Show and Tell 07: Bootleg Comics

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Supplemental Links:
Comics Journal review of Ron Rege Diana (Wonder Woman): www.tcj.com/ron...
Ron Rege Store Envy: ronregejr.stor...
Josh Simmons' Mark of the Bat: studygroupcomi...
Josh Simmons' Twilight of the Bat: www.tcj.com/rev...
David Enos' Batman Lost In the Woods: www.californiac...
Benjamin Marra American Psycho: floatingworldc...
Benjamin Marra Website: www.benjaminma...
Jim Mahfood's Ask For Janice: jimmahfood.com...
Tom Neely's Doppleganger: studygroupcomic...
Teddy Goldenberg's Cobra 2: tictail.com/te...
Jim Rugg's Rambo 3.5: www.jimrugg.co...
Kurt Busiek's experience with Coober Skeeber 2 and Seth's cover art: busiek.com/sit...
OMAC 9 by David Morris & Dek Baker: professorhswayb...
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[@NFLDude56]

I need a Wiz & Iceman shirt now.

[@jaybee8764]

I am of the hopeful mindset that the small press comics zeitgeist will perhaps come up with a Wiz and Iceman regular series - Wiz and Iceman they's some scary dudes for sure! They show up on the cell block or in the yard looking like they do and stepping hard and I am certain they would give Suge Knight nightmare fright terrors.

[@GrungyOipunkhalloween]

I second that shirt idea ✋🤓

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bEeal8eZJ8bpI :)

[@solidstereo]

Just make a bootleg one.

[@Jaddaprog]

First five seconds and I'm on the floor. Yall ridiculous and I love it.

[@andyristainodraws]

You guys should do an ep. on the first comic you ever bought/read/drew.

[@cookiemadison8529]

Every episode now, something new that blows me away. Thanks

[@xcornmuffinx]

You guys have to come out for COMIKET at some point. Looking at you Ed, i know you're coming to Japan. The sheer size of the venue and number of people making what is essentially bootlegs will blow your mind.

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

I need in on this too! - Jim

[@danielzalkus1145]

I used to represent Seth for his commercial illustration work and got to see a few of his originals. For some of them he used overlays and that's my guess for the Coober Skeber cover.

[@danielzalkus1145]

Edit: I just did a quick search and found this: busiek.com/site/tag/coober-skeber/

[@iangonzales7909]

Daniel Warren Johnson’s fan comics are a blast to read! He drew one about Green Leader from Return of the Jedi. It’s one of my favorite Star Wars comics of all time.

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

That's right! It's amazing. He's one of my favorite contemporary comic book artists! We'll have to cover that in the next Bootleg video! For those who don't his art, here's a link to his IG. He posts lots of commissions and warm drawings guaranteed to brighten your day: instagram.com/danielwarrenart/ - Jim

[@leestevenson80]

My favourite episode so far, inspiring, educational but also bittersweet as I can’t buy half the jewels you showed. Josh Simmons Batman made me drool, would love to have these though I did manage to get Cobra 2 so it’s not all bad. Cheers

[@phillytoon]

I had a table near Jeff Brown at a few shows (SPX, MOCCA). Really funny, really nice guy. I’m always glad to see awesome Indy artists (yourselves included) reach success.

[@AdHouseBooks]

I bought a copy of COOBER SKEEBER at SPX from Jeff Mason from Alternative Comics. BOUGHT. For $10 or something. Then we peeled the sticker away to see the FREE underneath. We went back to Jeff, complained, and got $5 back. Or something like that. Hell, it was 2002!

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Wouldn't suggest taking him to court. He knows all the tricks

[@HowLongCanUMakeAName]

Ha! You guys were a little ahead of the curve on masking. Fun video! Thanks!

[@Taylorbadir]

Damn, I saw that Pitt comic in a local bookstore in Baltimore and to this day I regret not picking it up.

[@bryanleeomalley3992]

I used to have that Jeffrey Brown Wolverine... I was at SPX 2004 too

[@whoffkne]

A couple things that could be interested is to look at counterfeit comics...but with the talk on mini-comics you may want to look also into the tiny comics that people like Silber Media (Brian Silber) put out with various artists including people like Dave Sim.

