Jerks in Space by John J. Karnes - I picked up this book at Quimbys about five months ago and I have to admit this is currently my favorite mini-comic. What pulled me in was the title, Jerks in Space: Latest Mini-Comic, (Science Edition) and my favorite of this publication, Jerks in Space: Manifesto. What I read was pure comic pleasure (no pun inteded), the foot notes and self-awareness draw one into Karnes with delightful recognition that this is a comic book. It's really refreshing since many 'self-aware' works seem lazy or juvenile. Jerks, becomes somewhat dialog with the reader, which I appreciate and love the juxtaposition of self-recognition, both a fantasy world and our actual world that exist outside the comic. You may be wondering what the plot is, of course you are. Brace yourself for space serpents who appreciate art on earth and their attempt to keep humans producing good art, sometimes by tragic, political, and the use of robots.
What follows next is my response to Karnes' work. Untitled, by David Scheier, drawn in the style of Jerks in Space mini-comic.
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| Jerks in Space Response by David Scheier |
Checkout his stuff at:
- Isotope Comic Lounge, San Francisco, CA, Comix Experience, San Francisco, CA, Lucky's Comics, Vancouver, BC, Rx Comics, Vancouver, BC, Elfsar Collection, Vancouver, BC, Chicago Comics, Chicago, IL, Quimby's Comics, Chicago, IL, Challenger's Comics and Conversation, Chicago, IL, Rocketship, Brooklyn, NY, Jim Hanley's Universe, NYC, NY
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| Cover art by John J. Karnes |
Check out and buy his comics:
http://www.jerksinspace.com/comics.html
Also I highly recomend checking out Karnes' blog here on blogspot.com:
http://jerksinspace.blogspot.com/
My favorite of his blog posts (Chopsicka):
http://jerksinspace.blogspot.com/2011/09/choppa-sticka.html
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