Some of those CARtoons mags from the 80's have work from Shawn Kerri. She did a lot of the iconic LA Punk show flyers and created the "Skank Kid" Circle Jerks logo.
That Katsuhiro Otomo Batman was probably the first Otomo I ever saw as a kid. Those Dave McKean Hellblazer issues also take me back. This was a great episode dudes!
I just spent most of the day watching these quarter box etc. Videos. Makes me want to break quarantine and get back to the comic shop and see what I can dig up.
In the Roadkill mag, the "Soviet Work Camp Funnies", the artist is John Holmstrom who illustrated the covers of the Ramones albums Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin.
Comics Scene had two runs. There was a run in the early 80s (which the issue you look at is from) which was heavily comics focused and pretty strong. However, that was cancelled, and then they brought it back a few years later with a stronger focus on comic film adaptations. This was in the wake of the 1989 Batman film and so the later Comics Scene looks more and more like Starlog which made it less interesting to me. The early comics scene had pretty diverse coverage--even having the "Underground Station" news column in a few issues where they went over independent and underground comics of the early 80s.
Yeah, I remember reading Comics Scene on the newsstand in the 90s and wondering why it was so bad at covering actual comic books, it was all news about movies that were tangentially connected to comics, like Cool World.
The early run on Comics Scene opened up a world of comics I could not dream to get at the time. I discovered Cerebus and 2000 AD and many more through those pages. I won a reader's contest through them and DC. Still have the letter and a copy of the Star Raiders GN they sent.
That Amazing Spider-Man issue (and the following issue) was reprinted in a UK hardback annual, I always fixated on a tall, thin panel of Peter Parker's face where Todd just slammed his eyes into his nose so they'd both fit.
Damn, if I'd have known the Cartoonist Kayfabe crew was going to be at the basement sale, I'd have checked it out! I was thinking about it anyway, but skipped.
I once had a long conversation with Walt Simonson on storytelling in comics, he told me to really study Jim Holloway's work on Modesty Blaise. Cool to see that reprint magazine.
Ed - with regards to Farel, Proximo Centauri is a new series. You’re thinking of “it will all hurt” which was produced by study group (Zack Soto). It’s out on TPB with image. But Proximo is a fairly new series (2017/2018 ish).
The Red Tide stuff by Steranko is actually his Chandler book, renamed and re-coloured for a then, forth-coming re-issue from Dark Horse Comics, which, like many of his projects never happen. There was a lot of promotion from Dark Horse for it, and I think it was even solicited in Diamond Previews, and then cancelled. The fancy colouring is kinda lame when compared to the original volume published by Byron Preiss.
Dash Shaw's Clue is amazing. You ca collect the miniseries and figure out the whodunit throughout. I really enjoyed it even though I am hit and miss with Shaw in general. I really loved Bottomless Belly Button, but bought other stuff that I had no interest in.
I was in WalMart 1 year ago and saw an issue of CARtoons as well. It is the same mag you featured. They had just started the mag up again but it is boring now. Much like the last years of MAD. Way too glitzy and digital.
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Some of those CARtoons mags from the 80's have work from Shawn Kerri. She did a lot of the iconic LA Punk show flyers and created the "Skank Kid" Circle Jerks logo.
Back in my college days, my buddies and I modeled for the characters in that P. Craig Russell Clive Barker comic. True story!
That Katsuhiro Otomo Batman was probably the first Otomo I ever saw as a kid. Those Dave McKean Hellblazer issues also take me back. This was a great episode dudes!
Gulacy illustrating a story by Lenny Kaye, aka Patti Smith's guitarist
I just spent most of the day watching these quarter box etc. Videos. Makes me want to break quarantine and get back to the comic shop and see what I can dig up.
Wonder water is still in florida. One comic shop left. They ran the tampa, clearwater area in the mid to late 90s
I remember buying Comic Scene at Waldenbooks back in the 80s
I love Batman Black and White, they even have Bruce Timm doing a story in his art deco style in the first issue.
"Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a comic book junkie..." Highly entertaining and informational vid. Thanks for the fix guys.
In the Roadkill mag, the "Soviet Work Camp Funnies", the artist is John Holmstrom who illustrated the covers of the Ramones albums Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin.
@7:49, "my plan is to make this place bigger than Disney"
WELP
Nice, I have that Comics Scene. It was one of those issues that had an article about APAs that led me to join APA Centauri and start making zines.
