Comics Review: "SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #128" Hails Hydra

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #128

DC COMICS

STORY: Derek Fridolfs; Georgia Ball

PENCILS: Randy Elliot; Dario Brizuela

INKS: Randy Elliot; Dario Brizuela

COLORS: Silvana Brys; Candace Schinzler-Bell

LETTERS: Saida Temofonte

EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Jessica Chen (reprint)

COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Silvana Brys

32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (August 2024)

Ages 8+

“Dehydrated”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #128 opens with “Dehydrated,” which is written by Derek Fridolfs and drawn by Randy Elliot.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma visiting a local lake for a lazy day of floating and fishing.  Unfortunately, the place is haunted by a three-headed version of the monster of antiquity known as “the Hydra.”  And you know, Mystery Inc. is never one to let a mystery go unsolved.

As usual, the second story, “Scuba Scoob,” is a reprint story.  It is written by Georgia Ball and drawn by Dario Brizuela.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You #54 (cover date: April 2015).]  The story finds Mystery Inc. in the Caribbean Islands for some scuba-diving fun via “Scuba-Duba Boat Tours.”  However, the boat tour's owner, Farukh, is having trouble with a monster shark.  As usual, Scooby and the gang have a mystery to solve.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #128 has as its theme vacations on the water ruined by water-based monsters.  This issue is blessed by being drawn by two of the best modern Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Randy Elliot for “Dehydrated” and Dario Brizuela for “Scuba Scoob.”  The latter story features some dazzling color and color effects by Candace Schinzler-Bell.  In fact, it is the art and colors that really stand out this time around.  The stories are nice and feature nice monsters, but these simply aren't stand out stories.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #128 does not match up to the quality of issue #127, but a Scooby-Doo comic book is always a good thing.  So grab your “Scooby Snacks” and read it, and maybe watch a Scooby-Doo movie, later.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

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[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the DC Comics original graphic novel, “DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up” by Heath Corson and Bobby Timony.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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