About five years ago, I decided to check out the cult-hit web comic Achewood because my brother bought a weird sweatshirt. It had a picture of an animal that looked like a penis wearing pants, and it said "HERE COMES A SPECIAL BOY." My brother doesn’t usually go for lowbrow humor, so I started reading the strip — and learned that the thing is a five-year-old otter named Phillipe, not a penis, and the quote was from a pair of talking shoes his mother gave him.
Welcome to the world of Achewood Court, populated by characters based on author Chris Onstad’s ex-wife’s stuffed animals. Achewood debuted in 2001 and soon caught fire, accrued a loving fan base, and was named Best Graphic Novel by Time in 2007.
But by late 2010, Onstad...
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