“So, what I’m doing is twenty-four pages of comics to be spread over three issues of DHP, with each eight-page anchored by a new Milk and Cheese strip. I got sick of the name a long time ago and this relaunch felt a good opportunity to finally retire it. I decided not to use Dork as a catchall title for these comics. “The idea was to bring back as many of my old characters and concepts from Milk and Cheese and Dork as possible, grouping it all under the new House of Fun name. This dovetailed nicely with the revival of Dark Horse Presents, since most of my humor comics originally ran in various anthologies including several from DHC like Instant Piano, Deadline USA, and the first run of Dark Horse Presents. “While we were working on the Milk and Cheese collection with Scott Allie and Daniel Chabon, I pitched the idea to do new material for Dark Horse so I could revive some of my old characters. With Dark Horse Presents continually adding new and awesome stories to the lineup, Evan Dorkin wants to tell you about House of Fun! Eltingville! Fisher-Price Theater! Devil Puppet! According to the PR, all the great characters from MILK & CHEESE and DORK will now be released under the HOUSE OF FUN banner - Dorkin is producing 24 pages of material which will run in 3 issues. Damn! Does the new DARK HORSE PRESENTS have to have all the cool stuff? And also…how much have you missed Evan Dorkin’s short comic strips? If the above art of THE MURDER FAMILY didn’t make your funny bone twitch in recognition, it soon will.
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