Originally posted June 30, 2002.
Dave Cooper may be the reason South Park chose to “Blame Canada”. No one else in comix is so fascinated and repulsed by human sexuality. This allegory-ish coming of age tale is well worth reading.
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Originally posted November 3, 2001.
Millionaire pursues your children with this beautiful, slightly creepy kids’ book.
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Originally posted October 27, 2001.
Greg Fiering’s analytic subversion of suburbia strips similar to Peanuts and Family Circus captures the pain, stupidity, and perfect moral vacuum of growing up in the burbs.
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Originally posted October 27, 2001.
Comic-hipster beloved funnyman Sam Henderson gets the brush-off from me. Since then, I have revised my take and find this issue very funny. Sorry, Sammy!
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Originally posted July 9, 2002.
Tony Millionaire is a freakin’ GENIUS. MAAKIES is the best stuff he’s ever done, and clearly among the best strips of all time.
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Originally posted May 11, 2002.
Revelations-based potboiler franchise expands into comics with this professional, so-so effort that nonetheless offers chills, post 9-11.
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Originally posted August 15, 2002.
Jessica Abel’s thoughtful fictionalization of living the expat life in Mexico City is the best work she’s ever done.
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Originally posted May 10, 2002.
Frustrating miss from groundbreaking effort to employ only 3-D computer imaging to render comic book. Gifted creator, artifical limitations on execution.
I hated writing this review and hope to avoid writing further brutally critical reviews in the future.
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Originally posted October 28, 2001.
Comics star Neil Gaiman turns his sights on commedia dell’arte with lightweight results. Cute, but nothin’ deep.
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Originally posted November 27, 2001.
Evanier and Aragones continue their long-running fantasy satire, this time tackling all viewpoints on the topic of taxes.
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