tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27381861913409474962024-03-05T03:50:44.956-05:00Matt TauberMatt yammers on about cartoonist MILTON CANIFF and lesser topics for the edification of millions.Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-45535178786094453202022-02-22T10:19:00.006-05:002022-02-22T10:19:54.139-05:00BETTY AND FLIP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0A9BVy2ixhkN9FJgJVtJIersJkRoErhTQwvpOZl1nkckts4XOzCvYf2PwW_DIY5S4RYPesgQdz_ifS5tcmPVVacBvwfWNkgbMSYIDAurxVuJMNC5-y89okwyeS_OYxK3YFzqeC4_7yl2nsYtG15FYyJYh5ReEWphqrsur9uGgKpTx2Fi7LVMS-1H50w=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0A9BVy2ixhkN9FJgJVtJIersJkRoErhTQwvpOZl1nkckts4XOzCvYf2PwW_DIY5S4RYPesgQdz_ifS5tcmPVVacBvwfWNkgbMSYIDAurxVuJMNC5-y89okwyeS_OYxK3YFzqeC4_7yl2nsYtG15FYyJYh5ReEWphqrsur9uGgKpTx2Fi7LVMS-1H50w=s320" width="242" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Starting in 1958, Betty White found herself traveling to New York to appear on game shows, and Jack Paar liked her so much that she became a regular visitor to his “Tonight Show.” Paar decided he should find a husband for Betty. One of the Tonight Show producers was Tom Cochran, who had a bachelor brother named Phil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3wUegbj58kQp6Uv6FFOBWal38Trn3O0mFDq6RQnO-0E4QEcvkX1q0mnL0e2EoI_KaRFnfHtql6epkvhJGw1Jq1oIT05M5ZItkUw-7CB0evnsAqt3KJEUQ9DPVujOx1KTJT4gq0SpQAaNsx2HUrrq5AjcZzddF2i0U1Zoi0Jj-gZXygIdI5yc1uvzKeA=s1570" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1570" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3wUegbj58kQp6Uv6FFOBWal38Trn3O0mFDq6RQnO-0E4QEcvkX1q0mnL0e2EoI_KaRFnfHtql6epkvhJGw1Jq1oIT05M5ZItkUw-7CB0evnsAqt3KJEUQ9DPVujOx1KTJT4gq0SpQAaNsx2HUrrq5AjcZzddF2i0U1Zoi0Jj-gZXygIdI5yc1uvzKeA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Phil, as we know, was once Colonel Philip Cochran, a friend of Milton Caniff’s whom Milt turned into ‘Flip Corkin’ in “Terry and the Pirates.” According to White, “devious Jack started talking about what a great idea it would be to introduce Phil and Betty on the show some night. It became a running gag, and I took it for granted that it was all show talk…”*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivcghqe28Qa8OEP9mPEiFlf70Y1XmTrBw7U7YmV2fFeJFblJ7prwCBA4r9cWvljqE3g2uHyv_43W11P3fGI3Xv8bQN6PLRZr1N405DRblb55StOypEr4AuDnc8GEd03wzX0V5woTM5dmxDv8ZI2aU3UWegAhwkzVYrvvrl6qJ1SbpLDIIL-FrvtFG9Fw=s1132" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="1132" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivcghqe28Qa8OEP9mPEiFlf70Y1XmTrBw7U7YmV2fFeJFblJ7prwCBA4r9cWvljqE3g2uHyv_43W11P3fGI3Xv8bQN6PLRZr1N405DRblb55StOypEr4AuDnc8GEd03wzX0V5woTM5dmxDv8ZI2aU3UWegAhwkzVYrvvrl6qJ1SbpLDIIL-FrvtFG9Fw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It wasn’t all talk, as Paar indeed booked both for the same night, and then all went to dinner at the famed 21 Club, and then Betty went on to more clubs with Tom and Phil. As serendipity would have it, Betty’s next job was performing in 'The King and I' in a summer theater gig in Warren, Ohio. White – “Phil Cochran lived in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he owned a large trucking firm and raised horses on his beautiful farm. Insisting that the drive from Erie to Warren was a cinch, he actually came to see our show on two occasions. That…was the beginning of a deep and lovely love affair that lasted almost four years.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1rPiME8NXCtPg01W7LXuZOMKkNupSaZV-7wY2e5gPPCBhD8L1bhI5D5jMm4ln3GiOg_nle8N04xSzj0ZTp1h-162ittXpN738xOGwtjJNy9z-mZG8CagQuSgY5nkB8cnqKtKAkd2UIsMzr_dl8W8PTiTl4ZHUekx62zvuETl20XVkNPYTkwCu98lXMw=s1504" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1rPiME8NXCtPg01W7LXuZOMKkNupSaZV-7wY2e5gPPCBhD8L1bhI5D5jMm4ln3GiOg_nle8N04xSzj0ZTp1h-162ittXpN738xOGwtjJNy9z-mZG8CagQuSgY5nkB8cnqKtKAkd2UIsMzr_dl8W8PTiTl4ZHUekx62zvuETl20XVkNPYTkwCu98lXMw=s320" width="120" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The relationship was long distance. She was a California girl and had no intention of moving to New York. She even turned down the woman’s spot on “The Today Show” that went to Barbara Walters. Still, she went to New York often for talk and game show appearances, and things were progressing fine in their relationship, with Phil proposing marriage. White – “Phil’s proposal was quiet, purposeful, very firm and there obviously had been a great deal of forethought. He laid out all the reasons why it should happen…however, there was absolutely no way that I could ever pull up stakes and move east, any more then he could envision himself moving to California…The subject was not brought up again.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKIXMN3Z3CWXORt9B2wW-Cdg2VBZM3QfDwcHENqNGz7GG8tFh_5cO9LQx6n-RpZS3vAUN-JP_wpK3Ee2aplkLtfsiKE0KQmsy-EGmoOENH-9E8_nX6fKxhA1iW7tEDlgREzVv-pspTw5j90hlppQqZWCK0xE2ritRUVHqHHfk5VszudoCkN3tDN3RBg=s1058" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1058" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKIXMN3Z3CWXORt9B2wW-Cdg2VBZM3QfDwcHENqNGz7GG8tFh_5cO9LQx6n-RpZS3vAUN-JP_wpK3Ee2aplkLtfsiKE0KQmsy-EGmoOENH-9E8_nX6fKxhA1iW7tEDlgREzVv-pspTw5j90hlppQqZWCK0xE2ritRUVHqHHfk5VszudoCkN3tDN3RBg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In late 1961, Betty White got invited to be on a new game show called “Password”, hosted by Allen Ludden, where she had a good time. Then she got an offer to do a summer theatre production in Cape Cod of “Critic’s Choice”, a romantic comedy where the male lead would be – Allen Ludden. Leading up to the show, Ludden, a recent widower, began inviting Betty White out frequently, using their upcoming working relationship as a pretense. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8ObIdwq38ztIowftNZ32-1G0E7ny9eR7gtDLbt_Cd0DwUTbCnuY9ujPnQ0bK7qUgpvqvl08HvWM4SpaY3eBIgLtNfbY088oUj1oeKtstBwuEMKVR5agQ4ygSGOrhBMo8CbGTMbKghlxxcFTjRJ6OqM5Z8uK5NuRI9o5dxBYbPPoVr4ZcyODPitWAI0A=s1792" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1792" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8ObIdwq38ztIowftNZ32-1G0E7ny9eR7gtDLbt_Cd0DwUTbCnuY9ujPnQ0bK7qUgpvqvl08HvWM4SpaY3eBIgLtNfbY088oUj1oeKtstBwuEMKVR5agQ4ygSGOrhBMo8CbGTMbKghlxxcFTjRJ6OqM5Z8uK5NuRI9o5dxBYbPPoVr4ZcyODPitWAI0A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Phil Cochran came to the show on closing night in Cape Cod. According to White, “(t)here was a warm kiss of reconciliation [at the end of the play]. On this particular evening, Allen held the kiss longer – much longer – than usual. No one else may have noticed, but from the third row there was suddenly a loud and expressive clearing of Phil’s throat. We laughed about it later at dinner. Some of us more than others.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The play moved to another town for a week, during which time White spent more and more time with Ludden. Cochran made his feelings clear to White that he was in love with her and was jealous of Allen Ludden. White – “We had a long and serious talk, and I admitted that I needed a little slack to clear my head.” White continued to see them both on her trips east, until it became too much for all three. Betty White knew she “loved Phil dearly…but I was <i>in </i>love with Allen Ludden.” Departing from their break-up conversation, Phil Cochran said, “You may change your mind one day. You know where I am.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOfN7T7tBPDFS3IHicROOsmtrW1ltD4sLvF1ZxrgLIhEUVBDutYnaUtbcAbEseIDr-wBK_-YhY43UeWwCYYuDA9dGHAzzDnVD1FIRZIn4CTSD78r7weTOXr5yGBtiJ_RfZytShOMLOeHdUvv6gu3qHMFQXFSrx-9F04YbVgUJ4x9IFSe82AU5i8nRjyg=s1676" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="1040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOfN7T7tBPDFS3IHicROOsmtrW1ltD4sLvF1ZxrgLIhEUVBDutYnaUtbcAbEseIDr-wBK_-YhY43UeWwCYYuDA9dGHAzzDnVD1FIRZIn4CTSD78r7weTOXr5yGBtiJ_RfZytShOMLOeHdUvv6gu3qHMFQXFSrx-9F04YbVgUJ4x9IFSe82AU5i8nRjyg=s320" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The next year when it became public that Betty White was engaged to Allen Ludden, Phil Cochran sent her a one-word telegram – “Ouch.” Phil got the consolation price, though. He was immortalized by Caniff yet again, this time in “Steve Canyon” as ‘General Phil Philerie.’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCCcX6s_zc0JL9LEWGHlETO-c5TaoTzN2nuHeEiVhp2C3wkhQi9MfG12RhH6Mzo3cUayl-VJj__vdyqUGzHHMhMb73EyI3vaewhEZihnq9y2CQHfPqtqzdKURIHjZ9Ls08qSrji-RQ2nsw-gT7OJgJyx3fdU0Glt1Kh4z9gZPH4_DvxHQl-cBfr3Gnrg=s1444" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1444" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCCcX6s_zc0JL9LEWGHlETO-c5TaoTzN2nuHeEiVhp2C3wkhQi9MfG12RhH6Mzo3cUayl-VJj__vdyqUGzHHMhMb73EyI3vaewhEZihnq9y2CQHfPqtqzdKURIHjZ9Ls08qSrji-RQ2nsw-gT7OJgJyx3fdU0Glt1Kh4z9gZPH4_DvxHQl-cBfr3Gnrg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><i>*All Betty White quotes are from her book – “Here We Go Again” (1995, Simon & Schuster)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-84582491645841455392017-01-12T22:25:00.000-05:002017-01-12T22:25:03.348-05:00CANIFF AUCTIONS - CAVEAT EMPTOR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A 1960 "Steve Canyon" Sunday page recently sold for $350. This is a nice price for a Canyon Sunday. Originals of this vintage typically go for xxxx. But was it an original?<br />
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I don't think so. I think it was a proof. I have a few proofs, all with the date boldly written in the upper left hand corner, and the color of the paper is the same. I don't fault the seller. He did not present it as original art, just as a comic strip "in excellent condition." Let's look at another Sunday strip from the same year.</div>
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This is an original Sunday page. It hasn't turned a dull copper-y color. No dates written in the corners. You can see paste-ups and corrections. This one sold for $800. The proof was a Buy It Now on Ebay for $350. The buyer was probably so excited he didn't pay attention to what he was paying for. Those are poor scans for a $350 item. Don't hesitate to ask for better scans or more details from the seller.</div>
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Another frequent issue is sellers who attribute the work of other artists to Caniff, simply because his name is the most associated with the feature. For example, "Terry and the Pirates" and the three characters on this cover were all created by Caniff. But, the art is by George Wunder, who took over the strip when Caniff left it at the end of 1946. </div>
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I've blogged about this next one before...back in 2015! It's "attributed to Milton Caniff" inking an assistant's pencils. There's a reason it's been up on Ebay for so long at $300 (or best offer). I don't think Caniff's brush ever touched this paper.</div>
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<a href="https://cartoons.osu.edu/events/good-grief-children-and-comics/" target="_blank"><b>Good </b>Grief! Children and Comics</a> is a new exhibit at the <a href="https://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a>. It opened on June 3rd and has a large selection of tearsheets and original art from kid-centric strips. From the kid who started it all, the Yellow Kid, to modern strips as well as some comic books. Memorabilia is also featured, including some of the coveted Peanuts vinyl figures by Hungerford from 1958.<br />
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For you Caniffites, they have the original of the second "Dickie Dare" strip from August 1, 1933. How much was riding on those early Dickie strips. If it had failed, we would never have "Terry & the Pirates" and then no "Steve Canyon." The mind reels. Speaking of sturdy Steve, the teenage section of the exhibit has a Sunday from Marth 17, 1957 featuring Poteet.<br />
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As a companion exhibit, the adjoining hall has Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream. This exhibit has the original art to the graphic album of the same name, which served as a tribute to cartoonist Winsor McCay and his Little Nemo strip of a century ago. Both exhibits run through October 4th.<br />
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<b>This </b>is really October 2015 news (bit of a backlog here), but I wanted to make sure all rabid Caniffites know about <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/cartoonsforvictory/" target="_blank">Cartoons for Victory</a> by Warren Bernard. WWII was a fertile period for cartoonists, both in creativity and popularity. Of course, Milton Caniff is well represented. Not only was this the peak of "Terry and the Pirates", he was also doing the weekly "Male Call" strip for military newspapers, as well as whatever else he could think of to aid our fighting men. The cover comics from Caniff as well, merging two spot illustrations he did for the homefront pamphlet entitled "What To Do in an Air Raid."<br />
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<b>Also </b>from October was the first ever complete collection of <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/beyond-mars/" target="_blank">Beyond Mars</a>. From our pals at the <a href="http://loac.idwpublishing.com/" target="_blank">Library of American Comics</a> (LOAC), "Beyond Mars" was a Sunday-only strip that only ran in one newspaper! It was written by popular science fiction author Jack Williamson and drawn by Lee Elias. Elias was an artist out of the Caniff school, which I wrote about <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2010/03/school-of-caniff-lee-elias.html" target="_blank">here</a>. So, it's kind of like 'Steve Canyon in Space.'<br />
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<b>Comic</b>s Revue #361-362 was released in June. It reprints the "Steve Canyon" strips from January 20th to February 16th, 1974, with the Sundays in color. This issue begins "The Heiress" storyline, in which Summer finds herself the recipient of a mysterious fortune.<br />
