Agamemnon comes back from Troy and his wife murders him - apparently in retaliation for his sacrificing their daughter at the start of the Trojan war.Agamemnon comes back from Troy and his wife murders him - apparently in retaliation for his sacrificing their daughter at the start of the Trojan war. It's quite poetic with the Chorus, more talking and debating then action. ...more
I felt this one was weaker than the previous two just because it doesn't really focus on any main characters - but it impressively tells the tale of DI felt this one was weaker than the previous two just because it doesn't really focus on any main characters - but it impressively tells the tale of Dropsie Avenue over more than 100 years - starting from the late 1800s where most of the Bronx was still farmland.
So many characters and interesting little stories. Perhaps my favourite was the woman who gets convinced her husband was transformed into a dog (the husband uses the opportunity to flee his unhappy marriage). It's all fine up until the day the dog dies and the priest refuses to give last rites to a dog!
There's also a lot of business scheming - selling the tenements and buying them, turning them into slums, bribing politicians etc. ...more
This second of the Contract with God Trilogy is perhaps the strongest in my opinion.
The story takes place just before the Great Depression and goes uThis second of the Contract with God Trilogy is perhaps the strongest in my opinion.
The story takes place just before the Great Depression and goes up to the rise of Nazism in Germany. Eisner blends in some newspaper clippings in each chapter to help set the tone of each year.
Following mostly just Jacob Schtarkah but also a few other characters. Jacob is down and out because of the market crash but slowly rebuilds his life - only to have an old flame from Europe who's trying to flee Nazi Germany need his help.
Set in the same area of the Bronx as the rest of the stories in the trilogy. ...more
Distrupts the Brubaker storyline and I haven't read the Civil War comic (but have seen the movie which helped a bit with my understanding). Only BrubaDistrupts the Brubaker storyline and I haven't read the Civil War comic (but have seen the movie which helped a bit with my understanding). Only Brubaker could make this work - somehow this was still very entertaining and doesn't derail his main story.
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills is the type of comic I love. The plot doesn't matter much, we get some action and a focus on fleshing out the character. Sometimes these Marvel comics just feel like one thing happening after the other with no breathing room, no time for reflection. Brubaker does a great job making these heroes feel like real people....more
Rogers is trying to track down Winter Soldier - hopefully to take him to the good side. Bucky is after Lukin (a Russian billionaire who also has Red SRogers is trying to track down Winter Soldier - hopefully to take him to the good side. Bucky is after Lukin (a Russian billionaire who also has Red Skull living in his mind).
Feels a bit like Brubaker is just spinning the wheels in this volume. Action heavy and well drawn....more
Unravels the mystery of the Winter Soldier. I was expecting a bit more mystery, but a secret dossier appears in Captain America's secure apartment shoUnravels the mystery of the Winter Soldier. I was expecting a bit more mystery, but a secret dossier appears in Captain America's secure apartment showing the whole story of the Winter Soldier. It's fantastic stuff. I was a bit hesitant on reading more Brubaker Marvel stuff because I feel like usually these writers hold their best stuff for their creator-owned books. This feels like Brubaker at full power. Perhaps more pages than necessary, but those pages are full of Epting doing action scenes - so no complaints there.
I have a love/hate relationship with Epting. Sometimes it feels like he's capable of anything, other times it's pretty clear he's basically just copy+pasting in some photoreferences. There's a few panels here that are nearly abstract without the coloring, just random lines on the background when there's no photo reference being used....more
The Madame Paul Affair is a longer autobiographical tale of the weird condo Doucet was living in. Paul is the landlord's Aunt and manages the buildingThe Madame Paul Affair is a longer autobiographical tale of the weird condo Doucet was living in. Paul is the landlord's Aunt and manages the building. The ownership swap hands so Madame Paul leaves - but leaves without even saying a word. Later Doucet and her friend find a secret area in the basement and an alcohol still. There's some weird goings-on with the Paul family.
Great cartooning but not as manic and jam-packed as her earlier comics. ...more
Continuing the New York Diary chapters. Julie is suffering from epileptic seizures, her medication isn't working too well. Julie has trouble balancingContinuing the New York Diary chapters. Julie is suffering from epileptic seizures, her medication isn't working too well. Julie has trouble balancing her lifestyle with the boyfriend and her desire to create comics. ...more
The final issue unfortunately. I wish Doucet continued to create these comics!
