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A review by lonelypigeon
Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce
5.0
Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce stands alone, in a very fluffy room, as a one-of-a-kind, hilarious, weird, graphic, insane piece of work.
The black and white (and once, pink) artwork is lovely and mixes the crazy illustrations of Oaf and other characters among cute kitties and some really wild and creatively bizarre creatures and nightmarish visions. It's just unlike anything else you will read.
Oaf, our lead character, is... well, he's wuvable. Cats love him, and he loves them, and so they crawl all over him and he owns a ton. He is super hairy and he makes his own Oaf Dolls which he stuffs with his own shaven body hair. It's already out-there, isn't it? Well, it takes to the skies with it's outlandish stories, and I loved it. There are some stand-alone strips in here, as well as a long story that makes up the bulk of the book. Oaf meets a singer from a band and the story follows his relationship with him, as well as Oaf's past, his hobbies, his love-life. The stand-alone stories are even wilder and more peculiar, with stories of internal organ staining, cat-apocalyptic-fighting and more.
To explain Wuvable Oaf is to take the fun out of your experience though. Just head into this blind and with a sense of humour and you will truly find something completely unique. For me, as graphic and adult and messed-up as it often was, I ate up every last page. This was bloody magnificent.
5 out of 5
The black and white (and once, pink) artwork is lovely and mixes the crazy illustrations of Oaf and other characters among cute kitties and some really wild and creatively bizarre creatures and nightmarish visions. It's just unlike anything else you will read.
Oaf, our lead character, is... well, he's wuvable. Cats love him, and he loves them, and so they crawl all over him and he owns a ton. He is super hairy and he makes his own Oaf Dolls which he stuffs with his own shaven body hair. It's already out-there, isn't it? Well, it takes to the skies with it's outlandish stories, and I loved it. There are some stand-alone strips in here, as well as a long story that makes up the bulk of the book. Oaf meets a singer from a band and the story follows his relationship with him, as well as Oaf's past, his hobbies, his love-life. The stand-alone stories are even wilder and more peculiar, with stories of internal organ staining, cat-apocalyptic-fighting and more.
To explain Wuvable Oaf is to take the fun out of your experience though. Just head into this blind and with a sense of humour and you will truly find something completely unique. For me, as graphic and adult and messed-up as it often was, I ate up every last page. This was bloody magnificent.
5 out of 5