Palermo, Pat – Cut Flowers

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Cut Flowers

Yep, the man wrote on the cover of the book he wanted me to review. Oh well, what are you going to do? All comics must have covers on this site, because that’s the way it’s always been done, so there! As for the comic behind the scribbles, it’s a pretty great piece of work. It’s all about a day involving Hank Malatesta, a character who’s knowable and interesting pretty much right off the bat. He’s having a bit of drama with a female neighbor involving occasional forays into “more than friends” status, even though they both seem to be insane and she already has a boyfriend. Still, their interaction made me love him right away. Following this is a trip to the bar with a “wacky” neighbor and an attempt to patch things up with the crazy girl from earlier, sort of. Eh, maybe I’ve said too much already. Still, the art is wonderful (I know I’ve seen his stuff somewhere, or it could be possible that everything is blending together) and the writing is fantastic (the man has an incredible ear for dialogue). Those are pretty basic ingredients you need for a good comic right there. I’m guessing $3, but that’s just a guess.