It was inevitable that Doucet would have a falling out with her boyfrieThe final issue unfortunately. I wish Doucet continued to create these comics!
It was inevitable that Doucet would have a falling out with her boyfriend. But she has trouble breaking it to him while trying to find another place to live. ...more
Collects Hate 16-30. Bagge is joined by Jum Blanchard on inks and the comic is now in color! Buddy moves to New Jersey and lives with his parents.
HatCollects Hate 16-30. Bagge is joined by Jum Blanchard on inks and the comic is now in color! Buddy moves to New Jersey and lives with his parents.
Hate 16 Meet the Folks Lisa meets Buddy's parents for the first time. Buddy sees his neighbourhood "friend" Jimmy Foley again. Buddy' father's health is not great. But in the end the two of them decide to stay in New Jersey.
Hate 17 Let's Get Serious Buddy hangs out with his old friend Jay - a recovering heroin user and pervert who shares Buddy's interest in old useless collectables. Lisa goes to church with Buddy's mom but butts heads with her over religious stuff.
Hate 18 Brother Butch Also around the house is Buddy's sister Babs with her two awful kids and his brother Butch. Buddy buys an old monster car, selects a location for his and Jay's store, and Butch tries to help out by breaking into and stealing from a closed up shop.
Hate 19 Partners Jay and Buddy open their store but things are off to a bad start. Awful customers, and Jay has started doing heroin again.
Hate 20 Uncle Buddy Buddy has to take Babs two kids for the day (Tyler and Alexis) when their Dad was too lazy to open the door and take them for the day. They trash his store and drive Buddy nuts.
Hate 21 I've Got Three Moms Buddy realizes with his mom, Lisa and his sister Babs he basically has three moms. Him and Butch try to take their dad out to a bar which starts with the girls getting pissed and them and ends with the dad in the hospital.
Hate 22 Dear Old Dad Lisa and Buddy try to get a bit more social since Lisa is spending all her time caring for Buddy's dad. Buddy's dad goes for a walk by himself and ends up getting hit by a truck and killed.
Hate 23 Babs' Ex Lisa cheats on Buddy with Bab's ex Joey - the slimy dead beat.
Hate 24 Nothing that Twenty Years on the Couch Couldn't Cure Lisa and Buddy are still having relationship issues. Lisa goes to therapy for her anger issues. Buddy goes to his old friends place, Tom who is now a police officer with a family.
Hate 25 It Had to Happen Lisa starts to hang out with her "goth" friend Elizabeth. Lisa leaves Buddy without telling him and it takes him awhile to realize she's breaking up with him. Buddy tracks Lisa down to Elizabeth's place in NYC. Lisa is completely changed now with short hair and a tattoo.
Hate 26 Lets Start a Crackhouse Butch and Jimmy Foley want to make some money. Leonard "Stinky" comes to town! He grew up in New Jersey too. Buddy isn't too happy about it.
Hate 27 Buddy Cleans House Leonard accidently shoots himself in the head while goofing off with Butch at a shooting range area. Butch is worried he'll get accused of murder so decides to hide the body instead of calling the cops. Buddy finds out about it as well as Butch's friends Jimmy Foley and Jake. Now Buddy finds himself having to keep this secret with these 3 goons.
Hate 28 A Day in the Life of Buddy Bradley Buddy now lives at the shop after buying Jay out of the business. He's a wreck now and seems to have turned into an old man overnight.
Hate 29 The Single Life Buddy tries to go on dates! He goes out with Babs friend but gets rejected. Later he goes out with a very domineering professional woman. He's also getting essentially harassed at work by a younger woman who works at the next door Starbucks. Buddy's mom is moving and Lisa comes to town to grab some of the stuff she left there and bumps into Buddy.
Hate 30 Lets Get It On Buddy meets up with Lisa and they "Get it on". Lisa is getting fed up with Elizabeth who is more controlling than Buddy ever was. Lisa reveals that she's pregnant and not going to get another abortion. Buddy takes this in stride and they decide to get married and raise the child together!
Collects the first 15 issues of Hate - all the Black and White comics, which for my money look nicer than the colored second half of the series (but pCollects the first 15 issues of Hate - all the Black and White comics, which for my money look nicer than the colored second half of the series (but probably personal preference). This was such a good trip, hanging out with Buddy in his early 20s slumming it in Seattle. He's really just a normal guy - not a stoner or anything like that (although his alcoholism is in question at times).
