I’ve been trawling through the Achewood archives recently and came upon this gem, which caught me in a very unexpected way. It’s impossible to convey fully what I feel, but if you do the dog’s voice like the retarded man from Sling Blade you come close.
This one could be a sampler. This one completes the mental image. It is a special thing indeed.
The story of Rustmouth illustrates Onstad’s willingness to tell interesting stories that largely stand alone. The fact this works at all in the medium of a periodic comic strip with a main continuity is evidence of raw talent.
The long Bensington Butters arc moves into wonderful magic realism, which used to be the currency and credo of American animation until some time in the 1930s. Lonis Edison is the illegitimate child of Ub Iwerks.
What reminds you why Achewood eats up your time like a half-starved frat boy?