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...America's Best Comics ($2.95 each) are published by DC Comics and can be found at any comic book store. The first issues of "Tom Strong" have been collected in hardback...
...Naughty Bits," by Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory's "Naughty Bits" gets props as the only unabashedly female-centric comic currently in existence. Its complex heroine, Midge, flaunts the conventions of what women are allowed to do in comics and other pop-culture media. Midge, aka Bitchy Bitch, is fast approaching 40, hates her pointless desk job, uses "marital aids" without being married, gets very angry very quickly, judges people, and seems to menstruate much more than ordinary. Still, her desire for love and satisfaction make her sympathetic. She has acquired a large enough fan base that...
...Luba," by Gilbert Hernandez Longtime readers of comics know Luba as a character out of the "Love and Rockets" pantheon, a comic that lasted 15 years until 1990, and is now to be resurrected. In the meantime Gilbert Hernandez has used "Luba" as one of his forums for the cast of characters he created in that pioneering series. Hernandez mixes Latin America with pop-culture America and comes up with an absurdist tele-novella-style work of art. But nicely, while "Luba" has 20 years of backstory, it can still be read as its own work...
...True Swamp: Underwoods and Overtime," by Jon Lewis Simply drawn but deeply imaginative, "True Swamp" swallows up all those other anthropomorphic animal comics and leaves them behind in a stinking pile. The hero, Lenny the frog, comes across a mysterious creature in the bog, but soon becomes envious of the attention it gets. This comic exudes a kind of joy and freedom in its seemingly loose, easy-going construction. And what a relief to see animals that are as likely to eat each other as they are to philosophize about the meaning of life...
...Luba" ($2.95 each) by Gilbert Hernandez and 'Naughty Bits' ($2.95 each) by Roberta Gregory are published by Fantagraphics books. Stories from "Luba" and other Gilbert Hernandez titles have been collected into paperback: "Fear of Comics" ($12.95). Likewise there are four collections of "Naughty Bits" material ($9.95 each). All should be available at better bookstores, superior comic book stores, and from the publisher's website...