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Duncan & Mallory

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Duncan & Mallory is the offspring of Robert Asprin's hilarious Myth Adventures, and Fan Artist Mel White's equally funny imagination. The story revolves around Duncan, a hapless adventurer and Mallory, a machiavellian, vegetarian dragon who is also an outcast. With Mallories 'Guidance' they get into many predicaments that still bring a chuckle today. If you like Asprin's work, his brand of humor abounds here. White's work is remeniscent of Phil Foglio's but retains a zany originality of it's own. If you want to read one of the funniest graphic novels of the early 90's, THIS is the one to get. 10 turnips!

I love this book. I found it completely by accident at a used bookstore and immediately fell in love with it. The humor is pure Robert Aspirin (of the Myth Adventures series) and Mel White's illustrations are the perfect complement to the humor. (Trivia note: the two con artists in the book are modeled after Mr. Asprirn and Ms. White) In-jokes abound in both the text and the artwork: keep checking the backgrounds if you don't believe me.

And just to clarify an earlier reviewer's comment, Mallory is most definately a dragon. A small blue dragon. He comes from a family of dragons; this is a plot point.

I'm afraid to say much more for fear of spoiling it for new readers. In short, if you can find it, GET IT!

In re my review earlier today... Oops. Mel White. Not Phil Foglio. Some similarities, but not all. ::sigh::

First. Duncan and Mallory is hilarious, lavishly illustrated in the best comic style, reminiscent of Foglio. Who's stealing styles from who here? It's generally a good read. Like most full-color graphic novels, it's too flaming short -- about fourty double-sided sheets, if I recall correctly. It makes a great coffee-table book, even though it's paperback (8.5" x 11") -- people pick it up, start thumbing through (USE THE GLOVES!! USE THE GLOVES!!) and start laughing. If you buy it, buy the sequels the same day. My promise to you... you will read all three within two hours and laugh yourself breathless repeatedly. --Phil