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<b>Getti</b>ng up to date now, the Washington Post featured an article on Ohio cartoonists on July 19th. It appeared in their Comic Riffs feature, written by Michael Cavna. The article tries to answer the riddle of why Ohio spawned so many of the greats, like Caniff, Bill Watterson and Noel Sickles (though Sickles isn't mentioned). You can read it <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/19/wait-just-how-did-ohio-become-the-cradle-of-great-cartoonists/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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<b>VOLUME</b> 3 IS HERE!!! The big Caniff news of 2015 was the release of "The Complete Steve Canyon on DVD" Volume 3. After years of setbacks, the project John Ellis began in 2006 has been completed. This volume contains the final ten episodes of the series (episodes 25-34), each with commentary and each digitally remastered to the same high standards of the first two volumes. Also included is the original, unaired pilot for the series! Volume 3 can be <a href="http://stevecanyondvd.blogspot.com/2007/08/ye-olde-caniffcanyon-shoppe.html" target="_blank">ordered separately</a> or as part of the complete series <a href="http://stevecanyondvd.blogspot.com/2007/08/ye-olde-caniffcanyon-shoppe.html" target="_blank">box set</a>.<br />
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<b>Volume </b>6 of "The Complete Steve Canyon" was released by the Library of American Comics on December 1st. This book reprints all of the daily and Sunday strips from 1957 and 1958, with the Sundays in brilliant color. Steve ran into a lot of old friends in these two years - Miss Mizzou, Princess Snowflower, Savannah Gay and Col. Index. Plus, Btuce Canwell puts it all into historical context with his introductory essay. Order your <a href="http://loac.idwpublishing.com/?product=steve-canyon-vol-6-1957-1958" target="_blank">to-day</a>!<br />
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<b>The latest</b> issue of Comics Revue (February 2016) reprints the Steve Canyon strips from 11/25/73 to 11/22/73, with Sundays in color. This is part one of "Morale Booster", a solo adventure for Summer Canyon in Africa. </div>
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<b>If the</b> folks at Hermes Press were worried about low interest in George Wunder's "Terry and the Pirates", they should be feeling pretty good. Volume One sold out and Volume Two is on it's way. Volume Three is set for release on June 20th along with a second edition of Volume One. I didn't know what I would think of Wunder's take on Caniff's classic, but I've really enjoyed the first two volumes. Wunder pens a clever yarn and the art is often sublime.</div>
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<b>I have</b> a display at my local library of items related to the "Steve Canyon" TV series. I call it "Steve Canyon: Lost and Found." What you see is all there is, so don't book your plane tickets. BUT, if you happen to be on the west side of Cincinnati, mosey on out to the Green Township branch library. The exhibit only runs through April 29th...so hurry!!</div>
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-27543412445719242402015-09-26T18:19:00.002-04:002015-09-26T18:19:38.988-04:00NOT BY CANIFFAs with most famous artists, there will be artwork attributed to them that is not by them. In the past week there have been three such pieces on Ebay. Luckily, they are so obviously not Caniff that fans should not be fooled.<br />
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This recently sold for $90. The seller claimed it was a spot illustration by Caniff drawn on a coaster and the figure on the left is Pat Ryan. He dated it as from 1942. While to me it in a way resembles Caniff's college style, it in now way looks like how he was drawing in 1942. Also, he didn't sign it, and I can't tell if that's a signature at the bottom or not. Below is how Caniff was drawing Pat Ryan in 1942 - </div>
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Did you ever copy art from the comic strips? I did it as a kid. I lot of aspiring artists did it as youngsters. I've read a few interviews where famous artists talked about copying Caniff strips. This next piece was being sold on Ebay as a 'rare pencil drawing' by Caniff - </div>
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I asked the seller about how he knows it's by Caniff. He told me he thinks it's Caniff because several people told him it looks like Caniff and it's dated. Not signed, of course, but why worry about authenticity when you're trying to sell bad art for $300?</div>
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This is the one that's a mystery to me. It's not Caniff, but it is Steve Canyon and Princess Snowflower. My guess it's a tryout strip done by someone looking to assist Caniff. I've seen a couple of other tryout strips, and Caniff did have an assistant on the strip from 1953 (Dick Rockwell - read more about him <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2009/10/dick-rockwell-archives.html" target="_blank">here</a>). Any sharp-eyed readers know who it is?</div>
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The thing that bothers me about these auctions is that the seller is asserting they are pieces by Caniff. Only the third seller is saying "attributed to." The rest aren't concerned with accuracy, only making a sale. Buyer beware!</div>
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ACE is a brand-new magazine covering the world of comics. ACE is an acronym for All Comics Evaluated and is edited by Jon B Cooke, the man behind "Comic Book Artist" and "Comic Book Creator" magazines. The first issue features an interview between Cooke and legendary Marvel artist John Romita, Sr. How did Caniff's art influence Romita? What Caniff storyline led to the death of Gwen Stacy? Find out by ordering <a href="http://allcomicsevaluated.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">ACE #1</a> from your local comic shop.</div>
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Leonard Nimoy passed away in February. Nimoy was a guest actor on the "Steve Canyon" TV series, appearing in episode 17 as a Control Tower Sgt. The episode was called "The Search" and debuted January 15, 1959. This episode is available on Volume 2 of "The Complete Steve Canyon on TV" DVD series, which is available <a href="http://stevecanyondvd.blogspot.com/2009/01/volume-two-dvd-news.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I don't know if Caniff ever drew Nimoy, but he did draw Steve Canyon as a Vulcan for the cover of the 1974 San Diego Comic Con program, which can be found <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2014/07/comic-con-1974-caniff-in-san-diego.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Hillsboro, Ohio is not only the birthplace of Caniff, it is also the seat of Highland County. Their paper of record - the Highland County Press - recently ran <a href="http://highlandcountypress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=27042&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=73&S=1" target="_blank">this article</a> about their favorite son as part of a series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Highland County Historical Society. <br />
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Cartoonist Irwin Hasen passed away in March at the stunning age of 96. Hasen drew comic books during the Golden Age, primarily for DC Comics, where he co-created <a href="http://thegreatcomicbookheroes.blogspot.com/2014/08/wildcat-from-sensation-1-by-finger-and.html" target="_blank">Wildcat</a>. Hasen is best known as the artist of the long-running "Dondi" comic strip. "Dondi", which he co-created with Gus Edson, was about a foreign-born war orphan brought to the U.S. It ran from 1955 to 1986, during which time Hasen was an active member of the National Cartoonists Society. <br />
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Hasen was a lifelong admirer of Caniff. "Caniff was one of my idols," Hasen told Roy Thomas in a <a href="http://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/01hasen.html" target="_blank">1999 interview</a>, "he kept it simple and he knew how to tell a story." Hasen was the 1969 recipient of the Silver T-Square award from the NCS, an honor Caniff received in 1957. <br />
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Dark Horse is continuing their series of artist-centric Warren collections with this tome devoted to the work of Alex Toth. <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/25-034/Creepy-Presents-Alex-Toth-HC" target="_blank">Creepy Presents Alex Toth</a> collects all of his horror stories for "Creepy" and "Eerie" magazines. Toth was a Caniff devotee and friend, while Caniff himself was a big fan of Toth. <br />
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The latest issue Comics Revue (Feb 2015) reprints the "Steve Canyon" strips from June 10th to July 7th, 1973. It's the conclusion to the storyline that's come to be known as "A Prisoner of Love." Other highlights from the issue are "Flash Gordon" by Mac Raboy, "Tarzan" by Russ Manning and a "Barnaby" episode guide.<br />
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-5289966506359708692015-02-10T22:11:00.002-05:002015-02-10T22:11:26.594-05:00CANIFF NEWS - FEBRUARY 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/catalog/series/1908/" target="_blank">The Complete Steve Canyon Volume 5: 1955-56</a> came out last month on January 20th. These exciting years feature the return of old friends and loves, some new ones, and the introduction of Steve's kissin' cousin - Poteet! Little did Steve (or Caniff) know that this young gal would be co-leading the strip in later years. The book includes an introductory essay by Bruce Canwell on what Caniff was doing in that era, replete with examples of artifacts of the time.<br />
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The December 2014 issue of Comics Revue reprints the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from May 13th to June 9th, 1973. Steve is on assignment in an unnamed Asian city to follow up on the rumor that a U.S. official with top secret info has gone missing in the mountains.<br />
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Also in this issue are "Tarzan" by Russ Manning, "Flash Gordon" by Mac Raboy and a four month continuity from "The Phantom" dailies of 1960. Ask your comics dealer!<br />
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John Ellis of the Milton Caniff Estate has been giving updates on the release of Volume 3 of the "Steve Canyon" TV series on DVD. Here's the update from <a href="http://stevecanyondvd.blogspot.com/2015/02/volume-3-update-february-8-2015.html" target="_blank">February 8th</a>. Ellis has been restoring this series frame by frame and his long trek is nearly complete. He hopes to have it out in the next couple of months.<br />
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Hermes Press announced the upcoming release of volume two of "Terry and the Pirates by George Wunder". Volume One appears to have sold out, as Amazon has none and they sell for cover price or better on Ebay. Don't expect two full years of continuity from the title, as the first volume was under 14 months of strips. I felt the first volume was terrific adventure stuff, thought Wunder stumbled in his attempts to match the Caniff wit, and Pat Ryan was kind of a third wheel. I'm interested to see how the strip progressed. The book is scheduled for release on March 10th.<br />
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The current exhibit at the <a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a> focuses on comic strip syndicate King Features. <a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/events/king-of-the-comics-william-randolph-hearst-and-100-years-of-king-features-syndicate/" target="_blank">King of the Comics: William Randolph Hearst and 100 Years of King Features</a>. The exhibit will examine the newspaper magnate and a century of bringing newspaper comics to the masses. The promotional material for the exhibit doesn't mention if anything from "Steve Canyon" will be included. Even though "Canyon" was owned by Field Enterprises, Field had a distribution deal with King, and it was treated like a King strip in their promotional materials. I hope to get up to the exhibit this month, and I'll let you know!Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-2429224411072593492014-11-02T23:22:00.000-05:002014-11-02T23:22:04.305-05:00MATT'S MUSIC REPORT - AUTUMN 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Recent Releases of Note</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Band - Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington DC, July 17th</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Beatles - The Beatles in Mono [14-LP reissue box set]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beck - Song Reader</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Featuring Loudon Wainwright III & 18 other artists interpreting songs Beck wrote as sheet music but did not record</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">featuring Mark Knopfler, Willie Nelson and Tom Petty</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Dylan - The Lyrics: Since 1962 [book]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Genesis - R-Kive</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 CD career retrospective of the band, together and solo</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">George Harrison - The Apple Years, 1968-75</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First six solo albums remastered with bonus tracks</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wonderwall Music [soundtrack; DVD was also reissued this year]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Electronic Sound [rare on CD; also unlistenable]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All Things Must Pass [last remastered/reissued in 2001]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Living in the Material World [last reissued in 2006]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dark Horse; Extra Texture [not remastered since their first CD release in 1992]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diana Krall - Wallflower</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV; Houses of the Holy</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Single CD or original album LP</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deluxe Edition - 2 CD or 2 LP with 2nd disc having unreleased audio</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Super Deluxe Edition</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deluxe Edition CDs and LPs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Digital download</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">80-page hardcover book</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Lennon - Icon [greatest hits package for the discount market]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Julian Lennon - Everything Changes box set</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Album