Description: Ted Rall's libel suit against "Dirty" Danny Hellman is now in its fifth year. The feud began when illustrator Hellman perpetrated an e-mail prank against syndicated cartoonist Rall, who sued for libel, claiming the prank had cost him work. Hellman again assembles a solid lineup of cartoonists for an anthology to raise money for his side of the case. Hellman is known for his fondness for sick and ridiculous gags, and like-minded cartoonists (including Johnny Ryan and Sam Henderson) push the gross-out factor as far as they can; even novelist Myla Goldberg (Bee Season ) joins in with a scatological (and charming) short story, the book's only prose piece. There are some other big names here, most notably Art Spiegelman (who contributes a handful of his remarkable sketchbook pages) and Tony Millionaire. Most of the 70-plus contributors, though, are more known (if that) in underground comics circles. A few address the lawsuit directly, or draw parodies of Rall's recent work (like Ken Avidor's "To the Ice Machine and Back," a riff on Rall's To Afghanistan and Back ); a few more play with the general idea of ridiculous lawsuits, or recount their own legal run-ins (like Stu Helm, who can no longer use his nickname "King VelVeeda"). The majority, though, either just dredge up sex, drugs and bodily fluids or contribute short pieces that only serve to show off the range of Hellman's friends' styles and talents. (Sept.) +Paperback, as pictured; signed by sixteen contributors and numbered (47/50); text is excellent; back cover and last few pages are wrinkled (moisture damaged?) along bottom edg
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Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Type: Graphic Novel
Tradition: US Comics
Language: English
Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)
Artist/Writer: Fiona Smyth, David Paleo, Pamela Butler, Karl Stevens, Kaz Prapuolenis, Kim Deitch, Cliff Mott, Dean Lecrone, Dave Mckenna, Tim Lane, Andy Ristaino, Mike Wartella, Danny Hellman, Miss Lasko-Gross, Eric Theriault, Ansis Purins, Nick Mullins, Bishakh K. Som, Art Baxter, Neil Swaab, Kevin Pyle, Joven Kerekes, Doug Allen, Steve Marcus, Mike Diana, ? [As Hugo], Hans Rickheit, A. J. Duric, Songgu Kwon, Sabrina Jones, Stu Helm Credited As Stu &Quot, John Holmstrom, Helm, Johnny Ryan, Rick Gagnon, Abby Denson, Jeff Roysdon, Max Douglas, Motohiko Tokuta, Andrice Arp, Michael Kupperman, Sam Henderson, Takeshi Tadatsu, Dale Ashmun, Victor Cayro, Rick Altergott, Patrick Dean, Brad Johnson, Unknown Artist&Quot, Rick Trembles, Elim Mak, Howard John Arey, James Romberger, Lauren R. Weinstein, Trevor Alixopulos, Chris Cammett, Art Spiegelman, Rupert Bottenberg, Ken Avidor, Carol Lay, Fredo Noland, Mike Gorman, Tobias Tak, Tony Millionaire, Jim Campbell, Mort Todd, Ted May, Harry Robins, Eric Braün, Skip Williamson, Steve Hogan, Doug Skinner, John Terhorst, Todd ALCOTT, Glenn Head, Robert Sikoryak
Cover Artist: Michael Kupperman
Publisher: Dirty Danny Legal Defense Fund
Genre: Superheroes, Drama, Humor/Satire, Adventure, Science Fiction
Publication Year: 2003
Series Title: Legal Action Comics
Issue Number: 2