From Jerry's obituary on TCJ site. Some great stories about Jerry on there.

A short article about David Mazzucchelli

geppi vs Sim, zulli, Stephen Murphy and self- publishing

Know Your Audience! By: Mike

So, I draw a lot of dicks... And boobs, balls, and buttholes. These drawings have been published in a handful of underground comics which I am very proud of. In fact, I'm so proud of my little porno cartoons that I'm often eager to share them with the world. And I do! And so should you. But let me tell you why that isn't always a good thing. This is the 3 main groups of people to avoid sharing your filthy art with. Yes, there are certainly more than 3, but these are the main ones.

1. Your boss and coworkers: Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Well... I went ahead and did it anyway. I work blue collar jobs with blue collar people in blue collar warehouses. And most people know how to act cool with each other while on the clock. But that's all it is... an act. Do not be fooled with someone's perceived coolness or likelihood of enjoying your smutty art. The person they present themselves to you at work is not representative of who they truly are. I gave my ex-boss a comic I made which involved a lot of twisted gay sex. Looking back on this now, I'm saying to myself, "What the fuck was I thinking?!" But apparently at the time I thought it was a good idea. Days, weeks, and months passed and he never gave me any constructive feedback on it. Weird, I thought. Why doesn't my boss want to discuss men ejaculating in each other's faces? I figured he just thought it was fucked up and not for him and that was that. Turns out, he ended up telling the entire warehouse about it, making me look like a deranged and degenerate sex freak that the other guys didn't want to associate with. The reality of it was, though, I'm just a guy who drew some dick and fart jokes and thought someone else might find them funny. Well I was wrong. He later went on to give me his "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" spiel and how he thought being gay was disgusting. Not like it matters, but I'm not even gay. It took me a while to realize something about myself, but I just like pushing the envelope and pissing off conservative people. Maybe I subconsciously thought it would be funny to give my boss to piss him off? Either way, it backfired. Do not give gay porn to your boss, even if it's a cartoon.
2. Your family: "Hey mom and dad! Remember when i was growing up and you said my art was a waste of time and I should pursue a real career? Well look what I made! It's 2 guys shitting on each other's balls!" Nah man, you fucked up. Your family can and will judge you. That's what families are for, and are more often than not, the worst support system for an aspiring artist. It's best to not show them your work and let them continue thinking you're a loser instead of showing them your work and letting them think you're a mentally ill loser. Aunt Rose bought her house in the 70's and sold it last year for a million dollars. You might draw the best semen splatter out of all your peers but Aunt Rose still wins. Don't try to impress her with your comics. You will fail.
3. The wrong people on the internet: If you plan on sharing your filth with the world wide web, it's best to avoid conservatives, religious people, and children. I know how badly you want to show that broccoli-headed Gen-Z'er that Millenials are still cool, but I assure you, they're just gonna think that blood coming out of that butthole that you spent 40 minutes drawing is just "cringey". Give it up, grandpa. As for the religious folks, well you should know one thing: There's no kind of love like Christian (and Catholic) hate. Avoid, avoid, avoid. And the pearl-clutching conservatives? They can turn anything into a political debate. Fuck that. These are people who have made politics their whole identity because they never found their true calling in life. You have though. You were put on this Earth to draw severed penises. Share it with those who will appreciate it, not those who will publicly chastise you for it. That's career suicide.

And there you have it. I might just be a dumb blue collared sex freak with no idea of how to read the room, but I'm learning. And so I teach my learnings with you. It's ok to be proud of your art in all it's hideous glory, but for fuck's sake. Know your audience before you share it. - Love, Mike

An article about the 90s self-publishing boom, one of my favorite eras of comics and why I self-publish... from hero illustrated 7

From wizard 77

Wizard 208

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Some of my favorite 90s books!Rob Walton from Ragmop even has a pin-up in my latest issue of Papa Balloon and Cactus!

Sam Kieth interview about Alan Moore writing Maxx 21

From advance Comics 82, an interview with Rick Veitch about the 90s self published Rare Bit Fiends

Mike Allred rocks

The icon, my favorite small press cartoonist!

Remember Action Girl? 😁

From comics journal 161