Writers / Artists: Pam Bliss

Huge jam comics project in which a ton of artists contributed one or more panels to create a comic for each month of the year with each month designed on a two-page spread so that it's also a usable calendar with one panel per day. Edited by F.C. Brandt and Jesse Reklaw.
Color wraparound cover.
There may be more contributors than listed above.



Paradise Valley MiniWorks #9

"The Professional Unofficial Chicago Comicon 1996 Whip Cream Jam Comic"
United Fanzine Organization memberzine.

Contents include: Clay Geerdes "Comix Wavola" comix history column, Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", The Small Press Round Table discussion (with Matt Feazell, Brad Foster, Doug Holverson, Steve Keeter, Jim Main, T.M. Maple and others), A.P. McQuiddy interviews Scott Stevens, comics reviews, news, more.
Roughly 11½ x 17½
United Fanzine Organization memberzine.

Minicomics collaboration produced at the SPACE con.

United Fanzine Organization / Small Press Syndicate memberzine.
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I think the Alternate Concepts part of the publishers was Johnny Lauck?

Jam comic by 25 artists in which each artist only saw the page before theirs. When all the drawings were done Billy McKay wrote a story around them.
Full-color throughout.


Self-explanatory title produced at the 1996 Chicago Comicon.


Annual Comics Anthology 76 pages. Contents: A Spark’s Desire is an Ember’s Deed by Max Ink / Ed Thud suffers from Head Burn by Kel Crum / Campfire a Work in Progress by Pam Bliss / Cast Out by Mat Calvert / Hotel Fire Safety by Kira Keck / When You Wish Upon a Fire by Matt Levin / The Fire Bird by Matt Levin / Comicverse: Fire by Bianca Alu & Steve Peters / Oceanus & Furie: Fire of the Earth by Steven Myers / Fired Up by Dave Skite / Uncle Norm’s Puzzle Pages by Ray Tomczak / Vugz: Cook Out by Bob Corby / I’m on Fire by B.A. Richardson & Matt Wyatt / R.A.IN.B.O.W.: Story Title Contains No Fire Puns by Mike Carroll / Uninvited Guest by Bob Corby. Covers by Jonathon Riddle

Preview for issue #2 of the full-size title?
5½ × 8½"
52 pages
Cardstock cover
Published in 1994?

a selection of artwork from a small press comic and art show put on by Robert Lewis at Western Michigan University
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