SDF: Space Cadet
I’m breaking with tradition a bit in using the last page of a story for a sample, but I thought it was funny and the rest of the story was sheer blood and guts mayhem, and how do you only sample one page of that? It’s a story about Cactus Joe the Clown, wandering around aimlessly with his… well, let’s just call it a penguin wearing slippers. He runs into a couple of thugs who want to kill him for their master, they both change into monsters and let the bloody mayhem begin! Next you have a one page “author’s aside”, telling us a bit about the book, followed by a silly, cartoonish story about doing some farm work that seemed drastically out of place compared to all the violence. Of course, it’s his book and he can do whatever he damn well pleases with it so who am I to say that a cartoon cat just looks odd next to a creature getting his legs ripped off at the knees? Next up is a wordless space fight involving something vaguely resembling the Silver Surfer (but only slightly) and a giant outer space fish. Next is more cuteness, so I guess I spoke too soon about it being odd, and finally Frimpy. I ended up liking the varying violent and non-violent stories by the end, so I’d say he’s doing something right. If you like mindless mayhem mixed up with some even more mindless cuteness, check this out! Oddly, the website doesn’t seem to have any way for you to buy his comics, but maybe I’m just missing it. Oh, and this issue I think was put together specifially as a sampler for cons, just so you know, and I think it was a measly quarter although I could be wrong on that one…
