But I'm not the only one...
Continuing a theme from the previous post:
Another periodical I once read was Comics Buyer's Guide (CBG), to which I subscribed from 1984 to 1999. It was a weekly newspaper until 2004, when it morphed into a monthly, glossy magazine (or "Wizard clone").
Ads like these appeared in CBG:
(click to enlarge)
Kevin Keyes was ambitious enough to not only adapt Shakespeare to comics, but also create a new story with his characters. Keyes was working at a comic shop at the time - a frequent customer was another aspiring artist who would make it big: Erik Larsen.
(Right) This early work by artist/musician Barry Chern was advertised in CBG. His Munch-meets-Crumb style is intriguing, though the book was a bit pricey.
Another periodical I once read was Comics Buyer's Guide (CBG), to which I subscribed from 1984 to 1999. It was a weekly newspaper until 2004, when it morphed into a monthly, glossy magazine (or "Wizard clone").
Ads like these appeared in CBG:
(click to enlarge)
Kevin Keyes was ambitious enough to not only adapt Shakespeare to comics, but also create a new story with his characters. Keyes was working at a comic shop at the time - a frequent customer was another aspiring artist who would make it big: Erik Larsen.
(Right) This early work by artist/musician Barry Chern was advertised in CBG. His Munch-meets-Crumb style is intriguing, though the book was a bit pricey.
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