<p>Previously, my entire exposure to Betty Boop was her bit in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4zGu0ZudYE">Roger Rabbit</a>, although, like Star Wars and pop music, Betty Boop as a cultural-concept has long buried its way into my subconscious. Plus, like me, she has a middle part (in her hair), so I feel we should stick together (although my middle-part is a lot more <a href="http://static.femlife.de/katie-holmes-als-joey-potter-blumenfeld-dawsons-creek.jpg">Joey on Dawson's Creek</a> than Betty Boop). I'm also somewhat concerned, as I am with <a href="http://www.reluctantm.com/?s=wonder">Wonder Woman</a>, as to the state of Betty Boop's back due to her mammary endowments. That and she's apparently <a href="http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/Betty_Boop">sixteen</a>. I don't really know if this:</p>

<p><img src="https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/BettyBoop02CovBJBone.jpg" width="400"></p>

<p>is a good look for a sixteen year old. I mean, the Jazz Inspector, who is clearly an adult (and who calls the <A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN9u3DlbnV4">Jazz Police</a>!), is hitting on her in a way that a grown man should not be hitting on a sixteen year old. Thankfully for all her questionably appropriate attire, Langridge's Betty Boop never uses her sexuality as a performance: she's a waitress who wants to be a singer and she just so happens to look like Betty Boop. </p>

<p>How much boob tape (Boop tape?) do you think someone needs to keep that dress up? My enquiring mind wants to know.</p>

<p>So this <A href="https://www.librarything.com/work/19358726/book/146399204">book</a> is a collection of four Betty Boop comics, in which the Devil sends a lizard to try and steal Gramps' house so that the Devil can claim Betty Boop's innocent soul for his own and ... well, it doesn't work obviously (I guess that's a spoiler, but this isn't some gritty reboot of Betty Boop where Gramps is a junkie and she's been sold into sex slavery or anything like that). It's seems rather convoluted a premise, but maybe the old Betty Boop cartoons (again -- all I know is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4zGu0ZudYE">this</a>) are as wacky and convoluted. The whole thing read like watching a cartoon -- when I think back to last night (when I read it before going to bed), it isn't as if I read a book, but as if I watched cartoons. I like cartoons. And for all its silly twistiness, I liked this <A href="https://www.librarything.com/work/19358726/book/146399204">Betty Boop</a> comic collection too. </p>

<p><A href="https://www.librarything.com/work/19358726/book/146399204">Betty Boop</a> by Robert Langridge went on sale May 16, 2017.</p>

<p><small>I received a copy free from <a href="https://www.netgalley.com/">Netgalley</a> in exchange for an honest review.</small></p>

From what I did get to review in this graphic novel, the artistry was really good. I didn't get to see too much of the content as the file expired and I couldn't review it any longer.

I am sorry to say that I didn't get to this one before it expired and it's now archived so I won't be able to review it.

Betty is a woman of her time that transcends all others. It seems in some ways, that the world has finally caught up with her. Strong, independent and sensuous. A terrific retelling!

I started it like 8 or 9 times, and never can go futher than page 3o, honestly I love Betty Boop but this didn't interest me when I read it.

I remember watching Betty Boop cartoons as a kid. Given she was a bit before my time, these would have been in syndication. I do not remember much other than she was cute, that she sang now and then, and of course her famous catchphrase. So when I saw this title, I figured it would be a nice nostalgia trip.


My memories did not quite match up. Either the cartoons I watched did not have that whole ghosts trying to take over her house plot, or I just forgot about it. At any rate, that is the major plot of the story in this volume. To be honest, the stories featured in the volume are pretty much so-so, and they are not particularly memorable. The best part of the comic is the art. It truly brings the comic to live, and Betty looks particularly good. She looks even better in the comic issue covers, which are included in the volume.


The bottom line is that this was a nice quick read. It was entertaining, and it did have some humor to it. However, it is not a particularly memorable volume. As I mentioned, I liked it more for the art than the narrative. The covers would make nice poster prints. This is one to borrow rather than buy. For libraries, I would consider it an optional purchase.

'Betty Boop' is a graphic novel by Roger Landridge with art by Gisèle Lagacé. It includes 4 individual issues, but they tell one larger story. I loved the art and feel of this story.