on CD and 2-LP picture discs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acoustic version of the album on CD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instrumental version of the album on CD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Documentary DVD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Limited to 1000; signed by the artist</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jenny Lewis - The Voyager</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul McCartney - New</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reissue of 2013 studio album</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2nd disc of unreleased and live tracks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DVD of music videos and 'making of' stuff</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stevie Nicks - 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ringo Starr - Icon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They Might Be Giants - First Album Live</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">free download on tmbg.com</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loudon Wainwright III - Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soundtrack - Boardwalk Empire</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">featuring Elvis Costello, Regina Spektor & Loudon Wainwright III</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soundtrack - Mary Poppins: The Legacy Collection</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 CD set</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">includes "The Lost Chords" - fully produced recordings of demos for songs not used in the final film</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Denver - All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four CD box set</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hits, album cuts, rare & unreleased tracks</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Six CD set</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Dylan - The Basement Tapes Raw [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two CD or 3 LP condensed version of Vol. 11</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Dylan - Shadows in the Night [2015]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Genesis - Three Sides Live [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">concert DVD & Blu-ray reissue]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Genesis - Sum of the Parts [11/17]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">documentary DVD & Blu-ray</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">no US release date at this time</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jeff Lynne - untitled studio album [Spring 2015]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars [11/4]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul McCartney - Wings at the Speed of Sound [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">both reissues will be in the following formats:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Standard Edition - 2 CD or LP w/ download card</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 disc of the original album remastered</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 disc of bonus material</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deluxe Edition</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Standard Edition</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DVD with archival video</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hardcover book with artifact reproductions</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul McCartney - Hope [single][TBD]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Monkees - The Monkees [11/11]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 CD/100 track box set</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Original album in mono and stereo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Davy Jones' pre-Monkees solo album</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Six tracks of pre-Monkees Michael Nesmith</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">48 tracks of demos/rehearsals/alternate takes/odds and ends</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moody Blues - The Polydor Years 1986-1992 [11/24]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 CD/2 DVD/1 7" single</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The Other Side of Life", "Sur la Mer" and "Keys of the Kingdom" remastered</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bonus, rare and live cuts of the era</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"A Night at Red Rocks" concert on two CDs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"A Night at Red Rocks" excerpted DVD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The Other Side of Red Rocks" documentary DVD</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frank Sinatra - This is Sinatra [11/4]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vinyl reissue of 1956 'best of' album from Capitol</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frank Sinatra - Sinatra: London [11/25]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 CD/1 DVD box set</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">reissue of "Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Session material, BBC radio show appearances, 1984 London concert</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bruce Springsteen - Outlaw Pete [11/4]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bruce Springsteen - The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984 [12/17]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">first seven studio albums newly remastered</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">his first two albums have not been remastered since their original CD release in 1984</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ringo Starr - untitled studio album [3/15]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take That - III [12/2]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">includes tracks produced by Jeff Lynne</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Neil Young - Storytone [11/4]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">various - Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">various - The Art of McCartney [11/18]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 CD or 3 LP set with 34 tracks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deluxe Edition includes 'Making of' DVD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon Deluxe Edition includes two bonus tracks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deluxe Box Set [record label exclusive]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3rd CD with 8 more tracks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Making of' audio documentary and hardback book</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">soundtrack - Wild [11/10]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Catalog songs from Leonard Cohen, the Hollies, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen and Wings</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beatles - Long Tall Sally 7" [reissue of 1964 4 song EP]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Aid Kit - America 10" [4 exclusive songs]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation [reissue of 1974 LP]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jenny Lewis - The Pax-Am Sessions [2 alternate tracks from her recent album]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [reissue of 1967 soundtrack on red vinyl]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Roy Orbison - At the Rock House [reissue of 1961 Sun LP on colored vinyl]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elvis Presley - Showroom Internationale [2 LP first release of 1970 dinner concert]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They Might Be Giants - Flood [reissue of 1990 LP on green vinyl]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Neil Young - Official Release Series Discs 5-8 box set</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time Fades Away</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tonight's the Night</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">various - A Christmas Gift for You [reissue of 1963 Phil Spector produced LP on red vinyl]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">various - American Hustle [2 LP soundtrack with 6 songs not on the CD version]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">various - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1 [as it was meant to be heard - on cassette!]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adrian Belew - Indy - 12/19; Cincinnati - 12/21</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Iris Dement - Columbus - 1/16; Bloomington - 1/17; Cincinnati - 3/5; Louisville - 3/6; Bowling Green - 3/7</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dennis DeYoung - New Albany - 2/14</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Neil Diamond - Columbus - 3/18; Indy - 4/17</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Dylan - Cleveland - 11/12</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fleetwood Mac - Louisville - 2/17; Cleveland - 2/18</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Garfunkel and Oates - Cincinnati - 11/14; Indy - 11/15</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steve Hackett - Cleveland - 12/3</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Herman's Hermits - Belterra - 12/30</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Hiatt - Bloomington - 11/24</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chrissie Hynde - Akron - 11/13</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nick Lowe - 12/10</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Mellencamp - Louisville - 1/23; Cincinnati - 1/24; Columbus - 1/30; Cleveland - 1/31; Bloomington - 2/3, 2/4; Evansville - 5/27; Indy - 8/4</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mike + the Mechanics - Cleveland - 3/15; Cincinnati - 3/17</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Randy Newman - Carmel - 11/23</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New Pornographers - Cleveland - 11/15</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Orchestra - Louisville - 5/24</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Cleveland - 11/9</span></li>
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Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers [Warner Bros] - I'm sitting here looking at the album cover, trying to think of a song from the album, an album I own and have heard at least three times. I can't. That's not to say it's a bad album. It's a good album that has the signature sounds of the Heartbreakers. But I keep waiting for that 'wow' moment, and it never comes. Props to TP for getting it done at 64, and they're one of my all-time favorites. I'm glad to see them chugging along with new material, but they don't seem to be taking any chances. Fellow reviewer Jim Bates has told me he was similarly unimpressed, but rates it better than 2010's "Mojo". I disagree, as I think that prior album had some sharp turns. "Hypnotic Eye" keeps you on the straightaway. It's a good ride, but your hoping for a detour.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">The Black Crowes have become an odd band in the new millennium. Touring on and off since reforming in 2005, they release new material in dribs and drabs. Only two albums of new material have hit the record store since the end of their first hiatus; they appear uninterested in the usual studio album and tour cycle. In 2013, they hit the road with only a live album download and LP release to promote. It almost smack of a band lacking anything new to say, but that isn’t the case, as the members’ side projects clearly illustrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">So what are the Black Crowes alumni doing in 2014? Read on dear reader... (I am sad to say I have no Sven Pipien news to report. I hope we won’t find him filling burgers at some Atlanta McDonalds.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Trigger Hippy is the new side project of drummer Steve Gorman and touring guitar player Jackie Greene. Also featuring guitarist Tom Bukovac and bassist Nick Govrik, the band’s secret weapon is vocalist Joan Osborne. An eleven-song set covers all the bases of R&B, soul, country rock, funk, blues...you know, the usual rock and roll stuff… The band really gets cooking on a few of the tracks, including “Turpentine,” “Cave Hill Cemetery” and “Nothing New.” Jackie and Joan share a couple of nice ballads, “Pretty Mess” being the standout. (Just as an FYI, the funky “Pocahontas” does not reference either Marlon Brando, the Aurora Borealis or the Astrodome). As always, Gorman is the man, but what I took away from this album is a reminder of how much I enjoy listening to Joan Osborne.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Wow, Rich Robinson just made the best Keith Richards solo album ever. From the Stonesy “I Know You” opener, this is the most Black Crowes-esque of al of the albums mentioned here (And “The Unfortunate Show” might even be a better Stones style rocker). But it isn’t all riffs, just good roots rock. “In Comes the Night” reminds me of the '80s. “The Giving Key” is the kind of swaggery ballad you don’t hear much anymore. “One Road Hill” is a pretty acoustic sing along, and it is hard to classify the drum-based “Trial and Faith.” Rich continues to mature as a singer and his singing is no longer cringeworthy. Add to that some well-done lyrics, and Mr. Robinson has hit another solo album home run in a row after a shaky first effort. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Everyone’s favorite jam band - the Brotherhood - are back and spacier than ever. “Shore Power” opens this album with Adam MacDougall’s space keyboards once again on full display and a big New York City breakdown. It, along with “Meanwhile in the Gods...” and “Jump the Turnstiles,” are the only upbeat rockers. The rest of the album is slower and trippier, with “Clear Blue Skies & The Good Doctor” almost entering ELO territory. I was excited to see the Black Crowes’ lost classic, “Tornado,” recast into a full band track. “Help yourself to some of my disaster...” The closing track on the CD- “Burn Slow”- might be the best review possible of this album (oh, and the track itself isn’t bad either...think Crazy Horse on serious downers).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Who expected this? Guitar-slinger Marc Ford doing a mostly acoustic Americana album? The results are pretty damn good. Sure, there isn’t much electric guitar and Marc never really lets loose, but he has some good songs here. His lyrics have improved, but still occasionally fall into cliché. “I once had a problem as big as a truck, I was running on empty, shit out of luck” from “Dream #26,” for example. However, the same song does have a nice chorus - “Easy like Sunday with the Reverend Al Green.” The songs work with Marc’s vocals, and while this isn’t the kind of album that will change rock and roll, it is an enjoyable listen with a strong spiritual undercurrent. It makes me wonder if this is the kind of album Eric Clapton wishes he had made in the '90s.</span></div>
