Papercutz has revived Entertaining Comic's (EC) Tales from the Crypt to parody popular fiction. After I got over the fact that the stories themselves aren't drawn in the typical EC style, I enjoyed them. ( )

Very "quick and dirty" parody of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (a mere few pages worth), followed up by a thin parody of the currently popular Twilight series. Not worth the money but might appeal to sophomoric high schol boys. I will be trying to give this to my local used bookstore rather than give it to my nephew as previously planned. Bleech! ( )

personal response: Wow, this was garbage! I love EC comics like Tales from the Crypt and have collected them most of my life. I also love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I was hoping for a funny take on this entertaining book line, but this was trash. The first story was enough to get a chuckle out of me, but after that it was down hill. I was actually hoping for a scary take on the storyline, not comedy. This was like Mad magazine, not Tales from the Crypt. I actually wish I hadn't read it.

curricular connections:
None. I wouldn't recommend this even being in a school library. I could never imagine myself saying that, but this deserves it. Not based on content, but based on the lack of effort that appears to have been put into it. ( )