This Year by David Robertson, from Fred Egg Comics

 

This Year, http://fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com/products 20 pages, created by David Robertson, published by Fred Egg Comics, in Dundee, Scotland. Format-book size: 5.83” x 8.27” Colour, £4 

If you’ve ever been baffled by local post office scheduling, thoroughly confused by world flags, or wondering how Ker-Plunk could be weaponized in a supervillain's lair, creator David Robertson has written the exact comic book for you.

Published by Dundee’s own Fred Egg Comics, This Year is a wonderfully bizarre, delightfully observational 20-page collection of mostly one-page comics that focus on some of life’s most unexpected corners.

The Chaotic Smorgasbord Inside

David tackles a wildly eclectic array of everyday absurdity. On the home front, you'll discover the sinister dark side of board games like Ker-Plunk used as a torture device, juxtaposed against the mundane horrors of routine dusting. He dives into modern life's minor mysteries, like deciphering post boxes with totally illogical pickup times, the tricky mechanics of library request systems, and that specific post-Christmas fog where time loses all meaning, and no one knows what day it is.

Broadening its scope into sci-fi and tech, the collection covers everything from a roster of Scottish Doctor Whos and the growing influence of AI on younger generations to practical plane-crash survival tactics and mysterious radio signals drifting through deep space. Yet beneath the rapid-fire humor, it makes plenty of room for genuine heart—offering a poignant reflection on the true emotional and financial cost of a cat's life, as well as a delightfully relatable story about returning as an adult to revisit a museum animatronic that once fascinated you in childhood. To top it all off, David even packs in a free giant color pin-up!

Crisp, clever, and gloriously eccentric, This Year delivers maximum Scottish charm per square inch. At a total steal of a price, it's an essential pick-me-up for anyone who appreciates slice-of-life indie humor with a pleasantly unhinged twist.

Ready to dive in? Head straight over to the Fred Egg Comics Store to order your copy today. You can also catch up on David’s latest visual ramblings on his Blogspot or by following @fredeggcomics on Twitter and Instagram!