Paradax! #1

(April 1987)

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Two pages that feature the Characters, Titles and Synopses of the four stories included in this comic book. Heading on top of page that goes across both pages reads: A Strange Days Presentation. Indicia information included.

[Frontis page] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Brendan McCarthy

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A dedication page to Andy Warhol, "artist of the highest order." Background page color of dark blue with half the cover illustration colored in lighter blue. Text in pink.

The Insane People (Table of Contents: 3)

Paradax (Al Cooper) / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan

Pencils

Brendan McCarthy; Tony Riot

Inks

Brendan McCarthy; Tony Riot

Colors

Brendan McCarthy

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Al Cooper, alias Paradax!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Al Cooper [Paradax]; Clint Eastwood; Ronald Reagan; Dr. Sex; Jack Empty; Shudder; Twitch; Lola

Synopsis

An everyday tale of an everyday jerk with a magic suit and a taste for beer and infidelity.

Reprints

• in The Best of Milligan & McCarthy (Dark Horse, 2013 series) #[nn] (September 2013)

Indexer Notes

Contains adult situations and nudity.

Blithe Horizons (Table of Contents: 4)

Rudcliff and Williams / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan

Pencils

Brendan McCarthy

Inks

Brendan McCarthy

Colors

Brendan McCarthy

Letters

Gordon Robson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome to the boudoir of Captain Roaring, master of the seven insaniseas, sniffer of all things foul and fetid…

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ol' Roaring; Rudcliff; Williams; Constance; Fortesque; Rollo Forbes-Smythe

Synopsis

These two old English eccentrics drift down the sleepy lagoons of life.

Reprints

• in The Best of Milligan & McCarthy (Dark Horse, 2013 series) #[nn] (September 2013)

The Importance of Being Mirkin (Table of Contents: 5)

Mirkin the Mystic / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan

Pencils

Brendan McCarthy

Inks

Brendan McCarthy

Colors

Brendan McCarthy

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A languid smirk gamboled across my fine lips as I sauntered into the studio and ensconced myself in a rather Baroque chaise longue.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mirkin; Harriet D'Ashrod; Basil Hallward

Synopsis

The long-awaited entrée of that connoisseur of ennui, Mirkin the Mystic, in which Mirkin takes a vow of chastity and resigns from Le Cercle Pervers, much to the chagrin of its members.

Reprints

• in The Best of Milligan & McCarthy (Dark Horse, 2013 series) #[nn] (September 2013)

Keywords

magic

Indexer Notes

McCarthy's art in this story is reminiscent of the work done by French artist Druillet in the magazine Heavy Metal.

The Return of Ruff and Reddy (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Jack could have been a bridge.

Synopsis

Surreal one-page story/pin-up of Ruff and Reddy...the story of two friends and fiens who halted them.

Reprints

• in The Best of Milligan & McCarthy (Dark Horse, 2013 series) #[nn] (September 2013)

[Promotional Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Mister X Posters (merchandise, Vortex Comics); Paradax #2 (comic book promo, Vortex Comics); The Return of Mister X (trade paperback, Vortex Comics)