Russell Charles Kick III (July 20, 1969September 12, 2021) was an American writer, editor, and publisher. Russell Charles Kick III was born on July 20, 1969, in

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. Early in his career, Kick wrote articles, a column, and a cover story for ''

The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the crea ...

''. He was the founder and editor of The Memory Hole, Memory Hole 2, and Altgov2, which published and archived U.S. government documents, including scientific studies, documents received under FOIA and

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of ...

-related reports, intelligence and covert action reports,

consumer safety Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

reports, and images including photographs of flag-draped coffins of American military personnel. These photographs of the war dead garnered worldwide media attention, including heavy rotation on all 24-hour news channels and front-page coverage on major newspapers, including ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

''. The ''Memory Hole'' also gained attention for posting a completely uncensored version of a Justice Department report about its internal hiring practices, leading to a front-page story in ''The New York Times''. Kick was editor-at-large for

The Disinformation Company The Disinformation Company (abbreviated as Disinfo) was a privately held, limited American publishing company until 2012 when it was sold to Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari. It also owned ''Disinformation Books'', which focused on current affairs titles ...

and he wrote three books and edited six anthologies for them, including ''You Are Being Lied To'' and ''50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know''. He also was editing an anthology of classic and contemporary poems about death for Disinformation and Red Wheel/Weiser. He compiled and edited a three-volume, 1,600-page anthology set entitled ''

The Graphic Canon ''The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals'' (Seven Stories Press) is a three-volume anthology, edited by Russ Kick, that renders some of the world's greatest and most famous literature into graphic-novel form. The firs ...

'' from

Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press is an independent American publishing company. Based in New York City, the company was founded by Dan Simon in 1995, after establishing Four Walls Eight Windows in 1984 as an imprint at Writers and Readers, and then incorpora ...

. The series features the world's great literature interpreted by more than 120 artists and illustrators such as R. Crumb,

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Molly Crabapple Molly Crabapple (born Jennifer Caban; 1983) is an American artist and writer. She is a contributing editor for ''Vice (magazine), VICE'' and has written for a variety of other outlets, as well as publishing books, including an illustrated memoir, ...

Sharon Rudahl Sharon Rudahl (born 1947) is an American comic artist, illustrator and writer. She was one of the first female artists who contributed to the underground comix movement of the early 1970's. In 1972, she was part of the women's collective that fou ...

Dame Darcy Darcy Megan Stanger (born June 19, 1971, Caldwell, Idaho), better known by the pen name Dame Darcy, is an alternative comics, alternative cartoonist, fine artist, musician, cabaret performer, and animator/filmmaker. Her "Neo-Victorian" comic boo ...

S. Clay Wilson Steve Clay Wilson (July 25, 1941 – February 7, 2021) was an American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement. Wilson attracted attention from readers with aggressively violent and sexually explicit panoramas ...

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Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory (born May 7, 1953)
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, and

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. The first volume, ''From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons'' (spring 2012), covers literature from ancient times through the end of the eighteenth century. The second volume, ''Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (fall 2012), is devoted completely to the nineteenth century. The third volume, ''From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest'' (spring 2013), covers the entire twentieth century. The next volume in the continuing project, ''The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature'', was published in November 2014. The last volume completed in the series, ''Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery'' was published in November 2017 by

. It expanded the ''Graphic Canon'' series into the genres of crime and mystery. From 2018 to 2021, he was the director of open records for Rise for the Animals where he expanded the ARLO (Animal Research Laboratory Overview) database to include information obtained through FOIA and public records requests related to animal experimentation and research facilities. At the age of 52, Kick died on September 12, 2021, in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

Books

* ''50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know'', The Disinformation Co. 2003. * ''50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, Vol. 2'', The Disinformation Co. 2005. * ''100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know'', The Disinformation Company 2008. * ''Abuse Your Illusions: The Disinformation Guide to Media Mirages and Establishment Lies'' (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2003. * ''Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, Tear-Jerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid'' (editor),

Disinformation and Red Wheel/Weiser Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people. It is sometimes confused with misinformation, which is false information but is not deliberate. The English word ''disinformation'' comes from the application of the L ...

, November 2013. * ''The Disinformation Book of Lists: Subversive Facts and Hidden Information in Rapid-fire Format'', The Disinformation Co. 2004. * ''Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion'' (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2007. * ''Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to the Extremes of Human Sexuality (and Everything in Between)'' (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2005. * ''Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies'' (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2002. * ''Flash Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Mind-Blowing, Perspective-Changing Quotes'' (editor),

, March 2015. * ''The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature'' (editor),

, summer 2014. * ''

: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume One: From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons'' (editor),

, 2012. * ''

: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Two: From Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (editor),

, 2012. * ''

: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Three: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest'' (editor),

, 2013. * ''Hot off the Net: Erotica and Other Sex Writings from the Internet'' (editor), Black Books. 1999. * ''Outposts'', Carroll & Graf and Masquerade Books, 1995. * ''Psychotropedia: A Guide to Publications on the Periphery'', Critical Vision, 1998. * ''You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths'' (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2001.

References

External links

The Graphic Canon

The MemoryHole @ Internet Archive

Russ Kick @ MuckRock

Russ Kick @ YouTube
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