OPPD #16: Tyrant

From Steve Bissette's Tyrant, which although it only put out 4 issues is still talked about in indie circles (mine, at least). People were hopeful for a long while that more issues would see print, especially since Bissette claimed to have drawn several more. I was never clear on what halted the series, if there were financial considerations or personal reasons, or if the project was simply too ambitious to be supported by the 90's market. The goal of the series was to portray with harsh realism the life of a dinosaur from birth to death. With the naturalistic horror of Swamp Thing behind him, I had high hopes for Bissette's labour of love. Too bad. We did get 4 beautifully illustrated issues out of it, at least.