City Limits Gazette # 222222222 (Feb. 1993)

Logo by Ted Delorme, Bruce Chrislip covers the hip Ballard scene including J.R. Williams - R.L. Crabb - brothers Kelly - Pat Moriarity plus a David Lasky mention, McJacksonstein escapes the Tumwater Psychiatric Prison for the Transculturally Perverse, Bil Keane Watch by Jeff Zenick - Wayno - Dusty Rhodes, CLG reader profile of Jeff Zenick, Bob Vojtko sends a blade of grass from his yard, Working Mother magazine apologizes for slamming The Master, Comix reviews by Lynn Hansen, Bil Keane Watch by Mark Campos, Dave Szurek on Obscuro press 1961, Comics Journal small press index by Gary Usher.

Just for fun I tracked two primary documents. Vojtko's blade of grass, trapped under tape, still looks pretty good. Also, I dug up the actual letter from Working Mother, representing one of CLG's proudest moments.

City Limits Gazette # ... (Jan. 1993)

Logo by Chad Woody, an issue top heavy with contributions to the Bil Keane Watch by Maximum Traffic - Andrew Roller - Matt Love - Jeffrey Kipper - "Thad Willis" - Kel Crum - Gary Usher, The Incredible Upsidedowns of Old Man [Gustave] Verbeck by Hank Arakelian, CLG reader profile of Bob Vojtko, Randy Reynaldo on NPR's zine explosion coverage, bad cover versions of You've Got to Hide Your Love Away.

Meet the Working-Class Cartoonist: Bob Vojtko

Richard Krauss gave me the heads up on this Saturday Evening Post profile of our pal, Bob Vojtko!

City Limits Gazette # ... (Mar. 1992)

Logo by Jerry Riddle, Maximum Traffic on his first minicomic, The Bil Keane Watch, reviews by Lynn Hansen, Jeff Zenick on selling out, Clark Dissmeyer on the capitalistic system and American consumerism, Steve Lafler still on fire, another Bil Keane Watch by Clark Dissmeyer, Jay Kennedy's Willis want list plus some comments, I respond to the first minicomic question, the wonderful Jim Ryan being the wonderful Jim Ryan, Bob Vojtko on selling out and offering part of his lawn as a trade, bad cover versions of Michelle, Misery, Mother Nature's Son, Night Before, No Reply, Norwegian Wood, Not a Second Time, Nowhere Man.

State of beings # 8. Delaware was issued with this one.

Outside In # 9

1st edition, 1983, 150 copies on white cardstock.

2nd edition, February 1984, 20 copies on white cardstock.

3rd edition, 1984. Seattle, Washington : Starhead Comix, regular stock white paper.

Dave Smestad, Bob Vojtko, Mike Hill, Garry Hardman, Clark Dissmeyer, Steve Gallacci, Cody Boyle.

A solid lineup of very excellent artists. Cody Boyle landed in the series courtesy of Lynn Hansen. Dissmeyer's self-portrait is particularly good, I think.

Terminal

Terminal. June 2, 2011. 100 copies, ivory paper, regular digest size.

Cover: Steven Stwalley
p. 2: Steve Willis
p. 3: Harry Bell
p. 4: Bob Vojtko
p. 5: Dan W. Taylor and Chad Woody
p. 6: Steven Stwalley
p. 7: Ed DeVore
p. 8: Roldo
p. 9: Marc Myers
p. 10: Bob Vojtko and Anvil
p. 11: Bruce Chrislip
p. 12: Bruce Chrislip
p. 13: Brad W. Foster
p. 14: Bob Vojtko
back cover: Chad Woody

I'll be sending out contrib copies to the artists and to our fab Morty the Blog patrons who have dropped some of the coin of the realm in the donate box.

I've already got a few drawings for yet another jam. Please feel free to send me a random image and I'll see how I can make it part of story!

And Dan W. Taylor, I have not forgotten I still owe you a drawing.

Terminal

New Jam Comic Still Alive, Honest

As some of you might recall, last February I compiled and published a Morty the Dog blog jam called We Rode With the Clowns. Shortly after that I sounded a call for contributions for a second book.

Yes, that book is still alive. The script is now finished and I'm hoping to get it into print in the next month or so. The contributors are: Anvil (she created the above image), Harry Bell, Bob Vojtko, Dan W. Taylor, Steve Stwalley, Ed DeVore, Roldo, Marc Myers, Bruce Chrislip, Chad Woody and Brad Foster. Is that a great lineup or what? Hopefully my script will do these wonderful artists justice. I still have to create my linking illustration and captions.

In the meantime, any graphics that arrive from this point on will find their way into a third jam book. Basically, just send me an image, any drawing that I can present before a mixed audience, and than I'll link the randomness together into a story like the Clowns book. This next one has a tighter story than the first. So stay tuned.

We Rode With the Clowns-- Now Published

1st edition, February 2011, 200 copies, salmon cover, digest size.

I've stuffed and addressed the envelopes of contrib copies for the artists and our two faithful patrons of the Morty arts who have sent donations for the cause. The copies will be sent out on Monday.

Once again I want to especially extend thanks to Brad Foster who not only was the first to volunteer, but also spread the word I was looking for contributors.

The following artists have sent me images for the next one: Anvil, Harry Bell, Bruce Chrislip, Roldo, and Bob Vojtko. It's a great start and I hope more of you out there will send me a drawing.