Last time I read The Zombies That Ate the World, which was a fine mix of horror and humor.  Actually, it was mostly black humor with no real scary parts.  So, with all that excitement, and all the excitement of the holidays I wanted to read some light and fun.  I found exactly what I was looking for in Chip, written and illustrated by Richard Moore, published by Antarctic Press.

Chip is a four inch, extremely ferocious (or so he wants everyone to believe) gargoyle that lives in upstate New York.  He lives on a farm with the Geppetto-ish man who created him, several other gargoyles who are damaged in some way and can’t be sold, and the fairies of the field.  Chip wants nothing more than to prove how truly fearsome he is and why everyone should tremble before him.  Nothing can stop him, not his small stature, not his fairy friend who try to protect Chip from himself, why not even the fact that loud noises scare him can stop Chip!  This collection contains the first two Chip mini-series in which he enters a haunted house to prove how brave he is (with mixed results) and helping the legendary creature The Jersey Devil.

Richard Moore is one of the great indie creators of our time.  He has continually published great series for over 10 years and has developed quite the cult following.  Well, Rusty and I like him so maybe it’s a small cult.  In Chip, Moore has created an incredibly believable, and wildly likable, character that you can’t help but root for.  Chip is one of those slightly flawed, incredibly likeable characters that you see in Pixar films.

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