Scalawag: a Bughouse Book (Volume 3) by Lafler, Steve - 2005

Marietta, Georgia, U. S. A.: Top Shelf Productions. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. We are an indigo Bop-Noir Manhattan set in the heart of the fifties. But surely something's not quite right? Oh yeah, everyone has an insect head resting upon their shoulders. Aside from that, we are nominally subject to the laws of the space/time continuum. Our story opens in the immediate aftermath of Slim's accidental death while the band was on a west coast tour (he played piano) . Messed up on bug juice, Slim was run over by Bu-Paul, transvestite cabby. Jim and Bones return east to Bugtown (our stand in for Manhattan) . Ralph the drummer stays out west locked in a dalliance with Clarise, a sultry siren with a thing for funky drummers. This does not site well with Ralphs longtime girlfriend Liz, who decides to go after her man with a vengeance. Has an essay on the making of a cartoonist. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .