Danny Hellman is a terrific illustrator who contributed a lot of work to bOING bOING, the print zine. He recently set me a copy of a comic anthology he edited and published called Typhon and I'm impressed by the quality of the large cast of contributors.
The stories in Typhon focus on some heavy themes, and aren't for the squeamish. On of my favorite stories is a near the front of this fat anthology, called "Hail Jeffrey" by Hans Rickheit. The seven-page comic is about a child dictator who takes pleasure in destroying the lives of everyone around him, and nobody dares stop him. In fact, they assist help him in his efforts to make others miserable. It's like an NC-17 version of The Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life," only the Billy Mumy character gets all his power from the fear of everyone around him.
Of course, Hellman's contribution to the book is one of the best. Here's a sample page. (Click for full size). I have always loved his clean line work.
