Writer/Artist: Evan Dorkin

Cover Colors (and other important stuff): Sarah Dyer

Editor: Jennifer De Guzman

Slave Labor Graphics

Ôï Γ�Ýñù ðùò, ðéèÑíüôÑôÑ, Ý÷ù ΓͺÑôÑíôÞóΓ₯Γ© ΓͺïáñÑóôéΓͺΓΌΓ² Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò óáíΓ₯Γ·Γ₯ßò ÑíÑâïñÝò óôÑ comics ÑáôÜ ðïá ôï Γ£Γ₯ãïíüò ôçò ΓͺΓ΅ΓͺëïâïñßÑò ôïáò ΓͺÑé ìüíï Γ₯ßíÑé Γ₯Γ�ßóïá óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌ Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí üðïéÑ ΓͺÑëëéôΓ₯Γ·Γ­Γ©ΓͺÞ Γ‘Γ�ßÑ ôïáò - Þ ΓͺÑé óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ―. Γ…Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ, ëïéðüí, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ èÝëù Γ­Γ‘ óÑò ΓͺïáñÜæù, èÑ ÑíÑâÝñù ðùò ôï DORK #11 (ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé ΓͺÜèΓ₯ Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ² ôïá ôßôëïá, ÑóâÑëþò) Γ₯ßíÑé ÝíÑ Ñðü ÑáôÜ ôÑ comics... and leave it at that.

ÌΓ₯ôÜ Ñðü Γ°Γ₯ñßðïá ôÝóóΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ (Þ ìÞðùò ðÝíôΓ₯;) ÷ñüíéÑ, Γ― Àçìéïáñãüò ôïá MILK & CHEESE. Evan Dorkin, Γ₯ðéóôñÝâΓ₯Γ© óôï "one-man-anthology" comic ôïá, ÀéÑôçñþíôÑò ÑíÑëëïßùôï ôï ΓͺÑáóôéΓͺΓΌ, ÑðüëáôÑ ÑóΓ₯ÒÝò ÷éïýìïñ, ðïá ôïí ÝΓͺÑíΓ₯ ãíùóôü óôï ÑíÑãíùóôéΓͺΓΌ Γͺïéíü (Þ Ýóôù, Γ³Γ₯ ÝíÑ ÑðßóôΓ₯áôÑ ìéΓͺΓ±ΓΌ ΓͺïììÜôé Ñáôïý, üðùò ðéèÑíüôÑôÑ èÑ ÝëΓ₯Γ£Γ₯ ΓͺÑé Γ― ßÀéïò, Γ¬Γ₯ ôï óýíçèΓ₯Γ², self-parodying óôéë ôïá).

