PS Comics

Minty Lewis' indie comics collected in PS COMICS primarily follow the misadventures of two groups: 1) talking pieces of fruit in the workplace, and 2) talking Yorkshire Terrier at home. Both are sly and sassy. And both deal with very human situations, using food and animals in our place. Interoffice relationships can be just as troubling and effed-up as those within a family, but when you see them played out by the likes of a banana and a puppy, the result is more painfully funny than painful. In other words, you can relate, but without getting depressed, because, hey, it's not you — it's a pear! If there's a breakout star among the Whitman's Sampler of stories here, it's Apple. Depressed and overstressed, his efforts to connect with others fail miserably ... and thus, to your enjoyment. Others stand out from underexposure; a love story between salt and sugar benefits from being two pages, tops, while one flirtation between two employees in Halloween costumes also makes a mark by not having its characters appear elsewhere in the collection. Lewis' drawings are simple, but direct, with just enough detail to get by, and not enough to appear cluttered. Having now been exposed to PS COMICS, I can place her among the growing group of super-talented women whose under-the-radar work in DIY comics deserves a wider audience. —Rod Lott Buy it at Amazon or Secret Acres.