Comic Book Men
AMC | Release Date: February 12, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Uncle BarkyEd BarkFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Comic Book Men is a pleasant surprise and an overall splash of fragrant cologne on the smell test-flunking reality genre. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Given the characters who also turn up looking to sell comics and memorabilia, Smith's original idea--"Pawn Stars" with comics--might have been enough to win him a slot just about anywhere on cable. The podcast just makes it funnier. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne GayFeb 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: Way too obscure for the average viewer, Comic Book Men is strictly for Smith groupies, and there are probably enough of those to keep this six-parter afloat over its short run. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Oddly enough, many viewers may not need to know DC Comics' Issue No. 1 chapter, verse and thought bubble to find Comic Book Men mildly amusing. Read full review
50
SlateTroy PattersonFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: The illustrated title sequence of Comic Book Men depicts these guys as musclemen in tights, but the scenes that follow are strictly mild-mannered. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: Comic Book Men's idle chit-chat about comics comes off as remedial and boring. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMike HaleFeb 10, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's diverting, a little sad, a little boring, full of geeky macho posturing and ultimately pointless, much like a Wednesday afternoon in a comic-book shop. Read full review
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