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Teardrop, Matthew – Mr. Ugly
Mr. Ugly Now Available! $2
Hooray for a children’s book! This one (unlike “Hey Kidz! It’s Poopin’ Time With the Big Ol’ Bear!”), actually IS a children’s book, which is another good chance for him to show a little bit or range. As such, the story is pretty simple. There’s an off-panel character who keeps asking Mr. Ugly why he hates everything, and starts naming things off one by one. Mr. Ugly always has a reason why things are bad. It’s tiny and an incredibly quick read, but it’s funny and his constant rage against things that are mostly not so bad is inspiring. This is $2, contact info is up there and this is also available in the store, if you’re interested…
Teardrop, Matthew – The New Adventures of The Spit
The New Adventures of The Spit Now Available! $1
I’ve been asked to not pull any punches here, so I’m going to go right for the jugular: this book is hilarious. There, take that! It’s all about Manny Spitowski before and after he realizes that his saliva in contact with another human’s skin will cause them to explode. So instead of some grand adventure about a superhero determined to right wrongs, this is all about Manny getting even with a bunch of people from high school who picked on him in high school, annoying people, and random folks who just happen to be standing around. Hilarity ensues. If some of you don’t believe that, or just don’t think that concept could be funny, take a look at the lower right corner of the sample. Could anybody who draws Osama bin Laden like that be all bad? The great price mystery continues, but let’s say it’s $3 and move on. Contact info up there, you should really get ahold of some of these books if you like funny.
Teardrop, Matthew – Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #4
Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #4 Now Available! $1
It never ceases to amaze me how comics can get lost on this site. I got this four years ago (it’s 4/4/09), but somehow I never manged to ramble about it, not even a little bit. So, with the distance of time, how does it hold up? This mini had its moments, granted, and with the tiny price tag of $1 I suppose that’s all it had to do. Subjects in here include dealing with the consequences of escalating a war on a fly, life being miserable over the long run, hilarious child abduction, business etiquette, getting advice from Charles Manson, and the immortality of the brain. The bulk of the comic is an extended story dealing with a young man who sets a genie free, but finds out to his horror that he’s actually the one who has to give the genie three wishes. Hilarious all the way through, and Matthew even manages to end it with quite a punchline. Other than that this book also has a fair pile of funny three panel strips, still something of a rarity in my experience. Ah, no reason to be harsh to this comic at all. Plenty of bang for your buck, the good far outweighs the bad or mediocre. $1
Teardrop, Matthew – Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #2
Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #2 Now Available! $1
More funnies from Matthew, and if you’ve read this page a few times you probably already have a fairly good idea whether or not you think this kind of thing is funny. Lucky for me I do, so I’ll just work from that. In here you have the new mini by the Grim Reaper, more from The Square and The Egghead, a robot hair salon, Old Mr. Tree, being a “player”, a brief commentary on The Scream, President Monkey, the Porno family, Bernard the Bumbling Terrorist, and one really crappy party. Oh, and more than a few newspaper style strips, most of which are pretty funny. That fantastic cover by Barry Rodges wraps around as well, but it’s hard to capture that sort of thing in a scan, and shame on you if you don’t know who that is. Contact info is up there, this is $1 and it’s also available in the online store…
Teardrop, Matthew – Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #1
Teardroppe Comiques Spectaculare #1
Look, a humor anthology by Matthew! Good to see that he can show some range. All kinds of ridiculous stuff in here, but it made me laugh out loud a few times, which is just about all you can ask of a humor anthology. What kind of stuff is in here? You have the truth about the phrase “you’ll have plenty of time to sleep when you’re dead”, a number of one page strips about a square (not literally), a fantastic summary of “Eyes Wide Shut”, some three panel strips that were actually funny, diversity, an invisible boy, a robot waiter, Grandpa Eyepatch, and a dog who talks to a toy duck. If you think that sounds funny, then check this out. If you don’t, well, maybe you’re just too sophisticated for humor, did you ever think of that? He seems to be unable to put a price on his books, so let’s just say this is $2, OK? Contact info is up there!
Teardrop, Matthew – Hey Kidz! It’s Poopin’ Time With the Big Ol’ Bear!
Hey Kidz! It’s Poopin’ Time With the Big Ol’ Bear!
Quick, what do you think this comic is about from reading that title? If you think it’s an instructional book about a foul-mouthed bear teaching kids to poop, congratulations! The same sparse artwork is in here that’s in the other comic of his I reviewed, although I think it works better in this one. Something to do with mostly only being in one room (the bathroom, of course), I think. It’s a pretty funny comic, and short enough that you don’t get sick of the humor, so kudos to him. There’s something inherently funny about somebody who can’t spell “retarded” right though. Or maybe it’s just funny to me, I don’t know. I’m guessing this is a buck or two, contact info is up there if you’re interested in some pooping tips…
Teardrop, Matthew – The Saga of the Baby
The Saga of the Baby
The sample below shows you what the art is like the whole way through (simple, no backgrounds pretty much ever), so I’m not going to waste much time talking about that. Either you’re OK with simple, quick art, or you’d rather see some lavish detail. The story here is of a 30 year old man who dresses up as a baby. He goes into a bit of detail about why that’s the case, but mostly he just shoots up, punches a hooker and OD’s. There is quite a bit of funny here, don’t get me wrong, but the humor really started to hit you over the head by the end. I guess that’s the nature of a “saga”, but I probably would have enjoyed a smaller book a bit better. I’m guessing this is $3 because it really is huge, but I honestly have no idea. Send him an e-mail, I’ll bet Matthew can clear this up for you!
