 The Layabout 17 Alwyn Close St. Ives PE27 3HL UK £2.25 [£3.40 Europe; £4.50; $6.75 RoW] Subscriptions: 3 issues £6.50 [£10 Europe; £13.50; $20 RoW] cheques payable to "The Layabout" email The Layabout visit The Layabout's website Before commenting on this review please read the FAQ page Home page Notes for publishers Want to be a reviewer? Anthologies. Books. Audio. Magazines. Software. Video. Artefacts. Web design by Gerald England This page last updated: 19th June 2004. |
The Layabout #4 | |
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Presented in a large A4 booklet, The Layabout, looks and reads like a humourous fanzine spliced with a spoof Victorian story book. Cartoons and short stories are the order of the day here and, unlike some fanzines, they're actually funny. One of my favourites is the case of the former serial poisoner taking on a job at a sweets manufacturer What was your method of administering the poison to your victims? My favourite method was the placing of poison in chocolate drinks.Top stuff! BUTTERFIELD, one of the main cartoon strips that makes more than one appearance is suitably raucous, coming off like a latter-day Flashman raised on Viz instead of Tom Browning's schooldays. By the looks of it, The Layabout's creators have taken a lot of good time and trouble over the content and appearance of this publication and it shows. A very worthwhile purchase indeed. | ||
| reviewer: Deian Vincent |