Betty Boop works at the Oop-A-Doop Club. She wants to work on stage, but she's stuck waiting on tables while Scat Skellington and his band of skeletons work the crowd. Her boss Mister Finkle is miserly, but she's got friends in the club like Koko the Clown and Bimbo. She lives with Grampy, who is also an inventor. A group of ghosts wants to chase Grampy and Betty out of their house, but Betty is not about to let them. She even gets a chance to have a musical number here and there.

The art is fabulous and looks like old animation. The color is even a more muted shade than normal which adds to the mood. I really liked the stories. Since we can't hear the singing, bad singing is done with bad rhyming, which I thought was pretty clever. This is an appropriate graphic novel for all ages.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This comic is a lot of fun and wonderfully silly. Betty and her friends are back working at the Oop A Doop Club. When they are not serving drinks, dancing or singing they are battling a nasty group from Hell. The artwork really captures Betty and the time. Enjoy the vintage feel of the story and the art

I'm not that familiar with Betty Boop besides the basics of the character. However, Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace have definitely captured the spirit of the era. The book is fun, gorgeous to look at, and something of an acid trip.

Betty Boop from Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace is a wonderful mix of nostalgia and superb contemporary comic art. The story is fun and meant to entertain rather than either scare or get too complicated. There is plenty of room in the realm of graphic novels for both the dark complex tales and the lighter more fun stories.

I found the story to be similar enough to some of the old Betty Boop stories to be nostalgic. The "bad guys" and monsters are not particularly scary or intimidating but neither were they meant to be. They have a role to play and they play it well. The drawings are wonderful, so reminiscent of the early days of both print and cinematic comics. Yet in neither case, the writing or the drawings, are Langridge and Lagace simply mimicking, they have indeed created a nostalgic look and feel while making Betty Boop new again.

I am glad this was not a modernization of Betty Boop, she absolutely belongs to her time period. I think any attempt to try to make her a 21st century woman would have been a mistake and, I think, not possible to do. Her brand of innocence does not play well in a contemporary setting.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

I have been a fan of Betty Boop since I can remember. I have dvds of the cartoon and I have many products with Betty Boop on them so of course when I heard about this graphic novel I just had to get my hands on it.

I found the illustrations fantastic and I loved the story line.

As a fan, I have enjoyed this graphic novel and I found it to be fun to read.

I give this 4 out of 5.

Betty Boop works as a waitress at the Oop-A-Doop club. Sometimes she sings, despite complaints from her boss about not doing her proper job. She lives with her grandfather, who they call Grampy. Grampy is very gullible. A creature named Lenny Lizardlips wants to get Grampy's house. He sends his henchmen to Grampy's house, and each time Grampy signs the house over to them, believing their story of why they need the house. Betty has to rush home from work every time to save their home from Lenny Lizardlips. Her friends Bimbo, Sandy, and Koko help her out too.

This is the first Betty Boop story I've read. I was familiar with most of the characters from their appearances in other places in pop culture.

This story was very entertaining. Many of the characters sing throughout the comics, such as Betty, Skat Skellington (the club singer), and Lenny Lizardlips. They sang songs about what was happening to them in the moment.

I liked how each comic had the same general outline, with Grampy selling their house and Betty having to go to his rescue. However, the last comic had a great twist at the end that I didn't see coming!

I enjoyed this graphic novel, and I look forward to reading more Betty Boop comics in the future.

This review will be posted on my blog on May 15, 2017.

Beep Boop by Roger Langridge.
The most famous female cartoon star of all is back! All-new adventures of Betty Boop (with her pals Koko the Clown and Bimbo, natch!) by award-winning writer Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace. Join Betty as she works at the Oop-A-Doop Club, dreams of hitting the big-time, looks after her old Grampy, fights ghosts and giant bugs, dances to hot jazz, and much more! Reviews: "Insanely entertaining." - ComicWow! "Lagace's art is amazing. Her characters emote in ways I didn't think two-dimensional cartoons could." - Court of Nerds "I immediately fell in love with the visual style." - Comic Spectrum
Fantastic read. I used to watch betty boop on TV when I was a little girl. 5*. Netgalley and diamond book distributors.