Issue 1 - My Pad and Welcome to It We get Buddy breaking the fourth wall giving us an MTV cribs tour of his apartment. He lives like a typical 20 year old in a cheap place - messy but he drinks fancy beer! We meet his roomate Leonard AKA "Stinky". He's similar to Buddy but a bit more of a loser.
Issue 2 - Hate at First Sight Buddy at just 20 something is already falling apart from neglecting his body. Lack of exercise and too much beer. We meet his other roommate the introverted conspiracy-theorist enthusiast George. George is also black but doesn't fit in with that cultural group. Buddy goes to a hangout at a pool hall in the hopes of meeting a girl and gets asked out by Valerie. The first date ends in disaster as Valerie lives with Buddy's ex Lisa who told Valerie about some of the freaky sex they've had in the past. Later at his house party Valerie gets smashed and ends up in the hospital where Buddy visits her and they have sex in the hospital bed.
Issue 3 - The Enigma that is George Cecil Hamilton the Third We see more of George and his introverted conspiracy theorist ways. It turns out he's actually a bit of a phony and likes McDonalds and trash TV as much as the rest of us.
Dinner for Two Valerie and Buddy are now dating but Valerie wants to have a romantic dinner with Buddy - easier said than done in an apartment with 2 other male roommates. There's a pretty hilarious scene with Leonard completely naked coming in and eating some of the spaghetti they've prepared. Later at Valerie's place Lisa admits she still has feelings for Buddy.
Issue 4 - Buddy Bradley is Not His Brother's Keeper Buddy's younger brother - now a big right-leaning gun-carrying man - comes to town and wants to crash at Buddy's. He ends up getting into all sorts of trouble at a local party.
What Ever Happened to Babs Bradley My introduction to Babs - she had a series of abortions then babies and a terrible marriage.
Issue 5 Guys, Gals, Gals... and Buddy Bradley! Buddy and Leonard go to a collector's house and talk about comics. The collector is a huge fan of Walt Kelly but doesn't like Kurtzman so Buddy and he don't see eye to eye. At Valerie's Lisa got a really embarrassing haircut which starts a big fight between Buddy and Valerie.
Issue 6 Valerie's Parents Buddy finally meets Valerie's parents. It's a blast. Her parents are fairly wealthy which embarasses Valerie. Her father is the figurehead of a tech company, but knows nothing about coding. He also has health issues but him and Buddy somehow get along just fine.
Issue 7 Paranoia Rules Supreme! George is a conspiracy nut. It's so funny - I always think conspiracy theorist started popping up in the 2010s... but they've been around for ages. And based on this they really haven't changed much. I feel bad for George although it is really funny. He does all his own research and things formal education stifles original thought. Here he goes on a date with Lisa and we get a lot of access to his thoughts as he waits for her, walks down the street with her, and has to suffer through her getting drunk and making moves on him.
Issue 8 Follow That Dream Valerie wants Buddy to get a better job - but when he gets a job offer from Leonard to help manage a rock band, she's not too excited. Buddy ends up managing a loud rock band made up of four very small young men Kurt, Kurt, Greg, and Kurt! When the lead singer quits the band, Leonard steps up to fill the roll.
Issue 9 Follow that Dream Part 2 Now Leonard is a star in the Seattle underground music scene. Buddy has sex with a groupie looking for tickets to the show. He goes on tour with the band, neglecting his relationship with Valerie, but ends up quitting the tour very quickly.
Issue 10 The Nut Valerie is in France and seemingly done with Buddy. Buddy helps Lisa get a job at the bookstore which - as George predicts - is a complete hilarious disaster.
Issue 11 Slumming with Buddy and Lisa Lisa and Buddy are in a relationship and living like animals. Drinking way too much, not washing themselves. George is fed up. Lisa goes and gets a makeover and later Lisa and Buddy decide to go straight until they can't come up with a single thing totally straight people do for kicks.
Issue 12 Collector Scum Buddy has a table the local flea market but has issues with a tape seller named Yahtzi Murphy. Lisa decides to help and steals a bag of Yahtzi's tapes - but Yahtzi knows Buddy was involved as shows up at their house where Lisa goes berserk on Yahtzi, creating a feud between Yahtzi and Buddy that won't end anytime soon.
