Superhero sitcom.

Let’s face it there have not been too many sitcoms with a superhero in the lead role; The Tick though is just such a beast, based on the comic book by Ben Edlund the show had first had a run out in 1994 with an animated version which missed out on an audience, followed a few years later by this short run series (9 episodes and only 8 made it on air). Patrick Warburton stars as The Tick, a blue clad superhero who spends most of his time trying to come up with new winning catchphrases, his aide-de-camp (camp being the operative word) is his flatmate Arthur (David Burke), their dialogue positively crackles with double entendres, also heavily involved are fellow superheroes, the sexy Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey) and Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell).

Admittedly low in budget the gang spend most of their time in bars talking about their adventures rather than going on them, the Tick is actually a riot of a sitcom, subversive, camp and very funny. Director Barry (Men in Black) Sonnenfeld actually directed the first episode (of which he is very proud - a fact he reveals in the commentary for this episode) and there is also a commentary from creator Ben Edlund, the other extras include some trailers (is that an extra? Surely not) and various weblinks. The Tick certainly deserves to be more widely known than it is, maybe this DVD release can help spread the gospel.