Strange? I'll Show You Strange!

Every now and then, but less so now as the then of 30 years ago, we obscuro press cartoonists are described as eccentric or strange when compared with the rest of the population.

But I would like to point out that what we do is quite normal and healthy and not nearly as strange as other activities which are totally acceptable by the mainstream.

Like the game of golf. How weird is that? I mean really? C'mon.

Think about it.

And now, for no apparent reason, I'll include a picture of yours truly in Washington DC with two people in giant cat costumes in 2007.

Normal

In a symbolic twist, Normal was first published Sept. 2, 2001. My last comic before the end of the Old Normal for all of us. This run had 33 copies, all in yellow.

The 1st Danger Room Reprint Ed. of June 2005 had 5 green copies.

The entire minicomic was scanned and posted on OlyBlog, July 24, 2007.

The original art was drawn in a very tiny size using a sharp-enough-to-perform-surgery #1 lead pencil. Then the art was enlarged on a photocopier. I like the accidental neat stuff that happens in the texture when this method is employed.

As for the content, The Wild Bunch is one of my favorite Westerns. Holden was terrific in that one. Also note the porcupine, an animal that has been in the background of my published comix since 1973. In fact, I saw a huge one waddling around in front of my house just a couple months ago! And yes, I actually do utter the saying, "Drabness is goodness" on a frequent basis.