There's some wonderful stuff here, with both Art Becker & Bill Fagen at the top of their graphic game. But it was a doomed enterprise, too smart for San Francisco stoners, too dumb for Noo Yoik inty-leck-chools.
Spiegelman launched the more successful Raw a few years later, while Crumb kept the lurid flame of the original underground scene burning with Weirdo.
You tell kids today about all this, and you know what? They don't wanna know. You want all seven issues, comb-bound in PDF? Spend some time squinting and tapping in the comments, old-timer!
I'm glad to see you are upgrading the literacy of those who lovingly follow your blog. Have you heard any further word on the death of our beloved Myra. I continue my mourning of her loss by eating only blackened toast and drinking puddle water.
ReplyDeleteWatch this space, Bob ...
DeleteNope, you ain't, FG. Tell you what tho' - something is screwed at your blog. When I try to leave a comment using my blogger ID, i.e. logged in, I am informed that "this blog does not accept anonymous comments", which would be fine if I was trying to make one. Check your settings - you may be missing a shitload of comments.
DeleteGot it. I'll have a look. Thanks
Delete..........but..............there are no comments.
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with the indifference of kids (which I've also encountered) to this?
I don't get it. Sure, there are dated references in places butI would think that anyone who's ever liked Adult Swim (or equivalent) could relate to this.
Stealth Link
ReplyDelete.
So stealthy I can't see it.
DeleteStealth Links! Some people see the point, others do not.
Delete(The link is in my first comment. Work with me on this, people!)
Let me help ya - I'm hovering my cursor - that's like a little arrow POINTer thing on my computer - right over the link!!!! Right there! See that? It's POINTing right at it!!!!
DeleteIf you say so...........
DeleteOK, found it. Thanks for this (no kidding) great cultural artifact.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle is another matter, though......
Once you get the point, you never lose it.
DeleteWhatever point it is, I don't get it!
ReplyDeleteI only know Art Spiegelmann through his masterpiece MAUS, about his father's experience in a Nazi death camp and Spiegelmann's subsequent relationship with him. For me one of the greatest pieces of 20th century literature. If anyone is not familiar with it, I exhort you to check it out. (Oh and I never get these stealth links....)
ReplyDeleteAll queries about Stealth Links should now be addressed to PsychFan, or any other of the hundreds of Four Or Five Guys© who got th' (full) point.
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ReplyDeleteRegarding the bit about not losing the point, I say, "True Dat."
DeleteRegarding the bit about fielding queries, I say, "I myself will be
more than glad to wait for someone else among the (hundreds of)
Four Or Five Guys© to address any question whatsoever that you may have." Also, by the way, thanks for the Arcades.
I've done bunches of these and can't find it for the life of me.
DeleteIt's the tiny dot just above the "R" of "Reply" (in blue) in the comment that says "Stealth Link". Couple of inches or whatever below the "S" of "Stealth".
DeleteOnce I looked I realized it wasn't just a speck on the screen.........lol. Thanks much.......Ah, now for some world class literature!
DeleteThanks for this bonza read, Farq.
ReplyDeleteI notice that there is police tape on the House O' Foam. Is this because I did not remove my shoes prior to entering. Hopefully the tape will be removed soon and things will return to what passes as normal at the House O' Foam.
ReplyDeleteI in turn thought it perhaps has something to do with the unfolding mystery of l'affaire Myra.
DeleteKudos on spotting the subtle change to the header image, guys!
DeleteSubtle as a flying mallet...
DeleteCut me some slack. It was either that or: "Subtle-day morning"
(Which is what it nearly is H-O-F [patent pending] poolside, as the Myra mystery continues to baffle the 4-or-5 masses...)
HELP! I keep trying to get the link, hovering over all points but it still doesn't work!
ReplyDeleteSee Anonymous comment March 14 11:21
DeleteSome more fine literature to put up on the shelf! Love these underground comix -- my college roommate was a Crumb collector and I enjoyed perusing all of these Arcade, Weirdo, etc, immensely. Keep it coming!
ReplyDeleteYawning Angel sez...
ReplyDeleteLove these, Farq! You're some kind of fellow.
Cheers anonymous!
ReplyDeleteReading this old stuff and getting acquainted with the Isle here, some 5 months after Friday the 13th of March, let me just say thanks for all the entertainment and whatnot. I'll let you know if I find any dead links I'd like refreshed, but at this point it's kind of a relief to find some that I don't need to burden my hard drive with at this point. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Sr. Hazy. Re-upping "literature" may be a problem, as my files are scattered over various drives, and I'm getting a little offhand when it comes to delivering customer satisfaction. But albums should be no problem.
DeleteDon't forget to tell all your friend about th' IOF.