Issue 13 In Search of George... George has published a zine. Free and a ton of copies! Which features an article dissing Buddy. Buddy tries to find where George is living and finally catches up with him. He's living with an older wealthy(ish) woman who is funding the publications. She gets George to agree to publish Buddy's rebuttal in the next issue of the zine.
I Left My Stash in San Francisco Leonard is now stuck in San Francisco after his band imploded. He gets a free flight to NYC but while on the plane realizes he forgot his drugs hidden under a mattress at a woman's house.
Issue 14 The Old Flame Buddy bumps into Valerie at a laundromat and gets invited to her dinner party. He doesn't want Lisa finding out, but gets dressed up nice and goes to the party, which is a disaster. Valerie tells him she still likes him and they makeout but Buddy realizes he's not longer interested.
Stinky Does Gotham Leonard is now trying to find a gig in NYC but is couch surfing and running out of friends to stay with. He goes to an audition but a girl he's with gets in a fight with the band.
Issue 15 My Pad (Revisited) Leonard shows up in Seattle to get his room back. But Lisa has promised Valerie that room. Later George wants his room back! And Buddy ends up on the couch. The book ends with Buddy and Lisa heading the Buddy's parents house outside of NYC....more
After the original 30 issues Bagge revisits Buddy over a ten year period of time in a series of annuals.
Annual 1 Are You Nuts? Jay suggests he and BudAfter the original 30 issues Bagge revisits Buddy over a ten year period of time in a series of annuals.
Annual 1 Are You Nuts? Jay suggests he and Buddy but an aquabus and go into business together. On a test drive the aquabus sinks to the bottom of the river. Buddy's kid is a baby now!
Annual 2 A-Rod Goes to the Moon Babs is over with her two kids - now tweens. The girls leave for a kids-free weekend. Of course its a disaster for Buddy and he ends up dropping all 3 kids off with his mom.
Annual 3 The Domestication of Lisa Leavenworth-Bradley Buddy looks at relocating his business closer to his mom's house so Lisa can have a larger living space. It ends with Lisa redecorating Buddy's existing shop.
Annual 4 Buddy Bradley Gets a Real Job Buddy is tired of dealing with awful customers - adults that are still into Star Wars! and other such pain in the asses. He gets a job at UPS as a delivery driver. Of course its a disaster with his co-workers basically just robbing packages.
Annual 5 Fuddy Duddy Buddy Buddy injures his eye and gets an eye-patch. He decided to wear the eye-patch (basically for the rest of the series!) He also cuts his hair short and gets a popeye style hat. Lisa and Buddy are looking to buy a house and Buddy eventually convinces Lisa to buy a junk yard!
Annual 6 Skeletons in the Closet Stinky's death is still causing issues. Buddy goes and digs up the skeletons and buries it in his own backyard.
Annual 7 The Future's in Scrap Jay starts working at the junkyard next door to Buddy and gets into buying and selling scrap metal. Buddy's kid is now about 4 or 5
Annual 8 Creative Outlet Buddy and Lisa get involved at the school their kid goes to and meet another "weird" couple. Lisa starts a band with the other wife and they perform a show at the local strip club.
Annual 9 Heaven / Hell Buddy's home life is going great. Lisa and Buddy go visit Lisa's family - the first time he's met them! Her parents are awful. Her cousin also lives on the property. Lisa decides to stay around to deal with the estate and defend it from her adopted brother.
Buddy Buys a Dump "Fuck it" Buddy is facing issues as his junkyard is deemed a natural protected wetland. His son ends up shooting the geese that stop in the yard. Buddy once again needs to move Leonard's corpse - dropping in the local river. ...more
Hate 26 Lets Start a Crackhouse Butch and Jimmy Foley want to make some money. Leonard "Stinky" comes to town! He grew up in New JerCollects Hate 26-30
Hate 26 Lets Start a Crackhouse Butch and Jimmy Foley want to make some money. Leonard "Stinky" comes to town! He grew up in New Jersey too. Buddy isn't too happy about it.
Hate 27 Buddy Cleans House Leonard accidently shoots himself in the head while goofing off with Butch at a shooting range area. Butch is worried he'll get accused of murder so decides to hide the body instead of calling the cops. Buddy finds out about it as well as Butch's friends Jimmy Foley and Jake. Now Buddy finds himself having to keep this secret with these 3 goons.
