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Cupid

July 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment

I carried this strip in my head for years.  I finally drew it for a Valentine’s Day edition of R. Sikoryak’s “Carousel.”  

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How Unusual

July 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment

“How Unusual” appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine in 1993.  It was meant as an expansion of my Zuzu strip, “It’s Fortean,” but turned out to be a one-shot.

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Alphabet

July 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment

This alphabet was devoted to interjections. ah boo caw duh eek feh gulp hey ick jeez kachoo la mmm nah oops pshaw quack rah sh tsk uh vroom whoa x!@*%! yikes zzz Here are some samples.  “Zzz,” by the way, was based on a photo of me taken the day I was born.  

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It’s Fortean

July 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The comic strip “It’s Fortean” ran in the children’s paper Zuzu from 1992 to 1995. The editor was Beck Underwood; it was her idea. Some of them were also reprinted in the INFO Journal. Here are a few samples.

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Dr. Docket and Mr. Pert

July 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Dr. Docket and Mr. Pert

Dr. Docket contends with a stubborn malingerer in this instructive picture story.  And lo, this is how it begins.

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How Pleasant To Know Mr. Skinner

July 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

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The Rudderless Boat

July 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Rudderless Boat

The story of five men in a rudderless boat, told in a stream of anapests with pictures.  I’ve done this as a performance, since the text was really meant to be read aloud.  Here’s the first page:

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Walter and Danny

July 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Walter and Danny

Walter and Danny talk things over in this one-pager from Carousel Comics (2004).

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The Flying Saucer Subculture

July 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Flying Saucer Subculture

In the ’90s, John Keel reprinted some of his article as booklets, under the rubric of the New York Fortean Society. This one was taken from a piece he wrote for the Journal of Popular Culture; I provided the cover illustration. John was particularly insistent that there be someone in a straitjacket.

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John Ballou Newbrough

July 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on John Ballou Newbrough

This card was one of a set of “Crackpots and Visionaries,” published in 1994 by radio station WFMU as a fundraising premium.

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