Those Annoying Post Bros. #6
In "Every Picture Tells A Story," the Post Brothers crash another suburban home, only to find that the art on the walls isn't just alive—it’s the unseen authors of the world’s bestsellers. With the city ablaze and the walls themselves whispering warnings, the trio make a desperate deal with the paintings to escape the coming apocalypse. Written and illustrated by Matt Howarth, this 1987 Vortex issue delivers surreal chaos and a bizarre twist on the power of storytelling, all wrapped in a cover by Howarth that captures the moment the walls come alive.
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The Post Brothers break into a home in New York. While terrorizing the Bubs family, the boys discover that the beautiful paintings can talk and are responsible for authoring the most popular novels on this reality level. Going up into the baby's room they blow open the wall facing the city. Joined by Monsieur Boche, the trio have a prime seat to watch the nuclear destruction of nearby New York. Sensing their imminent destruction, the paintings bargain with the Posts to take them away from that world. A bit of mayhem and profit mean another good evening for the Brothers Post.
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