Comic Book Cats, number eight: The Collected Counter Attack! written & drawn by Alisa Harris, published in 2014.Alisa Harris is a Queens-based artist. Michele and I first met her in May 2011 at the Mini Zine Fest held at Pete’s Candy Store, a bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Among the mini-comics that Harris had for sale was Counter Attack, a cute series about her mischievous cats Moe and Fidget that she has been creating since 2005. (The series is so titled because, as Harris explains “Any cat will tell you: the best position of attack is from the kitchen counter.”)
I found Counter Attack to be adorable. Harris did a fantastic job investing the illustrated versions of Moe and Fidget with the personalities they possess in real life. 
Anyone who has ever had a cat can tell you that felines have very distinctive temperaments. They can be funny and adorable and mischievous and bossy, often all within the space of a few minutes!
Anyone who has ever had a cat can tell you that felines have very distinctive temperaments. They can be funny and adorable and mischievous and bossy, often all within the space of a few minutes! Harris’ ability to capture those qualities, as well as her charming art style, made Counter Attack a big success. The comics kept selling out and she was constantly re-printing them. Harris ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund a collected hardcover edition of Counter Attack, 
with brand new material included.
with brand new material included.Here is the cover and two of the pages from the book. Copies can be purchased on Harris’ website:
https://alisaharris.bigcartel.com/
https://alisaharris.bigcartel.com/
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