti-comic book hero team.
People come to his comic book shop to buy comics and get advice on life. Not that he exactly seems like the qualified guy to do so. Yet Kyle knows it all and yet knows nothing. He can see into the hearts of his customers and like a good pharmacist, or, more fittingly, bartender, prescribe the right medication in form of a comic book.
The show is fantastically well written, acted and produced. The comedic cues work every time, be it through the music, the actor’s glances or the editing. Not a single cue is missed and thats such a blessing. Not surprisingly, the crew behind the show are seasoned professionals and equally unsurprisingly, the show is branded. After all, Kyle always manages to push some comic book on unsuspecting clients, and even makes several Watchmen related jokes and references. In fact, how many Watchmen hints can you pick out? I wonder…
Indeed, since the launch (and crash) of the Watchmen movie, there really haven’t been any updates to the show. Still, whatever episodes there are, Kyle manages to hold the attention and the focus of the show.
But seriously, am I the only one who is seeing Jack Black in him?