Dustin Weaver is a One-Man Imagination Machine in Paklis #1
Art by Dustin Weaver
Writer/Artist: Dustin Weaver
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Anthology comics seem to be making a comeback, thanks to the creatively loaded Cinema Purgatorio, the excellent (and already missed) Island, the consistently high-quality Dark Horse Presents and the revitalized Heavy Metal. But a new anthology comic turns the concept inside out: Paklis features several unrelated stories, but only one creator—writer/artist Dustin Weaver. The first issue includes one complete story and two ongoing tales, and it’s a promising start.
The first story, “Mushroom Bodies,” is going to be described as “Kafka-esque” by every single person who talks or writes about it, but I can’t think of a better word: it’s about a dude named Greg who feels like he—and worse, his girlfriend—are turning into bugs. In fact, everyone is turning into bugs in this creepy, grotesque, mesmerizing tale.
Paklis #1 Interior Art by Dustin Weaver