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Stuff #01 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Stuff #02 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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The big (okay, small ) premiere issue! Strips are "Monday Morning" by Mark Martin, "Bedtime Story" by S. Ruth Jones, and "Brautigan Split So Long" by Steve Willis. Then there are toons and art from Daryl Hutchinson and David Miller (whom I embarrassingly referred to as "David Martin" in the issueâ“sorry DM!) Plus the first of many covers and logo designs by Brad Foster.
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The major part of this issue is the long strip "Tasty Pioneer" by Joe Hutchinson, a weird tale (as if anything in this anthology isn't weird?) of time travel gone terribly wrong. His brother Daryl Hutchinson has an odd little illo included, plus Mark Martin contributes another "Monday Morning" strip, and I get David Miller's name right this time for his back cover 'toon. Oh, and I do another front cover.
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Stuff #03 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Stuff #04 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Jeff Nicholson of "Ultra Klutz" and "Through the Habitrails" fame gives us the tale of "The P.O.B. Society", a whole group of small press artists who end up living in their post office box to be able to devote their lives more fully to small press comics. Mark Martin is back with "Monday Morning", and Daryl Hutchinson is back with more weird art. T.K. Atherton has his first cartoon contribution, and Foster does a wild cover dance.
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There's a new "Monday Morning" from Mark Martin (does this guy ever run out of ideas?), a bug-eyed weirdo from one of the kings of weirdo art, Jeff Gaither, and another 'toon from T.K. Atherton. Bill Fitts does the simple strip "Going Bye-Bye"over six pages, then Foster does a "cute" analysis of the strip that packs more words in one page than were contained in the entire strip. Oh, and I use up some old Zip-a-tone sheets on the cover art. (Don't know what Zip-a-tone is? It's something us old artists used back in the pre-Photoshop days. I recall it was made from the hides of dinosaurs....)
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Stuff #05 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Candy or Medicine #7 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Self-published
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This was one of my favorite cover designs, plus there is a killer centerspread illo of a Lovecraftian creature by Daryl Hutchinson. Amazingly I talked Mark Martin into sending me another "Monday Morning" strip, and new contributor Casey Shaw does the strip "Wordz and Pickchures", a lament for all the poor, misunderstood cartoonists all over the world today. Plus I get greedy and run two more of my own pieces this issue. It's good to be editor!
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Featuring Japanese artist Ariko "Inomi" Kitsu illustrating aDetective Dick Kirkpatric tale, British artist Rob Jackson depicts an evil vending machine, mini-comic veteran Brien Wayne Powell offers an exclusive Magnet Man strip, Jason Viola presents "Shorty Caboo," grade school legal consultant, Nick Marino and Pete Borrebach collaborate on a fatal adventure to the Panama Canal, Lydia Conklin provides two gag strips and Canadian artist Patrick Morgan's two comics feature Blobby, who's kind of like the Blob, only funnier. Cover by British manga artist Naniiebim.
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Black Star #1 Mini-Comics & Zines, Jeff Zwirek by Self-published
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Optic Nerve #11 Mini-Comics & Zines, Adrian Tomine by Drawn & Quarterly
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Cool early mini comic from zine guru Jeff Zwirek.
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In this long-awaited conclusion to Adrian Tomine's three-part epic, the story leaps across the country, taking place entirely in New York. All of protagonist Ben Tanaka's worst (and most amusing) traits are brought to the fore as his obsessive quest reaches a fever pitch. His best friend, Alice Kim, finds herself at an unexpected crossroads in her life, forcing her to make several life-altering decisions. But whatever happened to Ben's girlfriend, Miko Hayashi? That and many other answers are revealed as our protagonists walk and talk their way through the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan, all delineated in Tomine's evocatively pristine style.
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Mystery Theater Episode #1 Mini-Comics & Zines, Julia Wertz by Self-published
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Personal Possessions A Visual Inventory Mini-Comics & Zines, Brad W Foster by Jabberwocky Graphix
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A new Julia Wertz mini??? What? No way? But I thought she just did FartParty? WHAT IS THIS THING??? Order it and find out...just as funny as Fart Party, but a little less married to the comic strip format.
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Way back there mumble-mumble decades ago in grade school, I used to fill notebook pages with tiny boxes, and the boxes with tiny drawings. So now I've taken that a step further, and filled 14 small pages here with over 500 tiny drawings of all the things that fill up my life. Is this some amazingly deep artistic observation about how modern mankind is owned by it's possessions, or is it simply another sign of obsessive-compulsive behavior by the artist? Hey, who cares, it's just too wonderfully weird to pass up!
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Cat In A Box Mini-Comics & Zines, Brad W Foster by Jabberwocky Graphix
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The Alphabeastiary Mini-Comics & Zines, Brad W Foster by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Watch my "mews" Sable as she goes through her paces in a demo of the flexibility of the feline spine! I took these photos thinking I'd use them for drawing references, then when they were developed, I liked them so much I decided to print them as my first photo collection!
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Artists love to play with the alphabet, and I'm no exception. Along with my cat alphabet in the print The Alphacats, this fat little booklet has every letter of the alphabet done as an odd little creature. Even had them published in U&lc, the typographers magazine. A friend also made me a set of rubber stamps based on these designs, so if you'd like to get your name, or anything else, spelled out in "monster", click here for more info!
