Mad Mouse The Unnatural More Relevant Than Ever

There is something going on in the world of sports right now that is very relative to Mad Mouse The Unnatural, my first graphic novel in the Mad Mouse series.  This book was completed over a year ago and first published in a limited manner by my friend Dan Fogel of Hippy Comix.  The reason I'm bringing it to the attention of my In A Nutshell audience, is that the book's subject matter is based on the steroid controversies that have made their way to the front page from just the sports page.

The central character, Mad Mouse, is a sports writer for a second tier newspaper in a major metropolis. He is assigned to cover the alleged performance enhancing drug use by one of professional baseball's biggest stars, Jimmy Jack Mouse. As the story unfolds, we, along with Mad, question why he was selected to cover the controversy over many more "qualified" journalists.  

Without giving too much away - because, hell yes, I want you to buy a copy and read it and love it so much that you read it again - it turns out that Mad was hand-picked by Jimmy Jack himself.  Why, you ask?   Perhaps along the same reasoning that former 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong chose Oprah Winfrey to give his "confessional" interview.   Very manipulative, I might say.
 

Sure, it's a wacky comic strip telling the story, but whether or not you're a fan of pro sports or a follower of large scale media and the wag the dog reputation some of it has taken on, you can't help but see how Mad Mouse The Unnatural is as relative a story in that vein that you'll ever read. 
 

Contact me and we'll see how we can get you an autographed copy.

Cover of my graphic novel, which is based on the relationship of a sports journalist and a professional baseball player accused of using performance enhancing drugs.

A 2-page spread showing Mad Mouse arriving on the scene to interview his first witness.

Mad Mouse has many unscrupulous friends who bring conflict - and humor - to The Unnatural...

...none more so than Mad's teenage daughter, Baby Girl and his best friend, Trouble.

Tension is high when Mad arrives to the locker room after a game, amongst a throng of relentless reporters, all jealous of his being chosen for the exclusive chance to interview superstar slugger Jimmy Jack Mouse.

To see more images from Mad Mouse, visit the fan page at:  

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mad-Mouse/225778127496298