Henry & Glenn Forever came in the mail today. It's a 66-page, square book of mostly one-panel comics about Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig, in an alternate universe where the two are gay lovers, along with their Satanic neighbors, John Hall and Daryl Oates. Originally published in 2010, it has since become an underground sensation, mostly due to its frequent references to alternative and mainstream music.
For instance, one gag is Henry and Glenn putting up a yard sign that says, "Repeal Prop H8," referring to the "Defense of Marriage" act in California. Hall and Oates, dressed in their Satanic garb, disagree. Oats says, "no can do," and Hall says, "oh, I can't go for that." If you don't have the song "I Can't Go For That" stuck in your head after reading that comic, you're doing it wrong.
Glenn Danzig absolutely hates it, saying, "I thought it was a crappy, opportunistic book. Henry Rollins hasn't read it, but he found the idea of Hall and Oates being their Satanic neighbors pretty funny. I definitely found this one funnier than the last title in this series I read, Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever, Issue #2, and I also got Issue #3 and Issue #4 in the mail today.
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