At a convention from last year we had the pleasure of meeting punny mathematician
Jason Deeble and was introduced to his webcomics series
Monster Haiku. After chatting he was kind enough to give us a copy of his book or the EERIE SERIES. I know its been some time since I recieved it but this Halloween I finally got a chance to read the volume he gave me featuring comic strips of his character Pat the Werewolf.
His series is a very family friendly strip that easy to follow and straight to the point, often using play on words to emphasize the punchline. You can tell this just from the titles of his collections in the series "Pat the Werewolf", "
Carpe Demon", "
Rob the Zombie." He also pokes fun at typical monster tropes including werewolves having dog like qualities, zombies being stinky etc.
The series is amusing and you don't need to read the previous 1000 strips to know where you are as they are all self-contained. The cast itself is so familiar from the volumes of horror characters universal made familiar back in the 20-60s and have been a vital part of the film industry ever since, that these creatures are already familiar in our minds without any long introduction. The art and the humor actually feel like a spiritual heir to Bill Amend's "Foxtrot", a comic series that was daily from 1988-2006, its humorous that even the creators share a similar education and interest in mathematics and physics.
These lovable monsters Deeble presents us with might be a little to simple if you are looking for heady highbrow finishers but for kids and families its a no miss. A collection would make a great gift for anyone who was a die hard monster, or Foxtrot fan. In addition his store has many fun collectibles and merchandise including a
rob the zombie hat!
SirGryphon is an artist for GKCOMICS where he toils and helps produce another comic series called MEANWHILE...
