Morty Comix # 2539

Morty Comix # 2539 was used as a bookmark for a biography of the film actor Warren Oates. This work was reshelved rather than checked out of a local area library.

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Wild Bunch

"Let's go."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 4]

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.