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Westerfield, Dean – A Spot of Mud
A Spot of Mud
I have mixed feelings about this one. It’s a great story, about a young boy and how he deals with his mother getting cancer and dying a slow, lingering death. Great packaging, very well put together, no problems there. The art was just a little bit… sloppy, I guess. Not sure what I’m basing that on, really, other than a few panels here or there with a really awkward head in it and a few things like that. Not something that most people would even notice, probably, but there you go. If I had to guess I’d say that he’ll be just fine with a little more practice. Hell, I’d say that he’d be a lot better than fine, as this was a genuinely moving and disturbing story at times. In other words, I’d say to keep your eye on this guy, as I think he’s going to do great things. I can’t completely recommend this story, sure, but it’s a lot better than most of the stuff you’re going to find out there, and you’ll get to see him before he works out the few bugs in his drawing. Send him $3.50 at P.O. Box 20291 Fountain Valley, CA 92728 or just e-mail him. This was done in 1999, it’s entirely possible that he has great things out right now and I just don’t know about it…
Westerfield, Dean – Little Things (written by Jeff Guarino)
Little Things (written by Jeff Guarino)
Here’s a comic from two people that I haven’t seen much from in a while, and I’m not sure if this even counts because it was put out in 2001 (e-mail them to see if it’s still around, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it will be). It’s a great moral tale about appreciating the little things and how seemingly random people and events can all come together. There are two children playing (a retarded boy and his brother), and old bitter man and a lonely, recently divorced man. They go through their seemingly random days until they all come together on a pier while the old man is fishing. It’s a sweet, charming comic and has a great message about cooperation. Check it out if you can find it, it’s worth checking around for…