[@jasonfate8026]

Also I saw that Akira show you were talking about. The former Director at that gallery was super duper nice but you could tell he could have been a little mislead. That stuff happens a lot in the art world

[@Cerebus92]

I gasped when you pulled out the "They Live" bootleg. So cool!

[@oksodotclub]

as one of those bozos trying to break into the small press/weirdo cartoonists scene im really happy to see these artists getting a feature

[@davidaaronartist]

this is one of my fav i love the punk self made adittude , thanks bros!!

[@jasonfate8026]

I had an interview at Printed Matter. Most nerve racking interview I ever had. Open office interview for everyone to see. Woof

[@andersbrnserud6692]

Jim, I notice that the Black Label 2 book has the word "Zwerchfell" in the bottom: Is that the german publishing company? They were going to publish one of my earlier books, but the deal fall through during Covid.

[@andersbrnserud6692]

Oh, I see now that it actually is in German. (Plus you talk about it..)

[@createmorr7425]

Really enjoyed this episode!!

[@SketchbookTimeMachine]

Kayfabe Wiz & Iceman T-Shirt pronto!

[@slvhs]

I can't stop thinking about at 20:07 to 21:47 days after seeing this. It is haunting me.

[@guypradel8874]

Tht's a nice collection you got there !

[@sclr]

Legendary ep.

[@abrahamjordanfrost2068]

Have y'all seen the Chester Brown Batman book?

[@AdHouseBooks]

"What is this one JIM?"... Jim?!?

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

We're not much when it comes to being criminal masterminds :)

[@chadefita]

outstanding content. 'nuff said

[@Phantastique_138]

How do I get one of those American Psycho comics?!

[@frankg111]

This fucking rocks

[@GrungyOipunkhalloween]

Were there any bootleg tmnt comics?

[@andersbrnserud6692]

The gross sweating Aunt May and Doc Oc is impossinle to unsee...

[@mulletturtle6758]

nice vid - really enjoyed it!

[@crucase3]

Holy shit, It's Rob Granito!!!!

[@Howard_the_Duck]

Will there be a new Wizard episode this week?

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Yep. Wizard 16. Venom cover! Great issue. Stay tuned.

[@HarryNordlinger]

Damn, I fucking love Ben Marra

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

We'd call him a national treasure if he wasn't in Canada right now :)

[@pixelforge4858]

you guys are getting great plugs on other channels.

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Who gave us a plug? Is that how you heard about the channel?

[@pixelforge4858]

i found you guys in my recommendations on youtube. so far i have heard you mentioned on comic artist pro secrets and comic tropes.

[@ES_Glenn]

Wiz, Iceman, Yall are cool as F#@*!

[@manleycartoonist]

CONSIGLIOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@leestevenson80]

Jim, who is the artist of the black and white Conan comic, 3rd on your right? Cheers

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

I think it's a collaboration between Josh Bayer and Pat Aulisio. - Jim

[@leestevenson80]

Cartoonist Kayfabe Thank you I appreciate that.

[@seanfitzpatrick9502]

Great video guys. The marvel comic reprint of James Kochalka work can be found in Strange Tales #2 from 2009. www.marvel.com/comics/issue/25920/strange_tales_2009_2 This and Strange Tales II are great works and available on Marvel Unlimited. Not bootleg, but has a lot of that same energy and love. Also, there is a Brother Vodoo story in that book that I loved... Who wrote that? ;-) Also, not sure if you include webcomics but Hannah Blumenreich's Spidey-zine is just delightful. Romance take on Spidey which works REALLY, REALLY well. I think a combo pack of a romance Spidey and adventure Spidey would be a perfect one-two punch for our expanding market... but what do I know. Check it out here www.hannahblumenreich.com/spidey-zine Something that I love (that maybe is my own dorkiness) is audio drama version of comics or related material (such as pulps, sci-fi or genre). Very random and NOT COMICS -- but you realize how well some of these comics work when read aloud. Just a far-out idea. Thanks again for the entertainment.

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

OMAC 9 by David Morris & Dek Baker: professorhswaybackmachine.blogspot.com/2012/11/omac-9.html

[@GrungyOipunkhalloween]

Kinda like American dojinshi?

[@andresreydecastro]

Exactly that.

[@jeramefarnum4384]

This episode belongs on Vice!

[@joselnicolas5808]

RE TACO BELL on GERMAN RAMBO: is that a Demolition Man reference?

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Damn right.