WHITE TIGER: CLAWS, PAWS & OUTLAWS, by Zenescope on 1/29/25, sends the mutant furry on a brainwashed mission to kill Hollywood’s elite on behalf of Puffy the Penguin.
Credits:
- Writer: Otis Hawthorne
- Artist: Unai De Zarate
- Colorist: Juan Manuel Rodriguez
- Letterer: Taylor Esposito
- Cover Artist: Igor Vitorino (cover A)
- Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment
- Release Date: January 29, 2025
- Comic Rating: Mature (language)
- Cover Price: $5.99
- Page Count: 36
- Format: One-Shot
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Analysis of WHITE TIGER: CLAWS, PAWS & OUTLAWS:
Plot Analysis:
White Tiger: Claws, Paws & Outlaws begins with a jittery recap of the half-man, half-tiger’s origins as a furry who was kidnapped from a furry convention by the costumed villain named Puffy the Penguin. Why? He and his friends were dressed in alternate furry costumes and dropped on a tropical island as prey for elite hunters. The (mis)adventure of White Tiger before his condition changed from costume to mutant is detailed in Bunnyman’s Furry Nightmare.
Somehow, between then and now, White Tiger was kidnapped by Puffy (again), transformed into a real White Tiger mutant, and brainwashed into hunting down elite Hollywood actors so Puffy could take over Hollywood. After killing several Hollywood actors off-panel, White Tiger is jumped shortly after entering Tom Hanks’s house by Red Fox. Red reads a de-programming formula to snap White Tiger out of his spell, and she convinces him to team up to stop Puffy.
What follows is a series of conflicts when White Tiger and Red Fox track down additional furries and famous individuals such as DJ Khaled. The trail leads back to a communications building in Pasadena, where they find the one person imprisoned by Puffy, who knows where the villain is headed next, rapper 50 Cent.
50, released from his prison cell, commences a shootout with multiple brainwashed furry mutants. He tells White and Red to head to the Oscars, where Puffy is planning something big. When Red and White arrive on the scene, Puffy unleashes a tidal wave of baby oil that turns anyone who comes into contact with it into a feral monsters. The issue ends with a tidal wave of baby oil heading down Hollywood Boulevard while Red and White fight Puffy to the death onboard a boat riding the wave.
First Impressions:
Holy cow. I mean, HOLY COW! White Tiger: Claws, Paws & Outlaws is a horrendous comic. I rarely get a comic that crosses my desk where I’m tempted to start skipping pages just to get it over with. This comic is painfully awful.
Artwork and Presentation:
On the flipside, Unai De Zarate’s art is pretty good. De Zarate has the right eye for Zenescope’s brand of storytelling, so we can anticipate he has a future within Zenescope… as long as it’s not on White Tiger.
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Story Positives & Negatives:
The Positives:
Well, if nothing else, White Tiger: Claws, Paws & Outlaws keeps an energetic pace. Shenanigans come at you fast and furious, so Otis Hawthorne packs every scene with surprises to keep you guessing and on your toes.
The Negatives:
There are almost no redeeming qualities in this script. Otis Hawthorne’s attempt to be farcical with topical developments in Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry ranges from tone-deaf to unfunny to corny to just plain dumb. The plot doesn’t make any sense, Hawthorne’s sense of narrative flow and story structure is abysmal, and plot points regularly fail to make sense.
Honestly, it was hard to get through this comic. It’s that bad.
Final Thoughts:
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WHITE TIGER: CLAWS, PAWS & OUTLAWS is a terrible comic. Otis Hawthorne’s attempt at cleverly subversive humor, making fun of everyone from A-list actors to P. Diddy’s alleged obsession with baby oil, makes for a shockingly painful read. If it weren’t for Unai De Zarate’s decent art, this issue would be a total loss. Avoid this comic.
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