Badger
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Badger By Howard Howard's website and his self-published comic company are both called Cute But Sad Comics. And that's a perfect description of his latest small press effort. Badger is a cute little furry mammal that finds himself living in the world of humans and imbued with human desires. The story takes place on wordless pages with panels framed in an ocean of white space. The approach confers special significance to the artwork and invites you to look closer than you might otherwise. The artwork itself is loose but nicely rendered with a lot of background detail that sets the badger solidly within his manmade environment. Badger is a realistically drawn funny animal. He's immersed in the city life around him and he lives all of the joys and sorrows of his adopted existence. Except, he remains alone. And if he should catch a glimpse of an alternate life in the natural world among his own kind-should he choose to join them or burrow in deeper right where he is? Badger is 48 b&;w pages, plus cover. It's available for #7 (automatic currency conversion via PayPal) from Cute But Sad Comics. |
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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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