Uncle Tickle #1
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Uncle Tickle #1
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Written by Ken L. and Kevin L. Jones
Artwork by Jag Lall
Lettering by Tom Luth
20 pages, including covers
3 pounds (including postage)
$2.50 on IndyPlanet
6.625" x 10.25, saddle-stitch binding
Website: www.unicocomics.co.uk
IndyPlanet: www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1912
Unico Comics provides editorial input and publishing for an anthology title and also handles the production and distribution of some creator-owned books. Uncle Tickle is an example of the latter.
Uncle Tickle is about an unhinged TV clown who goes on a violent killing rampage. After he terminates his studio audience he disappears leaving FBI agent Matt Clarkson to track him down. But Uncle Tickle always seems to be one step ahead of him - at least for the moment.
The book's cover warns readers that the content is for mature readers. The violence shown and suggested in this book is intense. Although the basic storyline is plausible within the world the Jones' have created, I'd like to see the characters developed further so that I feel more emotionally connected to them.
The artwork is loose and sketchy. Lall's layouts are ambitious and varied, and I like the sombre mood his illustrations create. However, in a few places his style is so loose it's hard to tell what's happening.
If you enjoy horror stories and/or gritty crime drama check out the previews on the websites above.
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Reviewer Bio
R. Krauss reviews small press and mini comics on Midnight Fiction, Poopsheet Foundation and Comic Related.
Name: Richard Krauss
email: arkay@midnightfiction.com
Been reading comics: since I started reading Marvel comics in Junior High School.
Review Bio: After several years I discovered titles like Zap and Bijou at a headshop and was seduced by the freedom and variety they offered. When the new-wave comix era sprouted from the seeds of the undergrounds, I quickly joined the ranks of other struggling cartoonists with phenomenally low print runs. After almost a decade of small press comix, I retired and made a solemn vow never to return. Several years later the Internet happened and over time many of my favorite new-wave cartoonists got online. The bug bit again and I started exploring the new crop of small press cartoonists. Today's explosion of small press comics is more exciting than any time I've ever seen.
Favorites: Papercutter, Not My Small Diary, Slam Bang, Comic Eye, stuff from Main Enterprises and Weird Muse, to name a few.
Website: MidnightFiction.com
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