Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics # 273

By: rick

rick — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:57:14 +0000

I have been a fan for over 20 years. and I hope one day too pass my collection down too my kids. they have allways been their for me .and brought me joy. too all you freak fans. let your freak flag fly .peace

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By: fourth worlder

fourth worlder — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:22:48 +0000

OK, I guess the girls were almost legal, but child abuse is child abuse. I seem to recall a lot of teenie-boppers being boinged on the inflatable couch, along with little Annie Amphetamine. Maybe it’s become exaggerated in my memory, but it always kind of greebled me out.

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:49:25 +0000

I do remember a little bit in the Little Orphan Amphetamine one-pager, but that’s all I can think of.

By: Johnny Bacardi

Johnny Bacardi — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:50:19 +0000

Child sexual abuse?!? Say what now?

By: fourthworlder

fourthworlder — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:52:14 +0000

I have no idea which part was by Shelton and which by Sheridan or Mavrides, but their contribution was obviously enormous. The early stories were really rough and simple. Once the new guys joined in the quality of the art and the continuing storylines became quite brilliant.
My favorite moments were when the old Mexican wise man (Montegringo, I think)had to come up “with something really heavy, dig?” and when Fat Freddie drank too much magic mushroom tea and ran through the night with highbeams coming out of his eyes.

Seem to recall a lot of child sexual abuse in those books, though. And not always so friendly to women.
Just like the Haight was I imagine.

By: Michael F.

Michael F. — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:30:40 +0000

There’s at least one panel of “Fat Freddys Cat” that leaves me breathless every time:
“That’s the funniest looking duck I ever saw!”
“Yeah, but didn’t he look happy?”

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:56 +0000

Credit is also due to the late Dave Sheridan and Paul Mavrides, whoâ€™ve been collaborating on art with Shelton since 1974â€¦

Oh, yeah, good call. I couldn’t find anything on their working relationship with Shelton, so I just called them “and company.” Didn’t even think to check Wikipedia.

By: "O" the Humanatee!

"O" the Humanatee! — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:38:31 +0000

Hey, if we’re going to sing the praises of Gilbert Shelton, let’s not forget Wonder Wart-hog, one of the finest Superman parodies ever!

By: Johnny Bacardi

Johnny Bacardi — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:50:02 +0000

Some of the best times I ever had were reading Freak Bros. comics while st…

Uh, I sure loved those Freak Bros. comics! Yeah boy! Heh.

Credit is also due to the late Dave Sheridan and Paul Mavrides, who’ve been collaborating on art with Shelton since 1974…

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:43:04 +0000

JacobZC: You stole from your mum!?!
You bu$t@rd!!
You should be taken out behind the barn and shot, drawn, quartered, flogged, horse-whipped, stomped on, at the so very least.

Can I borrow your Freaks?

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:34:45 +0000

*Googles*

Neil Gaiman
“Freak Brothers comics have a tendency to vanish just like biros and railway tickets. No, really, have you checked your collection recently? So it’s nice to see cultural icons coming out in a form which makes their vanishing more difficult.”

Ha! I would’ve worked that in if I’d found it in my research.

By: JacobZC

JacobZC — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:23:24 +0000

I love the Freak Brothers, there’s a great Neil Gaiman quote somewhere about having to be extra careful with your Freak Bros. Comics because people borrow them and never return them.

That’s how I got my first two volumes of the Freaks. (Off my mum)