{"id":1274,"date":"2008-09-24T08:01:56","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T16:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2008-09-24T08:06:20","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T16:06:20","slug":"hey-kids-comics-kurtzman-kelly-wolverton-brown-jane-and-much-more-september-24th-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/24\/hey-kids-comics-kurtzman-kelly-wolverton-brown-jane-and-much-more-september-24th-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"HEY! KIDS! COMICS! : Kurtzman, Kelly, Wolverton, Brown, Jane and much more : September 24th, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STWALLSKULL'S<\/a> TODAY’S FEATURED ITEMS: <\/p>\n

Another heap of fun comics reading…<\/p>\n

I’m happy to report a lot of blogs seem to be having a Harvey Kurtzman binge right now… I’m rereading Kurtzman’s Jungle Book<\/em> right now, myself. Kurtzman’s notoriety comes primarily from being the inventor of Mad Magazine<\/em>, and he is usually very funny. Although he worked with a lot of other artists, writing for their drawings (most notably Will Elder), I like Kurtzman best when he is drawing himself. He is one of the most expressive cartoonists of all time…<\/p>\n

Those Fabuleous Fifties<\/a> brings us some rare Kurtzman strips from Madison Avenue Magazine<\/em>…<\/p>\n

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And some from Esquire<\/em>…<\/p>\n

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Comicrazys<\/a> brings us a Kurtzman pre-Mad funny animal comic called Pigtales<\/em> from 1946…<\/p>\n

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And John K<\/a> gives us a nice appreciation of Kurtzman…<\/p>\n

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John Adcock at Yesterday’s Papers brings us a number of examples of the notoriously racy WWII comic strip Jane by Norman Pett… Part 1<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>, Part 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The official Pogo Possum website<\/a> is serializing the Pogo paperback Go Fizzickle Pogo<\/em>…<\/p>\n

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Potrzebie<\/a> points us to Basil Wolverton art galore his days working at the religious magazine The Plain Truth<\/em><\/a>… a huge archive of many of Plain Truth<\/em> founder Herbert W. Armstrong’s numerous publications online<\/a>, which are often fantastically illustrated by Wolverton. Among many other publications, the archive includes most or all issues of the Plain Truth<\/em><\/a>, where Wolverton’s amazing Bible Story<\/em> was originally serialized… the versions in the magazine (and in alternate publishings of the book versions of The Bible Story<\/em>) contain different material, so I imagine there is a whole lot of stuff in here that was never reprinted in book form. It is a lot of crap to wade through, but there is a real treasure trove here. The below image was pulled from a random one of the hundreds of issues on the site.<\/p>\n

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Last but far from least, Walrus Magazine<\/a> points us to a new Chester Brown tale from the Yummy Fur<\/em> universe<\/a> called Zombies Take Toronto<\/em><\/a>… the image quality sucks, but it is a great read. <\/p>\n

Note that the esteemed Mr. Brown is currently running for office<\/a>, which, regardless of what you think of his politics, is a tragic waste of his enormous cartooning talents. The early issues of Yummy Fur<\/em> (the recently reprinted in pamphlet form<\/a> Ed the Happy Clown<\/em> saga… which hopefully will soon be a book, considering some previous book versions of it are going for over 200 bucks on Amazon<\/a>\"\") are some of the most wonderfully surreal and creepy comics ever made. <\/p>\n

Note also that the final installment of the Zombies strip also reveals that there is a Yummy Fur<\/em> movie in the works to be directed by Bruce MacDonald… hopefully this means Mr. Brown will be deeply involved in its translation to the screen. Adapting Yummy Fur<\/em> to the screen and getting distribution should be quite challenging, I imagine… it will, of course, have to be xxx to be a good adaptation, considering all the miserable penises with starring roles in the comic. <\/p>\n

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A lot more great stuff below…<\/p>\n