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Could a femme fatale of the funny pages cause real-life controversy? Yes, indeed, tells J.B. Winter in Miss Mizzou: A Life Beyond Comics. Winter takes a deep dive into this 2-D bombshell and her 3-D effect on her adopted hometown of Columbia, Missouri and her fans at Missouri University. The book is stirring up local memories, as reported in the Columbia <a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/179151/the-miss-mizzou-story-how-an-mu-visit-inspired-a-phenomenon/" target="_blank">Missourian</a> and the <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/arts_life/ovation/portrait-of-a-curious-local-lady/article_098829f6-7a34-5afc-88b0-ce4be0d40e70.html" target="_blank">Tribune</a>. <br />
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The book is not only an engaging work of scholarship, but features rare Caniff art and a back cover blurb from yours truly. The book is available in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Mizzou-Life-Beyond-Comics/dp/1500102164/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413424958&sr=1-1&keywords=miss+mizzou" target="_blank">paperback and Kindle</a>. <br />
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Hotshot Charlie made new appearances in the "Dick Tracy" comic strip. In the storyline, Hotshot is called to the aid of Tracy and Little Orphan Annie, who is guesting in the strip. Annie's own strip ended in 2010. Here are the two strips that feature Hotshot - <a href="http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2014/08/17" target="_blank">8/17</a> and <a href="http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2014/09/10" target="_blank">9/10</a>.<br />
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The latest issue of Comics Revue (August 2014) reprints the "Steve Canyon" strips from March 18 to April 14, 1973. It's the beginning of a Bitsy Beekman story, and features the return of Fireball Feeney, a character who appeared early in the strip's run. </div>
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The work of another Caniff award recipient is at the subject of a new exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. Will Eisner: 75 Years of Graphic Storytelling is a career retrospective of the legendary cartooning pioneer. Will Eisner was a Caniff friend and peer. Eisner's interview with Caniff about his career has been reprinted in both <a href="http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/483" target="_blank">Milton Caniff: Conversations</a> and <a href="http://www.willeisner.com/library/will-eisners-shop-talk.html" target="_blank">Will Eisner's Shop Talk</a>. The exhibit runs through November 30th.<br />
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-16568118805688541602014-09-12T23:08:00.003-04:002014-09-12T23:08:29.718-04:00CINCY COMICON 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last weekend I attended Cincy Comicon, held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. It was a fun, packed weekend of artists and comics! I talked with a lot of nice folks, found some back issues I'd been hunting for, and having my eyes bug out at some amazing sights.</div>
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Hulk and Iron Man with their good friend Kelsey.</div>
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Matt with Daredevil artist <a href="http://www.chrissamnee.com/" target="_blank">Chris Samnee</a>.</div>
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A trio of stunning sketches from congenial <a href="http://sprousenet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Chris Sprouse</a>.</div>
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The boys are always excited to meet the local members of the <a href="http://astromech.net/" target="_blank">R2 Builders Club</a>.</div>
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These R2 units are amazing. Not statues, but rather rolling, turning, talking movie-ready replicas. Wow!<br /><br />
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Me with some new friends. See you all <a href="http://www.cincycomicon.com/Welcome.html" target="_blank">next year</a>!</div>
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Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-90704385619312306622014-08-22T22:57:00.000-04:002014-08-22T22:57:25.412-04:00ROBIN WILLIAMS BY JOHN SEVERIN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Robin Williams' TV character Mork was a pop culture phenomenon. His wacky, anything goes style fit perfectly with Cracked Magazine's askew take on the world. Cracked loved Mork, featuring him on the cover of seven issues within 1979 and 1980. He was so popular he edged out Gary Coleman and Penny Marshall, two other Cracked favorites, for cover face time. Covers meant be drawn by Cracked mainstay John Severin. Severin, a legendary comics artist with a knack for likenesses, seems like he had fun drawing Williams' malleable mug.<br />
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Severin's original drawing for Williams' first appearance - Cracked #158 (May 1979).</div>
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His second regular issue paired him with Coleman, another character who dominated Cracked covers at the time (#161, August 1979)</div>
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Pam Dawber gets cover time again with Williams, just two issues later! I wonder if Severin thought up those pants as Mork's beachwear. (#163, October 1979)</div>
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Here he is again, this time cracking up the logo as well (#167, March 1980).</div>
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The last time we would see Mork on a cover, in this "Love Boat" parody (#187, July 1982). The fourth and final season of "Mork and Mindy" ended a couple of months before this.</div>
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Here's Williams at the center of this collection of his peers. (Collector's Edition #32, November 1979)</div>
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(#29, May 1979)</div>
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Cracked Magazine would later do parodies of other Robin Williams' movies - "Hook" (#272, July 1992), "Flubber" (#326, July 1998) and "Patch Adams" (#334, May 1999). But Williams was never on the cover again. Those '90s issues are hard to find, so I'm not even sure if Severin ever drew Williams again, but it's a good bet that he did.</div>
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While Williams earned his way out of Mork's shadow through stand-up specials and dramatic roles, for millions of viewers who recall being excited by his weekly antics, he would always be Mork. So, I'll leave you with this parody by Severin from Cracked #164 (November 1979):</div>
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The cover of the latest issue of Comics Revue (June 2014) features Milton Caniff artwork commemorating the bicentennial. This issue reprints the "Steve Canyon" strips from February 18 to March 17, 1973. It is the conclusion to of a sequence that has Steve on a mission in Israel. The intrigue puts him at odds with an early nemesis, Captain Akoola, now robbed of her beauty.</div>
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The Famous Artists School is an art correspondence course created in 1948 by illustrator Albert Dorne. Caniff (pictured bottom right) was attached to the school as one of the instructors for a couple of decades, though I'm unsure what involvement he had. I know his work was part of the instruction courses, but I don't think he was involved in the grading/evaluating of submissions. The school still exists, and they even have the classic cartooning course <a href="http://arthomestudy.com/index.php/cac/categories/C35/" target="_blank">available</a>. <br />
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Robert and Magdalen Livesey, who purchased the Famous Artists School in 1981, have donated the school's archives to the Norman Rockwell Museum. The archives are unorganized at this time, so who knows what Caniff artifacts they may unearth!<br />
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You can read more about the donation <a href="http://www.nrm.org/2014/04/in-the-news-famous-artists-school-archives/" target="_blank">here</a>. For information about the founding of the school and it's founder, Albert Dorne, I recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Albert-Dorne-Illustrator-David-Apatoff/dp/162050359X" target="_blank">this book</a>.<br />
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The Eisner Awards were given out July 25th at Comic Con International in San Diego. The event had a couple of Milton Caniff connections. Jenny Robb, curator of the <a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a>, was one of the judges. The Library was founded on Caniff's archives. The Library of American Comics (LOAC) took home awards in three categories. The LOAC is the publisher of "The Complete Steve Canyon" series. Congratulations to Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell and Lorraine Turner of the LOAC. You can fine their reaction <a href="http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/blog/2014-07/" target="_blank">here</a>. A complete list of winners can be found <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisners-current-info" target="_blank">her</a></div>
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Speaking of the LOAC, they recently announced a new project reprinting Corto Maltese. Corto Maltese is considered by many to be the masterpiece of Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt. Pratt's art was greatly influenced by Caniff. I'm excited to read some Pratt in English, as all I've read were from the Pratt-edited "Sgt. Kirk" magazine, which is in Italian. Pratt was apparently comfortable with the comparison, as he reprinted Caniff's "Male Call" strips in "Sgt. Kirk" alongside his own work. <br />
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The 12-volume "Corto Maltese" series will be edited by Dean Mullaney, but published under a new IDW imprint - EuroComics, beginning in December.<br />
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The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has launched a digital magazine - the National Cartoonist. The magazine is available to read online for free at <a href="http://www.reuben.org/thenationalcartoonist/issue-1/" target="_blank">this link</a>. The issue includes a report on the recent Reuben awards, a profile of Jim Borgman, and an article about the brief return of Bill Watterson to the comics page. <br />
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The NCS published a print magazine - The American Cartoonist - in the late '70s, and an annual Reuben awards magazine - The Cartoonist - for several decades. Milton Caniff was a founding NCS member, a past president, a two-time Reuben award winner and is the namesake of its lifetime achievement award.<br />
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<i>No reviews this time around, but FYI - the new John Hiatt is a good listen and the new Willie breaks his string of lackluster releases. And wow, First Aid Kit? <a href="http://youtu.be/zKmit_uQrSQ" target="_blank">Sing it, ladies...</a></i></div>
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<i>Recent Releases of Note</i><br />
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<li>Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong and His Friends [reissue of 1970 LP]</li>
<li>Louis Armstrong - The Complete Satch Plays Fats [reissue of 1955 LP w/ 10 bonus tracks]</li>
<li>Bee Gees - The Warner Bros. Years, 1987-1991</li>
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<li>reissue of the three studio albums they did for Warner Bros.</li>
<li>1 CD of demos and outtakes</li>
<li>1 CD of an unreleased 1989 live concert</li>
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<li>Johnny Cash - Out Among the Stars</li>
<li>Chicago - Chicago XXXVI: Now</li>
<li>Eric Clapton and Friends - The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale </li>
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<li>Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - CSNY 1974 [3 CD/1 DVD live set]</li>
<li>John Denver - Take Me Home [reissue of 1994 autobiography in print, Kindle and audio versions]</li>
<li>Bob Dylan - Rome Press Conference 2001</li>
<li>First Aid Kit - Stay Gold</li>
<li>John Hiatt - Terms of My Surrender</li>
<li>Jayhawks - separate reissues of post-Mark Olson albums, all with bonus tracks</li>
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<li>Sound of Lies</li>
<li>Smile</li>
<li>Rainy Day Music</li>
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<li>Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia [2 CD/1 DVD] [from 1987 trip to USSR, includes concert and documentary]</li>
<li>Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road</li>
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<li>Single disc reissue of John's 1973 smash, or</li>
<li>Deluxe edition w/ a disc of rarities and covers, or</li>
<li>Super Deluxe edition w/ above + 2-CD live 1973 concert and a DVD documentary]</li>
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<li>Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano [recent concert on DVD or Blu-ray]</li>
<li>Led Zeppelin - reissue of first three albums</li>
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<li>Vinyl versions of the deluxe editions</li>
<li>Super Deluxe Edition with the CD, vinyl, download & book which Jimmy Page comes to read to you at your home]</li>
