There's going to be 15 chapters to TBATF. We're at 8 chapters now. We're just halfway towards the end of this comic.
Alright, let's not beat around the bush for too long.
I'm Lbat1901
(*Obi-Wan Kenobi voice*) Hello there
And I am the person who talks (mostly rants) about TBATF and how much I dislike it along with the people who made it. You guys really seem to like it when I rip this comic into shreds which is exactly what I'm going to do by reviewing the latest chapter.
So without further ado, grab some snacks and kick your feet up cause I'm about to take through Chapter 8 of TBATF. All 62 pages of it.
It's Morbin time...
Chapter 8 begins with Paul and Patryck confronting Matt about what happened in the last chapter that involves the death of Cyberus, the robotic dog that Matt killed. Matt is quick to say that he's innocent.
Cue the montage where Paul and Patryck are both idiots and that the TBATF crew uses this as the only character development for the two because they couldn't be bothered to try anything else.
Surprisingly, their bickering allows Matt to sneak away because why not.
If you look closely at the words on the bottom of the panel, it reads: "This comic is NOT associated with Eddsworld. Solely fanmade by four-hot-as-hell women". I know that I've pointed it out in my chapter 7 pt. 2 review, but I'm pointing it out again because I really hate it. It just fills me with so much unbridled rage.
However, this is the only panel that's shown. It's the only saving grace of this chapter.
Anyway, Matt encounters Richard who asks about Cyberus and apparently he gave each head a name which was unexpecting and completely took me off guard. This also took Matt off guard before lying to Richard that he didn't see them.
Richard understands before giving Matt some cookies and biscuits. Also they're gluten free because Matt is allegoric for some reason before leaving.
And oh my god, the "four hot-as-hell women" disclaimer is back. I thought it was only to be shown in the first page. Guess I was wrong.
...Kill me....
As I try to not lose my mind, Matt curses Richard and his amazing baking skills under his breath only to dragged to the side by Paul and Patryck who warn him not to sneak around before taking his biscuits for killing Cyberus.
Paul and Patryck's moment of flexing at Matt doesn't last long as blonde haired general lady from the last chapter pops up just to scold at them. I'm going stop here just say that her name is actually Brianna. I was told this by a lovely DeviantArt user who goes by xPeachyStrawberryx who commented on my last review. I knew she had a name and that the characters in the comic mentioned it several times, but I couldn't be bothered to look for those said moments.
This is like one of my biggest gripes of this comic. There's too many damn female ocs that overshadow the already existing characters from Eddsworld. They also don't play much of a role and they are just there to be for eye candy and nothing else. I wish this comic had a role call or something similar to what manga has when they have a huge cast of characters by giving them a short bio when there's a new volume. I also wish that the comic had like a summary of what happened in the last chapter just to make things easy in case if I plan on doing a huge review of this comic once all 16 chapters are released.
Is it possible that the TBATF crew would do something like this? Probably not because they really don't care.
I apologize for this long tangent, I just wanted to get this out of my system. Anywho, I'm not going to call blonde hair general lady by her actual name. From now on, I'll be referring to her as Karen because she looks about ready to complain to thmanager.
Anywho, Matt must have felt that I was sick and tired of seeing Karen pop up and bully Paul and Patryck and decided to splash mud all over her and tells her to clean up the mess which makes her really pissed.
Matt makes Karen look even worse by calling Dollar Store Tord ( yes, I'm still calling him that ) and having him scold at her as well. Paul and Patryck were left impressed by what Matt did and they thank him for it. I can't I'm saying this, but I actually enjoyed this part of the comic. Does it make the rest of the comic better? No, not really.
One week has passed and we're back with Edd or should I say Discount Edd because this version of Edd is nothing like the Edd that I know and love. Anyway, Discount visited by the puppet versions of Matt and Tom which is referencing the episode This World of Edd and folks, this is where I lost it. There has been several references to episodes in this comic but this has to be the worst one that I have ever seen.
