Pastiche by Tom Neely

 This bit of sequential art came about when Tom needed a break from a big project and gave himself a week to process a complete comic book in time for a Comic Con. Combining his fascination with doppelgangers with some vintage Popeye comic books he found, he created Dopeye, an uncannily familiar sailor who has an existential crisis when he meets himself and what else can he do but down some spinach and fight his way out? It is a bit esoteric in the manner of his works like The Blot, but that certainly doesn't effect its entertainment value!

According to the back cover - and it wouldn't lie, would it? - this became "one of Neely's most popular and acclaimed pieces of sequential art" - quite a feat considering some of the incredible work that he has done! It actually led him to draw some official Popeye comics, as well!

Beautifully done artwork with wild, anarchic scenes (I will never know how he can willingly create so many crowd scenes!), some pop culture in jokes and a story line that may be perceived equally as deep or meaningless - as much art can!