Petey comic books issue 1
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Issue #1
Published 2000 by Fontanelle Press.$8.00
$8.00
$6.00
Issue 1. 2000. Written and illustrated by John Kerschbaum. Petey and Pussy, reads very much like a Loony Tunes cartoon — if all of the anthropomorphic animals were kvetching, balding, foul-mouthed misanthropes. Each character is articulate (and, in fact, can speak directly to humans, well enough to order a beer) but still recognizably have the traits associated with their respective species: Pete, the dog, is happy-go-lucky; Pussy, the cat, is self-centered; and Bernie, the bird, is high-strung and constantly a-twitter. Together, they are the pets of a sweet old lady whose obliviousness to the lunacy unfolding around her is second only to her own hygienic repugnance. 6.5" x 10.25". 24 pages. Black and white. Mature. Cover price $2.50.
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Published Aug 2018 by Fantagraphics.$16.00
$9.00
1st printing.
Story and art by John Kerschbaum.
John Kerschbaum's Petey and Pussy return, and so does their unique brand of animal neuroses. Imagine a Secret Life of Pets where the animals hang out in dive bars. Petey is a compulsive dog that values his unchecked freedom and Pussy is a self-absorbed cat with a gambling problem. Their darkly hilarious stories all intertwine at an oddly surreal breakneck pace, making Kerschbaum's tales of balding domestic animals read as if Larry David wrote an R-rated Tom and Jerry for Adult Swim.
Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.
