Newave! Promo Mini Comic

Here's the page I contributed to the 8 page minicomic Michael Dowers printed up to promote his Newave book. Other artists included, XNO, Wayne Gibson, Wayno, J.R. Williams, David Lasky and Jamie Alder in what was probably one of his last published drawings.

Outside In # 6

1st edition, 1983, 150 copies on white cardstock.

2nd edition, January 1984, 20 copies on white cardstock.

3rd edition, 1984. Seattle, Washington : Starhead Comix, regular stock white paper.

Chet Darmstaedter "XNO," Larry Weir, Scott Stevens, Larry Nadolsky, George R. Eddy (also known as G. Raymond Eddy), Scott Phillips "Scooter," Ron Vicens II "Gato."

It's been a long time since I've been in touch with any of these artists. Hawaiian artist Gato had a brief but very memorable career in the Newave comix movement, producing a spate of high energy original books. Then he suddenly vanished from the scene leaving an audience hungry for more.

ZZZZZZ Elvis!

This jam with Mike Honeycutt was published by Starhead Comix in Seattle in 1985. Mike was one of the Tennessee artists who came into the late Newave with Bob X and XNO. They had a regional brand of comix with a flavor of grotesque surrealism and rich, energetic visuals.

I was a Beatles guy, so Elvis to me was always sort of a sad and comical figure. His deification by a significant portion of the world still puzzles me to this day. For Honeycutt, who lived in Elvis country, this must've been an extra strange comic in which to participate. But I'm glad he did.