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...Project: Telstar...
...somewhat smaller scale, but with no less attention to detail (dig those beveled corners!), "Project: Telstar" (AdHouse Books; 184 pp.; $16.95) features robot and space stories by a group of cartoonists not normally associated with science fiction. Gregory Benton creates a credible New York during the last days of Earth. Gigantic floods aren't enough to make some people move: they still buy toilet paper and pull giant worms off each other. Other contributors (there are over 25) only tangentially refer to space. Mark Burriur's "Piano Music" tells of a lonely piano teacher and the painting of outer space...
...Kramer's Ergot," "Project: Telstar" and "SPX 2003" all offer different kinds of delights. "Kramer's" indulges your aesthetic sweet tooth, "Telstar" makes for a satisfying treat, and "SPX 2003" provides the condiments. Enjoy the feast...
...Kramer's Ergot," "Project: Telstar" and "SPX 2003" can be found at superior comic stores...
High production values have become de rigueur in comix, especially with small, boutique publishers. Two anthologies of this type really stood out. ?Project: Telstar? (AdHouse; $16.95) printed in black, white and an iridescent silver ink features short stories about robots or space. Using a varied range of styles and sensibilities, it completely defies the genre stereotypes associated with sci-fi. The other standout anthology was the mammoth 350-page ?Kramer?s Ergot? number four (Avodah/Alternative Comics; $25). Printed in full color, it gives some of the medium?s edgiest (and youngest) artists the opportunity to break out of the muddy...