Jape #3
My own personal look back into the mini comics of yore continues, although I’m not sure if 1994 qualifies as “yore”. Hey, if they can play Nirvana songs on classic rock stations, I think this fits the bill. This is, as all Japes have been known to be, a funny comic. Not as funny as some other Japes, but still funny. The main reason this one gets bogged down is the big story of the comic: Hard Boiled Hygenist. It’s funny to begin with (being a Sin City parody, assuming Sin City was out by then (if not he was remarkably prescient) combined with some intense dentistry), but it does manage to go on for at least a few pages too long. On other pieces Sean is his usual flawless self, including a gag that was (sadly) unsuccessful at killing 50’s clip art jokes, Sean and a smoking Jesus in a coffee shop, a nerd being a little too clever at a museum around a jock, and instructions on how to use chopsticks. Again, this is another one that probably isn’t in print (although pieces of it are in Jumbo Jape), but would be in a just world. Still, contact the guy, you never know. Even if it isn’t available maybe you’ll be the last straw that nudges him into putting them all back into print…
