THB (comics)


THB is a comic book series by Paul Pope.

Publication history

Pope published issue one of THB in 1994 during a new wave of black-and-white independent comic books that included Bone, Hepcats, and Starchild.
Pope has sporadically published issues of THB, which became THB 6: Mek-Power after six issues, then after four issues of that the story continued in Giant THB all published by Horse Press. THB: Comics From Mars #1 published by AdHouse Books was an exclusive to the 2007 San Diego Comicon.
Pope is finishing the series, and, in 2007, it was announced that the complete series would be published as "Total THB" - a four-volume, full-color collection - by First Second Books in 2009.

Plot

A sci-fi story set on Mars in the future, THB features the adventures of HR Watson, a teenage girl, and her super-powered bodyguard, THB. THB resembles a small rubber ball carried around by HR Watson, but when activated with water, expands to take the form of a seven-foot super-powered man.

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