Review of
A Fistful of Rebuttals,
by Ron Young and Jeff LeBlanc
Five out of five stars
Great parody of the western genre
The classic
plot of the showdown in western stories is the bad man and lawman that can’t
stand each other. One or both of them reaches the point where they utter the
classic phrase, “This town isn’t big enough for both of us.” That is the premise
of this story as well, albeit with a deadpan ending.
There is a speaking
platform set up with tables on each end. There is a sign proclaiming, “Big
Debate Today” and Off-White Ike is at one table and Marshal Mick Luhan at the
other. The moderator moves back and forth between the two adversaries asking
for their statements, most of the time their responses are limited to either “Yup”
or “Nope.” Significant facial expressions are also part of the interplay. Finally,
the confrontation comes to the inevitable climax of such stories, only to be
defused by a logical question that is acted on. The final lines are another
shot at a western movie cliché.
Simple in image
and dialog, if you are familiar with the western theme, then you will find this
comic funny.
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