The Phoenix Productions library of Joe & Daryl Hutchinson/Anthrax Press material is reasonably deep, but it’s not exhaustive. Every now and then, the guys surprise me with a piece that I’ve never seen before.
And then there are the times when the tables turn.
Here’s an example – Where’s Jimmy? – a lighthearted speculative piece over the mysterious disappearance of the notorious Jimmy Hoffa.
The fun story, the awesomely exaggerated art. It’s pure Hutchinson. It’s the stuff I love, and I hope you love it, too.
But the guys…they’re not as keen on this one. I’m not sure it will make it into a reprint volume of Joe’s Comix, but we can spend a post enjoying it.
Daryl (an accomplished graphic designer by trade, and better with the digital tools than I) remastered every Joe Hutchinson story we could find related to animals and packed them into a single volume — Joe’s Comix: WILD KINGDOM! 124 pages, colored for the first time in a glorious full magazine-size package. It’s wonderful. A true Phoenix Masters project, to be sure.
We’re hard at work on a second volume, working title being Joe’s Comix: PEOPLE ARE STRANGE. We haven’t scheduled it yet, but PEOPLE ARE STRANGE is shaping up to be a perfect humanoid complement to our animal book.
