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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Is this the one where there's also a parallel stone age cave man plot going on in his head or something? I think I only watched the show

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The comic is cuhraaazy. 🤣

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I really enjoyed it for a while and then stopped reading it at some point because it didn't seem like it had a clear direction. It is very possible that I didn't pick up on some story thread that was supposed to keep me engaged.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

I think the author felt the same, NGL.

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago

I don’t know, maybe.

[–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Such an odd yet enjoyable peice of work. I've only read the comic up to about where the show gets to, maybe a bit further, but what a ride. And a surprisingly good show as well! Me and a friend watched it and god damn does Mr. Gone's voice actor kill it

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Pretty much surrealism as storytelling.

Kinda hard to keep up with as it was published because the time between issues made it feel janky, but when you experience in collected form, it works a lot better.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The early image books were magical. I also really liked Savage Dragon.

[–] smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Savage Dragon still being published, I think it says issue 270 was last month.

[–] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Yep. I have them all. There were only 35 issues and they got progressively rarer and more expensive as they went. I found that odd compared to other comics.

[–] art@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

One of my favorite comics of all time.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is the comic based in the show or of the show based on the comic? I never knew there was a comic but I had the entire show on VHS. Great story but totally insane.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Show was based on the comic. And the show only covers a portion of the story captured in the comic series.

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago

The show is based on the comic, yes.