Cryogenic Comix # 34

Cryogenic Comix # 34
Copyright (c) 2019 Steve Willis

From 1980, felt tip on very thin bond. The final image is a photo taken where I am contemplating at my drawing space during the era when these sketches were created.

I was the last person to lease the upstairs of the old Ballard Health Center ("Limp In, Leap Out") as the building was torn down in mid-1980. See how dangerous these comix were?

Cryogenic Comix # 31

Cryogenic Comix # 31
Copyright (c) 2019 Steve Willis

From 1980, felt tip on very thin bond. I was preparing to start attending a graduate program at the University of Washington, so perhaps the housing note had something to do with locating a place close to campus, I don't remember. I eventually did move from Ballard to the Ravenna-Bryant neighborhood, a close walk to school. No car or TV in those days, which no doubt helped in my comix art being so prolific at that time.

Cryogenic Comix # 26

Cryogenic Comix # 26
Copyright (c) 2019 Steve Willis

Most of these drawings from the first half of 1980 barely fit on my scanner. This batch includes a very disorganized Morty the Bear story. I think the idea was to eventually bring all the crazy threads together. The pages have thumbtack holes, meaning I had them on the wall with a plan.

That photo was me at my drawing space in early 1980 where many of these images were created. The window had a beautiful view of our neighbor, the KFC franchise in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.