SPACE Reviews, Part 2
Bizobo the Chimp: Stuff Blows Up- (Charles Goren, Kyle Albert, and Lisa Steward/ www.NoNamePress.com ) A sci-fi story about a wandering crew of misfits (most noteably the Man/Chimp from the title) who get into trouble while hanging out at a space station. The art's a little crude, but there's an undeniable passion to the work. With a little time this book could easily go from interesting to excellent.
Band on the Sun- (Rob Schamberger & Duane Cunningham/ Swillhound Studios/ www.bandonthesun.com)- A series of shorts about a rock band whose lead singer is also a secret agent. Slick, cartoony art with a solid sense of design throughout. Also, one of the few books that was almost full color. The best part of the book is the opening story, which is a very entertaining take on the infamous Spinal Tap Drummer gag.
The Hip Mortician #2, Mike Spike the Punk Rock Skeleton, and Three Men & a Brain Special- (Mark Plaid/ Ghoul Stomper) The Hip Mortician is easily the funniest mini-comic about Homoerotic Necrophilia I've ever seen. Mike Spike is too short to even bother commenting on. Three Men and a Brain, on the other hand, is excellent. A very, very funny series of shorts about three punk rockers and the alien brain that lives with them. Great stuff, my only complaint is that the lettering can be too small at times.
Election 2020 and The Constant Dilemma- (Kris Lachowski- Mean Goat) Forget about the Constant Dilemma, the Important One here is Election 2020. Election 2020 is a well thought out, interesting well executed mini-comic dealing with the last election, and the author's decision to run for President as an Independant in 2020. Great, ambitious work. Very Impressive.
Delusional Dispatch- (Karl Kressbach/ Mental Note Press) The first third of this book is an interesting little pantomime strip, the second third is a stream of consciousness series of shorts, and the third third is a series of Angry Left Wing/Hippie/Liberal Political Cartoons. Regardless of whether or not you agree with the politics of this little book, you gotta admit, the minimalist art style is absolutely beautiful. Mr. Kressbach can do amazing things with very few lines. Good stuff.
Jape #9- (Sean Bieri) A series of gag strips. A chuckled a few times.
Melby Comics- (www.melbycomics.com) There wasn't much here to review. A decent gag strip.
PopeLand #9- (Matt & Nick) The premise is the best part of this book. A guy and a panda travel to the Vatican, which has now been transformed into a theme park called PopeLand. Not bad.
Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire in "The Perils of Alternative Energy Girl and The Untimely Demise of Cold Shoulder"- (Rick Siva & Gynn Stella- www.dandelionstudios.com) Another great premise, namely, two minions, Zephyr and Reginald, work for various supervillians, building death traps and killer rayguns and whatnot. This series works best when the creators have the time to stretch out and really develop their premise. As such, "Untimely Demise" is very funny and highly recommended, while "Perils" came across as kinda short and lackluster.
Free Pulp #2 and 3: See Dick Die and March of 10000 Undead Gabors- (Duane Cunningham and Michelle Arcand, Kyle Strahm/ www.voidpulp.com) See Dick Die is a funny little short about a jerk who dies, and the comedy that results. March of blahblah is an incredibly well drawn short about a trio of Scottish warriors battling an army of Undead Zsa Zsa Gabors. Yep. Both issues contain a sorta funny, well drawn Cletus the Fetus short. I apologize for not including the creator info on Cletus. Sorry.
And that is that. Hopefully I've spread the word on a few other small press folk.
Band on the Sun- (Rob Schamberger & Duane Cunningham/ Swillhound Studios/ www.bandonthesun.com)- A series of shorts about a rock band whose lead singer is also a secret agent. Slick, cartoony art with a solid sense of design throughout. Also, one of the few books that was almost full color. The best part of the book is the opening story, which is a very entertaining take on the infamous Spinal Tap Drummer gag.
The Hip Mortician #2, Mike Spike the Punk Rock Skeleton, and Three Men & a Brain Special- (Mark Plaid/ Ghoul Stomper) The Hip Mortician is easily the funniest mini-comic about Homoerotic Necrophilia I've ever seen. Mike Spike is too short to even bother commenting on. Three Men and a Brain, on the other hand, is excellent. A very, very funny series of shorts about three punk rockers and the alien brain that lives with them. Great stuff, my only complaint is that the lettering can be too small at times.
Election 2020 and The Constant Dilemma- (Kris Lachowski- Mean Goat) Forget about the Constant Dilemma, the Important One here is Election 2020. Election 2020 is a well thought out, interesting well executed mini-comic dealing with the last election, and the author's decision to run for President as an Independant in 2020. Great, ambitious work. Very Impressive.
Delusional Dispatch- (Karl Kressbach/ Mental Note Press) The first third of this book is an interesting little pantomime strip, the second third is a stream of consciousness series of shorts, and the third third is a series of Angry Left Wing/Hippie/Liberal Political Cartoons. Regardless of whether or not you agree with the politics of this little book, you gotta admit, the minimalist art style is absolutely beautiful. Mr. Kressbach can do amazing things with very few lines. Good stuff.
Jape #9- (Sean Bieri) A series of gag strips. A chuckled a few times.
Melby Comics- (www.melbycomics.com) There wasn't much here to review. A decent gag strip.
PopeLand #9- (Matt & Nick) The premise is the best part of this book. A guy and a panda travel to the Vatican, which has now been transformed into a theme park called PopeLand. Not bad.
Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire in "The Perils of Alternative Energy Girl and The Untimely Demise of Cold Shoulder"- (Rick Siva & Gynn Stella- www.dandelionstudios.com) Another great premise, namely, two minions, Zephyr and Reginald, work for various supervillians, building death traps and killer rayguns and whatnot. This series works best when the creators have the time to stretch out and really develop their premise. As such, "Untimely Demise" is very funny and highly recommended, while "Perils" came across as kinda short and lackluster.
Free Pulp #2 and 3: See Dick Die and March of 10000 Undead Gabors- (Duane Cunningham and Michelle Arcand, Kyle Strahm/ www.voidpulp.com) See Dick Die is a funny little short about a jerk who dies, and the comedy that results. March of blahblah is an incredibly well drawn short about a trio of Scottish warriors battling an army of Undead Zsa Zsa Gabors. Yep. Both issues contain a sorta funny, well drawn Cletus the Fetus short. I apologize for not including the creator info on Cletus. Sorry.
And that is that. Hopefully I've spread the word on a few other small press folk.
2 Comments:
Hey Joseph, Thanks for the kind words regarding Band on the Sun and See Dick Die... glad you enjoyed them!
I'm glad you liked the Gabors book, Joseph. I appreciate the mention.
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