Hate 28 A Day in the Life of Buddy Bradley Buddy now lives at the shop after buying Jay out of the business. He's a wreck now and seems to have turned into an old man overnight.
Hate 29 The Single Life Buddy tries to go on dates! He goes out with Babs friend but gets rejected. Later he goes out with a very domineering professional woman. He's also getting essentially harassed at work by a younger woman who works at the next door Starbucks. Buddy's mom is moving and Lisa comes to town to grab some of the stuff she left there and bumps into Buddy.
Hate 30 Lets Get It On Buddy meets up with Lisa and they "Get it on". Lisa is getting fed up with Elizabeth who is more controlling than Buddy ever was. Lisa reveals that she's pregnant and not going to get another abortion. Buddy takes this in stride and they decide to get married and raise the child together!
Collect Hate 16-20. Bagge is joined by Jum Blanchard on inks and the comic is now in color! Buddy moves to New Jersey and lives with his parents.
HateCollect Hate 16-20. Bagge is joined by Jum Blanchard on inks and the comic is now in color! Buddy moves to New Jersey and lives with his parents.
Hate 16 Meet the Folks Lisa meets Buddy's parents for the first time. Buddy sees his neighbourhood "friend" Jimmy Foley again. Buddy' father's health is not great. But in the end the two of them decide to stay in New Jersey.
Hate 17 Let's Get Serious Buddy hangs out with his old friend Jay - a recovering heroin user and pervert who shares Buddy's interest in old useless collectables. Lisa goes to church with Buddy's mom but butts heads with her over religious stuff.
Hate 18 Brother Butch Also around the house is Buddy's sister Babs with her two awful kids and his brother Butch. Buddy buys an old monster car, selects a location for his and Jay's store, and Butch tries to help out by breaking into and stealing from a closed up shop.
Hate 19 Partners Jay and Buddy open their store but things are off to a bad start. Awful customers, and Jay has started doing heroin again.
Hate 20 Uncle Buddy Buddy has to take Babs two kids for the day (Tyler and Alexis) when their Dad was too lazy to open the door and take them for the day. They trash his store and drive Buddy nuts. ...more
I thought this book was just overrated, but it's actually just a near-perfect comic. I can't think of what else you'd want from a comic! (view spoilerI thought this book was just overrated, but it's actually just a near-perfect comic. I can't think of what else you'd want from a comic! (view spoiler)[
Issue 11 Slumming with Buddy and Lisa Lisa and Buddy are in a relationship and living like animals. Drinking way too much, not washing themselves. George is fed up. Lisa goes and gets a makeover and later Lisa and Buddy decide to go straight until they can't come up with a single thing totally straight people do for kicks.
Issue 12 Collector Scum Buddy has a table the local flea market but has issues with a tape seller named Yahtzi Murphy. Lisa decides to help and steals a bag of Yahtzi's tapes - but Yahtzi knows Buddy was involved as shows up at their house where Lisa goes berserk on Yahtzi, creating a feud between Yahtzi and Buddy that won't end anytime soon.
Issue 13 In Search of George... George has published a zine. Free and a ton of copies! Which features an article dissing Buddy. Buddy tries to find where George is living and finally catches up with him. He's living with an older wealthy(ish) woman who is funding the publications. She gets George to agree to publish Buddy's rebuttal in the next issue of the zine.
I Left My Stash in San Francisco Leonard is now stuck in San Francisco after his band imploded. He gets a free flight to NYC but while on the plane realizes he forgot his drugs hidden under a mattress at a woman's house.
Issue 14 The Old Flame Buddy bumps into Valerie at a laundromat and gets invited to her dinner party. He doesn't want Lisa finding out, but gets dressed up nice and goes to the party, which is a disaster. Valerie tells him she still likes him and they makeout but Buddy realizes he's not longer interested.
Stinky Does Gotham Leonard is now trying to find a gig in NYC but is couch surfing and running out of friends to stay with. He goes to an audition but a girl he's with gets in a fight with the band.
