Haha #4

The fourth issue of Image's Haha arrives with a wonderfully melancholy watercolor cover by Patrick Horvath, depicting a tumbling clown in a pale blue costume and striped stockings, sprawled across a dusty, dreamlike landscape surrounded by smiley-face balls, scattered confetti, bowling pins, a battered suitcase, a vintage television, and a playing card — while a spotted dog watches curiously from a ridge above. It's a quietly surreal tableau that captures the series' distinctive blend of humor and heartache in a single glance. If you've been following this anthology of clown-centered human stories, this 2021 issue looks like essential reading.