Morty Comix # 2674

Morty Comix # 2674 was used as a bookmark (and left there) in an old Reader's Digest in the waiting room of my eye doctor in Olympia. The article was entitled, "Are You Normal of Nuts?"

Found Object in Elma Leads to a Bizarre Case

"I'm a creepy stalker! morelater.com/creep"

"His name is Rick or Eric. His phone number is 360-970-3081. He's been stalking a blind woman since September. He got her number by following her around and listening to her. She called the cops, but they wouldn't do anything. Know any more about him? Call 425-522-3748."

So I'm minding my own business like a Norm, walking down the gritty sidewalks of Elma, Washington, when I spy this little (1.5 x 2.5 inch) card on the ground.

For those of you who enjoy a little detective work like I do, be prepared to enter a bizarre case here when you dig a bit. Naturally it involves my alma mater, The Evergroove State College!

There are two sides to everything, and I am making no conclusion here, merely reporting.

As a Morty Comix distributor I am curious how many of these little cards were printed and how they were scattered. And why did I find one on the sidewalks of Elma?

I'll add this to the next box I'll be sending to the WSU Comix Collection. It qualifies as a micro-zine-- an independent voice using nontraditional print channels to be heard.

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.