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<li>John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Smith Tapes: I'm Not the Beatles [8 CDs of interviews]</li>
<li>Jenny Lewis - The Voyager [7/29]</li>
<li>Paul McCartney - Off the Ground [remastered 1993 album with no bonus tracks]</li>
<li>Paul McCartney - iPad appversions of the recent Deluxe Edition box set reissues from Concord</li>
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<li>Mike + the Mechanics - Living Years: 25th Anniversary Edition [2 CD w/ bonus & live cuts][UK only]</li>
<li>Willie Nelson - Band of Brothers</li>
<li>Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl</li>
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<li>1 CD/1 DVD reissue of 1989 album w/ bonus tracks, documentary and music videos</li>
<li>Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye [7/29]</li>
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<li>Frank Sinatra - reissue of eight albums from his Reprise years</li>
<li>Frank Sinatra - Rat Pack Live [combination of two previous Rat Pack releases as a 2 CD/1 DVD set]</li>
<li>They Might Be Giants - Idlewild [compilation album of the last decade's releases]</li>
<li>They Might Be Giants - the first album played live [free download at TMBG.com]</li>
<li>"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun</li>
<li>Neil Young - A Letter Home</li>
<li>various - Bob Dylan in the 80s [covers tribute]</li>
<li>various - Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute to John Denver</li>
<li>various - Petty's Peculiar Picks [compilation of songs played by Petty on his XM Radio show]</li>
<li>various - 2776</li>
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<li>comedy-music journey through American history at the Bimillennial</li>
<li>Will Forte, Aubrey Plaza, Andy Richter, Patton Oswalt, Aimee Mann, Dick Cavett, Triumph, Neko Case, Ed Helms and more</li>
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<i>Releases from this past Record Store Day on April 19th</i><br />
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<li>ABBA - Waterloo [7" single]</li>
<li>Byrds - Straight for the Sun [2-LP 1971 live concert]</li>
<li>Johnny Cash - With His Hot & Blue Guitar [reissue of 1957 debut LP, limited to 3000]</li>
<li>Sam Cooke - Ain't That Good News [reissue of Cooke's last studio LP]</li>
<li>Creedence Clearwater Revival - The '69 Singles [10" record]</li>
<li>Everly Brothers - Roots [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Everly Brothers - Songs Our Daddy Taught Us [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly [7" single from 1970]</li>
<li>Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Idle Race - The Birthday Party [reissue of 1968 debut on gold vinyl]</li>
<li>Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown [LP audiophile reissue]</li>
<li>Dean Martin - Dream with Dean [reissue of 1964 LP]</li>
<li>Randy Newman - Randy Newman [LP reissue of debut album]</li>
<li>Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes - Live at the Greek [3 LP on colored vinyl]</li>
<li>Jill Sobule - Dottie's Charms [new album that will debut on LP, released on digital and CD in May]</li>
<li>Ronnie Spector & the E Street Band - Say Goodbye to Hollywood [reissue of 1977 single]</li>
<li>Regina Spektor - You've Got Time [7" single on orange vinyl]</li>
<li>Bruce Springsteen - American Beauty [12" 4 song EP]</li>
<li>Hank Williams - The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 [10" vinyl EP]</li>
<li>various - The Folk Box [reissue of 4-LP box set originally released by Elektra in 1964]</li>
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<li>Bob Dylan - Shadows in the Night [late 2014]</li>
<li>Loudon Wainwright III - Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) [9/9]</li>
<li>various - The Art of McCartney [late 2014]</li>
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<i>On Tour in the Tri-State</i><br />
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<li>America - Louisville - 8/16</li>
<li>Beach Boys - Columbus - 7/29; Cleveland - 9/7</li>
<li>Mike Birbiglia - Dayton - 9/12; Cleveland - 9/13; Indy - 9/18</li>
<li>Chicago - Indy - 8/10; Cincinnati - 8/13</li>
<li>Crosby, Stills & Nash - Evansville - 8/19</li>
<li>Christopher Cross - Cleveland - 8/1</li>
<li>Miley Cyrus - Louisville - 8/9</li>
<li>Iris Dement - Cleveland - 9/19; Columbus - 1/16</li>
<li>Fleetwood Mac - Columbus - 10/19; Indy - 10/21</li>
<li>Jim Gaffigan - Indy - 8/17</li>
<li>Herman's Hermits - Belterra - 12/30</li>
<li>Indigo Girls - Akron - 8/14; Goshen - 9/13</li>
<li>Gary Lewis & the Playboys - Indy - 10/11</li>
<li>Jenny Lewis - Indy - 7/31</li>
<li>Paul McCartney - Louisville - 10/28</li>
<li>Don McLean - Cleveland - 10/10</li>
<li>Moody Blues - Kettering - 8/29</li>
<li>Willie Nelson - Indy - 8/23</li>
<li>New Pornographers - Cleveland - 11/15</li>
<li>Katy Perry - Columbus - 8/13; Cleveland - 8/14; Louisville - 8/16</li>
<li>John Prine - Cincinnati - 9/19; Indy - 9/20</li>
<li>St. Vincent - Cleveland - 9/30; Columbus - 10/1</li>
<li>Steely Dan - Cincinnati - 8/12; Columbus - 8/13</li>
<li>Styx - Louisville - 8/15</li>
<li>Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Cleveland - 11/9</li>
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This week is Comic Con International, the largest, most talked about comic book convention of the year. 40 years ago, it was a more low key affair, but featured as guests men who were considered legends even then. Granddaddy among them was Milton Caniff, then age 67 and over a quarter century into "Steve Canyon." Caniff did the cover program, which featured Poteet Canyon, Bitsy Beekman, Steve and Summer Canyon. The costumes are a little far out, but show that Caniff was hip to the scene.<br />
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Each guest had their own profile page. Caniff took the opportunity to spotlight two other members of his cast - Oley Olson (son of Summer) and Stalky Schweisenberger (Oley's girl, who spoke only in one word sentences. The profile of Caniff includes his bio from "Who's Who in America" as well as a personal account from Con co-founder Shel Dorf.</div>
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Dorf appears elsewhere in the program with his message to attendees. I presume it was this con experience that solidified Caniff's relationship with Dorf, seeing him as more than a fan, but a pro doing his part to run a convention. Dorf would accept Caniff's invitation to letter the "Canyon" strip in 1977. On either side of Dorf's column are illustrated well-wishes from two artists - "Jeff Cobb" artist Pete Hoffman and legendary Disney Duck comic book artist Carl Barks in a pseudo-self portrait. "Cobb" would leave the funny papers in 1975.</div>
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As a fan of Charles Schulz since I could read, it boggles my mind to think that I could have met him and more recent hero Caniff at the same place!</div>
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Ok, throw in Russ Manning, too. Wow! Here's a guy who just now seems to be getting his due for turning out solid, clean, dynamic artwork for decades. Check out his "Korak" and "Magnus Robot Fighter" comic book reprints from <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Search/korak" target="_blank">Dark Horse</a>, or the Library of American Comics' "Tarzan" reprints. <a href="http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/catalog/series/2532" target="_blank">Volume 3</a> comes out on Tuesday.</div>
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More spot illos and well-wishes from the program. Fantasy artist Phil Garris and comic/animation artist Doug Wildey. This Wildey picture confuses me, as I didn't know his Western character Rio predated the early '80s, when he appeared in Eclipse Monthly. I wonder why he didn't use his then-running strip "Ambler."</div>
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Cracked Magazine's Sylvester P. Smythe by John Severin and Will Eisner's Spirit. Cracked was probably at its peak circulation at this time, and The Spirit magazine was being published by Warren.</div>
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An evocative note from Alex Toth that makes you want to leave the con and hit the beach. <a href="http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/catalog/series/1587" target="_blank">Genius, Animated</a>, the third and final part of the Toth biography from the Library of American Comics, came out last month.</div>
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I'll leave you with one last illustration - the center spread from the program. This is possibly the oddest jam drawing of all time. Russell Myers' comic strip witch Broom Hilda faces off against Jack Kirby's Demon, with Schulz's Snoopy and Linus caught in the middle. I've seen this one make the web rounds before, but it's so bizarre it's worth repeating.</div>
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-4890585567782235932014-06-19T22:19:00.000-04:002014-06-19T22:19:00.289-04:00CANIFF NEWS - JUNE 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Russ Heath was the recipient of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Reubens. The Reuben Awards Weekend is held every year by the <a href="http://www.reuben.org/" target="_blank">National Cartoonists Society</a>. This year's weekend was held May 23-25 in San Diego. Heath has had several health issues the last few years, which forced him to cancel a convention appearance in 2013. Fortunately, Heath was able to attend, accept and be the subject of a panel moderated by <a href="http://www.newsfromme.com/2014/05/25/cartoonist-weekend/" target="_blank">Mark Evanier</a>. <a href="http://www.sergioaragones.com/" target="_blank">Sergio Aragones</a> presented the award to Heath, in recognition of <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2010/09/meet-russ-heath.html" target="_blank">his long art career</a>. Heath told the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/legendary-artist-russ-heath-reacts-to-2014-ncs-caniff-honor-its-very-humbling/2014/01/17/1bee7314-7f14-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_blog.html" target="_blank">Washington Pos</a>t that he's been humbled and honored to be recognized by his peers. <br />
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Morrie Turner, the 2003 recipient of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, passed away on January 25th at age 90. Turner was the creator of "Wee Pals", a comic strip that had an integrated cast of minority and white children. He began the strip in 1965, growing in readers and papers as his message of racial inclusion matched up with the zeitgeist. He continued to draw the strip up until his death. If you're a fan, "Wee Pals" originals frequently turn up on eBay, usually selling for under $10.<br />
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Hermes Press finally released "Terry and the Pirates by George Wunder: Volume One 1946-1948". <br />
finally released. Originally announced for July 2012, the book came out in February. The dates on the cover and a previous press release were slightly deceiving. The book does not reprint a complete two years of strips, as in the Caniff Terry volumes from the Library of American Comics. Wunder's first strip was December 30th, 1946. So, we get two days of 1946. Then the book ends on February 15th, 1948 when the third storyline wraps up. <br />
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Focusing on the positive, the material that is here is beautifully reprinted, particularly the color Sundays. There is a brief text piece from comics historian Ron Goulart, as well as pages reprinting examples of Wunder's original art. As for the stories, Wunder patterns his art and storytelling after Caniff, gradually making the strip his own vehicle. While he does bring back old favorite characters, the focus is on the new ones he's created. This is good and bad, as Pat Ryan, once a co-star, becomes an afterthought, and three's a crowd in what's essentially a buddy strip for Terry Lee and Hotshot Charlie. Overall, I appreciate Wunder's skill in handling a near impossible task - following the greatest adventure strip artist of all time. <br />
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No word yet on a volume 2, but there is hope. Amazon is almost out of copies, so perhaps this was a good seller. <br />
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The April 2014 issue of Comics Revue is out. This issue reprints "Steve Canyon" strips from Jan/Feb 1973. It's the beginning of a story that takes Steve to Israel to investigate an archaeological dig that may double as a secret military installation. The issue includes Mac Raboy's "Flash Gordon," Krazy Kat and much more!<br />
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Two Milton Caniff originals of "Terry and the Pirates" Sunday pages are part of a new art exhibit. The exhibit is called <a href="http://wexarts.org/exhibitions/eye-cartoonist-daniel-clowes-s-selections-comics-history" target="_blank">Eye of the Cartoonist</a>. It is at the Wexner Center for the Arts, which is right next to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. We told you about this exhibit, and it's sister exhibit "Modern Cartoonist: the Art of Dan Clowes" in <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2014/05/clowes-mania.html" target="_blank">our last issue</a>. "Modern Cartoonist" features the work of Clowes, and "Eye of the Cartoonist" showcases artists from the Cartoon Library who had an influence on Clowes.<br />
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The first piece is from July 4th, 1943 and it features military nurse Taffy Tucker in a sequence that provocatively features her nude in silhouette. To read about the (fully clothed) nurse who inspired Taffy, click <a href="http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/blog/article/2589/" target="_blank">here</a>. The second piece is from October , 1941 and is from one of Caniff's most famous Terry story lines - the Death of Raven Sherman. <br />
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-75005934967570093022014-05-31T22:57:00.004-04:002014-05-31T22:57:38.646-04:00CLOWES-MANIA!After reading books by Daniel Clowes and seeing this -<br />
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one thing came to mind - I have to know what makes this guy tick! Fortunately for Daniel Clowes fans, an exhibit of his work just opened at the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University in Columbus. The Wex is the next door neighbor of the <a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a>. It's a feast for comic fans in Columbus, with comic art exhibits at both the Ireland and the Wex.<br />
