Most of us in Newave Comixland knew Jay Kennedy (1956-2007) as the compiler of The Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide (1982) and later as an editor for King Features Syndicate.
But few of us remember he was also a sculptor and cartoonist. I was digging through the piles of correspondence I have from Jay in order to locate some 1985 photos he took of a Morty sculpture he made, and in the process uncovered a bunch of his published cartoons from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
While a student at University of Wisconsin--Madison he appeared to be the official cartoonist for the Pail & Shovel party.
My scanner couldn't handle some of the larger posters and newspaper centerspreads, so feel free to print and reconstruct.
Interesting bit of history about Jay Kennedy. He once told me about doing some sculptures, but I never saw any of his cartoons. Most cartoon editors are closet cartoonists. Jay was a great person and is missed by many.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I never got to meet Jay in person. As Bil Keane's editor he couldn't take part in the Bil Keane Watch, but he indicated his pleasure at Keane getting some good publicity from the City Limits Gazette crew. In many ways I think was really a librarian at heart, and that's how we first connected-- looking at underground and Newaves bibliographically.
ReplyDeleteI'd never seen any of Jay's art either, he kept that pretty close to his vest. And love the Morty sculpture.
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