Makoto Kobayashi: What’s Michael? Volume 8: Show Time
by Makoto Kobayashi
Collection of short comics about orange tabby, Michael. Recurring characters: Richard Kimbly, fugitive veterinarian; Catzilla–overweight calico; Popo–Michael?s sometime girlfriend/wife; and his various owners, though not passed from one to next. Belongs to several households, it seems. Almost like he has–heh heh–nine lives going on simultaneously. Unlike Bucky Katt or Heathcliff, Michael doesn?t walk on two legs or speak to humans, i.e. Pluto : Goofy :: Michael : Garfield. Interacts with people as a real cat would. Simple lines, little detail, but excellent cat drawings, down to how kitty bodies quiver when pooping.
