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JAPE #10
by Sean Bieri
(Sean Bieri / 12033 Lumpkin / Hamtramck, MI / 48212 USA.
E-mail. Also available in the
Poopsheet Shop)
Reviewed by Heath RowOpening and closing with one-page panels that may be better suited for the sex anthology
Smut Peddler, this edition of
Jape collects 24 pages of one- to four-page strips created by the long-time Michigan minicomic maven. Seemingly drawing on his sketchbook – this 2004 mini dips into 2003 - this issue combines lightly drawn gags with more heavily inked, almost Matt Madden-like pieces. The highlight - despite Bieri's clever quips about camels, mobsters, tombstones, astrology, and dreams - however, is the four-page sequence of Archaeopteryx Funnies. If he pursues this idea, Bieri could give Walter Simonson a run for his money - as well as rewrite the history of evolution. Bieri is a comics genius, and luckily, in this mini, he flexes his muscles enough to reflect his creative range. Kudos.
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