Nobody watched the Pokémon cartoon for pointed observations around the emotional difficulties of single-parent families. Good thing Maré Odomo didn't get the memo.
The indie cartoonist said Monday that he will sell hard copies of his Pokémon-inspired web comic Letters to an Absent Father.
The strip is written from perspective of Ash, protagonist of the long-running Pokémon cartoon. Through Odomo's lens, Ash's quest to become a Pokémon master is part of a desperate, transparent ploy to fill the gaping hole his father left in his life.
The four-page mini-comic, formatted to fit next to the manual of any Pokémon game for the DS, will reproduce all of Odomo's Letters to an Absent Father strip, including one never before seen on the web. For an extra $2, Odomo will personalize your comic with the drawing of your choice.
Letters to an Absent Father is available directly from Odomo. If you're in Seattle, you can get it at Pilot Books and the Elliot Bay Book Co.
Image courtesy Maré Odomo
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