PENG
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PENG is a one-shot 72 page sports action comic written and drawn by Corey Lewis, published in 2005 by Oni Press. Like much of Lewis' work, it abounds with subtextual martial arts and video game references. It is the follow up to Lewis' break-through work, the first volume of the Sharknife series. Produced immediately after Sharknife, it never the less displays a stylistic shift towards looser linework and more open pages. While this might be a direction Lewis intends to pursue, it is commonly believed that it is used here because PENG is a lighter, simpler book between Lewis' more serious work.
[edit] Summary
PENG contains the story of The Foot Knux, a young team of Advanced Kickball players and their battle to win the championship. PENG opens just before the semi-final match of the tourney as the final four teams prepare to kick-it-out for the cup.
PENG is set in the same continuity as Lewis' signature work, Sharknife, and the main character of Peng, Rocky Hallelujah, is the younger brother of the titular character of that work. So far, there is no storyline connections between the two works. Scott Pilgrim also briefly appears as a substitute member of The Dolpheets.
[edit] Teams
- The Foot Knux - "The season's rookie favorite"
- The Anologgers - "Formed by various music artists"
- The Aurora Skeddos - "Protectors of kickbal purity"
- The Dolpheets - "The best Canadian team ever"
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