I'm not sure if this is genius or complete trash, but I do know I'll be picking up the next issue. The tale of desperate film producer trying to save his career, The Auteur is chocked full of drugs, sex, and surreal violence. It's definitely not the thing for everyone, even those into more oddball books may be turned off by The Auteur. Like I said, I'll be picking up the next issue, but I'm 50/50 on this book.
It felt like this issue of Juice Squeezers dragged a bit. I get that the writer is trying to build some tension to the impending gigantic bug-pocalypse, but with some judicious editing, this probably could have been cut down from a four issue series to three. Whatever, this is stiff a fun, goofy read.
If you haven't snagged a copy of yet, get on it now. The first thing that hits you is the gorgeous art; it has a Moebius vibe to it, but it's more complex and unique then simply being an imitation. The writing is superb, right down to the little kid who makes a Uranus joke to the guy who claims he went to outer space and saved another galaxy. Even if you're not into sci-fi comics, you should give Starlight a read.
I continue to be impressed with the Twilight Zone. The story of Trevor Richmond and the man who became him thickens while several, seemingly unrelated, sub-plots develop. I'd been somewhat unimpressed with the art in the past two issues, but it seemed ti have tightened up with this issue. You should be reading this book.
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