Sunday, November 27, 2022

Five Highlights from THE NEW NOSTALGIA JOURNAL 28

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 THE NEW NOSTALGIA JOURNAL 28 (September 1976)

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Advertisement by Joel Milke selling Basil Wolverton original art, and HEEBIE JEEBIE FUNNIES small press comic with art by Milke, Doug Hansen, George Erling, Jay Lynch, Rick Griffin, Gary Hallgren, and Larry Todd. [page 16]

Carter Scholz recent photo

Carter Scholz "Exploring Ellison" reviewing no less than three of Harlan Ellison's books: DEATHBIRD STORIES, APPROACHING OBLIVION, and LOVE AIN'T NOTHING BUT LOVE MISSPELLED. [page 28-29]

Doug Fratz fondly remembers "The Decker Era" and Dwight Decker's "faan" fiction of 1969-71. Dwight Decker was a future Managing Editor of THE COMICS JOURNAL. [page 36]

 "TNJ Letters" starts a longstanding tradition of angry LOC from comics professionals, the honor going to then Star Reach publisher Mike Friedrich. Richard Morrissey is another name people might recognize from this first Journal battlefield, I mean letter column. [page 8 10]

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Bud Plant watch: "New for August" listings include AMERICAN SPLENDOR 1, METAL HURLANT 6 with new Corben, ILLUSTRATED FICTION 3: CHANDLER by Steranko (also lists a deluxe 8 1/2 x 11 edition), DOGMAN and ZOMIX (two UK underground comix), Frank Thorne Red Sonja poster, and sale item TANTE LENY 20 (Dutch underground). [page 9]



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