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Zed came with the new dryer. Now Mom, Dad, and brothers Brian
and Clyde are trying their best to acquaint Zed with their world. Brian introduces Zed to the neighbors, Clyde takes him to the park, and
Mom makes him feel at home on the living room chair.
But it’s when he’s on his own that Zed discovers English muffins, khaki pants and farm auctions. He loves the texture of the English muffins and the resistant qualities of the khaki pants, but his enjoyment at the farm auction comes to an abrupt end when he’s mistaken for a pig! Poor Zed has a lot to learn yet. He needs to be taught
that turkeys cannot replace rubber ducks in the bathtub, and that nooks and crannies are not the same as books and grannies. He also needs to learn how to protect himself from dust bunnies and how to stay sitting on a slippery chair!
To make himself more comfortable in his new life, Zed moves his sleeping quarters from the family dryer to the outdoor mailbox. He asks questions of all the family members and helps out with the chores when he can. Readers learn along with Zed as he finds out about the bucket Clyde wears on his head, how Mascot came to be in the strips, and where mom works. There are some things Zed will need to be told, though, such as
that microwaves are not lint-friendly and runaway Slinkies cannot hurt you.
Despite these few misunderstandings, Zed seems to be fitting in nicely with the family and the community
Duane M. Abel’s comic strips have been collected into five comic books including his newest,
Zed: Loads of Love. Zed also appears in several newspapers, including
The Crawford Post and The Sandusky Bay Journal, and online at
www.comicz.com.
Zed comics are the kind of comics that are hard to outgrow, and they can be picked up and read by comic fans of all ages. Duane M. Abel’s black-and-white comic strips have storylines and characters that are simple to understand and easy to laugh with. I recommend his work.
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Zed: Backstage Pass