Magic Bullet #8

In "I Hate the Moon," the planets gather for a casual card game, but the mood shifts when Earth arrives with his perpetually smug sidekick, the Moon. Neptune, ever the grump, can't stand the lunar presence—his repeated declarations of dislike adding a layer of playful tension to the interplanetary gathering.

In "Part of the Problem," Jo, a barber with a quiet routine, finds himself face-to-face with Boss Emeril during a routine shave—just hours before the man’s violent rampage at a funeral. The moment lingers, heavy with unspoken dread, as Jo grapples with the haunting question of why he couldn’t act when the chance was right.

In "Poetic Justice," a comic book store clerk declares war on *Magic Bullet #8*, calling it "juvenile monster nonsense" — only to have her judgment hilariously undone when Godzilla sneezes on her. The story’s self-aware humor lands with a perfectly timed, absurd punch.

In "null," a father’s distracted focus on his sketchpad creates a quiet, poignant disconnect as his daughter’s pleas go unheard—until a near-accident forces a moment of reckoning. The story’s stark contrast between his word balloons, full of imagined togetherness, and the silent, absent drawings underscores the emotional distance, all rendered in stark, typeset letters.