Scatterbrain

    (Dark Horse, 1998)
™ and ©1998 the respective creators

This anthology humor series from Dark Horse features some of the top comic talent in the field such as Mike Mignola of Hellboy and Linda Medley of Castle Waiting.

Mike Mignola’s style could be considered too dark and somber for humor, if these stories were the kind normally found in humor comics. But as it says above the masthead: “Funny Ha-Ha! Funny Strange!” One of Mignola’s contributions is a bizarre retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk which depicts the beanstalk having instantly grown out of a woman who ate the bean. Funny strange indeed!

A constant presence in this four-issue mini-series is the thoroughly weird Pip and Norton, a strip about two friends. Norton is a laid-back, easygoing, nearly comatose purple guy, and Pip is an exuberant, manic, orange character needing continual instant gratification. Their interaction amply fulfills the Funny Ha-Ha! requisite.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jun 1998
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Chris Garbutt, Dave Cooper, Gavin McInnes, Linda Medley, Mike Mignola, Pat McEown, Steve Parkhouse  ·  A: Chris Garbutt, Dave Cooper, Keith Young, Linda Medley, Mike Mignola, Pat McEown, Steve Parkhouse
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 2
    #2
    Jul 1998
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Brian McDonald, James Kochalka, Mark Martin, Dave Clegg, Steve Parkhouse, Keith Young, Daniel Torres, Gavin McInnes, Dave Cooper, David Sheldon  ·  A: Brian O’Connell, James Kochalka, Mark Martin, Dave Clegg, Steve Parkhouse, Keith Young, Daniel Torres, Gavin McInnes, Dave Cooper, David Sheldon
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1998
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Jim Woodring, Steve Guarnaccia, Kilian Plunkett, Daniel Torres, Greg Clarke, Evan Dorkin, Dave Cooper, Gavin McInnes  ·  A: Jim Woodring, Steve Guarnaccia, Kilian Plunkett, Daniel Torres, Greg Clarke, Evan Dorkin, Dave Cooper, Gavin McInnes
    1 copy for $2.98
  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1998
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Jay Stephens, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Gavin McInnes, Dave Cooper, Daniel Torres, C. Scott Morse, Craig Thompson  ·  A: Sergio Aragonés, Jay Stephens, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Dave Cooper, Daniel Torres, C. Scott Morse, Craig Thompson
    2 copies from $3.95