My Reader Letter Was Printed in, "The Jungle," #3 From Uncivilized Books!

I have been loving reading, "The Jungle," which is published by Uncivilized Books and features the work of writer Keenan Marshall Keller and artist Tom Neely. It is a sequel to their run on, "The Humans," that follows the biker gang as a number of them get locked up in prison. The world of the comic is a bit, "Planet of the Apes," with various apes or monkeys as humanoids and us regular humans AKA, "Skins," as mindless pets. For this latest volume, readers were invited to send in letters, and I wrote one that was just published with other notes in the 3rd issue!

This latest issue is great as it focuses on one character who is trying to get by while much of the gang is incarcerated--Queenie--and how life has been tough for her (and everyone else) in the 1970s. It is a superb issue--as anything with the Humans/"The Jungle," has been so far, and I would encourage everyone to read these comics! The fourth issue will come out soon, and I look forward to further wild adventures set in the universe of the Humans!

"The Collected Prairie Pothole," Offers Great Slice-of-Life Comics

John Porcellino is a comic creator known for his long-running, "King Cat," series. He's a talented guy and for a short time, he contributed a comic to, "The Chicago Reader," known as, "Prairie Pothole." It featured fun slice-of-life stories with his great artwork but only went for 16 entries before the paper changed its formatting and didn't have a section for him anymore. Still, all the comics are collected here in, "The Collected Prarie Pothole," along with other entries Porcellino created and put on Patreon--for a total of 28 and some other fun bonus material. 

The four-panel strips are insightful, clever, and often humorous. Porcellino's art is a little minimalist but he'll stick some detail to the main elements of whatever he's drawing. These strips take little moments in life and spotlight them in fun ways. "The Collected Prarie Pothole," is a lovely little read and I'd encourage you to ask a comic shop to order it for you/for you to buy it from the publisher, Uncivilized Books, at this link.

5 out of 5 stars.