The puppet versions of Matt and Tom mock Discount Edd and pretty much make him look pathetic. It's also painfully unfunny. Listen, if you're planning on making a fan comic based on Eddsworld and want to make references to episodes don't make the reference so unbearable to watch to the point where it gets irritating.
I refuse to believe that TBATF crew thought that this was funny. "Solely fanmade by four hot-as-hell women" my arse.
*inhales before exhaling calmly*
Alright, alright.... I'm calm now. Now, back to Matt who's with Paul and Patryck and they're doing some kind of circus act involving a lion, a hoop that's on fire, snakes, and a cardboard box that has a rocket tapped to its side. Before they could perform the act, Karen comes in and scolds at them for slacking off.
Matt tells her that he has to do a montage before he could do any work and so, he does his montage which pisses off Karen again. Meanwhile Paul and Patryck prank call General McCoy as Karen looks at them with a look an annoyed look. Before she could insult them, Matt comes in and saves them by knocking over a jar containing a monster and runs off.
Ah yes, I'm actually enjoying these parts where Karen suffers because she deserves it and hey, Tom makes an appearance after TBATF crew seemly forgetting that he was in the comic. Guess they didn't forgot about him after all. So yeah, Paul and Patryck try fixing Tom the Prop's visor by using bubblegum and he ends up tossing Karen to the wayside.
The Karen suffering train continues as Matt tells her about his allergies as Karen asks how to deal with them. Matt tells her to order pizza and throws a pizza party which makes Karen regret her life decisions.
During the pizza the party, Paul and Patryck talk to Matt about Dollar Store Tord's parents not being hardened war heroes. The only person who didn't attend the party was Karen who was recovering from her embarrassment from Matt and unfortunately, her recovery doesn't last long as Matt, Paul, and Patryck flood the hallways just so they can pretend to be pirates. Luckily Richard was there to help her and clean up the mess.
Vlahd shows up as he gives Matt a look of disgust and it's the same look that I use whenever I have to look at this comic. Anyway, Vlahd's look of disgust makes Matt cry for whatever reason. Before we are given a reason as to why Matt got all upset, Eduardo comes bursting in.
....Oh Eduardo, what have they done to you in this comic? You were kinda okay in Chapter 4, but now you're just sad look at it. They butchered Eduardo's personality so hard in these later chapters.
It would seem that Todd is also dead at this point. Just like Mark, he wasn't given a proper death scene. I know that Mark and Todd didn't really much, but the TBATF crew could've treated them with some respect. My goodness....
Anyway, Eduardo proceeds to go on tangent and complain about everyone who was in the same room as him and my god, it just doesn't hit right. Eduardo please stop. Please I beg you. You're only kicking yourself to the ground. Oh, please make the Eduardo slander stop. He's already dead....
*falls to flat onto the ground and proceeds to cry in Spanish*
Spongebob narrator voice: Thousands Of Tears Later
...Okay, I'm back. So, after witnessing the sad and painful display of Eduardo, Dollar Store Tord congrats Karen for disposing Eduardo while saying that Vlahd has lost his touch which angers Vlahd.
As Vlahd and Dollar Store Tord leave, Paul talks about where and how the Red Army on this very strong Russian fellow. We get a flashback and.... oh my, why are they drawn so realistically? Why do they have noises? It looks so wrong. This is- This is cursed. Oh my god, I can't- I'm sorry can't take this flashback sequence seriously. I remember when this page got released and everyone was laughing at how ridiculous it looked.
It doesn't get much better as there's a flashback sequence on how the Red Army managed to get their hands on Richard. Oh my god, Dollar Store Tord has a typical evil cartoon villain mustache. I wish I was making this up but it's real thing that happens in the comic and my god, I can't.... I can't take this seriously. But hey, it kinda makes sense a little that Richard acts like a literal cartoon character that's from the 1930's and this flashback actually looked pretty nice.
It's a shame that this was meant to be serious but it ended up being ridiculous. I can't stop laughing at this. Oh my god....
