In picture after picture, the faces of Joe T's beefy characters tell us what they're thinking even when they're muzzled with tape.

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say - and this artist's ability to capture an expression or a body movement allows him to tell a hot story.

His sequence drawings can create a drama to feed the imagination and get the juices flowing. 'Storyboards' is a topic discussed on this site (see link at end of this page).

Because this is an adhesive tape page, here are just a few frames from one of my favourite Joe T scenarios. Biff and Brad, two of the artist's regular characters, know how to handle themselves and their bikes - and know how to deal with anybody who crosses their path.

PLANTING EVIDENCE

The nine-sheet story starts with Joe T's biker buddies heading for Rack's garage.
By sheet six of the storyboard, the garage-hand takes a swing at Brad ... who instinctively reaches for whatever is handy in the workshop
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The plot is about the mechanic trying to get our heros busted by planting drugs in their saddfle bags, but just look at the body language as ...