Elephantmen #30

Written by Richard Starkings
Art by Axel Medellin

I often find a new issue of Elephantmen contains something totally unexpected.  Starkings has often taken the plot of the series in wild new directions, or has introduced new and unforeseen elements into the story with little warning.  This issue marks another strange departure in the history of this comic, as Starkings and Medellin give us an extremely steamy and suggestive issue.

Hip Flask, who is basically the main character of the book, ends up mending things with Miki, the cab driver who has had a crush on him for ages, and has recently been very angry with him.  This leads to the two of them skinnydipping in Hip's pool, and getting up to much, much more (although, considering the size difference between them, I don't see how).

At the same time, Sahara and Panya share a partially clothed hug, and a strange guy named Mr. Apostrophe (really?) offers his services to the Information Agency to help deactivate the imperiumite implants that can control the Elephantmens' behaviour.

The story seems unconnected and random, but all complaints are easily ignored in the face of Medillin's amazing artwork on this issue.  He employs a couple of different styles, and his erotic scenes are indeed quite lovely.