Hey Mister: Celebrity Roastby Barb Lien-CooperReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 8 I think it was Karon Flage who said I should read Hey Mister. It took awhile, but I read an issue and thought there was some good albeit somewhat weird storytelling going on. I read another issue and liked it even better, as it was about Greek mythology, but seen through urban eyes. So when my husband and I were in a comic book shop one day wondering what to give a taste test, we both immediately decided on a Hey Mister trade paperback. It was a good decision.Hey Mister is hip, urban, geek, smart, indie, realistic urban fare for those looking for something just a little different. The work can be surreal, alternative, challenging, and a bit cruel at times, but, unlike a lot of cartoonists left of the dial, Peter Sickman-Garner can write interesting characters and stories with real narrative flow. The dialog's also good. The work can shock, but doesn't just depend on shock value to make for a good story. Hey Mister is sort of like what you'd get if you crossed Too Much Coffee Man with Pete Bagge's Hate, both in terms of stories and in terms of art, but with its own voice. In the most outrageous (and perhaps the funniest) story, one of the gang in a moment of passion kills and chops up Sting, former front man of the Police. I know, it sounds a bit sick, but in execution, the work is rather funny, as well as one that expresses the frustrations some of us have with modern radio fare. The story ends with the characters thinking about doing much the same thing to the hateful Mr. Elton John, whose music puts my teeth on edge. I like how Pete Sickman-Garner thinks. Written: January 28, 2004
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