Showing posts with label Pittsburgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pittsburgh. Show all posts

Sunday, December 8, 2013

White Buffalo Gazette


When I was in Butler, PA last summer I had a chance to meet or re-meet local Keystone State cartoonists Tom Rehm, Buzz Buzzizyk, Wayno and Mike Hill. And Chrislip even came from the wilds of Cincinnati. In fact, I believe I even saw the mysterious Borpo Deets, who showed up at the Future Tenant show in Pittsburgh wearing an obvious ill-fitting toupee and an unintentionally humorous false beard in a comical effort to conceal his identity. He had a glow in the dark necktie that had the words. "Will you kiss in me the dark, baby?" When I looked at him and said, "Oh, you must be the infamous Borpo Deets," he swiftly made some feeble excuse about an alligator in his SUV that needed tending, darted out, and never returned to the show. 

Anway, the above promo is the siren call for Obscuro cartoonists to show their stuff. All you comrade weirdo cartoonists should heed this invite. Buzz Buzzizyk has a special eye for the iconoclastic and revolutionary comic art. 

 

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Morty Comix # 2648 -- Updated



 Here's the original comic when it was sent to Buzz Buzzizyk in Butler, Pennsylvania




Buzz has a practice of making a trial run "bootleg" copy, which he sends to me, and then enhances the original. This issue was his first try at this game, and as we'll see when subsequent issues are posted, this one is probably the most cautious. 

Buzz managed to distribute this one on a fridge in Pittsburgh. I love the fact my wonderful visit to Pennsylvania a few months back is extended in this manner!

[photo by Buzz Buzzizyk]

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Morty Comix # 2648



OK, now it is going to get weird. Here's the deal. The even-numbered issues in the range of Morty Comix # 2648-2666 were drawn on white paper and sent to Buzz Buzzizyk in Butler, PA. Buzz himself supplied the paper, already cut and folded, and challenged me to get off my butt and draw some more. Buzz has permission to enhance them and distribute them as he sees fit. So you can probably expect to get some updates on what happens to these little guys as time passes.

[Update: Installed on a fridge in Bloomfield neighborhood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Posted on Buzzizyk 9/17/13]

Sunday, August 25, 2013

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Warhol at the Pittsburgh Airport

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When you arrive or depart from the airport at Pittsburgh, you have the opportunity to gaze upon two figures: One, a player from the Pittsburgh Steelers (I learned locally I am supposed to pronounce it "Stillers") and Two, George Washington.

Yes, it is the Dynamic Duo. Occasionally these two supposedly inanimate things become alive and fight crime in the airport wherever it may be. What an unstoppable team!

Friday, August 23, 2013

Mike Hill Covers the Obscuro Bezango Show

Mike Hill of Worker Poet fame also performed a bit of photojournalism for the Rehm/Traffic/Buzzizyk Obscuro Bezango show in Pittsburgh's Future Tenant gallery. But unlike me, Mike uses a real camera and is an accomplished photographer! He has graciously given me permission to select a few of his photos. None of the artists wished to have their faces posted online, so I have to dance around that as I select:

Tom had cleverly hidden the part of the exhibit with my own comix art under that red covering until the last minute. I was touched-- and impressed by his stealth. It didn't make me feel so bad about hiding all those Morty Comix in his house!





That twisted face has scrawled on the reverse side something about the mysterious "Borpo Deets," who I am convinced was the mentor to all three artists in the show.



A break during the final stages of setup. My West Coast sensibility was prepared for massive humidity, but it actually was pretty nice the week I was there. Notice the Big Eyed Bean From Venus in the window. It was fun watching folks react to it as they walked by. 




 Opening night. Willis, Wayno, Chrislip


 Willis, Chrislip

 It's the shirt that draws these beautiful women to me

For your readers in the Pittsburgh area, this show is continuing to September 1st





Monday, August 19, 2013

Saturday, August 17, 2013

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The Door to Every Thing is in Pittsburgh
But you need a key card to open it, sorry

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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Door to Emil Winter's Egyptian tomb
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

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Emil Winter's Egyptian tomb
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

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Somehow I find it a bit disturbing to see a tomb so locked and fortified, but then my hosts told me the film Night of the Living Dead was filmed in nearby Butler County so suddenly this made sense.

Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

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Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh