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Limacher, Al – Creep #1 (art by Jack Bertram)
Creep #1 (art by Jack Bertram)
Who likes exclamation points! Should I put them at the end of all my sentences here, just like in the comic! No, I didn’t think so. It’s OK, he’s doing it on purpose, to make fun of stupid comics. I think. The first story is about The Creep, a very gross superhero. Mostly just because he oozes all over the place. The second story is about cannibal pygmies and how pointless it is to fight them. Really, if that $.05 cover price it true, there’s no reason not to check this out. It’s hilarious at times, and the dialogue (and captions) are so over the top that it’s impossible not to laugh. No contact info in here, but here’s an e-mail address from the letter that came with the comics. Yes, as in plural, so there’ll be more up here soon enough.
Bertram, Jack – Life-Like Tales #1
Life-Like Tales #1
Did I say the word “meandering” in the last review? Well, I’m going to say it again. This is a meandering tale about Jack going to a wildlife refuge. It’s a bit weak right off the bat. He does mention he did a large part of this without even thinking about publishing it, and it shows. Luckily for all of us the book changes completely once he gets out in the wild. It’s just him remarking on little things that are happening, and it’s really a great piece of work. There’s not really much of an ending here, which suits the book just fine. There’s a complete lack of pretension here that saves the book. It would be easy for him to go out there and make all kinds of pithy comments, but instead he just goes out there and draws stuff, while making a few asides. Well worth a buck. Contact info is up there, as far as I can tell most of his comics are only $1, so you could probably get a chunk of them if you sent him a five or something…
Bertram, Jack – Zine 55 #1
Zine 55 #1
OK, I’ll admit it, I mostly got this comic for the cover. Come on, look at that and tell me it’s not funny. The inside is a little less funny, but still solid overall. It starts with a meandering piece about… um, his life, and filling up panels. Works a lot better when he’s working on self-reflection than it does when he’s commenting on his inability to fill panels, but that only lasts for a page. Then you have a couple of sketchbook pages of his trip to the dentist, followed by Baby Floot Poot, a large baby who destroys everything in its path in humorous fashion. Over-the-top slapstick, not really my favorite type of humor but done pretty well here. Then there’s a story about toast and a couple more random pages, and there’s your comic. I liked the ramble in the start of the book too, as he said the only reason he did it because he always liked it when other people talked about themselves. E-mail him to get a copy or see what else he has, it’s pretty cheap at $1.
