Ralphie Comics Presents….
Giant Clam
(Giant Clam)
Red ink cover w. yellow page interior
Somewhere in (the vast countryside) of Britland, machines shift and zunk, delivering into the hands of a great big man fluids contained in well-hinged paper forms. ‘Trapped within the giant clam this week’ appearances by Desmond Bullen, Joao Braganga and Toby Parsons, all accompanying Ralph Kidson on a mission of marine biology exploration and supplementation. Don’t it just sound too yumm?
Top density interpretive skills and body transportation a factor required for this material in contrast to the immediacy accessible in Ralph’s earlier SAD ANIMAL works.
It’s a comic about patience, about not saying anything, and holding out, waiting for the right time, babylon5 quote. As J. Michael Straczynski wrote, “When the time is right”. And I just know Ralphie is gonna hit me with pies for quoting in relation to him, “Babylon Cunting 5”
In days of international fever, Ralphie does his best to put things into perspective and to cheer in the sense of well, we need to cheer don’t we. And if a rude word helps somebody keep the chin up or lifting from sad, then Ralphie is prepared to do it. The man has the testicles. While still containing much rough and tumble amusement the Stick & Envelope strips here I’ve found, like recent issues of SA, confusing, I just don’t get it. Perhaps it’ll occur to me a few months from now. The three cartoonists (from England and Portugal) are equally as capable of sharing this Tridacna gigas with Ralphie, and I would suggest that this mini-collection is entirely welcome in your life. Its of great sadness to me that in over two years of reviewing here, I've never been able to do Ralphie's comics justice. This import of hope, should be ordered though. Copies are available from Ralph Kidson, 3 Langridges Close, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4LZ.
A6, £1, 24pgs