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There are two Clowes-centric exhibits: "Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes" and "Eye of the Cartoonist: Daniel Clowes' Selections from Comics History."</div>
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"Modern Cartoonist"features original pages and covers by Clowes from throughout his career of 25+ years. Viewers see not only the development of his art, but also the variety of comics styles he's explored over the years. Cinephiles take note that it includes pages from his comics-turned-movies "Ghost World" and "Art School Confidential." An interesting immersion in the work of this compelling cartoonist.</div>
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In the companion exhibit - "Eye of the Cartoonist" - Clowes was given free reign to explore the holdings of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. He picked out examples of art from 22 cartoonists he considers influences and inspirations. One of those he chose was Milton Caniff, represented by two "Terry and the Pirates" Sunday pages.</div>
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On May 17th, I attended a conversation between Dan Clowes and <a href="http://english.uchicago.edu/faculty/chute" target="_blank">Hillary Chute</a>, a college professor and author of two books examining comics as a narrative form. Clowes spoke thoughtfully of his work and humorously of his artistic trials. I also learned that his name rhymes with "cows" and not "hose" as I've been pronouncing it all this time. I think it's too late for my brain to switch.</div>
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In this photo, they're discussing the font he created for the "Art School Confidential" movie, for which he also wrote the screenplay. There was a Q&A as part of the program. I asked him how he picked the Caniff pieces. He said he laid several out on a table and squinted to see which had the greatest contrast of black and white, which he feels is Caniff's strength. He said looking at Caniff art gives him that visceral feeling of wanting to put ink to paper.<br />
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Both Clowes exhibits run through August 3rd. Click <a href="http://wexarts.org/exhibitions" target="_blank">here</a> for the hours.<br />
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To learn more about Dan Clowes, the Library of Matt recommends these books to our readers 18 and over:<br />
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<a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&art=a4b476dc1b0cf5" target="_blank">Wilson </a>by Daniel Clowes (2010, Drawn and Quarterly)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-daniel-clowes-reader-a-critical-edition-of-ghost-world-and-other-stories-with-essays-interviews-and-annotations-pre-order-7.html" target="_blank">The Daniel Clowes Reader</a> (2013, Fantagraphics)<br />
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These and many other interesting books are available at your local library and comic book store. Visit them. They'll be happy to help you read more about it.<br />
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The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum had an exhibit of MAD Magazine art in 2005. As part of the exhibit, they brought in longtime MAD editor Al Feldstein to give a speech at the opening. My wife and I attended both, and it was my first encounter with this energetic force of a man. He talked about his life and career at MAD, giving the inside dirt on the departure of MAD's founding editor Harvey Kurtzman. Kurtzman, who founded MAD as a comic book, still garnered most of the critical kudos, even though he left after four years. This still nagged at Feldstein, who went on to lead MAD for nearly three decades, presiding over its greatest popularity and its synonymy with subversive satire.<br />
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I got to meet and talk with Feldstein after the talk and at the opening. I brought my copy of 'Foul Play' for him to sign. 'Foul Play' is Grant Geissman's history of EC Comics, of which Feldstein was an editor, writer and artist. The book had just come out at the time of our meeting, and Feldstein hadn't received his copy yet. Feldstein eagerly thumbed through my copy, enjoying the fresh take on work he had done fifty years previous. It was gratifying to share the experience with him.<br />
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I next met Feldstein at a comic convention, probably a Mid-Ohio, either later that year or in '06. He gave another talk, this time paired with a slideshow of his art work. He not only included his recent landscape and wildlife art, but that he was giving it equal weight. He clearly wanted to show he was retired but not dead, that his creative life didn't end when his comics' work did. I saw him again at a later convention, vibrant as ever and happy to greet fans and talk on any subject. We talked briefly, but that was the last time I saw him. He did send me an invitation two years ago to connect with him on LinkedIn. I accepted.<br />
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Feldstein died on April 29th at his home in Paradise Valley, Montana. He leaves behind as a legacy his hand in EC, perhaps the most revered line of comics ever created, and the fond MAD memories of the 12-year old boy in all of us.<br />
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To learn more about Al Feldstein, the Library of Matt suggests these books:<br />
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These and many other interesting books are available at your local library and comic book store. Visit them. They'll be happy to help you read more about it.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>2005 photo of Al Feldstein from <a href="http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/index.html" target="_blank">the GLyph</a>, the website of the Great Lakes chapter of the National Cartoonists Society</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Al Feldstein's Owl painting, the Angelo Torres drawing of Al behind his MAD editor desk, and Feldstein's panel of he and Bill Gaines are all from FELDSTEIN: The Mad Life and Fantastic Art of Al Feldstein! by Grant Geissman.</i></span><br />
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Apparently when she wasn't torturing her kids or pushing Pepsi on everybody, Joan Crawford was a heckuva nice gal. She had a friendly relationship with Milton Caniff, who often cited her as an inspiration for his most famous femme fatale - the Dragon Lady.<br />
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Here's a better look at the drawing Caniff was giving to Ms. Crawford in 1964. It sold at auction last year for $2100.</div>
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Here's another drawing he did for her in 1965. I'm not sure of the dimensions or what the occasion was, but it resembles his "chalk talk" style.</div>
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Their friendliness continued. Here's Caniff's response to a letter from Crawford in 1973. She had written him earlier that year regarding the ending of "Terry and the Pirates", after the death of George Wunder.<br />
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I always thought Copper Calhoon, the villainess from "Steve Canyon", looked more like Joan. It appears in the press photo that she was flattered by Caniff, though she likely gently reminded him, "No wire hangers!"<br />
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The guests were the focus of my 'to do' list. First up, writer Mike Barr, co-creator of the Outsiders, we'll remembered for his years writing Batman and Star Trek comics. Mike still freelances, recently for Bongo Comics and for Star Wars magazine (on stands now). <br />
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Mark Waid is one of the best comics writers around. He currently writes Daredevil and Hulk. I thanked him for the two times he saved Captain America, having taken over from mediocre or downright awful writers and bringing new vitality to the book. <br />
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I had Waid sign my copy of S<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Superman-The-Golden-Sundays-1943-1946/dp/1613777973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397607252&sr=8-1&keywords=superman+golden+age+sundays" target="_blank">uperman: The Golden Age Sundays 1943-1946</a>, for which he wrote the forward. I learned his more important contribution to the book was that the strips reprinted in the book came from his personal collection. He had long been hoping for a way to archive or protect these strips, as of all of his collection they were the hardest thing to replace. Now they are not only preserved but enjoyed by the world.<br />
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The big treat for me was meeting comics artist/writer/historian Trina Robbins (though she calls herself an 'herstorian'). Robbins' greatest contribution, in my view, is as champion/documenter of the women cartoonists who came before her. These women had to fight hard to get recognized in the boys' club of cartoonists. Without Robbins' works, like "A Century of Women Cartoonists" or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-In-Ink-Cartoonists-1896-2013/dp/160699669X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397608613&sr=8-1&keywords=trina+robbins" target="_blank">Pretty in Ink</a>, many of these names might have been lost to obscurity. Robbins is still writing new graphic novels as well, which you can read more about at <a href="http://www.trinarobbins.com/Trina_Robbins/Welcome.html" target="_blank">her site</a>.<br />
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Robbins started out as an artist in underground comix in the 1970s, in such feminist titles as "Wimmen's Comix" and "Girl Fight Comics." These comics not only presented a woman's point of view in a male-dominated industry, but also explored female sexuality (see, didn't I say that nicely?). She signed copy of "Wet Satin" #1 by writing - "To Matt, Best X-Rated wishes - Trina Robbins." Now, you may ask, is it a little awkward to have a 75 year old woman sign her old nudie comics for you? Yes. Yes it is.</div>
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Scrounging for some good reads worked out for me as well. I was happy to find some Disney comics drawn by Al Hubbard, an underrated Disney artist. My best find was "Abraham Stone," a 1991 Joe Kubert graphic novel that I passed over in my youthful ignorance.<br />
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The boys were with me, too. They had a good time, but mainly because somebody was selling Legos!Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-34935181611743792262014-03-20T20:33:00.003-04:002014-03-20T20:33:32.075-04:00MATT'S MUSIC REPORT - SPRING 2014<div>
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<i>Recent Releases of Note</i></div>
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<li>Beach Boys - The Big Beat 1963 [iTunes exclusive]</li>
<li>Beatles - The BBC Archives: 1962-1970 [book w/ transcripts of the BBC appearances]</li>
<li>Beatles - All These Years: Tune In [volume 1 of 3 of the Mark Lewisohn biography]</li>
<li>Beatles - On the Air: Live at the BBC, Volume 2 [2-CD set]</li>
<li>Beatles - Live at the BBC [reissue of 1994 2-CD set]</li>
<li>Beatles - Bootleg Recordings 1963 [iTunes exclusive]</li>
<li>Beatles - The U.S. Albums [13-CD box set]</li>
<li>Beck - Gimme [single]</li>
<li>Beck - Morning Phase</li>
<li>Billie Joe + Norah - foreverly</li>
<li>Eric Clapton - Unplugged [2-CD/1-DVD reissue w/ bonus tracks]</li>
<li>Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The '74/'75 Recordings [5-CD/1 Blu-Ray]</li>
<li>David Crosby - Croz </li>
<li>Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) [2-CD or 4-CD sets]</li>
<li>Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith [3-CD/2-DVD]</li>
<li>Dhani Harrison - For You Blue [charity single]</li>
<li>John Hiatt - Here to Stay - Best of 2000-2012</li>
<li>Elton John - The Diving Board</li>
<li>John Lennon - The Bermuda Tapes [Interactive App]</li>
<li>Julian Lennon - Through the Picture Window [DVD]</li>
<li>Nick Lowe - Quality Street</li>
<li>Eleni Mandell - Let's Fly a Kite</li>
<li>Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell - Live </li>
<li>Paul McCartney - New</li>
<li>Mike + the Mechanics - The Singles (1986-2013) [2-CD]</li>
<li>Graham Nash - Wild Tales [autobiography]</li>
<li>Willie Nelson - To All the Girls...</li>
<li>P!nk - The Truth About Love Tour: Live from Melbourne [DVD]</li>
<li>Mike Rutherford - The Living Years [memoir]</li>
<li>Rutles - Rutles Anthology [2-DVD]</li>
<li>William Shatner - Ponder the Mystery</li>
<li>Paul Simon - Complete Album Collection [15-CD box set]</li>
<li>Paul Simon - Over the Bridge of Time [compilation]</li>
<li>Frank Sinatra - Sinatra, with Love</li>
<li>Smithereens - The Smithereeens Play the Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11th, 1964 Concert</li>
<li>Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes</li>
<li>Ringo Starr - Octopus's Garden [children's book]</li>
<li>Benmont Tench - You Should Be So Lucky</li>
<li>Andy Williams - The Complete Christmas Recordings [2-CD]</li>
<li>Neil Young - Live at the Cellar Door</li>
<li>various - American Hustle [soundtrack featuring Jeff Lynne]</li>
<li>various - Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [2-CD reissue or first time on DVD and Blu-ray]</li>
<li>various - The 78 Project, Vol. 1 [vinyl or download, feat. Loudon Wainwright III]</li>
<li>various - Sweet Relief III: Pennies from Heaven [charity album featuring Eleni Mandell]</li>
<li>various - This is the Town: A Tribute to Harry Nilsson</li>
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<li>Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [Criterion DVD [1 disc] or Blu-ray [3-disc] release [6/24]</li>
<li>Laurie Berkner - Lullabies [4/8]</li>
<li>Johnny Cash - Out Among the Stars [unreleased 1980 project][3/25]</li>
<li>Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia [2-CD/1-DVD set][5/20]</li>
<li>Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [3/25]</li>
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<li>Super Deluxe Edition - Album reissue, rarities & covers disc, 2-disc live from 1973, DVD documentary</li>
