THE PERHAPANAUTS: A DOSSIER
Todd Dezago/Craig Rousseau

It's kinda cool when two comic pros get together and crank out a homemade comic. That's what Dezago and Rousseau have done here, and it's a lot of fun.

The Perhapanauts are a group of adventurers who work for BEDLAM (the Bureau of Extra-Dimensional Liabilities and Management, don'tcha know). Their diverse members include Big, the resident Sasquatch, and Choopie, a - what else? - Chupacabra.

In this introductory ashcan, we're given two short stories. The first, "Seven Months Earlier," features team members Arisa, a psychic, and Molly, soon to become a ghost. It's still in penciled format, but the art's reproduced quite well. The second tale, fully inked, is "Fiepick" - a vignette focusing on Choopie's need to be useful to his teammates.

Rousseau's art is crisp and clean, and there's been an intriguing evolution of style since his IMPULSE and BATMAN BEYOND days. When he inks his work, it evokes Mike Mignola and Michael Avon Oeming, but remains distinctly Rousseau.

"Fiepick" works better within the context of this preview - you don't have to know much about the characters, and Dezago quickly telegraphs what we need to understand. "Seven Months Earlier" starts in media res, but it tantalizes the reader - we want to know more!

That's the biggest problem with THE PERHAPANAUTS: A DOSSIER - you want there to be more. There are some interesting "Who's Who"-style entries on the team and some dynamic pin-ups, but my appetite is whetted for more adventures. The inside back cover promises more tales "coming soon," but offers no date.

Still, it's a unique feeling to get in on the ground floor of an intriguing concept, and I have no doubt The Perhapanauts gang is destined for big things.

THE PERHAPANAUTS: A DOSSIER is available for $5.00 (plus $1.00 shipping) from: The Perhapanauts, 52 Calendar House Rd., Elizaville, NY 12523.

Reviewer: Doug Giffin

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