100%Softcover Trade Paperback
256 pages
$24.99 (2005)
$39.99 (2009) Hardcover
ISBN 9781401203498
Contributors: Paul Pope, Lee Loughridge, and John Workman
Reprints: 100% #1-5 (of 5)
Synopsis: New York 2038 is a dirty place where life is cheap and thrills are expensive. The current fad is gastro - seeing inside the guts and intestines of other people while they perform, specifically professional athletes and strippers.
A dead stripper is found in a dumpster outside the gastro club where Kim works. She freaks out, buys a gun and starts wearing it under her clothes. Strel is Kim's friend and manages the club, but she's a single mom and dreams of opening a coffee roasting company. John was once a promising lit major in college and is now a bus boy at the club after realizing academic life is purgatory. Daisy replaces the murdered gastro dancer and is a fiery drifter never staying in one city too long. Eloy is a janitor by day and a struggling artist by night. Haitous is a gastro fighter and built like a tank. All he wants is to be reunited with his wife and child.
Pros: Marijuana is legal, mild nudity, some cool sci-fi concepts, interesting story and art by Pope
Cons: Black and white, Pope's manic art can be rough/difficult to decipher at times, don't ever trust a stripper, the ending is too gimmicky
Mike Tells It Straight: Paul Pope's book is a roller coaster ride through the lives of these desperate characters. His art is always energetic, can sometimes be too dark/confusing, and will immerse you in a grimy, believable world. I was surprised at how good his writing and dialogue were - it's a worthwhile read if you're a hopeless romantic.
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