Title: Wahoo Morris: Free Comic Book Day EditionDate: 2007
Publisher: Too Hip Gotta Go Graphics
Writer: Craig A. Taillefer
Art: Craig A. Taillefer
Backup Story "Butternut Squash" By: Ramon Perez, Rob Coughler
Wahoo Morris tells the story of a twenty-something rock band, with the occasional supernatural element thrown in. This is a reprint of the original first print issue (minus a small amount of adult content to make the book suitable for FCBD distribution). The story is now available in webcomic form at the link above.
I was pleasantly surprised by this. That art looks great, and more importantly, creator Craig A. Taillefer gives the story some breathing room. A lot of debut and preview books feel rushed. This one felt like a chance to get to know the characters, especially Alicia, who lives in an apartment filled with occult books and a menagerie of animals. Alicia steals the show in this book, but the rest of the cast has a lot of potential too, and the supernatural story elements are brought in slowly and carefully.
I was definitely interested in reading more after taking this in.
Backup story "Butternut Squash" by the team of Perez and Coughler didn't do much for me. The characters came off as generic male chauvinist pigs, and when they get their comeuppance at the end of the two-page sample strip, it happens in a way that wasn't particularly funny or interesting.
Rating: 7/10
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