I WANT MY HAIRBAT!
In the early nineties I wrote, drew, and self-published an indie comic book called Hairbat. You haven't heard of it? That's okay! Here's a quick rundown! (And check out the gallery below for a longer, spoiler-filled recap of the first six issues!)
Hairbat is just your run-of-the-mill story about a young boy named Larry Powell who watches his father die in a freak hair-cutting accident, leaving him so traumatized he can't get his hair cut without having violent seizures. And, as one might expect, young Larry grows up to have a large head of hair that is just so darn irresistible to flying mammals. As fate would have it, a large talking bat gets stuck in Larry's hair--and that's just the first issue! Did I mention the ninja nuns, or the one random dude with a hand stuck up his nose? No? Well, too bad! Hairbat is weird stuff!
I've long considered returning to the drawing board to continue Larry's misadventures. Last year I finally did just that, working from a forgotten Hairbat script I found while cleaning out my garage. I'm also collecting the first four-issue mini series into a graphic novel, which will hopefully be available one day from Melancholy Press. I'm thinking 2023, if I'm being honest, which would mark the 30th anniversary of Hairbat's inauspicious launch. We'll see what happens. I only have the next two years to get the dang thing finished!
In the meantime, I'll be adding existing Hairbat goodness to this site, to tide everyone over. Until then, FREE LARRY POWELL!
In the early nineties I wrote, drew, and self-published an indie comic book called Hairbat. You haven't heard of it? That's okay! Here's a quick rundown! (And check out the gallery below for a longer, spoiler-filled recap of the first six issues!)
Hairbat is just your run-of-the-mill story about a young boy named Larry Powell who watches his father die in a freak hair-cutting accident, leaving him so traumatized he can't get his hair cut without having violent seizures. And, as one might expect, young Larry grows up to have a large head of hair that is just so darn irresistible to flying mammals. As fate would have it, a large talking bat gets stuck in Larry's hair--and that's just the first issue! Did I mention the ninja nuns, or the one random dude with a hand stuck up his nose? No? Well, too bad! Hairbat is weird stuff!
I've long considered returning to the drawing board to continue Larry's misadventures. Last year I finally did just that, working from a forgotten Hairbat script I found while cleaning out my garage. I'm also collecting the first four-issue mini series into a graphic novel, which will hopefully be available one day from Melancholy Press. I'm thinking 2023, if I'm being honest, which would mark the 30th anniversary of Hairbat's inauspicious launch. We'll see what happens. I only have the next two years to get the dang thing finished!
In the meantime, I'll be adding existing Hairbat goodness to this site, to tide everyone over. Until then, FREE LARRY POWELL!
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