This is the first issue of the “pop gun war” series. Its name is “lucky footprint”. Farel's comic comprises twenty-two pages. Stephen Gilpin painted the back cover (“boy w/wings”) whilst James Jean and Serge Marcos did pin-ups. It was published by Cryptic Press in 2000 and later reissued by Absence of Ink in 2002 and by Dark Horse Comics on June 25th 2003 as part of “Pop Gun War: Gift”.
There is one difference between the 1st edition by Cryptic Press and the 2nd edition by Absence of Ink: The title art (hands holding feathers) from the original edition was redone for the 2nd edition. Oh, and the reissue's price is $2.50. (50 cents more! :-)
Differences to the trade paperback “Gift” are the bigger pages and the rougher art as the trade seems to have a finer print. Pages which were on the left side in this issue, appeared on the right in the trade and vice versa. The last comic panel differs from the one in the trade as it says “Next issue” instead of simply “Next”. Also, “Gift” misses the art by Gilpin, Jean, Marcos and even by Dalrymple as “Lucky Footprint” in its two previous incarnations has two little additional artworks in it (title and a sole feather at the end).
This chapter's name is “translation”. Farel's comic comprises twenty-four pages. Chapter two costs $2.50, was published by Absence of Ink in 2001 and was reissued by Dark Horse Comics as part of “Pop Gun War: Gift”.
Differences to the trade paperback “Gift” are the bigger pages and the rougher art. The original edition contains at least four artworks that can't be found in “Gift”: dramatis personae, title art, sketches and back of wrap-around cover ...
... subtitled “the living insult”. The comic comprises twenty-two pages and costs $2.50. Reissued by Dark Horse Comics as part of “Gift” ...
A difference to the trade paperback “Gift” is the bigger format.
Chapter four's called “Sinclair and Addison” and costs $2.50. Farel's comic comprises twenty-five pages. This issue also features a three panel comic by Thomas B. Herpich. Chapter four was published by Absence of Ink in 2002 and reissued by Dark Horse Comics as part of “Pop Gun War: Gift”.
Differences to the trade paperback “Gift” are the bigger pages and some full page panels that where horizontally cut for the trade in order to keep the right proportions. (In the original issue these drawings were horizontally squeezed.) “Gift” features an extra page added at the end of chapter four and misses the art by Herpich, which is also published in “Beef Apt. #2”.
price: $2.50
This is the fifth issue of the “pop gun war” series. It's entitled “bicycle messenger”. Farel's comic comprises twenty-three pages and he also did some ex- and interior cover art, of course. Chapter five was published by Absence of Ink in 2003 and reissued by Dark Horse Comics as part of “Pop Gun War: Gift”.
A difference to the trade paperback “Gift” is the bigger format. Also, pages which were on the left side in this issue, appeared on the right in the trade and vice versa.
price: $2.50
... collects the first five “pop gun war” issues and contains additional material (a three page prologue and an additional page in chapter four) as well as a city map and a dramatis personae. Ann Nocenti wrote an introduction. This onehundred-thirty-six page trade paperback, which is also designed by Farel, was published on June 25th 2003 by Dark Horse Comics.
price: $13.95 | ISBN: 1-56971-934-9
“If David Lynch were an honest-to-God cartoonist, he'd be Farel Dalrymple. Farel matches his wonderfully unique and skewed visuals to a totally original sense of story. And he's only just begun.”
— Judd Winick
“Fascinating stuff. Farel's developing his own kind of urban mysticism. And the guy swings a mean brush.”
— Frank Miller
“Pop Gun War is not simply beautiful drawings, but drawings with gravity — grounded in a melancholy urban tangle. Pop Gun War is not simply a beautiful story, but a story that defies gravity — elevating its characters and readers alike.”
— Craig Thompson