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suzene (suzene) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-12 15:49:00

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creator: paul chadwick

The Wish
Title: "The Wish" (found in Concrete v. 4 - "Killer Smile"; 206 pages)
Creators: Paul Chadwick (art & story)
Availability: In print.

I've been holding off on reposting this for a while, but, happily, it seems to be allowed. :)

Old S_D introduced me to Paul Chadwick's Concrete, and I still occasionally feel that I should thank you guys for that. I adore everything about the book: the thoughtful nature of the protagonist, the fantastic artwork, the humor, and just the wonderful exploration of humanity in general.

And, of course, 100 Horrors, a run of back-up strips in the Concrete volumes which contain some fantastical dark humor delivered in bite-sized chunks. Take this one, for example...

I laugh every time (because I'm a terrible person). These alone make the Concrete volumes worth tracking down.

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	kali921 2009-05-12 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	Concrete was marvelous. I was just thinking of scanning some and posting it here! The last story arc in Concrete made me cry and cry and cry. And these backups were completely twisted and beautiful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	suzene 2009-05-12 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	Has there been any Concrete beyond the seventh collection? Because if so, I NEED it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kali921 2009-05-13 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	I think that The Human Dilemma was the last thing I saw. It came out in 2006, I believe? The six-issue limited series where he got preggers? So sad. Poor Concrete. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	meatwhichdreams 2009-05-12 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	Well...I guess they got their wish! (Reply to this)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-05-12 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	I used to read Concrete, but I got tired of it pretty quick. It seemed that every single time the big guy made the mistake of trusting anyone other than his regular cast, he got betrayed or taken advantage of or otherwise screwed for it. Every. Time. Really made me wonder what kind of trust issues Chadwick himself had. (Reply to this)

	proteus_lives 2009-05-13 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Shit. That is dark. (And awesome.) (Reply to this)

	psychop_rex 2009-05-13 02:07 am UTC (link)
	I could sort of see that coming, but it was still pretty funny. And yes, Concrete is genius stuff. I really should read the rest of it some time; I've only read the initial volume. (Reply to this)