Hamm, Jesse – Savage Daisies #6

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Savage Daisies #6

Another one from the long list of people who were recommended to me ages ago, it’s great to see that Jesse fully lives up to expectations. Most of this mini is his interpretation of the Snow White fairy tale, and it’s one of the better adaptations that I’ve seen. The first part is available here, the whole thing (which looks huge) is available online at Modern Tales, along with stories from all kinds of small press folks. The good news is that there’s a ton of stuff there, the bad news is that it isn’t free. Still, most people can handle $2.95 a month, right? There are also a couple of shorter stories in this mini (one a hilarious “how to” about mini comics and another about meeting aliens) that work as well as the larger story. Frankly, I don’t know why I hadn’t heard more about this guy before this. It’s a funny, expertly done book and his name should be right up there at the start of conversations about the best of the small press. It may seem odd for me to say this after only seeing one book, but this book is flawless. Even if his older stuff is worse than this, unless he got a brain transplant or something, it’s bound to be at least entertaining. Check out his website, even though it doesn’t look like it’s been updated in a while and it has really crappy background music.