Ôï óáãΓͺΓ₯ΓͺñéìÝíï Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ² Γ°Γ₯ñéÝ÷Γ₯Γ© ìüíï ôï section Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíï ðïá ïíïìÜæΓ₯ôÑé "fun" ΓͺÑé ÑðïôΓ₯Γ«Γ₯ßôÑé Ñðü ìéΓͺñÜ óôñéðÜΓͺéÑ -Þ Γ‘Γͺüìç ΓͺÑé one panel cartoons- Γ¬Γ₯ ðïëëÝò ÀéÑâïñΓ₯ôéΓͺÝò Γ¨Γ₯ìÑôéΓͺÝò ΓͺÑé Γ‘Γͺüìç Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯ñïáò... ðñùôÑãùíéóôÝò. ÐÑñüíôΓ₯Γ² Γ₯ßíÑé ÑñΓͺΓ₯ôïß Ñðü ôïáò "óáíÞèΓ₯éò áðüðôïáò", ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé ïñéóìÝíïé íÝïé "ðÑñÑÒÜôΓ₯Γ²": Myron, The Living Voodoo Doll (ÑðüÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Γ§ ðùò ÝíÑ ÑóôΓ₯ßï ðïá Γ₯ðÑíÑëÑìÒÜíΓ₯ôÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ôïí ßÀéï Γ‘ΓͺñéÒþò ôñüðï ìðïñΓ₯ß, ðÑñ' üëÑ ÑáôÜ, Γ­Γ‘ ðÑñÑìÝíΓ₯Γ© ÑóôΓ₯ßï ΓͺÜèΓ₯ âïñÜ), Sidney Glick, World's Worst...("Γ₯ðéÀΓ₯Γ©ΓͺôéΓͺÜ" Γ·Γ₯éñüôΓ₯Γ±Γ―Γ² Γ³Γ₯ ïôéÀÞðïôΓ₯ ΓͺΓ© Ñí ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ©), Hank Jenkins, Chronic Masturbator (it's as funny as it sounds - no, really!), The Shitty Witch & The Crappy Cat (ðéèÑíþò, ôï ðéï ÑÀýíÑìï feature ôïá Γ΄Γ₯ý÷ïáò, ÑëëÜ óßãïáñÑ ΓͺÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ― Ñðü ôï 99% ôùí ÷éïáìïñéóôéΓͺΓΎΓ­ comics ðïá ΓͺΓ΅Γͺëïâïñïýí óôÑ stands) ΓͺΓ© üëÑ ÑáôÜ ìÑæß Γ¬Γ₯ Γ₯ðÑíÑëÑìÒÑíüìΓ₯Γ­Γ₯Γ² ÑíÑâïñÝò Γ³Γ₯ üëÑ ôÑ "favorite subjects" ôïá Dorkin, üðùò Γ― Γ—ΓŸΓ΄Γ«Γ₯Γ±, Γ― Éçóïýò ("Jesus Christ! You scared the shit out of me!", indeed...), ÀéÜâïñÑ ëïãïôΓ₯Γ·Γ­Γ©ΓͺÜ ÑñéóôïáñãÞìÑôÑ ΓͺÑé ôïáò Àçìéïáñãïýò ôïáò, áðΓ₯ñÞñùΓ₯Γ² ôçò Marvel ΓͺÑé ôçò DC, Jewish guilt, intelligent design (Γ₯Γ­Γ€Γ₯÷ïìÝíùò, ôï ðéï ÝΓ�áðíï feature ôïá Γ΄Γ₯ý÷ïáò), celebrities, Γ³Γ₯Γ� ΓͺÑé âáóéΓͺÜ, Γ― ßÀéïò Γ― Àçìéïáñãüò ôïá DORK ΓͺÑé Γ―Γ© "Γ°Γ₯ñéïñéóìÝíΓ₯Γ²" ÀáíÑôüôçôΓ₯Γ² ôïá ΓΉΓ² cartoonist ΓͺÑé humorist. It's a fuckin' riot!

Äýï óçìÑíôéΓͺÜ points. Ðñþôïí, Γ― Dorkin âÑßíΓ₯ôÑé Γ₯Àþ Γ­Γ‘ Ý÷Γ₯Γ© ÑíΓ₯ÒÜóΓ₯Γ© ëßãï ôçí "ÝíôÑóç" ôïá "adult factor" óôï ÷éïýìïñ ôïá. Ïé ÑíÑâïñÝò Γ³Γ₯ ðÑéÀΓ₯ñÑóôßΓ₯Γ², ΓͺôçíïÒÑóßΓ₯Γ², Γ³Γ₯Γ�ïáÑëéΓͺÝò ÀéÑóôñïâÝò (whatever strikes your fancy, man) ΓͺÑé ëïéðÜ "Γ³ΓͺÑôïëïãÞìÑôÑ", Γ₯ßíÑé ðëÝïí "full frontal" ÑðÝíÑíôé óôïí ÑíÑãíþóôç (that was a gag, in case nobody got it - OK, I'm not as good as Dorkin). ÌðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ ìçí Ý÷Γ₯Γ© âôÜóΓ₯Γ© óôéò Γ‘ΓͺñüôçôΓ₯Γ² ôïá Johnny Ryan, ÑëëÜ, Γ¬Γ₯ôÑΓ�Γ½ ìÑò, it's better this way!

