More Dead Cat Comics
Written by:
Jim SalicrupMonday, August 31st, 2009
First of all, please don’t think we at Papercutz have anything against cats (except for those mean ol’ Pirate Cats who are always giving Geronimo Stilton a tough time)! I’ve had several pet cats over the years, and loved ‘em all. Now, water bugs we’re not too crazy about, but the one who invaded the Papercutz offices not long ago hasn’t been seen in some time, so this will be the last mention of our little friend.
But since we featured the “dead cat” sequence from CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE #4 “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” another graphic novel featuring the demise of a beloved pet cat came to our attention. It’s by the incredibly talented cartoonist Lewis Trondheim, and it was featured in his autobiographical comics blog, which has been collected by NBM Publishing in the full-color series “Little Nothings.” This sequence is from the second volume, entitled “The Prisoner Syndrome.” One thing you should know, is that for some reason Lewis portrays all the humans in his cartoon blog with either animal or bird-like heads. We’re not sure why, but it works fine, so we happily accept it. If you’ve never read any of Trondheim’s work before, we highly recommend it — he’s an incredibly talented, award-winning cartoonist, whose work is a never-ending delight. In the first page below, Trondheim is on his way to a comics convention when he gets the bad news…



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