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[MarkWarner]

Last week's Spaceman #5 was a hit among some of the reading group's aficionados, and also the plebs like me. It really was an excellent book!

I am pretty certain this week's book will not hit the same heights, but who knows? It's a bit of teen (I guess) reading with  https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=19092.
The main story we are concentrating on is the first one "Introducing Miss Pepper"

PS: I have had a couple of reading group suggestions (WE NEED MORE), which I will digest in the next couple of days. MANY thanks for them!

[betaraybdw]

Hmmm... It's kinda like an Archie comic, only the writer has not found the same chemistry between the characters. Miss Pepper plays the "straight man" a bit too rigidly.  The Art is ok, Kubert does a good job of conveying Pepper as being very attractive, but without being lewd about it in keeping with this book's youthful target audience.  Since it is a St John book, It would have been nice to see Matt Baker take a stab at this character.

Overall, the stories all fall flat for me.

5 of 10 for me

[Morgus]

Joe Kubert makes me forgive a lot...it was not a BAD start for a potential series..it might have even been a franchise with a bit more luck and better writing. Sort of an OUR MISS BROOKS knock off, huh?

[narfstar]

Combining Our Miss Brooks with Mr. Peepers gives you Miss Peppers. I thought the first story was a nice bit of fun. Since I am a teacher I totally relate to the 5th panel of the last page of story one.

[crashryan]

Visually this book is a knockout. Character design, layout, posing, backgrounds: all exceptional. I haven't seen much humor work by Kubert but he clearly has the chops. Bob Bean's inking keeps all the good stuff and adds a touch of slickness which serves the stories better than Kubert's own rougher ink style would have done.

But overall the book is a dud! The writing is the problem. All the characterization is in the art. We're presented with a large cast of supporting characters but the only one who stands out is one-joke Maximilian Mertz. I give the writer credit for using dialogue to try to give Mr Phizz a little personality, but he comes off more like a student than a teacher. As for the stories themselves, they just ain't funny. The writer strains for laughs and introduces dumb situations (like the helmet gag in the football story) that don't make sense even within the cartoon universe. By the way, does it strike anyone else as odd that "the villain" in the second story is never given a name?

As for "Schools Around the World": gimme a break! These jokes are so lame they resort to "editor's notes" to explain them. And even in pre-animal-rights days, isn't ripping (or cutting?) off a walrus' tusk rather cruel?

At least the text features taught me a few things. For one, I know I'd never have cut it in football, so I'm glad I didn't try out. For another, I learned what a Sloppy Joe really is. Wikipedia confirmed it's highly seasoned ground beef served on a bun. I remembered Sloppy Joe as a term for what we now call a chili burger. Who knew?

[SuperScrounge]

Right from the cover it appears to be an Our Miss Brooks ripoff, with Miss Pepper bearing a resemblance to actress Eve Arden.

Introducing Miss Pepper - Well, Miss Pepper seems to be a bit more Archie than Our Miss Brooks. Unfortunately it seemed to stuff too many introductions into the limited space it had, the heroine, the potential love interest, the principal, the students. Maybe if it had had more pages it could have worked better.

Second story - Not very good, although the ending was amusing.

Schools Around The World - I can see how someone in the planning stages would think those various jokes would be funny, but sadly the finished product wasn't funny.

Chix Page - Uhhhh, yeahhhh... were Sloppy Joe Parties ever hip?

Chux Page - Some nice info on throwing a ball.

Third story - Ehhh...

Maxmillian - Meh.

Fourth Story - Ugh.

Well, Miss Pepper started off with a nice cover, but proceeded to go downhill with each story.

[MarkWarner]

The first story "Introducing Miss Pepper", was really not too bad at all. So far, I rather like her. But I think that is because Miss Pepper reminds me a bit of my mid-school days and Miss Taylor. She drove a mini, and also wore one along with very high heels. In hindsight, rather inappropriate dress, but I think it actually helped in some aspects of my education  

Correcting Corrections - This carried in the same vein, making it a tad tedious, especially so as Miss Pepper isn't really like Miss Taylor at all.

Schools Around the World - I wonder how many comic/cartoon Eskimo characters there have been. There are quite a few, and when you consider the comedic potential of living in a desolate land of ice it is rather strange. Dink was fine, just like rest!

The one page Hints for Gals is followed by Hints for Boys. Gals is about having party; Boys how to throw a football ... no stereotyping here!

Football Practice - Was pretty pants, am getting a bit tired of this now!
The 1 page Maximillian completely confused me! Thankfully after Paint Problems the book ends.

Verdict: A fail. It just bored me I am afraid.

[Isaura Luiza Paramysio]

I had seen the facebook. And see "Joe Kubert" caught my attention after I comment what I thought.