A review by hyrulebalverine
The Funny Business by Kevin J. Anderson

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A collection of short stories; some a single page and others dozens of pages. While this is called The Funny Business and touted as "a collection of 18 of [Kevin J. Anderson's] funniest science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories", I personally didn't find much humor in most of the stories beyond their premises. However, most, if not all, of these stories would be great entries into Anthology series such as The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror. If you go in with this in mind, I expect you will enjoy the read because they are good.

For me, the stand out story was the original scripts for the comic series Grumpy Old Monsters, with Rebecca Moesta. This story had an appropriately silly premise, clever references, and genuinely funny moments. I would truly love to see the final version of this comic.