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Idiotland | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Fantagraphics |
Schedule | quarterly |
Format | standard |
Publication date | Mar. 1993 – Dec. 1994 |
No. of issues | 7 |
Main character(s) | Margarita Schnapps, Lavender Sachet, Milkshake Gravy, Morties |
Creative team | |
Written by | Doug Allen and Gary Leib |
Artist(s) | Doug Allen and Gary Leib |
Idiotland is a surrealistic comic book by Doug Allen and Gary Leib published by Fantagraphics in 1993–1994. It is noticeably more surreal and Dada-esque that Allen's more-famous work, the Steven comic strip and its compilations.
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Idiotland was low on plot and high on bizarre characters of unusual anatomy and memorable names, such as Margarita Schnapps and Lavender Sachet, a pair of mean-spirited, middle-aged shopaholics in anthropomorphic animal form, or Milkshake Gravy, a nosy, unattractive, cross-dressing mailman. It also includes the serialized, three-part story, "Morties," about a small community overtaken by parasitic, mind-controlling fish, called Morties, which bubble up from the brain and burst through the skull. After "Morties" concluded, a new serial began in issue #4, called "Lunch Money." Both stories starred the creators Allen and Leib portrayed as children.
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