An Honest Critique

I was urgently awaiting the release of the new magazine, "Awesome Times." However, after purchasing the first issue, I must say I'm disappointed.

Firstly, although it claims that it's goal is to deliver to the public all news that it deems to be awesome, it falls short almost constantly. Even the cover picture, of an obvious loser, sends the message that there will in fact be little awesome in it. The feature story, I must say has its merits. The interview of Robert has some good moments... Unfortunantly they are sparse, and the interview actually takes up 35 pages plus advertising space. I did enjoy the in depth article about "How to beat up the French," but this is available in many other magazines. Plus, the advice given is akin to a manual about how to put toast in a toaster. The year's most awesome list was also disappointing and probably could have used more input from other sources. The writer, Robert d., seems to be pulling it out of his ass and includes such ridiculous items as katanas, Magic: The Gathering, and bad Jet Li movies. The problem with the magazine really comes to force, though, with the awarding of the Awesomes. I was eagerly awaiting these (with fingers crossed), only to find out that, as the cover hints, they were all given to Robert. The biases of the magazine aside, I don't understand how Robert could have won in some of the categories, including Most Awesome Monkey in a Comedy, Most Awesome Actress in a Supporting Role, and Most Awesome Light Design of a Biosphere. I don't recall him doing any of those things.

In conclusion, this magazine is off to a very poor start...and it smelled kind of wierd (1 Star).