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Fred Schrier
Fred Schrier (born 1945 in Ohio) is an artist, writer, and animator, best known as partner to the underground comic book artist Dave Sheridan. Together, using the name "Overland Vegetable Stagecoach," they worked on ''Mother's Oats Funnies'', published by Rip Off Press from 1970 to 1976. Schrier's work was also featured in ''Meef Comix'' (Print Mint) and ''The Balloon Vendor'' (Rip Off Press), and the anti-Nixon comics pamphlets ''Silent Majority Comics'' and ''Uncle Sam Takes LSD'' (both published by Rip Off Press). Schrier's solo appeared in ''Slow Death Funnies'' #1 (with J. Osborne and Gilbert Shelton), published by Last Gasp, ''Skull Comics'' #1 (Rip Off Press), and '' Yellow Dog'' #19, published in 1971 by The Print Mint. Schrier served with the Peace Corps in Afghanistan in the mid-1970s and the focus of his work changed afterward.Fox, M. Steven"Mother's Oats Comix - 1969-1977 / Rip Off Press,"ComixJoint. Accessed Oct. 12. 2016. Sheridan died of cancer at the age of 38 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus, with the Columbus metro area, Greater Cincinnati, and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states. Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River, which in turn originated from the Seneca word ''ohiːyo'', meaning "good river", "great river", or "large creek". The state arose from the lands west of the Appalachian Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And/Or Press
And/Or Press was an independent small press publisher based in the San Francisco Bay Area that operated from 1974 to 1983. The company published books on personal development, guides to the countercultural lifestyle, and consciousness expansion. A number of the company's books were on the psychedelic experience and related subjects. And/Or Press was also one of the first book publishers to embrace underground comix, publishing collections by Bill Griffith, Dave Sheridan, and Fred Schrier. The company went out of business in 1983 after a hostile takeover; co-founder Joseph Sebastian Orfali and his partner Beverly Potter immediately founded Ronin Publishing, which picked up the mantle And/Or Press had established. In 2009, the And/Or Press name was revived in Vancouver, Canada. Overview A number of And/Or Press books on recreational drugs were high-volume sellers in the 1970s, including Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal's ''The Indoor Highest Quality Marijuana Grower's Guide'', D. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comics Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comics Artists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cartoonists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground Cartoonists
Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground (Stoke concert venue), a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent * Underground Atlanta, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia * Buenos Aires Underground, a rapid transit system * London Underground, a rapid transit system Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Underground'' (1928 film), a drama by Anthony Asquith * ''Underground'' (1941 film), a war drama by Vincent Sherman * ''Underground'' (1970 film), a war drama starring Robert Goulet * ''Underground'' (1976 film), a documentary about the radical organization the Weathermen * ''Underground'' (1989 film), a film featuring Melora Walters * ''Underground'' (1995 film), a film by Emir Kusturica * ''The Underground'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Kinney
Jay Kinney (born 1950) is an American author, editor, and former underground cartoonist. Kinney has been noted for "adding new dimensions to the political comic" in the underground comix press of the 1970s and '80s. Kinney was a member, along with Skip Williamson, Jay Lynch and R. Crumb, of the original ''Bijou Funnies'' crew. ''Bijou Funnies'' was heavily influenced by '' Mad'' magazine, and, along with ''Zap Comix'', is considered one of the titles to launch the underground comix movement.Fox, M. Steven"Bijou Funnies,"ComixJoint. Accessed Oct. 21, 2016. Kinney contributed to the first four issues (1968–1970), as well as the eighth and final issue (1973). Next, Kinney and Bill Griffith co-edited '' Young Lust'', an underground comix anthology published sporadically from 1970 to 1993. The title, which parodied 1950s romance comics such as '' Young Love'', was noted for its explicit depictions of sex. Unlike many other sex-fueled underground comix, ''Young Lust'' was generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Eisner
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book ''A Contract with God''. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book '' Comics and Sequential Art'' (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. 1917–1936: Early life Family background Eisner's father, Shmuel "Samuel" Eisner, was born March 6, 1886, in Kolomyia, Austria-Hungary (present-day Ukraine), and was one of eleven children. He aspired to be an artist, and as a teenager painted murals for rich patrons and Catholic church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Geerdes
Clay Geerdes (May 25, 1934 – July 8, 1997) was a writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher, who covered various events from anti-Vietnam war demonstrations in Berkeley, to productions of Freestore and The Cockettes, to the underground comics business. Biography Early years Geerdes was born in Sioux City, Iowa, United States, and was the oldest of three children. He grew up in Lincoln, NebraskaHarvey, R. (1997, August 29). Rants & Raves. ''Comics Buyers Buide'', 1241, p. 30. and was an avid collector of ''Batman'', ''Superman'', and Bugs Bunny comic books. When Geerdes was in his mid-teens, his father died after a long illness. Geerdes worked in a number of small jobs at cafes, hotels, and grocery stores in the Lincoln area.Geerdes, Clay (1998). ''The Last Bus'', Electron Press. Geerdes enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954 and served a 4-year tour. He served on the USS Chemung [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Whyte
Malcolm Whyte is an author, editor, publisher, and founder of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco."Trustees," Cartoon Art Museum website. Accessed Jan. 28, 2014. He has produced nearly 200 books, 45 of which he has written or co-written. His taste is for unique, offbeat ideas with a sense of good humor and produced with an eye for color and beautiful graphics as represented by ''The Original Old Radio Game'' (possibly the world's first trivia book) from 1965 to ''Maxon: Art Out of Chaos'', FU (Fantagraphics Underground) Press, 2018. Whyte lives in Marin County, California with his wife, author Karen Cross Whyte. Cartoon Art Museum Whyte founded the in 1984. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Off Comix
''Rip Off Comix'' was an underground comix anthology published between 1977 and 1991 by Rip Off Press. As time passed, the sensibility of the anthology changed from underground to alternative comics. The anthology was originally a byproduct of the Rip Off Press syndication service, which, starting in the early 1970s, sold weekly content to alternative newspapers and student publications.Fox, M. Steven"Rip Off Comix — 1977-1991 / Rip Off Press,"Comixjoint. Retrieved Dec. 5, 2022. The syndication service was discontinued by 1979, but strips produced by such cartoonists as Gilbert Shelton, Joel Beck, Dave Sheridan, Ted Richards, Bill Griffith, and Harry Driggs (as R. Diggs) were published in early issues of ''Rip Off Comix''. For much of its run, the series served as a vehicle for Shelton's work, particularly Wonder Wart-Hog and The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. For a period, ''Rip Off Comix'' was billed as "the International Journal of Humor and Cartoon Art," and became a show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rip Off Review Of Western Culture
''The Rip Off Review of Western Culture'' was an underground comics magazine published by Rip Off Press and produced out of San Francisco, California. It published three issues in 1972. The publication was historically significant in that it brought together the work of many noteworthy underground artists and writers. Publication history J. David Moriaty conceived of ''The Rip Off Review of Western Culture'' in 1971, desiring to publish a real magazine with writing, photographs, and comics. Moriaty asked Robert Follett to serve as the magazine's editorial director, a job which entailed contributing interviews and editing the magazine. Dave Sheridan, already a well-known cartoonist and underground comic artist, was given the title of art editor. Follett and a couple of others managed to publish first issue of ''The Rip Off Review of Western Culture'' in June 1972. A magazine and comic book mix, the artists, writers, and photographers contributed many different styles and stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
