Peepo Choo
Vertical · 2010 · 3 issues
About the series
In Peepo Choo, a manga-obsessed Chicago teen and a corrupt Japanese fixer find their lives hilariously entangled around a bizarre, killer-mascot conspiracy. Originally serialized by Vertical in 2010, this three-issue series is the English-language debut of cartoonist Felipe Smith, who blends over-the-top action with sharp satire of otaku culture. Its manic energy and cross-cultural chaos mark it as a cult oddity from a creator who would later bring that same frenetic voice to mainstream superhero comics.