Issue 15 My Pad (Revisited) Leonard shows up in Seattle to get his room back. But Lisa has promised Valerie that room. Later George wants his room back! And Buddy ends up on the couch. The book ends with Buddy and Lisa heading the Buddy's parents house outside of NYC. (hide spoiler)]
This felt like a step-up from the first volume which was already pretty great. Fantastic artwork paired with great stories, fun dialogue, and it all jThis felt like a step-up from the first volume which was already pretty great. Fantastic artwork paired with great stories, fun dialogue, and it all just feels so authentically 90s and true to life. (view spoiler)[ Issue 6 Valerie's Parents Buddy finally meets Valerie's parents. It's a blast. Her parents are fairly wealthy which embarasses Valerie. Her father is the figurehead of a tech company, but knows nothing about coding. He also has health issues but him and Buddy somehow get along just fine.
Issue 7 Paranoia Rules Supreme! George is a conspiracy nut. It's so funny - I always think conspiracy theorist started popping up in the 2010s... but they've been around for ages. And based on this they really haven't changed much. I feel bad for George although it is really funny. He does all his own research and things formal education stifles original thought. Here he goes on a date with Lisa and we get a lot of access to his thoughts as he waits for her, walks down the street with her, and has to suffer through her getting drunk and making moves on him.
Issue 8 Follow That Dream Valerie wants Buddy to get a better job - but when he gets a job offer from Leonard to help manage a rock band, she's not too excited. Buddy ends up managing a loud rock band made up of four very small young men Kurt, Kurt, Greg, and Kurt! When the lead singer quits the band, Leonard steps up to fill the roll.
Issue 9 Follow that Dream Part 2 Now Leonard is a star in the Seattle underground music scene. Buddy has sex with a groupie looking for tickets to the show. He goes on tour with the band, neglecting his relationship with Valerie, but ends up quitting the tour very quickly.
Issue 10 The Nut Valerie is in France and seemingly done with Buddy. Buddy helps Lisa get a job at the bookstore which - as George predicts - is a complete hilarious disaster. (hide spoiler)]...more
For some reason I was expecting a stoner comedy but this is way more than that. We follow Buddy as a young 20s man living with 2 roommates. He works aFor some reason I was expecting a stoner comedy but this is way more than that. We follow Buddy as a young 20s man living with 2 roommates. He works at a bookstore and starts dating. Buddy is loosely based on Bagge as a younger man. This was pretty insightful and is a wonderful time capsule for being 20s in the 90s. (view spoiler)[ Issue 1 - My Pad and Welcome to It We get Buddy breaking the fourth wall giving us an MTV cribs tour of his apartment. He lives like a typical 20 year old in a cheap place - messy but he drinks fancy beer! We meet his roomate Leonard AKA "Stinky". He's similar to Buddy but a bit more of a loser.
Issue 2 - Hate at First Sight Buddy at just 20 something is already falling apart from neglecting his body. Lack of exercise and too much beer. We meet his other roommate the introverted conspiracy-theorist enthusiast George. George is also black but doesn't fit in with that cultural group. Buddy goes to a hangout at a pool hall in the hopes of meeting a girl and gets asked out by Valerie. The first date ends in disaster as Valerie lives with Buddy's ex Lisa who told Valerie about some of the freaky sex they've had in the past. Later at his house party Valerie gets smashed and ends up in the hospital where Buddy visits her and they have sex in the hospital bed.
Issue 3 - The Enigma that is George Cecil Hamilton the Third We see more of George and his introverted conspiracy theorist ways. It turns out he's actually a bit of a phony and likes McDonalds and trash TV as much as the rest of us.
Dinner for Two Valerie and Buddy are now dating but Valerie wants to have a romantic dinner with Buddy - easier said than done in an apartment with 2 other male roommates. There's a pretty hilarious scene with Leonard completely naked coming in and eating some of the spaghetti they've prepared. Later at Valerie's place Lisa admits she still has feelings for Buddy.
Issue 4 - Buddy Bradley is Not His Brother's Keeper Buddy's younger brother - now a big right-leaning gun-carrying man - comes to town and wants to crash at Buddy's. He ends up getting into all sorts of trouble at a local party.
What Ever Happened to Babs Bradley My introduction to Babs - she had a series of abortions then babies and a terrible marriage.
Issue 5 Guys, Gals, Gals... and Buddy Bradley! Buddy and Leonard go to a collector's house and talk about comics. The collector is a huge fan of Walt Kelly but doesn't like Kurtzman so Buddy and he don't see eye to eye. At Valerie's Lisa got a really embarrassing haircut which starts a big fight between Buddy and Valerie. (hide spoiler)] ...more
