Magazines I've Read Recently, September 30, 2016

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World Record on High Street, OSU Campus

I had forgotten that before Used Kids Records moved upstairs to 1980 North High, World Record occupied the space. Apparently, I bought a Crash Test Dummies CD there in '99.

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Wanted: Graphic Artist for Postcard Design.

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Cosine Cadets

I was honored to design the Cosine Cadets logo for Lee Smith. An elite group of problem solvers use math skills to save the Galaxy! Please contact me if you'd like me to design a logo for you. And contact Lee on FB if you'd like to order copies of his new mini comics!

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Recently Read: Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja

The first of 72 volumes (not counting spin-offs), Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto Vol. 1 creates a potent, entertaining and commercial stew of traditional manga concepts. The orphan protagonist is Naruto Uzumaki, whose goal is to become his village's top ninja protector. In this volume, he also discovers his body contains within a demon, the Nine-Tails - a fact known to many of the village's adults (who'd prefer to kill him), but not his classmates.

These first chapters pack in a lot of emotion and action, with enemies, comrades, mentors and a romantic interest all vying for attention. The storytelling by Kishimoto and his assistants is beautiful and carefully paced in a more spacious, leisurely style than nearly any American comics. I'm looking forward to reading more

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Classical LPs I've Listened to Recently, September 15, 2016

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The Monsters Are Back

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From My Upcoming All-Neno Comics #1

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Recently Read: Apama the Undiscovered Animal

Apama the Undiscovered Animal, created by Ted Sikora and Milo Miller, and illustrated by Spanish cartoonist Benito Gallego, is the superhero equivalent of a sugar rush. Reading the Volume 1 trade paperback, collecting the first five chapters, is like reading a more-adult, previously undiscovered, mid-to-late-'70s Marvel series, in the vein of Steve Gerber. Using a style uncannily like John Buscema when he inked his own pencils, Gallego captures and employs the kind of easy-going, flowing comic book storytelling that was once common practice. Ted Sikora's colors are also very fine.

The character of Apama has a long history I won't go into here (Google it). What's important is that the protagonists and villains are interesting, the origin provocative, the writing suspenseful. The book collection includes a look at Gallego's working process, essays and pin-ups (by the likes of Bob Burden and Sal Buscema). Looking at the website (http://www.apamanation.com/), I'm not seeing any new work posted since the publication, last year, of this collection, but I'm very much hoping the series continues and, as we used to hope in the '70s, goes on for a hundred issues.

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When JCPenney Sold Vinyl

I keep reading about the falling fortunes of department stores like Sears and JCPenney. Here's one thing JCPenney could do: bring back vinyl. I used to plow through their record selection in the '70s, at several locations, including Eastland Mall and Great Southern Shopping Center. Here's a JCPenney record pricing label. The different letters corresponded with a price list displayed with the records.

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Comics I've Read Recently, September 7, 2016

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Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven

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Indie and Small Press Comics & Fanzines I've Read Recently, September 4, 2016

 

 

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