<li>Deluxe Edition - Album reissue with rarities & covers disc</li>
<li>Single disc Edition - album reissue only</li>
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<li>Led Zeppelin - reissue of first three albums remastered [6/3]</li>
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<li>Single disc editions for each album</li>
<li>Deluxe editions for each, featuring live and unreleased material</li>
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<li>3-CD for the debut, then 2-CD each for II & III</li>
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<li>Vinyl versions of the deluxe editions</li>
<li>Super Deluxe Edition with the CDs, vinyl + download code, a 70-page book and original press kit replica</li>
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<li>Mike + the Mechanics - Living Years: 25th Anniversary Edition [4/8]</li>
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<li>2-CD w/ bonus and live cuts</li>
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<li>Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl 25th Anniversary Edition [5/16]</li>
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<li>CD/DVD w/ 5 bonus tracks</li>
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<li>Neil Young - A Letter Home [mid-2014]</li>
<li>various - Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute to John Denver [3/25]</li>
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<i>Record Store Day - April 19th</i></div>
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<li>ABBA - Waterloo [7" single]</li>
<li>Byrds - Straight for the Sun [2-LP 1971 live concert]</li>
<li>Johnny Cash - With His Hot & Blue Guitar [reissue of 1957 debut LP, limited to 3000]</li>
<li>Sam Cooke - Ain't That Good News [reissue of Cooke's last studio LP]</li>
<li>Creedence Clearwater Revival - The '69 Singles [10" record]</li>
<li>Everly Brothers - Roots [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Everly Brothers - Songs Our Daddy Taught Us [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly [7" single from 1970]</li>
<li>Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky [LP reissue]</li>
<li>Idle Race - The Birthday Party [reissue of 1968 debut on gold vinyl]</li>
<li>Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown [LP audiophile reissue]</li>
<li>Dean Martin - Dream with Dean [reissue of 1964 LP]</li>
<li>Randy Newman - Randy Newman [LP reissue of debut album]</li>
<li>Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes - Live at the Greek [3 LP on colored vinyl]</li>
<li>Jill Sobule - Dottie's Charms [new album that will debut on LP, released on digital and CD in May]</li>
<li>Ronnie Spector & the E Street Band - Say Goodbye to Hollywood [reissue of 1977 single]</li>
<li>Regina Spektor - You've Got Time [7" single on orange vinyl]</li>
<li>Bruce Springsteen - American Beauty [12" 4 song EP]</li>
<li>Hank Williams - The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 [10" vinyl EP]</li>
<li>various - The Folk Box [reissue of 4-LP box set originally released by Elektra in 1964]</li>
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<i>On Tour in the Tri-State</i></div>
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<li>America</li>
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<li>Louisville - 8/16</li>
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<li>Aziz Ansari</li>
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<li>Cincinnati - 4/25; Columbus - 4/26</li>
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<li>Beck</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 6/19; Columbus - 6/20</li>
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<li>Dan Bern</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 3/24; Newport - 3/25</li>
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<li>Mike Birbiglia</li>
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<li>Columbus - 3/19</li>
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<li>Chubby Checker</li>
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<li>Rising Sun - 3/22</li>
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<li>Chicago</li>
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<li>Louisville - 5/17; Cleveland - 5/20; Evansville - 5/21; Indy - 8/10; Cincinnati - 8/13</li>
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<li>Miley Cyrus </li>
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<li>Columbus - 4/13; Louisville - 4/19</li>
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<li>Jay Farrar</li>
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<li>Louisville - 4/30; Indy - 5/1</li>
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<li>Jim Gaffigan</li>
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<li>Ft. Wayne - 3/23; Toledo - 3/24; Cleveland - 3/28</li>
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<li>Indigo Girls</li>
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<li>Lexington - 4/7; Columbus - 4/26</li>
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<li>Billy Joel</li>
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<li>Louisville - 4/6</li>
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<li>Laurence Juber</li>
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<li>Eaton - 5/22; Louisville - 5/25</li>
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<li>Alison Krauss & Willie Nelson</li>
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<li>Murray - 5/1; Columbus - 5/14; Toledo - 7/18; Cincinnati - 7/19</li>
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<li>Gordon Lightfoot</li>
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<li>Lexington - 6/26</li>
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<li>Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell</li>
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<li>Louisville - 6/6</li>
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<li>Don McLean</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 6/11</li>
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<li>Steve Miller Band</li>
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<li>Indy - 6/28; Cleveland - 7/8</li>
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<li>Monkees</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 6/7</li>
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<li>Willie Nelson</li>
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<li>Indy - 8/23</li>
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<li>Over the Rhine</li>
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<li>Indy - 3/28; Cincinnati - 4/25, 4/26</li>
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<li>John Prine</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 5/17</li>
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<li>Pure Prairie League</li>
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<li>Newport - 4/11</li>
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<li>Amy Ray</li>
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<li>Indy - 5/2</li>
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<li>Brian Regan</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 5/3</li>
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<li>John Sebastian</li>
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<li>Pomeroy - 4/12; Louisville - 5/24-25</li>
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<li>Jerry Seinfeld</li>
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<li>Indy - 4/11</li>
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<li>Bruce Springsteen</li>
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<li>Cincinnati - 4/8; Columbus - 4/15</li>
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<li>Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band</li>
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<li>Cleveland - 6/29</li>
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<li>Styx</li>
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<li>Cincinnati - 6/5; Louisville - 8/15</li>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Shout! - Gov’t Mule (Blue Note)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">by guest reviewer <a href="http://ascalecanadian.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jim Bates</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Gov’t Mule has always struck me as a southern amalgamation of Crazy Horse and Humble Pie: plodding jammy blues rock with a heavy guitar tone and a rhythm section covered in sludge. The Mule started out as a power trio side project of Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes. After the death of bass player Allen Woody, they’ve expanded their sonic pallet with a keyboard player. Working with Big Sugar impresario Gordie Johnson has also injected an occasional reggae and dub vibe into the proceedings.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Their latest album - "Shout!" - is an interesting concept: a two disc set with one disc of the songs played by Gov’t Mule and the second disc with the Mule backing up a myriad of guest singers on the same songs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Listening to the Mule disc, you can correctly guess who will sing on the second disc. I pegged the reggaesque “Scared to Live” as perfect for Toots Hibbert, “Stoop So Low” as the Dr. John tune, Whisper in Your Soul” had Grace Potter written all over it, and “Captured” reeked of Jim James. As usual, Gov’t Mule jam these songs out, with the shortest being 4:55 and “Bring on the Music” topping the scale at over 11 minutes. They’re clearly in no hurry and enjoy the sludge. The highlights are Warren’s guitar tone, his solos, his rugged vocals, and Matt Abt's drums. The lyrics are often obvious in that blues tradition kinda way. Some wish that the Mule would go back to their power trio days, but I enjoy the tasty additions of the keyboards, especially the clavinet. About the only misstep is “Done Got Wise”, not because it’s a bad song, but because it’s such a Zeppelin pastiche that I'm worried Jimmy Page might sue.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Thankfully, the songs with the guests are re-recordings, not just the same tracks with new vocals. Outside of Dr. John’s “Stoop So Low” - an awesome cut which totally rocks - they tend to be more succinct and less jammy. While still being the Mule, here they adapt to complement their lead vocalist rather than just jamming away. Most of the singers make sense, as they are fellow souls, but I prefer the originals. It is interesting to hear Elvis Costello fronting Gov’t Mule. I really wanted to prefer the Grace Potter cover of “Whisper in Your Soul”, but that is probably only because my girlfriend and I disagree on whether or not she’s actually hot. I could do without Dave Matthews, but that is just me. And who the heck are Glenn Hughes and Ty Taylor? Overall, this album is a neat concept, but I see myself listening to the Mule disc more often than the guest disc.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;">Elton John - The Diving Board (Capitol) - I hadn't bought an Elton studio album since being disappointed by "The Big Picture" in 1997. It was so dull I lost my copy in a rental car 10 years ago and never bothered to replace it. I wasn't alone, as the three subsequent albums were all billed as a 'return to classic Elton form.' This new album, hyped the same way, is the first time I bit, prodded by the albums pedigree of super-producer T-Bone Burnett. There are some standout, memorable tracks, but the album suffers from an overall mid-tempo sameness. Clocking in at nearly an hour, it would have benefitted from some editing.</span></i></div>
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Hello, and welcome to my annual list of our TV friends who passed away in the previous year. It's a big list, but it's not comprehensive, as it only includes folks from shows I remember watching. So, I'm sorry if I left out someone important to you. A lot of the big stars of the 70s/80s died last year. As Grandpa would say, "Time marcheth on."<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/17 - Robert F. Chew, 52</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/1 - Bonnie Franklin, 69</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Ebert Presents: At the Movies" (2010-11)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Writer, "Gilligan's Island" (13 episodes)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The Brady Bunch" (9 episodes)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the 3 Gilligan reunion movies (1978-81)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">writer, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" (58 episodes)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Three's Company" (36 episodes)(1977-84)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The Ropers" (8 episodes)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Executive producer, "Three's Company" (1981-84)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Three's a Crowd" (1984-85)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8/11 - Henry Polic II, 68</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8/14 - Lisa Robin Kelly, 43</span><br />
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Legendary artist Russ Heath will be given the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Cartoonists Society (<a href="http://www.reuben.org/2014/01/russ-heath-to-recieve-milton-caniff-award/" target="_blank">NCS</a>). The honor will be presented by the NCS at their annual Reuben Awards, being held this May in San Diego. "It's very humbling," Heath told <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/legendary-artist-russ-heath-reacts-to-2014-ncs-caniff-honor-its-very-humbling/2014/01/17/1bee7314-7f14-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_blog.html" target="_blank">the Washington Post</a>. Heath is best known for his work on the DC war books, and has a career that stretches from the mid-1940s through the present day. I've been honored to meet and talk with him twice, and did a profile of him in <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2010/09/meet-russ-heath.html" target="_blank">this previous entry</a>. Congratulations to Russ Heath on something well deserved, as one master of the craft is honored by the spirit of another.<br />
