{"id":2913,"date":"2011-03-17T22:35:40","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T02:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2011-03-17T22:35:40","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T02:35:40","slug":"a-childs-garden-of-mini-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=2913","title":{"rendered":"A Child’s Garden of Mini-Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"

My father’s in town for a visit and, as is his wont, he brought with him a giant cardboard box of stuff to pawn off on me. As usual, this box contained an assortment of “closet-clearing” items (old coats, clothes), new items that he bought but doesn’t want (the two-volume Lynd Ward set!), and some of my old childhood ephemera.<\/p>\n

Among my childhood items were two early comics I did that I’d totally forgotten about. One is a lengthy MAD magazine<\/em>-esque Star Wars<\/em> parody that I’ll do a post about later when I have a bit more time. The other comic, though, is–for lack of a better word–a mini-comic<\/em>. Judge for yourself:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I guess construction paper pages with duct tape binding wouldn’t really make for a “buzz book” at MoCCA, but it’s not a bad effort for a kid in the early 70s. I had a “cat fixation” at one point, so I’m guessing the name “Morris” is a reference to Morris the Cat, the venerable cat food huckster of the 1970s.<\/p>\n

Allow me to wave my cane about, implore you to GET OFF MY LAWN, and remind you that back in my day, we didn’t have photocopiers–we typed out the captions for each panel in advance… by hand… with a damn typewriter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>(No one will be seated during the “false teeth dropping out” scene!!)<\/p>\n

OK, so this minicomic makes no sense. Maybe someday I’ll scan and post my earlier childhood effort: an all-crayon version of Lord of the Rings<\/em>. It’s at least as good as Powr Mastrs<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My father’s in town for a visit and, as is his wont, he brought with him a giant cardboard box of stuff to pawn off on me. As usual, this box contained an assortment of “closet-clearing” items (old coats, clothes), new items that he bought but doesn’t want (the two-volume Lynd Ward set!), and some … <\/p>\n

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