THE HOMECEDAL™ MANIACre eg ela Boe PERHAPS IT'S JUST ANOTHER INUIBITION TO DO AWAY WITH. Lge olnem MSL tnt ae Oe MO ME Norm ED POSSIBLE IVE JUST SEVER BEEN ABLE TO WELT UP SO MUCH INTEREST IN ANY PERSON TO CARE EAOUCH! TO. END THEIR DUPE ID MUCH RATHER AVOID THEM ALTOCE THER. MOST OF ‘THEM, I's 4AM. AND THE SKY IS BEAUTIFUL, UP AND AWAY FROM THIS ROOM AND THIS BED AND THE OPPRESSIVE INEVITABILITY or siber. PHATE SLEEP. Bur sinrer ALWAYS COMES ( THAT, OR MADNESS.) FIGHTING OFF A HEAVY E coe I FtT EN dOnt Nome SRW EO MOB Bel MR CoC oN OM roti) ON CERTAIN THING SONAL Sto m THINGS TEND TO BE dS SUE ATRL AN UNTAINTED SADAESS, AND THOSE NASTY, ALI. CONSUMING MORTAL, CONTEMPIATIONS, AND YOU BEGIN TO RESENT THOSE, WHO TURN THESE THINGS INTO LAUCHABLE THEATRICS, AND Dp NANT INI SAR fo MECHN OSE Ba ILO LE NCON MN CLD Libel ab BOOTS, OR WHITE MAKEUP TO PUT ON BAD SKIN. Pr ALL. LOSES IPS SIGNIFICANCE ONCE YOU CHEAPES IT BY MAKING INTO A PYLE THING. BUT WITH ALL THESE IRRITATIONS PRESENT, 1 SVILL. MAINTAIN MY STUPEADOUSLY SUNNY DISPOSITION. HAVING PREDOMINANTLY UNPLEASANT THOUGHTS IS JUST ANOTHER TWIAG TO ACCEPT AS AORMALITY, AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES PART OF THE 8100D THAT FUELS YOU. I'S ALL. VERY AMUSING, BUT , IN NO WAY DOES IY READER YOU IAVULAERABLE. TO THE EFFECTS OF A BAD DAY. BUT IVE MANAGED THIS NICELY. | MEAS, | STIL. WAVES T ISHED ANYONE. | PHINK TiseieP FROM COING OVER THAT EDGE BY WRITING ABOUT THIS PERSON WIfO HAS TAKEN A FLYING LEAP OVER IT, DAMACED BEYOND REPRIEVE, HE UNFORTUNATE PRODUCT OF THAT MOST VILE FORM OF HUMAN HIRE : ASSHOLES. AS FOR JUST WHAT HAPPENED 10 JOUNAY ©. TO MAKE HIM THE AOP OUITE STABLE PERSON Ht PODAY I CAN'T SAY. He WONT TELE ME. BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS HINTS THAT MAKE ME WONDER WHETHER OR NOT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW. ALI 1 DO IKNOW IS THAT HE HASN'T QUITE MASTERED THE ART OF DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF A BAD DAY. FM PRETTY CERTAIN THAT IM BEYOUND THAT SORT OF THING, MUTH ATION AND AIS, SOICAN LAUGH AT IP. HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL. TOO. | TRUST THAT YOUR MINDS ARE DEVELOPED ENOUGH (O TAKE NO OFFENSE AP THESE THINGS. Ir NOT, WELL, PM BETTER THAN YOU, ARE. ? So, EAJOY, OR DONT. EINER WAY, IVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TO MAKE, THIS BAD MOOD SO EASY rem ENIS A Ae ee 6k 2 = Lela al JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #1 - SIXTH PRINTING + JULY 1999. Published by SLG Publishing, 325 South First Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA 95113. Johnny The Homicidal Maniac and all other contents are™ & © 1998, Jhonen Vasquez. No part of this publication may be reproduced mechanically or electronically, except for the purposes of review, without the written permission of the almighty Jhonen Vasquez and SLG Publishing. Just don’t even try, or | will know. My left earlobe vibrates when illegal type stuff happens. Call 1-800-866-8929 for our FREE catalog or e-mail us at s1gorders@aol . cor mail Jhonen at organizm@earthlink.net. 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Enjoy Yourselves while Your SmpleLuey isveiled By Delusion? oF cases Your Obviously Wretched Existence. Wisk You Luck 9n What ur Beautiful ; EMASoFreskand — A Docterl!A MN Een kee a I\7 Se &e ® 7 -X FOR SHO @ Neo SAMY Ae oh, the Sorrow. YOU DARE REVEL IM THIS HIDEOUS BEAST WUHAVE SfAWNED ,So PLOED| WITH COUNTLESS WICKED FUTURES! BEINDEp MORONS, FDR ALL Yu) KNDNY, S CHILD OF YOURS MAY BE AVES — ae att + e)a SIU FILS ES SLZROELE PP SAGIB, ohn oe 7 a OG Te Yadidel Ps Ba OUR! Pema | WN BAe iy ELE | W Vall alli Bi rent SS ON : “WE 2 Ss Sh i 3) C—O eSNELToHny pC your INFECTION DELUDES YG} "YOU CAN WASH AWAY EVERY — Bee ‘WANS, BUT THE WALLS OF ¥OL SAD IN FOREVER. jemaINeD/! HA! LTRs NERDY BPVER WOREER WAT ECERYOAY LTE Ts LIK [FOR YouR AVERAGE NOONE BOY ? Hut eee Ee a al neve fpeoscew eeeeine) Que ay, Testes, Buon surges, mbes Youre Bearer! WAKT IN CODENAME re pienGwIM YH 4 Ie. 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