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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] |
Gilbert Shelton
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the iconic underground characters ''The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'', '' Fat Freddy's Cat'', and ''Wonder Wart-Hog''. Biography Early life and education Shelton was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Lamar High School in Houston. He attended Washington and Lee University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor's degree in the social sciences in 1961. His early cartoons were published in the University of Texas' humor magazine ''The Texas Ranger''. Early career Directly after graduation, Shelton moved to New York City and got a job editing automotive magazines, where he would sneak his drawings into print. Early work of his was published in Warren Publishing's ''Help!'' The idea for the character of ''Wonder Wart-Hog'', a porcine parody of Superman, came to him in 1961. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Todd
Larry S. ToddTodd entry ''Who's Who of American Comics Books, 1928–1999.'' Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. (born April 6, 1948) is an American illustrator and cartoonist, best known for ''Dr. Atomic'' and his other work in , often with a bent. Biography Born in Buffalo, Todd studied art at |
Nina Paley
Nina Carolyn Paley (born May 3, 1968) is an American cartoonist, animator, and free culture activist. She was the artist and often the writer of the comic strips ''Nina's Adventures'' and ''Fluff'', after which she worked primarily in animation. She is perhaps best known for creating the 2008 animated feature film ''Sita Sings the Blues'', based on the ''Ramayana'', with parallels to her personal life. In 2018, she completed her second animated feature, ''Seder-Masochism'', a retelling of the Book of Exodus as patriarchy emerging from goddess worship. Paley distributes much of her work, including ''Nina’s Adventures'', ''Fluff'', and all the original work in ''Sita Sings The Blues'', under a copyleft license. Early life Paley was born in Urbana, Illinois, the daughter of Jean (Passovoy) and Hiram Paley. Her family was Jewish. Her father was a mathematics professor at the University of Illinois and was mayor of Urbana for a term in the early 1970s. She attended local elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sala
Richard Sala (June 2, 1954 – May 7, 2020) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator with a unique expressionistic style whose books often combined elements of mystery, horror and whimsy. Biography Richard Sala was born in Oakland, California in 1954. He spent his childhood in West Chicago, Illinois, and his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. In interviews, Sala has mentioned the influence of his childhood years on his work, particularly his visits to museums and antique shops. He has stated that his love of reading and his interest in comic books and horror films helped him deal with real-life fears. He attended college as an art major, finally earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Mills College. He then worked as a freelance illustrator, something he had begun doing while in college, and a cartoonist, publishing his first comic book, ''Night Drive'', in 1984. More of a reflection of his art school education than a typical comic book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Lay
Carol Lay (born 1952) is an American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip, ''Story Minute'' (later to evolve into the strip ''Way Lay''), which ran for almost 20 years in such US papers as the '' LA Weekly'', the ''NY Press'', and on Salon. Lay has been drawing professionally for over 30 years. Based in Los Angeles, Lay's strips and illustrations have appeared in ''Entertainment Weekly'', '' Mad'', ''Newsweek'', ''Worth Magazine'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', and ''The New Yorker''. Biography Early life Lay was born in Whittier, California. In 1975 she graduated with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from UCLA."Talking to Carol Lay - Irene and More" |
Joshua Quagmire
Joshua Quagmire (sometimes shortened to JQ) (1952-2023) was an American cartoonist of underground and mainstream comic books, best known for his creation Cutey Bunny. His comicbook work also overlapped with and contributed to the early furry fandom of the 1980s and 90s. Biography Joshua Quagmire (the name is a pseudonym) was raised in the Los Angeles area, though he has remarked that his grandfather served in the Canadian Forces in World War I; Quagmire has dedicated a story, "The Last Time I Saw Tommy", to his grandfather. On the few occasions he has drawn himself into a story, he has not shown his own face. He is a frequent guest at the San Diego Comic Convention. His most enduring work has been the comic ''Cutey Bunny'', which was first published in 1982. Cutey Bunny, a furry superheroine and a pastiche of Go Nagai's Cutey Honey, appeared in the self-produced underground comic ''Army Surplus Komikz'' from 1982 to 1985 as well as in Cerebus' Unique Story section. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bodé
