Note: as I mentioned in my last review of her comics, ordering her stuff is a little tricky, but the link on the title takes you through the process. Don’t be scared, it’s not that complicated! Meanwhile, hey, what’s this comic about? As the title might imply, it’s all about Zinj and, as somebody who’s been reading Pam’s comics for literally decades now, it’s about time. Zinj is a character that shows up briefly every now and then, but if his “origin” has ever been explained I can’t remember it. This one starts off like it might be one of those “get through the comic” kind of minis. You know the ones, generally the “I have to have a new comic for the con” type of things, comics that are mostly about how they don’t have anything to say at the moment, or about the process of making comics. But it quickly makes a turn into Pam jumping into the story herself, explaining her fascination with the Zinj skull (full name Zinjanthropus, if you’re curious), how all of the early versions of Sasquatch in her comics came from the Zinj skull and how she eventually settled on having it be its own character in her books. It’s a fascinating peek behind the curtain, and Zinj is now just a little bit less mysterious to me. The character, anyway. The actual skull, and what that creature might have been like, still freaks me out a little bit. $2 (ish)
