The Comix Files: Chris Bors

Chris Bors was a cartoonist, publisher, and l'enfant terrible from Ithaca, NY when we corresponded mostly from 1985-1988. He briefly surfaced again in 1994. He had a gift for organizing projects involving many cartoonists, providing us with some some anthologies and group portraits of the era. He also (with my permission) republished/repackaged several of my comix.

The Comix Files: Edward Bolman

Bolman and I corresponded mostly from 1985-1993, and sporadically since then. He was a regular in City Limits Gazette and was even interviewed. We met several times in the 1980s once he stayed here in McCleary! His work is incredible and more complex than meets the eye.

The Comix Files: Bruce Bolinger

Nicktown, Pennsylvania cartoonist Bruce Bolinger was a subscriber to City Limits Gazette in the early 1990s. He contributed a great logo that was topical at the time-- the US Postal Service wanted the public to vote on whether to have a stamp with young or old Elvis.

Bruce also agreed to be interviewed. In both contributions he supplied CLG with beautiful originals inked on Denril.

Through a series of events one could not make up, I received a cold call in this era from one of my cartoonist heroes from the 1960s Mad days, Don Martin, due to Bruce's doing. We had a very strange and funny conversation. His wife Norma got on the line as well. Too long to explain here, but maybe I'll make it part of a stand-up routine next time I'm invited to speak at a comix deal. 

Anyway, it was an honor to have a cartoonist as accomplished and talented as Bolinger on board CLG to give the joint some class.

The Comix Files: Jacques Boivin and Canadian Free Speech

Montreal cartoonist Jacques Boivin and I were correspondents from 1985-1993. Although Jacques is an amazing and talented artist, I chiefly remember him for his struggle against Canadian customs. I've included just a few of the articles he sent in the early 1990s. You serious researchers will have to enlarge the images in order to read most of them.