Hidden Mickey

Cartoon Brew uncovers a Japanese Bootleg Mickey.

Vote Quimby

 

I have gone on the record to say that I don't "get" Chris Ware; one time somebody gave me a copy of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth for my birthday, and instead of sending a thank you note I defriended him from Facebook.

But! I'm nothing if not open-minded so I picked up a copy of Ware's own bootleg Mickey Quimby the Mouse, and let me tell you friends, it rules.

This is my new Twitter avatar:

The intro says Ware made most of these strips when he was a young man, and you can tell:

So I would like to formally recant one of my patented comics hot takes and testify to the comics blogosphere that celebrated New Yorker cartoonist Chris Ware is, in fact, good.

The One After io9

Hey guys, I'm taking Memorial Day weekend off from Disney Weirdness, since sci-fi/fantasy/kaiju/science website i09 is working overtime lately:

The creepiness of vintage Disney costumes

When a vampire bootleg Mickey Mouse tried to invade Japan

What if the X-Men were a Disney cartoon?

Redux Riding Hood

Star Wars Land

Financial Crisis

Possibly bootleg, definitely ugly Mickey Mouse bank.

From Weirdo Toys.