The comic shop scene happens in a Bill The Clown short story in Slave Labor Stories #3. :)
That Kirby Comics Scene might merit a closer look!
I love how Jim still using his coming birthday as an excuse to get more comics XD
very nice pick ups. All of the missives in this Fantagor Press titles are an incredible little insight into his process and self publishing.
Comics Scene had two runs. There was a run in the early 80s (which the issue you look at is from) which was heavily comics focused and pretty strong. However, that was cancelled, and then they brought it back a few years later with a stronger focus on comic film adaptations. This was in the wake of the 1989 Batman film and so the later Comics Scene looks more and more like Starlog which made it less interesting to me. The early comics scene had pretty diverse coverage--even having the "Underground Station" news column in a few issues where they went over independent and underground comics of the early 80s.
Yeah, I remember reading Comics Scene on the newsstand in the 90s and wondering why it was so bad at covering actual comic books, it was all news about movies that were tangentially connected to comics, like Cool World.
The early run on Comics Scene opened up a world of comics I could not dream to get at the time. I discovered Cerebus and 2000 AD and many more through those pages. I won a reader's contest through them and DC. Still have the letter and a copy of the Star Raiders GN they sent.
That Amazing Spider-Man issue (and the following issue) was reprinted in a UK hardback annual, I always fixated on a tall, thin panel of Peter Parker's face where Todd just slammed his eyes into his nose so they'd both fit.
Damn, if I'd have known the Cartoonist Kayfabe crew was going to be at the basement sale, I'd have checked it out! I was thinking about it anyway, but skipped.
That Happy the Clown credits Gary Reed as publisher, so that would definitely be Caliber
I once had a long conversation with Walt Simonson on storytelling in comics, he told me to really study Jim Holloway's work on Modesty Blaise. Cool to see that reprint magazine.
The Shooter quote looked like he says he's going to make Marvel bigger than Disney.
I believe Merlin’s closed in the early 2000’s. Emerald City seems to be the big hitter still in the area.
Roadkill worth it for Ken Weiner, John Holmstrom, and Dale Ashmun.
Haven’t seen a basement sale in years here in chicago . Use to be all run by old ladies
Anyone else notice that Dark Justice's outfit was the scales of justice. A breast rested in each pan of the scale. Looks like a fun one.
Great video! ANYBODY have any info on that modern retro comic fanzine Basement Comics?
Jim Holdaway is great! And a favorite of Walt Simonson.
Love these videos
very interesting! love it
‘Nuther great ‘sode, boys.
Brain Capers. Mario Hernandez is amazing
Ed - with regards to Farel, Proximo Centauri is a new series. You’re thinking of “it will all hurt” which was produced by study group (Zack Soto). It’s out on TPB with image. But Proximo is a fairly new series (2017/2018 ish).
Never mind you saw it and posted it
The Red Tide stuff by Steranko is actually his Chandler book, renamed and re-coloured for a then, forth-coming re-issue from Dark Horse Comics, which, like many of his projects never happen.
There was a lot of promotion from Dark Horse for it, and I think it was even solicited in Diamond Previews, and then cancelled. The fancy colouring is kinda lame when compared to the original volume published by Byron Preiss.
(If I recall correctly) Kevin Nowlan posted on his blog some of the hate-mail Marvel received over that issue of New Mutants.
Those letters definitely hit the backpages of NM and created a chilling effect of generic til Rob Liefeld came on the scene.
It Will All Hurt - Farel Dalrymple - I think it was in Study Group.
Dash Shaw's Clue is amazing. You ca collect the miniseries and figure out the whodunit throughout. I really enjoyed it even though I am hit and miss with Shaw in general. I really loved Bottomless Belly Button, but bought other stuff that I had no interest in.
Also that TMNT issue, the Mark Bode - I have that issue signed by him from a local con. Always a good time when Bode is around.
Whoa!! What is that "Urban Visual Novel" @8:29?
Nowlan is one the best.
Corben score's!
Modesty Blaise artist Jim Holdaway
Jean Shepherd, Harlan Ellison, Vaughn Bode.... that's quite a usual gang of idiots Marvel put together for their I Can't Believe It's Not Mad.
I was in WalMart 1 year ago and saw an issue of CARtoons as well. It is the same mag you featured. They had just started the mag up again but it is boring now. Much like the last years of MAD. Way too glitzy and digital.