So anyway, Richard performs a show for Matt, Paul, and Patryck which has him chopping off his head and putting it back on like nothing happened. ....Why did we have to see this?
Suddenly, Paul gets an idea to steal something from Vlahd and Patryck refuses saying that they might get killed. Paul and Matt ignore his warning because of course they would.
While Paul and Matt go off to rob Vlahd, we go back to Discount Edd who breaks the fourth wallaby jumping through panels to avoid guards. Hmm... if Discount Edd has the powers to jump through panels than why doesn't he jump to where the comic ends? Oh wait, because that would make sense.
In Discount Edd's secret place, puppet Matt and Tom convince Discount Edd to arm himself with weapons which he does. But before he could anything else, a Red Army guard breaks into his place and Discount Edd makes a run for it.
Along the way, he encounters Laurel and..... he proceeds to use his broken panel hopping powers to avoid her like the plaque. ...Wh- What the? ....What did I just witnessed? I'm at a lost for words here. However, I wasn't mad that this. If Discount Edd were to stop and listen to what Laurel would've said to him than that would be another already established female character being ruined.
Laurel, if you can hear me, run. Run for your life before it's too late. Hurry or else your personality would get butchered only to make the one dimensional female ocs made by the TBATF crew look better.
Also I would like to point out that Ringo hasn't been seen after Discount Edd left her to die back in Chapter 7. Is she even alive? Did she fight back? I don't know. The TBATF crew doesn't seem care to tell us. How dare they disrespect Ringo like that. You don't leave her to die. It still pisses me off to this day that Discount Edd didn't even bother to take her with him. So much for being a responsible pet owner.
Back with Matt and Paul's mission to steal something valuable from Vlahd, Paul spots a Fabergé egg which were created by using precious gemstones and metals. They are very popular, cost millions of dollars, and are very hard to find. Vlahd must've been very lucky find one or he probably received it as a gift. Anywho, Matt looks at a picture while Paul figures out how to open the egg. He basically forces it to open and it turns out the egg was a music box. Before they could do anything, they hear Dollar Stire Tord and Vlahd approaching the room that they were in.
Paul pretty much abandons Matt to die as Matt felt betrayed by this. Paul heads out of the room and talks to Dollar Store Tord. Matt proceeds to hide as Dollar Store Tord and Vlahd comes into the room. Dollar Store Tord begins to question Vlahd about what happened back at the amusement park which gives Matt the time put the egg back where it was. He had to act fast since Vlahd was checking the entire room to see if anyone touch anything while he was away.
Dollar Store Tord ends up ticking off Vlahd by saying that he always miss up his missions and let's everyone down. He even brings up Vlahd's daughter saying that he failed her as well. Uh, I wasn't expecting Vlahd to have a daughter. Well, this is a surprise.
Vlahd is forced to listen to what Dollar Store Tord had to say before suddenly snapping when he gets called weak for not being able to protect his daughter and oh my gooooood..... he starts up grabs Dollar Store Tord by the neck. Oooooooooooooooo......
Can it be? Is Dollar Store Tord going to die? Is he finally getting killed? Oh my god. ....Yes! Yes! YES! Finally, I get to see this sorry for an excuse version of Tord getting his throat ripped out. I've been waiting for this moment. The moment that would make this comic redeem itself.
Hang on, let me get my cup of tea and some snacks. This is going to be good.
Yes! Squeeze his neck, Vlahd! Do it! Make him choke to death! Yeah!
Don't let him mock you, Vlahd. What's Dollar Store Tord going to do you? Nothing, you're a big strong- ...... Uh, did Dollar Store Tord just claw at Vlahd's bandages and he immediately goes down? That's it?
......... Great. Now, my tea is cold.
How? I thought Vlahd got a zenkai boost from surviving from his injuries. I don't believe this. I refuse to believe this. This is impossible. Vlahd literally has super strength and he take a multitude of hits. He can also survive from getting crushed to death from falling debris. He should able to take one swipe from a pair of claws that come from Dollar Store Tord. I mean he took hits from Monster Tom who had frickin' claws. Vlahd is literally, no, doubt, the strongest character in this comic in the same spot as Richard.