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Suff #12 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Stuff #13 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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This issue Daryl Hutchinson gets his art on the cover, and is covered by color from Foster. There's also the longest single contribution yet from Mark Martin, his "Stufficial Field Guide to Exotic Birdies." Then there are short but sweet pieces from all your faves like Ted Bolman ("Ode to an Oat"), Steve Willis ("Words Words Words"), David Miller ("Bob Goblin") and Wayne Honath ("Mini Man"). Follow this up with more bizarre fiction by newcomer Tim Athan, illustrated by newcomer Quinton Hoover. There's a great alien landscape centerspread by pen & ink master Steve Fox, and the first of "Tootles" by Ken Struck.
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There's new "Bob Goblin" from David Miller, "Mini Man" from Wayne Honath, and "Tootles" from Ken Struck. I find an undiscovered Escher piece for the centerspread. (Really? What do you think?), run a great Mark Martin armadillo illo, and wrap up Ted Bolman's "Soonday Moonday" alphabet series. Plus you get three Steve Willis strips: two for fun, and then one of my faves: "Fundamentalcase Follies". How could you ask for more?
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Stuff #15 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Stuff #16 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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I love listing all these titles! "Real Life Dough-Boy!" by Steve Willis, "Chester the Dog in The Death of Vaudeville!" by Brad Foster, "Tootles (..Going to the Disco!)" by Ken Struck, "Kevin Komiks presents Praise Kevin" by T.K. Atherton, "Dallas the Cat Financier" by Taral Wayne, "Henry 'Hat' Patterson Visits the Men's Room" and "A Festive Desperation Funny Starring Mr. Dry-Roasted-Vacuum-Packed Urban Sophisticate", both by Wayne Honath, and "Belligerent funnies" by Brad Foster, again. Toss in art by Daryl Hutchinson and Mark David Dietz, a kind-of-an IQ Test by T.S. Child, and put it all under a nifty Mark Martin cover and, well, it's done!
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T.S. Child returns with a new tale of "Hugo Calvities, Soon-to-be-Famous Bald Detecive", with portrait provided by Kyle Miller. Steve Willis presents "21 Uses for Your College Diploma", while Wayne Honath's "Mini Man" gets a radical new look. Jim Thompson takes a red-tinted look at "Angst Ridden Funnies", and T.K. Atherton has a poignant look at "The Loneliness of the Non-Dairy Creamer". Ken Struck abandons Tootles this time for the single-page mystery of "Herb Fisheye", while Mark Martin serves up a tribute page to great comic book animals, and new contributors Dave Baldinger and Robert Bostick join in the fun. Oh yeah, and Quinton Hoover shows us what happens when a cat has "Too Much T.V.".
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Stuff #17 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Stuff #18 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Since this was published in August, I went for a sunny yellow color scheme on that Mark Martin cover. We've got a couple of favorites back this issue, with another "Intergalactic Traveling Salesman" by Doug Potter, a "Mini-Man" by Wayne Honath, and several pages of the adventures of David Miller's "Bob Goblin". Colin Upton gives us a new encounter of "Happy Ned" and an unsuspecting unbeliever, then also illustrates our shortest bit of fiction yet, written by Jeffrey Kingman. There are a few too many cartoons and drawings by editor Foster this issue, but that's balanced by a nifty back cover 'toon from J.P. Morgan, and the hilarious strip "Paranoid Man: A Hero for These Troubled Times" courtesy of Bob Supina.
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Every time I think I can't get an odder collection of fun together, I manage to find just the right things! Scott Nickel raises the question of Keith Richards relationship to Boris Karloff. Taral Wayne does a "Jaws: Redux". Wayne Honath shows how olive loaf on Wonder Bread is only part of a balanced breakfast. Bill Fitts cat-guy comes up with an unfortunate malady. Daryl Hutchinson explains why inter-species marriage is often frowned upon. Steve Willis compares views from the east and west coasts. T. Motley finds he simply can't find it. T.K. Atherton tugs at your heart strings to try to dig into your pocket. T.S. Child fully explains all you need to know to write an article. Denver Tucson looks at a prom that never should have been. And the cover boy by Gary Fields is a cousin of Flash Gordon who never, for some reason, gets much press.
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Stuff #19 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Jabberwocky Graphix
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Unlucky #1 Mini-Comics & Zines, Various by Self-published
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After playing with thirteen different second-color runs, I thought a real design challenge would be to try to use gray as a color, and Wayne Honath's shopper seemed the perfect subject for that downer tone. This issue Mike Morrison reveals the secret of pay phones, Scott Nickel busts our cherished myths, and Steve Willis wonders "Vegetarians, Who Needs 'em, Huh?". Ken Struck and Wayne Honath bring back both "Tootles" and "Howie the Hat", T. Motley presents probably the most weirdly surreal centerspread we've had yet, and T.S.Child has Gary Fields on hand to illustrate "The Unexpected Quiz". There's more art from Doug Potter, T.K. Atherton, and even me (big surprise!). But the page I'm most proud of is the first published science fiction art of Natalie Norman, my niece. Sure, she was only eight when she drew this, but she's a Doctor now, so show a little respect!
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Anthology of mini comic superstars!
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