Old Friends...

David Willis made me laugh for a full minute tonight with the third in a series of drawings of his girlfriend and pop culture-- this time out, Maggie does Smallville. Shortpacked shows him at his very best: freely stirring in lively slapstick humor, topical pop-culture references and rock-solid characterization. It'll be tricky to reconcile the grounded sitcom he's built up in the toy store with his more fantastic and metafictional story ambitions, but if anyone can make it work, Willis is the man.

Maritza's also having a really good run lately.