DEAD CAT BIGGER THAN JESUS
Gerard Houarner and GAK
Bedlam Press/ $9.95 / 42p
ISBN: 1889186242
http://www.necropublications.com/
The legend of Dead Cat began with Gerard Houarner's story, "Dead Cat
Bounce, A Fable to Horrify the Inner Child" and artist GAK's
illustrations for it. It proceeded on to DEAD CATS BOUNCING, an
anthology of D.C. tales by Houarner and others that GAK compiled and
illustrated. This latest installment offers three new stories, two by
Houarner and one by GAK (who also provides illustrations.) Dead Cat's
cult following is probably limited to only a couple of hundred souls,
but if anyone out there in LaLa Land is looking for an unusual
property to develop -- you can't get much more unusual than Dead Cat.
(Morrie, call me. We'll talk.) You can look at Dead Cat -- who started
out as a mummified sacrifice back in ancient Egypt and somehow remains
dead, but reanimated -- as social commentary or philosophical (and
theological) satire or the ultimate in anti-cuddly anthropomorphism -
but that would make you a geek. It is best to just enjoy the crazy dark
humor of it all and be happy that these two wackos channel their
energies through D.C.
-- (Review originally
appeared in DarkEcho #27)
The legend of Dead Cat began with Gerard Houarner's story, "Dead Cat
Bounce, A Fable to Horrify the Inner Child" and artist GAK's
illustrations for it. It proceeded on to DEAD CATS BOUNCING, an
anthology of D.C. tales by Houarner and others that GAK compiled and
illustrated. This latest installment offers three new stories, two by
Houarner and one by GAK (who also provides illustrations.) Dead Cat's
cult following is probably limited to only a couple of hundred souls,
but if anyone out there in LaLa Land is looking for an unusual
property to develop -- you can't get much more unusual than Dead Cat.
(Morrie, call me. We'll talk.) You can look at Dead Cat -- who started
out as a mummified sacrifice back in ancient Egypt and somehow remains
dead, but reanimated -- as social commentary or philosophical (and
theological) satire or the ultimate in anti-cuddly anthropomorphism -
but that would make you a geek. It is best to just enjoy the crazy dark
humor of it all and be happy that these two wackos channel their
energies through D.C.