Eye of the Majestic Creature #2
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: god bless Poopsheet. Granted, I’m probably not supposed to talk up the “competition” (even though we have different inventory (mostly)) but man do they have a ton of odd, wonderful comics that I would never have found without them. Besides, what, one of us is going to steal a living away from the other one? More power to Rick Bradford if he manages to make a living doing this. Anyway, how about this comic? It’s the first thing I’ve seen from Leslie, who already has a bit of a reputation apparently (and a book funded by Xeric), and it’s fantastic. It’s mostly the story of the female lead on the cover (Leslie?) and her only friend out in the wilderness, a talking guitar. She left civilization to get away from it all but finds herself increasingly lonely and decides to start a door to door coffee business in an effort to meet people. This works about as well as one could expect in a land where everybody already has their own coffee makers, but the joy of this comic is in the people she does meet, including a harassed young mother and a creepy store owner. The other major chunks of this issue deal with a, um, man with a bird beak (or birdman of some kind) who’s obsessed with barbecue. On one of his trips out he leaves Leslie in charge of things, with mildly disastrous results. This book is funny, insightful, gorgeous and slightly sad all rolled up into one. She’s somebody you should keep an eye on, unless, of course, you’re more connected to the whole “scene” than I am and already know all about her. $3
