SAMMY THE MOUSE (2010)

"by Zak Sally Double Eisner nominee (for his acclaimed Recidivist #3, which SPIN Magazine also called one of its 'favorite things' in January), and all-around hot cartoonist Zak Sally leaps into Ignatz fray with the first issue of the ongoing Sammy the Mouse series! Rollick with Sammy's pals Puppy Boy, H. G. Feekes, and Him as they walk around, have epileptic seizures, talk to disembodied voices, drink liquor in a bar the shape of a giant baby, and scare the living hell out of each other. The artwork on Sammy the Mouse will be created using a sophisticated two-color process Sally already showed off to fine effect in a recent MOME, making it one of the most visually arresting of the Ignatzes."

"By Zak Sally In this issue, things ramp up, as Sammy still can't seem to find some peace and quiet in the comfort of his home (because a giant finger is poking him in the skull, among other things), and some new 'friend' won't take 'No' for an answer. An answer for what? Why, a PICNIC, of course. EVERYBODY loves a PICNIC, right? As if that weren't enough, Feekes keeps shooting off his drunk mouth (with dire consequences), there's more secret scary underwater business from Him, and where the hell is Puppy-boy, anyway? Also in this issue: a moustache."

"(W/A) Zak Sally $7.95 / 32 pgs / PC In the long-awaited third issue of Zak Sally's surreal masterpiece in the sumptuous 'Ignatz' format, our hero finally gets a chance to sit by himself for a while. Only for about three pages, though, and then there's more disembodied voices telling him what to do -- followed by the anger, frustration, swearing and free-floating terror you've come to love and expect from this series. Where the heck is Puppy Boy? What's that shovel for? Why all the terrified eyes glassily staring off into nothingness? You may or may not find out in Sammy the Mouse #3."