Word: sparkplugs
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Shiga's most recent book, "Fleep" (Sparkplug Comic Books; 44 pp.; $5), mixes his love of puzzles with the more straightforward kind of story. A man wakes up inside a phone booth encased in concrete. With no memory of how he got there and slowly losing oxygen, he utilizes scientific principles and the contents of his pockets to discover where he is and how he got there. "By my calculations, the rate of torsion on my pendulum indicates my latitude to be roughly 37 degrees - 49 degrees North," is a typical insight. One setback after another must be overcome with...
...Orchid," (Sparkplug Comic Books; $8; 116pp.) contains seven black and white adaptations of Victorian-era short stories, all of which involve shocking apparitions. It's a brilliant conceit by editors Ben Catmull and Dylan Williams. The most amusing of these is "Tobermory," adapted by Gabrielle Bell from a story by H.H. Munro, about a housecat who, upon being taught to speak, reveals its owner's most embarrassing secrets. Fantastic animals become a kind of sub-theme, as in David Lasky's adaptation of E.A. Poe's "The Raven." Testing the definition of a comic, instead of containing distinct images...
...Brady’s definitely a sparkplug for us,” Prasse-Freeman said. “Put him in anywhere at any time and he’ll give you a lift. He changes the complexion of the game with his athleticism...
...night when Harvard’s aggressiveness won out, Gellert was once again Harvard’s sparkplug. In addition to his eight assists, Gellert added seven points, seven boards and four steals. He also made arguably the biggest play of the game when he grabbed an offensive rebound off his own missed free throw, then chucked a pass to Harvey, who sank a three in the game’s final minute...
Another big blow to the Crimson was the injury to sophomore catcher and team sparkplug Monica Monijo. Montijo was cleated in a collision at the plate against then-No. 4 Cal-Berkeley, and required 300 stitches to mend the gash...