Higley, Nate – That Poison Bunnie

April 23, 2010

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That Poison Bunnie

Who likes funny? And all sorts of mayhem and gore, of course? If it’s you, chances are you’ll like this issue. If you like your humor a little more highbrow, move along please. This is a series of mostly single panel comics about Bunnie (either a poison or a zombie bunny), Smokey (a lit cigarette) and Bear. Bear is the center of most of the stories, as well as the one who causes most of the mayhem. In here you have stories about zombies, a day in the life of Bear, and more three panel comics than you can shake that proverbial stick at. Also a whole bunch of random violence, usually placed for maximum comedic effect. And, as you probably know, random violence is almost always funny unless it’s happening to you. It’s a hodge podge of shorties, so there’s no sense in getting every little nook and cranny, but it’s worth a look if you like this sort of thing, and you should get a good idea from the sample down there. Oh, and there are the usual stupid errors (“their” instead of “they’re”), but only a few and they didn’t bother me this time around. Could it be that I’ve finally mellowed out over that particular bit of stupidity? I hope not. Anyway, this is a buck or two, and you can find out a whole lot more at that website.


Higley, Nate – Photocopied Hearts #5

April 21, 2005

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Photocopied Hearts #5

This seems to be a tough day to figure out the titles for the books for some reason. Sure, it’s called Photocopied Hearts, but there’s no clue on the inside as to what number it is, except the first story is titled #5… but the #5 on his website doesn’t look anything like this and is an anthology. Not that you care about any of this, but now you know. This is collection of stories, which are kind of all over the place. That can be a good sign or a bad sign, but it seems to show off his range in this one. The first story is about a man having a conversation with a friend on the street, and if I tell you more than that I’ll ruin it and it was a great conversation, so forget that. Then you have a girl who’s living on the streets and has a sanctuary of a public bathroom, mostly considering her life and seeing where she’s at. Next is the creepy story of the only Jew ever lynched in the US, and one more shortie about Jeffrey Dahmer going to the grocery store. This kept me interested the whole time and I loved the smudgy realism of the art. Let’s call it $5, check out the website and maybe you can figure out which issue this is…