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PLASTIC FARM #2
(Plastic Farm Press / 1552 Crestview Ave. / Hagerstown, MD / 21740 USA. Web:
www.plasticfarm.com)
Review by Alan Rankin
In this issue, writer-artist Rafer Roberts continues the reprinting of his
Plastic Farm mini-comic in full-sized comics form. (I love his disclaimer that “the grey bars on the top and bottom of your page…reflect the original aspect ratio of this comic book.”) The punk-flavored story involves a boy raised in an orphanage, teen bullies, and a benevolent ghost. The introduction of a stereotype named “Raoul” is an unfortunate close to the tale, which is continued in following issues. The 8-page backup feature, “Progressions,” is a martial-arts story, heavily influenced by the manga/anime style, with terrific art by Jeff Coleman.
Progressions is also a mini-comic, and from what I can tell, this may be its debut in a full-sized comics format. Check out
www.progressions.org for more on this one.
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