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Clopper, Brian – Hugh Among Us!
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Hugh Among Us!
How much is an interesting concept worth these days? The idea behind this series might end up being a great thing, or it might end up being a mildly interesting thing. So far I’m curious to see more. The idea here is that various creatures from our imagination and fables have started to become real in our world. There’s a group of these creatures whose sole purpose seems to be finding other “figments” and rounding them up and keeping their existence a secret. This is only an ashcan of a larger graphic novel, but it does a great job of building interest. Quite a colorful bunch of characters, most of which seem to have long term potential in terms of story possibilities. The names of the characters are kind of, um, stupid, but the tone of the series so far is light-hearted and jovial, so I guess it’s good that he’s not taking himself too seriously. Here are some names if you don’t believe me: Stitched Witch, See-All Cyclops, Totally Werewolf, and Inspector Spector. There’s also an incredibly handy interview with the creator in the back of the book that tells us that he plans on doing one 60-90 page graphic novel a year instead of publishing in comic format (mostly because of the cost and the difficulties in marketing a second issue of a series. Anyway, check out his website for more info. The issue is $3, which is a bit much for an ashcan but it looks great.
Clopper, Brian – Mute
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Mute
I have absolutely no idea what’s going on in this book. Seriously. I’ll give you my theory, because that’s why they pay me the big bucks, but I might be horribly wrong and this could end up looking more like my psychology profile than anything else. It’s set on a distant planet. One alien tries to get the upper hand on another one, but accidentally gets the local law enforcement involved. Hijinx ensue. OK, I don’t know about the hijinx, but the rest of it is my best guess. Granted, it’s only the start of a projected 130 page graphic novel, so I’d imagine it gets a lot more clear as it goes. For now, the art is cute, the story is at least intriguing and I’m curious to see what happens next. This is also a split book with another Mute story by Mark Burrier, so even if you don’t like this one maybe you’ll like the other one. Go to his website for ordering info and stuff.
