Mark Russell has written one of the most compelling and important comics in recent memory " not only the LGBTQ but for anyone who has ever fought for equality in their lives of in the face of any kind of bigotry or censorship. Read Full Review

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten.

Oh my gosh, this book is so sad. Don’t get me wrong; it’s REALLY good. But I left after reading this so depressed. So, if you don’t want to know what happens to Huckleberry Hound, and don’t want to be shocked and depressed, don’t read any further.

Basically for anyone not following along until now, Snagglepuss, Huckleberry Hound, and QuickDraw McGraw are all homosexual. Huckleberry Hound was at a secret underground club for anyone who was homosexual at the exact time it was raided by cops. Since this is taking place around the time of the Cold War, homosexuality was looked down upon and had to be hidden out of fear.

The worst part about last issue was QuickDraw was one of the cops who was forced to do the raid and was dating Huckleberry. In order to hide who QuickDraw was and his life style, he helped raid the club and beat down Huckleberry Hound. It was so sad. This book just hits so many issues and truly is heart breaking.

We open this issue with Huckleberry depressed and alone in his apartment with graffiti all over his door. Snagglepuss, who remember is also homosexual but just wasn’t at the club when it got raided, was trying to get Huck out of there and live with him. But Huck was so depressed and stricken that he didn’t know what to do with himself. He just started to feel like his life was back on track. And then, this woman set up this raid in order to smear Snagglepuss’s image but ended up ruining Huck instead.

Well, it worked. SP decides to testify in court to help out the government against the Cold War even though it would put him in harms way, his standings in society to the forefront, and his life style choices under a microscope. But he decides to do it in order to save the people he loves from getting drug through the mud. Well, it’s too late. more

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Dispatchdcu - May 5, 2018

Because we find out that Huckleberry Hound hung himself committing suicide. Again I say, this issue was just so heart breaking. After finding out about Huck, SP decided to go no holds bar on the committee calling out the committee and even our own country. Before he left, SP sent his boyfriend back to Cuba and asked for a divorce from his “show” wife. He didn’t want to bring any of them down with him. SP is out for blood. All I got to say is: Don’t get that Puss angry!

Dispatchdcu - May 5, 2018

I got into Russell through Flintstones and I’ve been hooked ever since. This book, like Flintstones, really is a masterpiece of literature from the art to the story. Taking classic characters that we grew up with and getting them to tell a deep and meaningful story about our society and culture, is pure genius. He does a phenomenal job of getting you to feel with the characters and experience what they experience

Dispatchdcu - May 5, 2018

Russell truly makes you feel for these characters that at one point were just all Hanna Barbara cartoons. You must read this and put the trade in your shelf at home right beside the Flintstones. If you like what you heard, love talking all types of comics, and are interested in joining a comic chat group, hit me up at dispatchdcu@gmail.com or @dispatchdcu on twitter. Catch you all later! Peace

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