Beauties & Beasts (Budd’s…)

    (Amryl, 2005, 2007)
™and © 2005 Budd Root

For most of the history of Budd Root’s Cavewoman comic and its titular heroine, Meriem, the main selling point has been its good-girl art and occasionally risqué humor and action. This one-shot goes a little beyond risqué to raunchy, as Meriem graces each short adventure and pinup either half-naked or entirely unclothed. The special also features Frank Cho characters (and one Cho sketch) and Root’s take on a variety of other heroes, heroines, and monsters.

While the beautiful and voluptuous Cavewoman is the main selling point here, Root’s homages to other characters show his creative and artistic versatility.

— Andy Richardson

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Variation A Date:  3/1/2005 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $4.50 No copies available		Budd Root	Budd Root
	#1 Variation B Date:  3/1/2005 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $28.00 No copies available	Blonde Medusa Cover	Budd Root	Budd Root
	#1 Variation C Date:  3/1/2005 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $3.50 No copies available	Frankenstein Cover	Budd Root	Budd Root
	#2 Variation A Date:  2/1/2007 Cover Price:  $3.25 NM Guide:  $45.00 No copies available	Rear view of woman kneeling, ape looming on cover	Budd Root	Budd Root
	#2 Variation B Date:  2/1/2007 Cover Price:  $5.95 NM Guide:  $6.00 No copies available	Blond Medusa Special Edition; Nude cover; Includes Certificate of Authenticity	Budd Root	Budd Root
	#2 Variation C Date:  2/1/2007 Cover Price:  $8.95 NM Guide:  $9.00 No copies available	Miranda of Fur Island Special Edition; Includes Certificate of Authenticity	Budd Root	Budd Root