Tag: Jackrabbit: Big in Japan

Jackrabbit: Big in JapanYear: 2017Author: Ian Thomas HealyLength: 228 pages In superhero media, I’ve usually held the belief that the second installment of an adaptation has a better story because it gets past the “origin” that’s required for these heroes and can focus on a much deeper plot (the best examples of course being Spider-Man 2 (2004) and The Dark Knight (2008)). While novels are a rarity in the superhero genre, I had high hopes that Jackrabbit: Big in Japan would take the Bugs Bunny-like antics and Deadpool-ish fourth-wall breaking of Jackrabbit in a direction that would provide development for the character. Unfortunately, with a few small ret-cons that gloss over changes that happen “off screen,” Big in Japan feels more like the standard serial format of comic books instead of a larger character arc for Jackrabbit. Gone is the “partner” of Bluebird, replaced with a frog-themed herald brought in as the representative of the amphibious god that’s friends with Jackrabbit’s deity...