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Published by: Oni Press
Released on: May 14, 2014
Writer: Rick Spears
Artist: James Callahan
Cover: James Callahan
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After schlock movie producer Nathan T. Rex buys the freedom of convicted serial killer who goes by the named Darwin, Rex is faced with a new roadblock in his horror movie that will change the face of horror. He's got his real-life serial killer to consult on his picture, but now he needs the perfect set of tits for an upcoming scene. The woman he hires is reluctant to let the puppies swing in the breeze, and his attempts at getting Madam Coconut to do it, a Pam Grier-type woman he sees around the movie lot, were futile. He talks to the set of boobs he originally hired, and she's reluctant to expose herself as she's a serious actor. So Rex does what any good producer does: he clears the set and he gets naked too.
Once his amazingly impressive manhood is marveled by all, he gets behind the camera and starts filming the scene: a woman is looking to purchase a car from Abe Lincoln on President's Day (the movie title), and Abe has a really good deal for her. He's slashing the prices and the customers and her fate lies at the business end of an axe. Darwin's consultation makes things a little too real for Rex and he loses it, seeking counsel from his drug guru and goes on another bad trip. The bad trip is full of sharks, ghosts, a cartoon rabbit, and some talking barf. And the bad trip helps him to realize just what he's unleashed onto the public. He done fucked up.
Once again, Rick Spears has put out a book that has some excellent comedy moments, mixed in with the sleaze and ultra-violence that is The Auteur. He made this reader laugh out loud the last issue, and he does it again in this issue, twice. That's no easy feat, and I love him for it. And James Callahan's art on this book remains at its high level, providing all kinds of nasty goodness. And the way he draws Nathan T. Rex makes the character all the more silly and sleazy. The first three pages of the book…boobies…nothing but boobies, making it one of the best opening comic moments ever. This is simply great fun, and this book cannot be praised enough. It sucks that it's already halfway through its 5-issue run. This is high entertainment in comic book form and deserves serious attention. It's easily one of the best new books of 2014.
