New Pompeii

I was extremely impressed when I reviewed Hind’s last issue of his Jay, the Blind Jaywalker comic strip. Jay gets killed by a car in every three-panel strip and it’s always hilarious. So I was very happy to see more Jay cartoons in issue #20, especially the Jay Meets Buddy Holly and Jay Meets John Denver strips – both of which end with airplanes crashing into him. But to prove that Hind can do more than Jay, issue #21 has a hilarious, and even touching, comic story of a hockey enforcer: “We’re gonna win this game. My strategy is simple. Murder everyone.” And he does, but seemingly by accident to avoid penalties. Both issues also have plenty of other good stuff. Hind can draw, and he’s also wickedly funny. (KR)

comic, #20 and 21, 32 pgs, $2, Michael Hind, 9-385 Edouard-Charles, Montreal, QC, H2V 2N1

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