I am so mad right now and so is Vlahd as Dollar Store Tord brings up how disappointed he is and even mentions that if they haven't met than Vlahd would've been left to rot in his.... discontinued comic...?
Wait, Vlahd came from a different universe? This came out of nowhere. ....It all makes sense. No wonder why the flashbacks of how the Red Army got Vlahd and Richard looked so bizarre. They came from different universes. So, does this mean that Dollar Store Tord has a portal where he can travel to different universe and recruit people for his army? Where and how did he get these resources? Where he get the plan for this? Are the female ocs in this comic including Karen from different universes as well?
There's so many questions and no answers. Nothing makes sense anymore. ...I am... I am so confused. ...Ugh.... I think my brain is leaking out of my ear...
....As Dollar Tord prepares to leave the room after breaking down Vlahd's will to live, Vlahd speaks English and tells Dollar Store Tord that he'll never be able to defeat Discount Edd. Dollar Store Tord slaps Vlahd and says that he'll just have play dirty just to get rid of Discount Edd. Vlahd seemingly remembering that a simple slap doesn't faze him charges at Dollar Store Tord and attempts to break his robotic arm only for Dollar Store Tord to electrocute Vlahd which Paralyzes him. Matt takes his as his sign to get out of the room and Tord tells Paul that he's giving him his right hand man back.
Matt manages to get far away from Dollar Store Tord and encounters Eduardo who's trapped in a room. Matt being an idiot like always thinks Eduardo is a clone and Eduardo just insults him. Oh please, somebody kill Eduardo already. I don't want to see him in this comic anymore. Make the suffering stop.
Eduardo tells Matt to free him and Matt remembers that he has a key card and uses it only for it to not work. Because plot reasons that's why. ...Oh gee....
Matt hands the key card to Eduardo as he leaves to attend a party and that's the end of Chapter 8.
It sure was something alright...
Oh hey, you've made it to the end. Congrats! Yeah, Chapter 8 was sorta of a mess. At least it wasn't as bad as the previous chapter but man, it was exhausting to get through.
Matt was still an idiot in this chapter but hey, he put this to his advantage to annoy the living hell out of Karen. It was actually very satisfying. Never mess with Paul and Patryck or you'll regret it.
This is going sound a little harsh but the only way for this comic to get better is to kill everyone off expect for Vlahd and Richard. Those two are the only likeable characters. The rest of them though... they're not really likable. I've brought up Eduardo, Paul, and Patryck being the only characters to be portrayed well. Well, after seeing them a couple chapters later, I've changed my mind on them.
Look what they did to Eduardo. Sure, he was a jerk in the series but in this comic, they took it to the extreme. They massacred both my Brooklyn accented man and my main four boys with colorful hoodies. It's just sad to see them like this but at the same time I want them to die horribly just to put out of their misery.
If the TBATF crew refuses to kill all of these characters off than they can just have Discount Edd sing Goofy Goober Rock to defeat Dollar Store Tord and save the world in the final chapter. I wouldn't actually mind that to be honest.
People always ask me why I tend to torture myself by reviewing these chapters. My reply is that nobody wants to do it and that I seem to be only person that's brave enough to take the bullet.
I do these reviews so you guys won't have to. Don't thank me, you're welcome.
This review took a very long time to do. I was planning on getting it out as soon as the comic went on hiatus back in July 2022. Yeah, the TBATF crew decided to go on a long break to focus on other things and in my honest opinion, it should've been cancelled. But eh... you always don't get what you want.
Anyway, I appreciate you guys for checking out my review even if you agree or disagree with my thoughts. It's fine you enjoyed the chapter or like the comic despite its many problems. My review isn't meant to change your mind on how you view the comic.
So yeah, this is has been Lbat1901 and I'll see you next time. Also, happy early/late Valentine's Day. ....I'm not sure when I'll get this out
Alright, that's enough from me. I'm out.
Bye