An anthology of all-new work from the acclaimed creator of The Three Paradoxes.Forlorn Funnies Volume 1 wrangles the new and disparate inhabitants of one skull: that of acclaimed cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier, author of the graphic novels Mother, Come Home and The Three Paradoxes. The centerpiece of the issue is Act One of “Obvious Amenities,” the story of Edward Molson, salesman. After the untimely osprey-induced death of a coworker, Molson is thrust into a cross-country speaking engagement, a chance to revisit youthful diversions, and a potential extra-marital love affair. But for now, he has to walk his wife’s dog. Again. Volume 1 also includes: “Huge Suit and The Sea,” featuring the deity/fate/deus ex machina Huge Suit prodding and poking at the destiny of a relentlessly smiley boatman; a short prose story, “Whither Mountain Man,” following a nameless protagonist on his search for a mythological beast sighted in the hills of an early 1900’s Montana; Chapter 1 of...