Grixly #10

Title: Grixly
Issue: #10
Date: 2010
Publisher: Grixly
Writer: Nate McDonough
Artist: Nate McDonough

A journey through a year in Andy's life in which a mysterious egg hatches into an even more mysterious bird that talks, smokes cigarettes, and lives in blood in classic Little Shop of Horrors fashion.

Andy also has a series of convenient store encounters and befriends one of the clerks there.

This had a lot more plot than the other issue I reviewed (#18), and I enjoyed the story, which was a nice mix of quirky charm and disturbing creepiness. The pacing was good and McDonough made excellent use of the seasonal imagery.

Rating: 7/10

Grixly 18

Title: Grixly
Issue: #18
Date: 2011
Publisher: Grixly
Writer: Nate McDonough
Artist: Nate McDonough

Twelve-page photocopied minicomic. Andy wakes up with a hangover and a bad case of the munchies, and spends most of this issue seeking out junk food of various kinds. Along the way, he manages to impress the morning shift newbie at the Taco Hut with his "that creepy guy" potential. He also has an amusing encounter with the sign for the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh before heading for a surreal ending when a friend offers him a ride home.

This was a bit redundant in places, and it's definitely crude for the sake of being crude, but there were some amusing jokes and the ending came out of left field and was a really nicely illustrated segment.

Rating: 6/10