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In sad news, longtime Superman artist Al Plastino died on November 25th of last year. Plastino is best known for the hundreds of covers and stories for the Superman family of comics between 1948 and 1968. In a Caniff connection, he reportedly did ghost work for George Wunder on the "Terry & the Pirates" comic strip somewhere during the end of its run in the early 1970s. Also, in an interview with the <a href="http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/plastino_2.shtml" target="_blank">Silver Age Sage</a>, Plastino spoke highly of Caniff - "Milt was a great man," Plastino recalled. "He was such a pleasant man to talk to."<br />
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Col. Karl Polifka (retired) has written a book about his time flying in the Ravens during Vietnam as part of the military's classified "Steve Canyon" program. The Ravens were fighter pilots under the control of the CIA, performing covert operations in Laos, which was technically neutral territory. Caniff and his high-flying hero had no involvement with the program. I guess it was an homage. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Meeting-Steve-Canyon-flying-Laos/dp/1490979859" target="_blank">Meeting Steve Canyon</a> was released in the fall of last year.<br />
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The latest issue of Comics Revue is #331-332. It came out this month and is cover dated December 2013. The issue sports a Christmas cover by Jim Keefe, which includes Steve Canyon hanging a patriotic ornament. Keefe is the current artist of the <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=Sally_Forth" target="_blank">Sally Forth</a> comic strip, and discusses the cover on <a href="http://www.jimkeefe.com/archives/4513" target="_blank">his site</a>. This issue reprints the "Steve Canyon" strips from November 26 - December 23, 1972, with Sundays in color. The action shifts back to Poteet, when a woman arrives claiming to be her long-lost mother.<br />
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<i>Lucy Caswell w/ Caniff [Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum collection]</i><br />
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The NCS presented the Elzie Segar Award at the Festival of Cartoon Art, held last month at the grand opening of the new home of the <a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a>. The award was presented to Lucy Shelton Caswell, founding curator of that institution and current Curator of Special Projects. It was Caswell who took on the task of creating something out of Milton Caniff's donated papers and artwork in the 1970s, leading the way to tremendous expansion and growth, until retiring from the position in 2010. According to the NCS, the Segar is given to those "who made a unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning." Caswell has certainly done that, by giving cartooning a home and a forum from which it can enrich the world. Milton Caniff was the first recipient of the Segar, in 1971. The award had not been given since 1999. Elzie "E.C." Segar was the creator of <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/ecsegar.html" target="_blank">Popeye</a>. <br />
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Caswell recently gave an interview, about her career and the library, to Tom Spurgeon at his <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_holiday_interview_00_lucy_caswell/" target="_blank">Comics Reporter</a> website.Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-76779825300528033342014-01-05T21:45:00.001-05:002014-01-05T21:45:06.482-05:00TOP 5 REISSUES/ARCHIVAL RELEASES OF 2013<br />
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Rkives - Rilo Kiley - I only became interested in Rilo Kiley from Jenny Lewis and her solo work, so it figures that my first Rilo Kiley record would be their post-breakup rarities compilation. Despite the hodgepodge origin of being a collection of B-sides, demos and unreleased songs, I think it really hangs together as a satisfying album. Satisfies any jones for indie pop.</div>
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Armchair Theatre/ELO LIVE/Zoom - Jeff Lynne - A triple threat from the master himself. Now I can finally have 1990's "Armchair Theatre" on CD to go with my cassette and vinyl lp. A thrilling album of perfect Lynne magic, though I was bummed by this reissue's paucity of bonus tracks. Same for 2001's "Zoom," the album where he reclaimed the ELO name. It features Lynne's incomparable production, but I was hoping for more extras beyond the two bonus tracks. The real treat is "ELO Live," taken from a show recorded at the outset of the aborted "Zoom" tour. While it was released on DVD at the time, this is the first time on CD with four songs not on the DVD as well as two additional studio tracks. <br />
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Live at the Academy of Music: 1971 - the Band - I've never really gotten into the band, try as I might. Just a little too rough around the edges for me to take a lot in one sitting. My pal Ted has tried for years to get my interested. With this release (a gift from Ted), I finally get it: the kicking band, the harmonies, the heart and personality. It's almost too rock solid in that it may be all the Band I'll ever need (and I only have the 2 disc, there's a 4 CD version). When Dylan comes in for the closing songs, to me it's like, who's this guy? Get out of here! (sorry, Ted). Not that I'm not a Dylan fan. Vol. 10 of Dylan's bootleg series was in this slot until it got bumped by this late entry. <br />
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The Complete RCA Albums/Flash Harry - Harry Nilsson - I've avoided many of these 'complete' box sets that have been coming out recently. I don't want to overload on an artist. This one was different - the clever whimsy, the rich tone of his voice, and I liked the few albums I already had. The set begins with his amazing RCA debut (his second album) "Pandemonium Shadow Show" and the first 7 discs showcase his best work. 1974's "Pussy Cats" was produced by John Lennon, and sounds just like Lennon's "Mind Games" album, even with Nilsson doing Lennon-esque vocals. This is followed by three lackluster efforts, only reviving for "Knillssonn," his RCA swan song. His final album, "Flash Harry" isn't included in this set, but was released separately in 2013. Surprisingly, it's not only the album's first time on CD but also it's first US release! The RCA box is rounded out with three discs of demos and rarities, for a total of 17 discs. Personally, I've spread it out over several months. I don't want to burn out on Nilsson!<br />
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On the Air: Live at the BBC, Volume 2 - the Beatles - Can't leave a top 5 without the best band in the world. While this lacks the variety of Volume 1's covers that never made it to albums, it's still a lot of fun. The lads' cheeky on-air personalities are at full steam, and they really are live at the BBC. These aren't pantomime records, they are playing new versions of their recorded songs for the BBC audience. Though they did have the opportunity for multiple takes, it's still the closest we'll get to hearing what the early fabs sounded like "live" without the audience din.</div>
Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-40174754352455570572013-12-09T23:17:00.002-05:002013-12-09T23:17:52.269-05:00TOP 5 NEW ALBUMS OF 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Spirit in the Room - Tom Jones (Rounder) - For fans of <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-5-albums-of-2010.html" target="_blank">Praise & Blame</a>, this is a sequel that equals the original. This is the comeback that stuck for Jones, returning to his soulful blues and gospel roots to overcome his own kitsch appeal. Like its predecessor, the album is a treat of interesting covers, including Leonard Cohen, Odetta and the Low Anthem's "Charlie Darwin." Jones also plays tribute to his peers' viability by covering recent tunes from Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. Like the best song interpreters, even without writing the words you believe he lived all of it. Originally released in the UK in 2012, it did not receive U.S. distribution until 2013, so it counts.<br />
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Love Has Come for You - Steve Martin and Edie Brickell (Rounder) - Having only known Brickell from her hit of, yikes, 25 years ago, her vocals and lyrics were a captivating surprise. Being used to following Steve Martin on the talk show circuit, I couldn't help to keep running into this special duo. Her lilting drawl set against Martin's expert banjo picking makes you feel so good you almost don't realize all the songs involve some type of heartache. The forgotten love, the friend waiting to be seen as something more and the old saw about a man finding a baby in a suitcase that had been thrown from a train. I now think of her as way more than Mrs. Paul Simon #3. On "Letterman," Dave asked, "Does Garfunkel ever come by?" Brickell answered, "If he does, it's not when I'm there."<br />
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New - Paul McCartney (MPL/Concord) - "New" is your required dose of Macca, to be administered every 4-6 years. I'm not sure if there's anything edgy modern or revelatory to warrant all the critical hooha, positive and welcome as it is. It hit me as more of a sequel to 2005's "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard." Well-written tunes punched with inventive production. I think McCartney's at his best with producers who let him do his thing, but not fall into self-indulgence. Many of the songs, including the title track, are bright, catchy pop. That said, it's amazing how arresting it is to hear him presented with just guitar and vocals, as he is on "Early Days" and "Hosanna." This is the first album where his voice is showing his age, but it's aged well.<br />
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Quality Street - Nick Lowe (Yep Roc) - When you've remade yourself as an old-fashioned crooner, albeit with rockabilly tendencies, a Christmas album may have been inevitable. Lowe presents a mix of original, traditional and cover tunes. The highlight for me is "Christmas at the Airport," which finds Lowe eking out holiday cheer while snowed in and then abandoned at the terminal. That's the cheekiest it gets. Most of the album is done without winks, sometimes even with solemnity. "I Was Born in Bethlehem" tells the Christmas story from the point of view of a reflective Jesus - "Where my sweet mother/meek and mild/and herself only a child/gave her best/then took her rest." Anyone else covering Roger Miller's "Old Toy Trains" would either load up on schmaltz or corn. Lowe makes it a heartwarming ballad. Overall, the album's a smooth sleigh ride that, while I have it on CD, begs for a turntable.<br />
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foreverly - Billy Joe Armstrong + Norah Jones (Reprise) - I haven't read up too much on this, but for some reason the guy from Green Day and Norah Jones found out their voices harmonize really well. So well that they decided to remake the Everly Brothers' 1958 album "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us," one of the earliest mainstream efforts to showcase what we now call American roots music. The result is supremely satisfying, not just from their vocal blend but the timeless sound of the session players. I have to admit I was hoping for at least one track where they would have the Everlys (still alive and singing) guest. I guess the album's a hit, as the NFM label as issued "Songs That Daddy Taught Us: The Original Foreverly Recordings and More" which combines the Everlys' "Songs" and a greatest hits package.<br />
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<br />Matt Tauberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738186191340947496.post-91326548925443953772013-12-02T22:49:00.002-05:002013-12-02T22:49:27.662-05:00CANIFF NEWS - DECEMBER 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John Ellis of the Milton Caniff Estate announced last month that <a href="http://stevecanyondvd.blogspot.com/2013/11/volume-3-wheels-down-and-locked.html" target="_blank">Steve Canyon on DVD Volume 3</a> will be coming back from the factory this month. Fingers crossed that everything runs smooth. Ellis has gone above and beyond in his efforts to give fans the best, most comprehensive experience possible.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Canyon-Volume-4-1953-1954/dp/1613778554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386040271&sr=8-1&keywords=steve+canyon+volume+4" target="_blank">Steve Canyon Volume 4, 1953-54</a> hits the shelves on February 11th. This book series is edited and designed by Dean Mullaney with historical essays by Bruce Canwell. These were two jam-packed years for Steve, as he encounters Princess Snowflower, Miss Mizzou, Herself Muldoon and the future Mrs. Canyon.<br />
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Cartoonist Leonard Sansone is profiled in the latest issue of <a href="http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1079" target="_blank">Alter Ego</a>. Sansone was a contemporary of Milton Caniff during WWII. Both had popular strips published by Camp Newspaper Services. Caniff had "Male Call," starring Miss Lace, an affable pin-up come to life. Sansone had "The Wolf," a leering lycanthrope-headed G.I. on the make. The article features an interview with Sansone's widow, providing insight into "The Wolf" and Sansone's other work. There are remembrances of Caniff and a page of specialty crossover art with the two characters appearing together (see above).<br />
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The lastet issue of Comics Revue (October 2013) reprints the "Steve Canyon" daily and Sunday strips from October 29th through November 25th, 1972. This issue concludes an Oley Olson football story. Will Oley be strongarmed by gambling interests to throw the big game between Maumee and Scioto State? Ask your comics retailer to order you a copy!<br />
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<a href="http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2013/11/number-1477-dashing-through-snow-with.html" target="_blank">Pappy's Golden Age of Comics</a> is a blog that posts complete stories from vintage comics. Recently Pappy turned his eye to the Terry series published by Harvey Comics. <a href="http://matttauber.blogspot.com/2013/04/americas-famous-comics-characters.html" target="_blank">Terry and the Pirates Comics</a> debuted in 1947, reprinting Milton Caniff stories from the 1930s. Pappy has scanned the first four issues.<br />
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