“Yesterday’s” Comic> Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure adaptation

I actually picked up this comic through a free giveaway in Cheerios.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Movie Adaptation

DC Comics (1989)

If you haven’t seen the movie, we follow the misadventures of two friends named Bill Preston and Ted Logan who want to start a rock band. Unfortunately for Ted his dad is very strict and because of his failing grades his dad wants to send him to military school. The boys’ only hope is to score and A+ on their oral history exam “how would an important historical figure from each time period view the San Dimas of today”. And they’re historical knowledge is really poor.

Enter Rufus, who comes from the future because Wyld Stallyns’ music will someday bring harmony to the world. So the boys decide to bring actual historical figures to San Dimas of the 1980’s. That’s where things go crazy, but you should really check out the movie because it’s great. I wasn’t a fan of the sequel movie. I’ll also point to my Reviewers Unknown colleague Rowdy C. Moore, who reviewed all three of the television spin-offs, and his opinion and mine are the same on the two cartoons and one live action series.

As for the comic itself, it’s as faithful an adaptation as a comic can be. Minor moments that didn’t really affect the story are removed for space but all the important parts are there. The characters look like the actors (and they have more leeway being a licensed adaptation of a current production…at this Cheerios printing heading to home video), except for Missy, who looks a bit older. Still too young to be Missy’s mom, and frankly that bit never went anywhere. And they found a way to make it dumber in Bogus Journey by having her dump Bill’s day for Ted’s. I didn’t miss it. Back to the comic, it’s not DC’s highest end artwork, but it’s still better than the Supergirl seat-belt PSA comic.

I highly recommend seeing this movie, although the comic adaptation could be hard to find. The film has a DVD and Blu-Ray release. Sadly, Amazon only has a “best of” compilation of the cartoon (yes, a shameless Amazon affiliate linking set but I do honestly love this movie) but the series is up on Hulu for your viewing pleasure. (The only thing I get from the Hulu link is sharing a great show with you guys.) If you do find the comic, it’s a good addition to you collection.