Pull Box - The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal

Okay, I feel like I am always late to some things, but that's fine, because in the case of comics it just means I get to binge read them, sometimes after the series is already complete, and I don't have to wallow in impatience and worry over what happens next. Such is the case with TJ and Amal. Don't know what the publishing schedule was, but if it wasn't all at once then waiting for the next installment would have had me up the walls. Fortunately, I found out about it way late and read it all in one or two sittings. The story is beautifully rendered and finds the beauty in some of the most common of human interactions. There is intrigue, and there are secrets and even hints of danger, but overall the story is about two men connecting and bringing out the best in each other and themselves. Weaver's drawings are vivid and detailed, and excellent at both portraying subtlety of expression as well as the awe-inspiring beauty and vastness of nature. Here's a summary:

" In the span of a single day, Amal calls off his arranged marriage, comes out to his conservative parents, promptly gets disowned, goes on a bender... and wakes up the next morning to find TJ, a lanky, dreadlocked vagrant, frying eggs and singing Paul Simon in his kitchen. 

TJ claims that the two have made a drunken pact to drive all the way from Berkeley to Providence. As it happens, Amal promised his sister he'd be there for her graduation from Brown University. And TJ, well... TJ has his own reasons. 

The agreement is simple: Amal does the driving; TJ pays the way - but a 3500 mile journey leaves plenty of time for things to get complicated. - http://tjandamal.com/about.html"