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...Much Coffee Man's Amusing Musings" does a much better job of saying smart, funny things than the re-vamped "Too Much Coffee Man." Shannon Wheeler has some sharp things to say about consumerism, the media and the state of the world. He says them best through his over-caffinated, insecure superhero. It makes for excellent reading when you can't sleep...
...middle, with meager limbs and a permanent case of the jitters, he resembles a superhero only by dressing in a unitard with "TMCM" on the front. The top of his head explodes up and out into the shape of a giant coffee cup. Originally a tossed-off doodle, Shannon Wheeler's character first appeared in the mid-nineties and has now encompasses both comix collections and a magazine inspired by the character. "Too Much Coffee Man's Amusing Musings" (Dark Horse; $12.95; 144pp.) is the third collection of the character's antics, while "Too Much Coffee Man," the magazine (Adhesive...
...Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man freaks...
...makers, and CDs, along with a few vaguely humorous essays. The centerpiece, an article about pornography videos aimed at the religious right ("Debbi Does Sodom," "The Two Marys"), makes a pretty cheeky practical joke. The comix are still the best part with contributions from Rick Geary, Graham Annable and Shannon Wheeler. It all looks really nice but it's no "National Lampoon...
...With reporting by Matthew Cooper, John Dickerson, Sally Donnelly, Michael Duffy, Elaine Shannon, Mark Thompson and Douglas Waller/Washington, Bruce Crumley/Paris, Tim McGirk/Kabul and Alex Perry/Mazar-i-Sharif