Satyr #9
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Editor: "Grim" Jim Main
Production Manager: Richard Sullivan
8.5" x 11", with saddle-stitch binding
36 b&w pages,
plus color cover
Published by
Main Enterprises
Printed by
SPA Dimestore Productions
$5.70 postage paid
Satyr is a magazine-size anthology of comics. The content is open-ended, without any particular theme. In spite of its free rein, the book achieves a sort of default unity by the very fact that its contents are so diverse. It's fun to read an anthology that's so full of surprises.
Main recently started printing his many titles through Dimestore Productions and the repro quality of this issue looks much better for it. I should also mention, the Dimestore website features a lively forum with a full section devoted to the many titles published by Main Enterprises. So if you're looking for the latest news or you'd like to interact with Main or his many contributors, check into the Dimestore forums.
Here's a complete overview of Satyr #9's contents:
Gorgeous, full color cover by Jeff Gaither, reminiscent of Basil Wolverton.
Bebop opens the book with a one page gag strip called Doug the Smug Slug. Next, "Grim" Jim Main weighs in with a brief introduction to the issue and the contents page.
Left-Handed is a one page gag comic by Larry Tisch.
Bebop explores night life with another episode of his entertaining series, Wild Strawberries. (4 pages)
Now You See Me offers an observation of street life, written by Ashe Armstrong and drawn by Barry Southworth. (2 pages)
What is it? is a suburban horror story written by Alan Limacher, penciled by Jack Bertram, and inked by Rick Limacher. (5 pages)
Une Fable Sombre is a snarky mystery story by yours truly. (5 pages)
Cocktail Hour is about a drinking party and the ensuing climb back to sobriety by Scraps. (6 pages)
Just a Cup of Coffee is crime story about a group of knuckleheads who do too much of their own thinking, by Erik W. Hendrix and Roger A. Wilbanks. (9 pages)
The book wraps up with a three page listing of other Main Enterprises, Small Press Association, and United Fan Organization comics and zines; an inside back cover by Brad W. Foster, and a back cover by Bebop.
Some of the content of Satyr #9 is slightly below ground-level, so it's suggested for mature readers only. If you enjoy alternative comix, Satyr #9 should be on your list.
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Reviewer Bio
R. Krauss reviews small press and mini comics on Midnight Fiction, Poopsheet Foundation and Comic Related.
Name: Richard Krauss
email: arkay@midnightfiction.com
Been reading comics: since I started reading Marvel comics in Junior High School.
Review Bio: After several years I discovered titles like Zap and Bijou at a headshop and was seduced by the freedom and variety they offered. When the new-wave comix era sprouted from the seeds of the undergrounds, I quickly joined the ranks of other struggling cartoonists with phenomenally low print runs. After almost a decade of small press comix, I retired and made a solemn vow never to return. Several years later the Internet happened and over time many of my favorite new-wave cartoonists got online. The bug bit again and I started exploring the new crop of small press cartoonists. Today's explosion of small press comics is more exciting than any time I've ever seen.
Favorites: Papercutter, Not My Small Diary, Slam Bang, Comic Eye, stuff from Main Enterprises and Weird Muse, to name a few.
Website: MidnightFiction.com
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