Maintenance

    (Oni, 2006–2008)
™ and © 2006 Jim Massey & Robbi Rodriguez

The life of a maintenance worker is a thankless one. On a daily basis, you’re forced to clean up someone else’s mess. And then there’s the life of a maintenance worker for a secret laboratory whose scientists work on highly experimental research projects, and that life is considerably worse. A pair of sad sacks named Doug and Manny have that particular lot, so each day they encounter other-dimensional aliens, human-animal hybrids, and other undesirables while keeping things clean. Small wonder they’ve reached a point where nothing they see fazes them too greatly.

There’s a distinctive Laurel and Hardy feel to this title, as the characters at its center press on despite increasingly bizarre circumstances. Written and drawn with good humor by Jim Massey and Robbi Rodriguez.

— Andy Richardson
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    #1
    Dec 2006
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    #9
    Feb 2008
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    #10
    Apr 2008
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  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    May 2007
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    Collects Maintenance #1-3; B&W
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    Book #2
    Feb 2008
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    Collects Maintenance #4-6; B&W
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    Book #3
    Jul 2008
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    Collects Maintenance #7-10; Fighting Occupants of Interstellar Craft; B&W
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  • FCBD 2008
    Free Comic Book Day #2008
    May 2008
    W: Jim Massey  ·  A: Robbi Rodriguez
    NN; Free Comic Book Day 2008
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