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Shuck Comics
Rick Smith and Tania Menesse
Sample Pages | Reviews | Interviews
Shuck Comics were originally printed in 2002 (before they were collected in the Shuck Unmasked trade paperback in 2003. Shuck Comics garnered an Ignatz Award nomination in 2002 and praise from the comics community for its unique dialect-driven dialogue and folksy storytelling.
Sample Pages: Issue 1 - 'Hallowed Seasonings'
Sample Pages: Issue 2 - 'Purgatory Brews'
Sample Pages: Issue 3 - 'Birth of the Sulfurstar'
Sample Pages: Issue 4 - 'Fir Free Fever'
Reviews
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Poopsheet Reviews reviews Shuck Comics #4
"The first issue had me interested and by the second I was hooked."
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Movie Poopshoot: Breakdowns reviews Shuck Comics #4
"It’s like PROMETHEA meets LITTLE LULU, and quite beguiling."
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The Fourth Rail (Don MacPherson) reviews Shuck Comics #3, 4
"Smith's simple character designs and sparse backgrounds certainly suit the quiet, innocent tone of the story. On the other hand, the use of grey tones in every single panel also brings a dark, eerie quality into play, but that suits the weird nature of the book as well."
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The Fourth Rail (Randy Lander) reviews Shuck Comics #3, 4
"Those who have patience for unusual dialogue, or a taste for the somewhat strange, should definitely check it out."
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Optical Sloth reviews Shuck Comics #1 - 3
"I wasn't sure what to expect out of this series and I wasn't sure at all that I was going to like it from the descriptions, but I was completely won over."
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Comics Worth Reading reviews Shuck Comics #1
"This book is a wonderful meditation on the nature of life and occupation. It's very literary, appropriately moody, and highly thought-provoking. Dense with imagery and creativity, it's worth checking out for a unusual change from much else of what's out there."
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The Fourth Rail (Don MacPherson) reviews Shuck Comics #1
"Easily the greatest strength of the title is how the writers celebrate language by completely disregarding its rules. The dialogue in this book consists not of words, but of sounds."
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The Fourth Rail (Randy Lander) reviews Shuck Comics #1
"Shuck seems to be some strange combination of Dante's Inferno and Song of the South, which sounds like an impossible blend but actually retains the charm of the latter and the intelligence of the former."
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iComics reviews Shuck Comics #1
"Shuck is, to put it simply, absolutely enchanting. I can't remember the last time I read a book I knew almost nothing about and fell in love with so quickly."
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The Fourth Rail reviews Shuck Comics #1, 2
"Shuck is not one of those comics; in fact, it's quite odd, but there's something compelling about it as well."
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Small Press Magazine reviews Shuck Comics #4
"It's one part fairy tale, one part parable, with a dash of social conscience and a lot of humor."
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Shotgun Reviews reviews Shuck Comics #1 - 3
"It's sufficient to say that Shuck deserves some wider attention. This is the kind of book that can find a core audience and thrive for years on simple stories, smartly told. Shuck Comics are definitely worth a look."
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Comic Book Galaxy reviews Shuck Comics #1
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Comic Book Resources reviews Shuck Comics
"SHUCK is one of those rare perfect comics that really couldn’t exist in any other medium."
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