Writers / Artists: Bruce Sweeney

Bruce Chrislip's zine about the newave / underground comix scene. This issue's got an UG column by Bruce Sweeney, news clippings about Robert Armstrong's Couch Potatoes, Michael Roden back cover ad and the cover photo features Kim Deitch, Robert Armstrong, Jack Mingo, Allan Dodge and Don Ault.

Contents include an interview with Gary Larson; an underground comix article by Bruce Sweeney; letters from Jeff Kipper and Jim Ryan; news and reviews. Front and back covers are appropriated Larson and Basil Wolverton.

Contents include: the second part of the Gary Larson interview; an interview with Joe Zabel; Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column (logo by Foster); the story of seeing Robert Crumb speak at Washington State University; underground reviews; letters from Steve Willis, David Miller, Bob Conway, Jim Ryan and Jay Lynch; more.

Published biweekly.

Collection of the popular "Bil Keane Watch" feature by various folks that originally appeared in Steve Willis' City Limits Gazette newsletter.

Adzine. Contents include a Checkered Demon cover by S. Clay Wilson, Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column (logo by Brad Foster), a one-page Dog Boy comic by Steve Lafler, a quarter-page display ad by Michael Roden, a quarter-page ad for original art illustrated by S. Clay Wilson, a XNO ad for XEX Graphix, more.
Saddle-stitched.

This one's got Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column (logo by Brad Foster), a full-page 'Queen of Hairy Flies' ad by Michael Roden, a recommendation for the new series 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (plus some art samples), more.

Inside this issue: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", photo and unveiling of "T.M. Maple", Chicago con report, news, tons of minicomics reviews (including lots of cover scans and art samples), columns, comic strips and more.
I suspect "Arnold Simpson" is a pseudonym.

Inside this issue: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", 1988 San Diego con report, news, tons of minicomics reviews (including lots of cover scans and art samples), columns, comic strips and more.
Photos of Mary Fleener, Wayno, Peter Bagge, Peter Kuper, Dennis Worden, Bill Fitts, Kjartan Arnorsson and others.
This issue also included a one-page addendum insert.

Inside this issue: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", interview with Bill Barminski (Tex Hitler), interview with Natalie d'Arbeloff (Augustine), a column by Brad W. Foster, news, tons of minicomics reviews (including lots of cover scans and art samples), columns, comic strips and more.
Roughly 11½ × 15"

Inside this issue: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", a profile of Terry LaBan, "The Christian and Comics" by Don Ensign, an interview with Allen Freeman (Slam Bang), Dallas Fantasy Fair con report by David Tosh (including photos of locals), Mid-Ohio con report by Bob Corby, a column by Brad W. Foster, news, tons of minicomics reviews (including lots of cover scans and art samples), columns, letters (T.M. Maple), comic strips and more.
Roughly 11¼ × 17"

In this issue: Bruce Sweeney interviews Spain, Bruce Chrislip on Cartoon Loonacy, an editorial by Steve Willis called "Turning Sacred Cows into Hamburger", Mary Fleener on the Exquisite Corpse drawing game, columns, comic strips and more.
Roughly 11¼ x 16¾"

There's a focus on Canadian comics and cartoonists in this issue. Contents include interviews with Colin Upton and Chester Brown; Q&As with John MacLeod, Julie Doucet, Jacques Boivin, Sylvie Rancourt, others; the regular comic strips but with different artists (Rooum draws Siergey's "Waldo & Emerson", for example); more.
Roughly 11½ x 16½"

Inside this issue: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", an interview with Carole Sobocinski (Zabawny), an intro to Wow Cool and the Art Dicks by Sam Henderson, a letter from Harlan Ellison, news, tons of minicomics reviews (including lots of cover scans and art samples), columns, comic strips and more.
Letters from Harlan Ellison, Steve Keeter, Colin Upton, Susan Dorne, T.M. Maple and Bruce Lewis.

Contents include: "Comix Wavola" by Clay Geerdes (Part One: The Origin of the Eight-Pager), Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", B.N. Duncan interviews Carol Tyler, comic strips, reviews, news, etc.
11½ x 17"

Contents incude: Clay Geerdes' "Comix Wavola" (Part Two: The Origin of the Seven-Center), Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" (with logo by Bryan Talbot), con reports, comic strips, reviews, more.
11½ x 17"

Contents include: Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station", Terry Hooper on UKCAC 89, Donald Rooum interviews Ed Pinsent, Paul Birch interviews Terry Hooper, B.N. Duncan interviews Ace Backwords, reviews, more.
11½ x 17"

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.

Includes interviews with Maurice Escutchier and Robin Storesund.
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