It feels weird doing a best of list for a book that is barely out of its infancy, and that is a good way to describe Quantum and Woody. Only seven issues out thus far, but you know what? That’s enough to compile a list of awesome moments for fans to enjoy, and for those of you who don’t read the book to see what you’ve been missing! So, without further bullshitting around, let’s get to the list!
7. I’m a superhero, bitch (#4)
Despite the endless humor of the book, it’s important to never forget that Eric is, actually, kind of a bad ass. Now, he does later find out that this dude is actually a lady, but lets not take away from the moment. He’s a @#$&-@#*% SUPERHERO, BITCH!
6. Touching Junk (#2)
As if being shot at by a bunch of cops while being naked wasn’t enough, there just had to be a moment when the brothers got ‘too close’. Because the situation NEEDED to be awkward on top of just screwed up.
5. President’s come to take our guns (#6)
Eric has a brilliant idea to go undercover in a domestic terror group, having listened to the briefings and being informed of how….’special’ they are. He’s immediately not surprised that all of them are white, and being the first black person the kids have ever seen, well….
4. Racists love Quantum (#7)
What’s better than that, though? Those same white supremacists are HUGE Quantum fans, and Eric can’t decide whether to be happy that he has fans, or to be mortified that they’re angry, racist, militant, rednecks.
3. Black Face (#3)
There was a time when I was a kid when you could get away with saying “That sounds black” and not being labeled as being un-PC or racist. That said, Panthro from the Thundercats was definitely a black guy, just like Goliath from Gargoyles (Keith F’ing David, bitches!), and Eric should have realized that Woody might have to go to extremes to go steal that big bag of goodies. Maybe Eric is justified in having that giant stick up his ass.
2. Enter: The Goat (#4)
What does it say about Quantum and Woody that it just doesn’t feel right without The Goat? The reactions are priceless, and the absurdity of the entire situation is a perfect example of just what this books brings to the market. From Quantum’s ‘I feel like an idiot’ to everyone else’s crapping of their pants. It’s priceless.
1. Godless White Science (#2)
Whenever I want to sell someone on Quantum and Woody, and want to do it in one panel, I always falls back to this one. I knew after the first issue that I was going to love this book, but this moment in the second issue really set the tone of the book perfectly. I fell out of my chair laughing the first time I read this, and I’ve seen it happen to quite a few other people since. It really doesn’t get any better.
