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Tweak says, "I request the highest of fives"

suzene (suzene) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-16 02:27:00

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creator: adam pollina, creator: jimmy palmiotti, creator: scott lobdell, series: positive comics week, title: stray

Positive Comic Week - Stray
Title: Stray (Homage Comics, 2001, 44 pages)
Creators: Scott Lobdell and Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Adam Pollina (pencils)
Availability: Out of Print

Repost from the old comm, but it fits the theme.

I confess, I'm a sucker for nearly any variation on the "a girl/boy and her/his dog" story, so this comic was right up my alley.

Short version: She is a wannabe actress. Her dog is possessed by an alien. And this is the kind of cartoony crack that transpires when the dog of a wannabe actress is possessed by an alien.

OK, so the first page does bug me. If you're going to do a close-up on a fake mag, either keep to the cover or take the time to write out the text of the articles. But it gets better (if one ignores a typo here and there).

The rest of the book details Rex's origin and how the two met. Really, the whole thing is just plain fun. I was quite bummed when it didn't get picked up as an ongoing.

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	faile_neume 2009-08-16 10:44 am UTC (link)
	This was wonderful. I love Jimmy Palmiotti more and more every day. Thanks for posting this. (Reply to this)

	angelophile 2009-08-16 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Once again I am saddened that Scott Lobdell doesn't do much in the way of comic work these days. (Reply to this)

	arilou_skiff 2009-08-16 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	That was delightful! (Reply to this)

	psychop_rex 2009-08-17 07:17 am UTC (link)
	Well, that was fun. We need more fun action series - serious drama is fine, but it's a bit exasperating when that's all that's available. (Reply to this)

	sailorlibra 2009-08-17 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	Why does the soldier say she was blonde when the wig was clearly red, as confirmed by the protagonist in the second scan? (Reply to this)