Brad Neely's 'Creased Comics' Anthology Published by New York Review Comics

New York Review Comics has released an anthology of Brad Neely's 'Creased Comics,' a collection of black-and-white and color comics originally submitted to a student newspaper in Austin, Texas. Neely, known for his viral 'George Washington' video from the mid-2000s, creates absurdist, grotesque humor that deflates American pretensions and suburban life. The comics feature recurring characters like a man asserting 'Free country' while engaging in antisocial acts, and a lonesome moose. Neely's style, described as 'feísmo,' combines slapdash technique with developed compositional understanding. The anthology includes favorites such as a couple mid-coitus with a mask reveal, a quadriplegic oldster advising 'Live life to the hilt,' and two men on a boat shouting 'EXTREME!!!' at a shark. The cover depicts the latter scene. The book is suggested for mature readers but the reviewer argues it should be widely read as a corrective to modern vanity.