A nostalgic look back at the early 90′s alt scene in New York; The Strange Ones starts off as meandering, slice of life segments that eventually coalesce into a story about friendship, love, loss, and grieving. The shift isn’t that surprising, considering the first five chapters were published 25 years ago in the author’s zine and the last five created recently to fix-up the story into a full graphic novel. The initial half really didn’t do much for me, but the second portion was marginally interesting. While the narrative style changes, the illustration remains pretty decent throughout. If I’d paid the $19.99 cover price, I’d be pissed. But, for $1 off the book rack at Dollar Tree? Eh, why not... Verdict: I’d buy that for a dollar.