Mark Bodé (born February 18, 1963, in Utica, New York) is an American cartoonist. The son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodē, Mark shares the Bodē family style and perpetuates many of his late fathers creations as well as his own works . He is best known for his work on ''Cobalt-60'', '' Miami Mice'', and '' The Lizard of Oz''. Bodé has also worked for '' Heavy Metal'' magazine and on ''The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Bodé is also a tattoo artist, spending many years working around Northampton, Massachusetts, although he now lives in California. Early life Mark Bodé was born February 18, 1963, in Utica, New York, the son of the cartoonist Vaughn Bodē and Barbara Falcon. He began drawing at age three, and was encouraged to draw throughout his childhood. When Bodē was 12 years old and visiting his divorced father Vaughn in San Francisco, he discovered the dead body of his father ater the latter had died as the result of autoerotic asphyxiation. Bodé attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Welz
Lawrence Welz (born November 21, 1948) better known as Larry Welz, is an American cartoonist, who created Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry (comics), Cherry). He was an early contributor to the underground comix movement in the San Francisco area during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Work From 1969–1970, his work was featured regularly in ''Yellow Dog (comics), Yellow Dog'', a comics anthology published by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes ''San Francisco Comic Book'', ''Captain Guts'', ''Funnybook'', ''Bakersfield Kountry Komics'' and ''American Flyer Funnies''. Evolving out of early prototype stories in ''Funnybook'' and ''Bakersfield Kountry Komics'', Welz created Cherry Poptart in the early 1980s. ''Cherry'' quickly became his most successful and well-known comic book series, with 22 issues and a variety of collections, posters, stickers and tattoos. Welz has collaborated wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trina Robbins
Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first female artists in that movement. In the 1980s, Robbins became the first woman to draw ''Wonder Woman'' comics. She is a member of the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Career Early work Robbins was an active member of science fiction fandom in the 1950s and 1960s. Her illustrations appeared in science fiction fanzines like the Hugo-nominated ''Habakkuk''. Comics Robbins' first comics were printed in the ''East Village Other''; she also contributed to the spin-off underground comic ''Gothic Blimp Works''. In 1969, Robbins designed the costume for the Warren Publishing character Vampirella for artist Frank Frazetta in ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969). She left New York for San Francisco in 1970, where she worked at the feminist underground newspaper ''It Ain't Me, Babe''. The same year, she and fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Willem Holtrop
Bernard Willem Holtrop (born 2 April 1941, Ermelo) is a Dutch cartoonist living in France since 1968, who publishes under the pen name Willem. He is renowned for his sometimes provocative cartoons featuring violent and sexual imagery on political topics. He is the winner of the 2000 Stripschapprijs. and of the 2013 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême. Willem has drawn in many newspapers: ', ''Hara-Kiri'', ''Charlie Hebdo'', ''Charlie Mensuel'', ''Libération ''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...'', '. References 1941 births Living people Dutch editorial cartoonists Dutch humorists Dutch satirists Dutch caricaturists Dutch illustrators Dutch comics artists Dutch erotic artists Cartoon controversies People from Ermelo, Netherlands Grand Prix de la ville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Fleener
Mary Fleener (born September 14, 1951) is an American alternative comics artist, writer and musician from Los Angeles. Fleener's drawing style, which she calls ''cubismo'', derives from the cubist aesthetic and other artistic traditions. Her first publication was a work about Zora Neale Hurston, called ''Hoodoo'' (1988), followed by the semi-autobiographical comics series ''Slutburger'', and the anthology ''Life of the Party'' (1996). She is a member of the rock band called The Wigbillies. Among Fleener's influences are ancient Egyptian art and the works of Chester Gould ('' Dick Tracy''), Otto Soglow (''The Little King'') and Al Capp (''Li'l Abner''). Robert Crumb and Robert Armstrong (creator of Mickey Rat) encouraged her to create her own comics. Her works have been exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Track 16, David Zapt Gallery, Laguna Beach Art Museum Annex, LACE (Los Angeles), COCA (Seattle), Southwestern College, Patricia Correia Gallery, Sushi Gallery. In 2020 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Schlingo
Jean-Charles Ninduab (1955–2005), known by his pen name Charlie Schlingo, was a French cartoonist and illustrator. Schlingo was a contributor to ''Comix 2000'', published by L'Association. He died at age 49 as the result of a fall. Schlingo's biography, ''Je voudrais me suicider mais j'ai pas le temps'', by Jean Teulé and Florence Cestac, was published by Dargaud in 2009. Since 2009, the Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after ... has awarded the Schlingo Prize. 1955 births 2005 deaths Accidental deaths from falls French cartoonists Pseudonymous writers {{France-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
