Attack of the Killer Comix Reviews! no. 18 *********************************************************** *********************************************************** Primo Rogelio (David Lasky) How Do I Do My Wicked! Comics (Anibal Acevedo) Hey Boom Boom fans, here's another mini by David Lasky, showing his Joycean colors by writing it in another language - Spanish. But don't let that stop you. My Espanol is far from muy bueno, and I never had to run screaming to the dictionary while I was reading this. In fact, I think it's a better read if Spanish is your second language, because it strikes me as a parody of those ridiculous, almost surreal, conversations included in language textbooks. This is a one joke comic, but it's a very funny joke, and worth checking out. Primo Rogelio is published by Anibal Acevedo's Wicked! comics, and thrown in with your order you'll get a copy of How I Do My Wicked! Comics. The art here is pure stick figure, but it's a funny look at a bizarre and painful creative process. (.50 and free, Anibal Acevedo, Balboa #116, Mayaguez, PR 00680. 8 pgs. ea.) RFK 4 & 5 (Leo Francisco) RFK stands for "Red Fins Komics". No, I don't have any idea what that means either. Most of the stories center around three characters, though only one, Ken, shows up in these two issues. His story takes up all of issue four, and Leo says that it's gotten the biggest response of all his minis. I can see why, because it's a very good story. Ken Carey Jones is a "Get-Mart" zoner, and his story is drawn from Leo's years working for Target. It's a tale of annoying customers, kissing up to the boss, subverting the system, and unrequited love. The art is cartoony, but appropriately so, and is only rarely out of proportion or misdrawn. RFK 5 is a potpourri issue. It leads off with "Baked Snack Cracker", a well-intentioned, if heavy-handed, tale of racism on the basketball court. The art here seems more manga influenced than the other stories in these minis. Next is the "Peanut Butter Surprise", an urban legend illustrated with computer generated art. "Real Story" is, appropriately enough, a two page autobio story featuring Leo showing off RFK to his friends, which captures the loneliness of the thankless job of publishing your own comic. One thing I noticed was that the covers were particularly strong. Issue four's is a word collage culled from store advertisements. Issue five's is a drawing of a basketball lying on the floor in front of a plain background, which I find more moving and effective that the story itself (though it wouldn't mean much without the story, of course). (ea. $1 + .32 stamp, Leo Francisco, P.O.Box 99513, San Diego, CA 92169. 36 and 20 pgs. Issues 1-3 also available.) *********************************************************** Attack of the Killer Comix Reviews is posted on rec.arts.comics.misc, rec.arts.comics.info, and any other appropriate newsgroups whenever I feel like it. Feedback is welcome and encouraged. Comics and zines and stuff sent to me will be reviewed here. Send me e-mail and I'll give you my new address. If you sent me something and have not received a review or a response, please notify me. I've started an Attack mailing list. To have these reviews pop up in your mailbox, simply send me a message asking to be put on the list. The e-mail address you want them sent to must be in the header of the message.