Daily Archives: July 29, 2008

Medium Large is back!

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As reported by the Comics Curmudgeon, Medium Large is BACK!

And on WordPress, which means I can add it to my Blog Surfer Roll.

Hoo hah!

For those who don’t know, Medium Large is written and drawn by Francesco “Ces” Marciuliano, the same writer of comic strip Sally Forth. Medium Large provides hard evidence that Marciuliano is not a total square like his newspaper strip suggests. I had planned on reviewing this webcomic a long time ago on this site, but at some point, it completely disappeared from its original home at the “Drink at Work” site. I’ve heard many competing theories about what happened, none of them completely satisfactory.

And now, it’s back. This is great news. AWESOME NEWS. I was starting to think that the comic was lost to us forever. Now Francesco has a legacy beyond shifty-eyed ladies with injection-molded hair.

If you’re new to Medium Large, I highly suggest reading through the Teenage Girl President archives. Silly, glorious, wonderful stuff.

The Webcomic Overlook #50: Acid Keg

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I encountered the subject of today’s Webcomic Overlook after The Floating Lightbulb did an interview with its creator, Steve Hogan. Immediately, I fell in love with the art. It was so 60′s. You know contemporary retro artists like Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred? Pretenders to the throne! They mar their art with personal touches that kill the perfectionist look. On the other hand, Hogan’s art is appropriately squeaky clean. They recall the Jet Age’s unmistakable pop art, where line art was backed by offset blobs of solid color and everything looked better with a crisp six-pointed sparkle.

The interview, by the way, is excellent. I suspect that I’m going to be referring to it several times before this review is finished. However, The Floating Lightbulb didn’t ask the one question that’s on everyone’s minds: is Steve Hogan high when he writes the comic? Perhaps that sounds crass and untoward. However, he did name his comic Acid Keg. Its logo is a beer keg spewing some psychedelic liquid. I’m assuming it’s not 10W40. ‘Cuz if it was, that’s just messed up.


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