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Oddjob (graphic Novel)
Oddjob is a comic book series published by Slave Labor Graphics and created by Ian Smith and Tyson Smith, featuring Moe, Investigator of the Odd. The comic is an action/humor series with absurdist tendencies. ''Oddjob'' was published in bimonthly from Spring 1999-May 2001. All eight issues (and an additional story) were collected in a trade paperback by Slave Labor in 2003. Characters Moe is assisted by the failed clown A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. History The most ancient clowns have been found in ... Robin and a former baseball player Moose Mulligan, who owns the bar The Spittoon (the base of their operation). Some of their adversaries include Amish cyborg, sloths and living gummi men. {{comics-stub Slave Labor Graphics titles 1999 comics debuts 2001 comics endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slave Labor Graphics Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an independent American comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoenix, Jhonen Vasquez, and Andi Watson. Company history Slave Labor Graphics was started in 1986 by Dan Vado,"Newspeak: Slave Labor in California," ''Speakeasy'' #65 (Aug. 1986), p. 4. who remains the company's president and publisher. The first book Slave Labor Graphics published was ''ShadowStar'' #3, a female superhero character previously published independently by some of Vado's friends. The company's first wave of titles — ''Samurai Penguin'', ''Barrabas'', ''Lee Flea'', and ''The Light'' — were all written by Vado, with art by a variety of creators. Other early titles, such as ''Hero Sandwich'' and ''It's Science With Dr. Radium'', were all created by friends of Vado's from high school. Slave Labor Graphics's first major success was ''S ... [...More Info...] |