Catch of the Day: The Eighth Sherman's Lagoon Collection #[nn]

The eighth Sherman's Lagoon collection from Jim Toomey arrives with a cover that perfectly captures the strip's deadpan humor — Sherman the great white shark and a wide-eyed crab are rendered in Toomey's loose, expressive cartoon style and dropped right into a photo-realistic fish-market display, complete with red snapper on ice, clams, and a small blue fish peeking out from the bottom. The contrast between the goofy animated characters and the very real seafood surrounding them sets the tone for the kind of absurdist ocean comedy fans of the strip have come to love. If you haven't dipped into Sherman's world yet, this 2004 collection is a genuinely fun place to start.