Cud Comics #5

Terry LaBan's Cud Comics #5 from Dark Horse delivers the offbeat domestic absurdity the series does so well, with a cover scene that sets the tone perfectly. A young couple arriving at a doorstep gets an unwelcoming surprise — a disembodied hand through the cracked door points a revolver at the long-nosed fellow while a speech bubble cheerfully announces, "Sorry, son. We forgot to tell you — we rented out your room." Meanwhile, an elderly couple looks on from the background with weary indifference, and a tabby cat lounges unbothered at their feet. LaBan's rubbery, expressive linework makes even a gun-in-the-face moment feel more comic than threatening, and "The Old Folks At Home" sounds like exactly the kind of story to match.