Rob and Elliot
I started reading Rob and Elliot by Clay and Hampton Yount around the same time I got into Bigger than Cheeses. Much like it and many other comics it deals mostly with two friends living together causing all manner of mayhem. So what makes Rob and Elliot different?
First of all there’s a certain air of maliciousness you usually don’t see in the others. Yeah, you do get some overall nastiness in the others, but the shear ill temper of Rob and Elliot is a marvel to behold.
The humor is quite unique. Some of the buddy comics, for lack of a better term, show a definite derivative bend, but Rob and Elliot hits new chords and finds different angles of attack, much like most of the similar comics I read. I tend to get bored with the crap out there rather quickly.
The quality of the artwork is also quite nice. You do get to see some improvement over time, but honestly the work started off strong so it didn’t have incredible room for improvement without skipping out of style.
Fans of Sluggy Freelance may recognize Clay’s artwork from the Bikini Suicide Frisbee Days comics. If you’re familiar with that I think the level of humor and quality of the drawing will be quite familiar to you.
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