Path: A Go, Go, Go Review
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Review by Scott Tingley, May 31, 2008

Path is a constantly moving chase driven story with a terrible cast of creatures (like air leeches – who comes up with air leeches!?!?) trying to eat our heroes, rabbit and elephant. That's right; this entire book is one long chase scene with one interlude to introduce a giant hare-driven robot.  Lots of laughs and lots of monsters (and a sort-of sad bit at the end). Oh, and rabbit uses the word ‘ crud ' every couple of pages. Just thought you should know.

Here is another way you can picture the book. Take the frenetic energy of the squirrel-rat chasing the acorn in the cartoon, Ice Age - apply it to the rest of the movie, strip away all but the most essential plot elements (getting from here to there alive), and you have Path .

I've seen movies that use that premise – one long action scene with some humour sprinkled in for flavour. They usually stink. Some, though, are a whole lot of fun – and so is Path .

Path solicitation info: “ Doppler is a neurotic bunny who doesn't have much in the way of people skills, but when he is cornered by a pack of hungry crocidogs, Dodge rescues him. Dodge is an older Elephant who doesn't see so well, but he needs help getting to his destination and against all odds, Doppler and Dodge form a very special friendship.”

It's go, go, go for 80 pages…  And there lies the main flaw of the book.  It is a bit slim for $12.95, but I think it is worth it. It is a quick read, but one I would think kids would go back to over and over. The only other problem I had is that, at times, I found that the beautiful black and white panels drawn by creator, Gregory Baldwin , were a bit hard to follow. To be very clear: the story is not hard to follow, but in my opinion some panels are. Just keep moving and it all clears up, though.

I know that if my grade 3 class has the opportunity to read / review this book they will be giggling and sharing cool moments all through it.

Tell the folks at your local comic shop that they can order it through the Diamond catalogue using the code JAN083499 (if this sentence makes little sense to you, just write it down and read it to the comic shop guy, and he will know just what to do :) ).