During its run in the mid-&90s Minimum Wage racked up critical accolades & a devoted following numbering among its fans Patton Oswalt Marc Maron Dana Gould Scott Aukerman Margaret Cho Janeane Garofalo David Cross & more Why? Because each page boasted sticky uncomfortable truths drenched in bleakly familiar humor It was comedy" before the phrase had been coined presaging squirmy shows like Louie & Girls Set in a New York so real you can practically smell it (so claimed Mike Mignola) Minimum Wage is the workaday saga of cartoonist Rob Hoffman & his firebrand girlfriend Sylvia He churns out strips for smut rags & off-brand MAD knockoffs & she languishes managing a hair salon With their colorful crew of friends they forge ahead against the brutal indifference of their hometown This definitive edition
Includes:: the original 72-page "pilot" episode (Minimum Wage Book One) & the revised cut" of the main storyline Plus a bonus color section featuring original cover paintings & guest pin-ups by Mike Mignola Kevin Nowlan Dave Johnson Jill Thompson Dave Cooper Glenn Barr & others