A comic that seems to have the look of Betty Boop down to the ground, and her character as well, as far as I can remember them. What just seems to be completely off is the main story arc, regarding the devil trying to evict her and her grandfather. Surely a WTF moment for what is quite a lively and charmingly easy on the eye book. It's also the only reason to label this book as teen+, too – it's certainly for the very young, or those who remembered her first time round.

This is a super cute Betty Boop comic! I love the stories, and all of the characters are lovingly rendered. If you've seen any of the old cartoons, you'll notice that the humor, songs (at least lyrically), and personalities of the characters are true to form. It's a beautiful book!

She’s listed as “The most famous female cartoon star of all!” and I don’t know if I can argue with that.
Betty is a waitress and wannabe star trying to keep her grampy from losing his house, but not doing a good job of it; perhaps grampy shouldn’t waste all his time and money buying tiny jet engines to put on turtles. Despite there being numerous stories, they all have that same plot: bad spirits want the house.
The first thing you see is the cover art, and it looks kinda surreal: her pose, her clothes. . . the fact that’s a clown behind her. . .
An orchestra made of bones seems like a good idea. Not so great when a little dog has a crush on you. The double-headed blonde is creepy. There’s a shot from behind that shows just how little Betty’s dress is, but later we see she looks better in her winter skating gear. So does Sally, for that matter.
Some fun lines:
“Ain’t that a kick in the head?”
“Mephistopheles Metamorphosis!”
“Every member of the clown’s guild is required to carry a crowbar with them at all times.”
Best moment: the clown making the nightclub owner literally smile is awesome.
20 pages of extra stuff. Mostly alternate covers, with a sketch of her on a rolling log, for some reason.

Betty Boop is great - and these stories showing her fearlessness and the heavy burden of care - dependant granddad and evil boss included; her sheer zest is so terrific to have back - hopefully these books will relaunch her - the early cartoons which are still obtainable on youtube just back this up - the pictures are clear, dialogue absolutely great - and people love Betty Boop - me too!

I'm not sure why comic book writers go to such lengths to put a completely different image on the cover to the ones you routinely find inside. It smacks of bait & switch. In this case, I didn't expect anything other than standard imagery inside, so the cover was pretty well-received and not resented for misrepresenting! Howard Chaykin's work here, colored by Jesus Aburto, is really was quite stunning, worthy of your screen wallpaper if not framing and hanging on a wall! I felt it a pity though, that someone isn't willing to buck tradition and do a whole comic like that, but it seems Betty is going to continue to be confined to the 1930's which was her era (and she owned it!).

Betty Boop is modeled (both in face and voice) on singer Helen Kane who was best known for "I Wanna Be Loved by You," and who sued Betty Boop's creators, but they cited the "boop-boop-a-doop" as originating with Esther Jones, and Kane eventually lost the lawsuit. I think she needed a better lawyer!

I never was a big fan of Betty Boop (although I love the concept) and I've enjoyed some of the whacked-out animated cartoons which were really off the wall, especially for the era they were created in. In this series, which combines several comics, the arc is all about villain Lizard Lips. I wish there had been more variety but it was all LL all the time. Each story is self-contained, and LL plagues Betty in every adventure, obsessed with getting his hands on her house, for no reason that was apparent to me!

Betty always wins of course, and there's a lot of celebratory singing, which obviously doesn't work as well in print as it did in animation. Betty isn't as much of a sex symbol here, either - she plays more to cute than to Woot! This isn't a bad thing, but it did lend her a slightly neutered air. Since Betty began life as a sex symbol it would have been nice to see her let off the leash a little more in a comic book.

That said, she was extremely cute and I enjoyed the dialog, the references back to her original life and friends, and the quality of the artwork by the amazingly-named Gisèle Lagacé. She really captured the essence of the original, and is definitely an artist to keep an eye out for. So overall, this was a fun book, told good stories, and was very enjoyable. Despite the one or two relatively trivial regrets mentioned, I think it's a winner, especially if you're a big fan already.

Not really my style but I can see why people are entranced by the story.

Stories about nothing featuring a weird old sorta famous character - terrible comics!