David Leach’s Psycho Gran is not like anything else to be sure. This book consists of a series of one to five page shorts all featuring Psycho Gran, an elderly woman who is truly deserving of her name. The various stories range from amusingly possible to completely absurd, and are in general quite entertaining. There is something very amusing about seeing a character of that age acting like Psycho Gran does. Leach, being the creator, has a great sense of the character and has a lot of fun telling her stories. Leach’s dialogue and, to some extent his characterization display a particularly British sensibility.
Pyscho Gran up to her old tricks.
Leach’s art has a style that is definitely in the same genre as R. Crumb, but it’s not a reproduction of Crumb’s work. I found that the coloring complimented the art extremely well. Although I’m not against black and white comics, I’ve always found comics (especially this style) more enjoyable with color. Psycho Gran is available on Comixology for only $1.99, and it’s worth a read, if for no other reason than to help expand comic book horizons and enjoy some really goofy and amusing shorts.
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