Yes! Rich Watson's CHICKS AND ROMANCE column at COMIC WORLD NEWS listed his top 10 picks for 2005; guess who made it on there...
"#4. Moped Army (Café Digital). Life imitates art: mopeds, despite their relative scarcity, are considered a low-tech, cheap, and fun alternative to cars and public transportation. In mid-October, weeks after Paul Sizer came out with his graphic novel inspired by the real-life Moped Army, rider Dave Brzezicki was involved in a hit and run accident with, of all things, an SUV - the embodiment of middle class excess and the "bigger is better" spendthrift mentality. Sizer's book begins with a similar scene, one which also establishes the theme of class warfare that permeates the story. Moped Army envisions a future where the rich and affluent build their exclusionary society literally atop the poor, brushing them under the carpet and keeping them out of sight. The bonds that make a society, however, keep the misfit riders of the story together through thick and thin, as was the case when the online moped community rallied to help pay for Brzezicki's living expenses. Moped Army does not argue against technology, but rather the reckless and irresponsible use of it, and the danger inherent when it shapes society, instead of the other way around - a lesson a certain SUV owner would do well to learn."
Thanks Rich, for all the support and digital ink you've given my book!
