Clerks (the comic book) 1998
Chosen by me from my shelf. One of my early non-2000ad related comic purchases.
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| Covert Art by Gilbert Hernandez |
Very, very juvenile and casually homophobic in the manner of a lot of 90s comedies.
It is often, those moments aside, still incredibly funny with the throw away sounding dialogue Kevin Smith uses great at capturing smart people talking about pointless things.
This issue covers the collectibles market, getting a few digs in at the bad shit that was happening to comics at the time (the variant cover scourge is still a thing now, but most collectors have stopped caring) but mostly stays focused on Action Figures - toys for folks with disposable incomes.
It's all incredibly wordy, no surprise to any who's seen a Smith film but Jim Mahfood's art is dynamic and exciting even when it's just two people arguing over a 'Leia-Porking Ewok'.
It holds an important place in my heart, part of the tapestry of things that led me into the wider world of comics, so despite it's weaknesses I still really love it.
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