Γ„Γ₯Γ½Γ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ―Γ­, ôï DORK #11 Γ₯ßíÑé ÝíÑ ÑðßóôΓ₯áôÑ "ðáΓͺΓ­ΓΌ" comic. Ìïá ðÞñΓ₯ Γ°Γ₯ñßðïá 45 Γ«Γ₯ðôÜ Γ­Γ‘ ôï ÀéÑÒÜóù ΓͺÑé Γ₯éëéΓͺñéíÜ, ÑéóèÜíèçΓͺΓ‘ ëßãï ìÑëÜΓͺÑò ðïá Àßíù ôÑ ßÀéÑ Γ«Γ₯âôÜ (don't forget, this is a $2.95 comic book), ãéÑ ìéÑ mainstream áðΓ₯ñçñùéΓͺÞ "Γ₯Γ�áðíÜÀÑ", ãñÑììÝíç Ñðü self-loving, semi-educated, wannabe intellectual nerds (you know who you are), ðïá Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ·Γ±Γ₯éÜæΓ₯ôÑé Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ― Ñðü 7 Γ«Γ₯ðôÜ Ñðü ôçí ðñþôç ΓΉΓ² ôçí Γ΄Γ₯Γ«Γ₯áôÑßÑ Γ³Γ₯ëßÀÑ (ads and text pages included). Different strokes for different folks, áðïèÝôù, ÑëëÜ óôéò ÀýóΓͺΓ―Γ«Γ₯Γ² Γ₯ðï÷Ýò ðïá æïýìΓ₯, Γ¬Γ₯ ôÑ comics Γ­Γ‘ Γ₯ßíÑé Γ₯ðéΓ₯Γ©ΓͺΓΎΓ²... ðÑíÜΓͺñéÒÑ, üëÑ ðñÝðΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ôÑ óáíáðïëïãßæïáìΓ₯.

Γ“Γ₯ ÝíÑí éÀÑíéΓͺΓΌ Γͺüóìï, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ èÑ Γ·Γ±Γ₯éÑæüôÑí ΓͺÑìßÑ ðñïôñïðÞ ΓͺÑé ΓͺÑìéÜ ÀéèáñÑìÒéΓͺÞ ΓͺñéôéΓͺÞ Ñðü reviewers óÑí Γ₯ìÝíÑ, ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯éóôΓ₯ß Γ― ìÝóïò ÑíÑãíþóôçò Γ­Γ‘ ÀïΓͺéìÜóΓ₯Γ© ôï DORK. Γ“Γ₯ ÝíÑí éÀÑíéΓͺΓΌ Γͺüóìï, ôï DORK èÑ ÞôÑí best-seller ΓͺÑé èÑ ÑðïëÜìÒÑíΓ₯ ΓŠΓΓ‰ ôç ëÑôñΓ₯ßÑ ôïá Γͺïéíïý, ðÝñÑ Ñðü ÑáôÞ ôùí "Γ₯éÀéΓͺΓΎΓ­". Γ…Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ, üìùò, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ æïýìΓ₯ Γ³Γ₯ ÝíÑí éÀÑíéΓͺΓΌ Γͺüóìï (as if you hadn't guessed by now), Γ§ ÀéΓͺÞ ìïá áðï÷ñÝùóç Γ₯ßíÑé Γ­Γ‘ óÑò óáìÒïáëΓ₯Γ½Γ³ΓΉ Γ­Γ‘ øÜΓ�Γ₯Γ΄Γ₯ Γ­Γ‘ Γ’Γ±Γ₯ßôΓ₯ ôï Γ΄Γ₯Γ«Γ₯áôÑßï Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ² ôïá ÑñéóôïáñãÞìÑôïò ôïá Evan Dorkin (ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé üëÑ ôÑ ðñïçãïýìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘, natch!).

Great "value for money" and more fun than a barrel full of fornicating monkeys, if I do say so myself.