Containing power fantasy parody vitally flavoured with a Whizzer & Chipsiness, this collection of one and two page strips is enjoyably diverting. The endearing brevity offers a series of padding-free scripts adequately cartooned, which succeed in telling neat, little stories that introduce absurd villains and prompt a smile or two on the way.
In one such story Paul McCartney has been replaced with an android, and female agent Diana St George must track down Damon Quint, the diabolical mastermind responsible. Conveniently enough, this villain also runs the small shop 'Quint Electronics' and St George soon has the culprit in her sights.
With a sugar-fueled mania throughout, Martin Street's Cartoon Showcase #1 is solid entertainment for the offspring of comics fans and, with adult sustenance found elsewhere, for the small press enthustiast attentive to the demands of their inner child.
14 A4 pages, 50p from Smallzone.