REVIEW: Going to the Chapel #3 is madcap, unpredictable, and very funny

By Zack Quaintance — There’s a reason that famous comedian/actor Patton Oswalt keeps Tweeting about Going to the Chapel. As I’ve written in past reviews, this is a well-done book that delves fearlessly into the absurd, exploring madcap relationship drama and doling out one-liners left and right. It’s also very very funny through out. And so it makes sense that Oswalt (who knows from funny) would be as into the book as I am. 

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REVIEW: Going to the Chapel #2 finds the sweet spot between absurd and dysfunctional

By Zack Quaintance — Through two issues, Going to the Chapel has been a delight...which feels like an odd thing to write about a comic that’s so heavily predicated on a hostage situation, complete with rubber Elvis masks and shotguns. But this has been a romp of a comic, one that uses a Quintin Tarantino-esque setup to probe the scary (and mildly absurd) feeling of going through a wedding ceremony. There are plenty of jokes in this book, and it’s a breezy read to be sure, but look a little closer—Going to the Chapel is actually a hilarious dive into relationship dynamics, from feeling like you’ve met the one to the baggage we carry with us from past break-ups.

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