The Big Mini-Comics List (April 1996/21kB/Part 2)

[Scott J. Dutton]

BEST CELLARS Age: all
various Price: $2.50
Out of the Cellar Comics Info: 64 honking pages of great
PO Box 1008 adventure comics. SF, heroes,
Goodlettsville, Tennessee horror, western. Strong female
37072 characters, a rare treat.
USA

COMICOL Age: ?
Todd Estes Price: ?
Route 1, Box 754 Info: ?
Brilliant, Alabama
35548
USA

THE ELECTRIC WEENIE Age: all
Jerry Smith Price: free
3344 Horner Drive Info: The wacky and surreal
Morristown, Tennessee adventures of an incompetent super
37814 hero. Will appeal to Flaming Carrot
USA fans. Full of non-sequitors.

KING OF THE HILL Age: all
Ronson Butler Price: $1
10 S. LaSalle #1500 Info: A sweeping sci-fi epic that
Chicago, Illinois deals with a war between several
60603 races of insect-like aliens. Manga,
USA Micronauts, etc. reminiscent.

THE LAST GOOD GUY Age: ?
John Kline Price: $1
4908 Mercier Info: to come.
Kansas City, Missouri
64112
USA

PIZZAZZ & FROGBOY Age: all
Scott McClung Price: $1
537 S. University #6 Info: The wacky adventures of the
Norman, Oklahoma beautiful heroine Pizzazz and her
73069 trusty sidekick Frog Boy. Gorgeous
USA fluid artwork. Silly and slapstick.

PUNK ANONYMOUS Age: ?
Jerome Gaynor Price: $1
4615 Lindell, #303 Info: Great energy & fun. Beautiful!
St. Louis, Missouri
63108
USA

RAPTURE COMICS Age: all
Geoff Hamerlinck Price: 50c
Rapture Comics Info: Bizarre humour, obscuro.
839 16th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota
56301
USA
(haml...@cloudnet.com) <- specify Geoff's name in email

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Eastern U.S.
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ANDRUBIS Age: 18+
Anthony Gray Price: $1.50
1123 Miller Street #9 Info: A vampire who works as a
Utica, New York supernatural investigator with the
13501 police. Action packed, good gory
USA fun.

ARMY ANTS Age: ?
Michael Desing Price: ?
PO Box 866 Info: to come.
West Seneca, New York
14224-0866
USA

B.C.C.2. Age: 18+
Chad Verrill Price: $1.50
Bonechip Crusade Comics Info: Not for the faint of heart.
PO Box 5157 Science fiction and graphic horror
Portland, Maine served up with his usual amazing
04101 artwork and improved storytelling.
USA

BLIND ROBIN Age: ?
Jeff Rentsch Price: $1 (prefers trade)
PO Box 480 Info: A hapless smoked ocean herring
Denville, New Jersey protagonist has an epic tale of
07834 intrigue at the mall, where he has a
USA run-in with the rent-a-cops. Wow!

BLOOD HOUNDS Age: all
Adam Hall Price: 75c
992 Southwestern Drive Info: A group of gov't. sponsored
Jamestown, New York superheroes in fast-paced
14701 adventures, somewhat in the Image
USA vein.

BOX OFFICE POISON Age: ?
Alex Robinson Price: ?
72-17 65th Place, Apt. 3L Info: to come.
Queens, New York
11385
USA

BULLDADA Age: 18+
Susan Mills Price: $2.50
PO Box 80204 Info: A newsletter about small
Indianapolis, Indiana press/underground comics and other
45280 areas of fringe culture. A chatty
USA mix of news, gossip, rants, and
(yen...@aol.com) reviews.

CASHIERS DU CINEMART! Age: ?
? Price: $2
PO Box 2401 Info: to come.
Riverview, Michigan
48192-7417
USA

COMET TALES Age: all
Jim Pack Price: $2
7534 Kingsgate Way Info: Anthology emphasizing sci-fi
West Chester, Ohio morality tales in the EC tradition.
45069 The regular strip 'Martian Cat' is
USA about genetically engineered felines
(jp...@tso.cin.ix.net) used to colonize Mars.

COSMIC WAVES Age: all
Andrew M. Ford Price: $2
PO Box 185 Info: Sci-fi anthology. Andrew is
Falconer, New York the writer. Various artists.
14733 Formerly a full-sized comic.
USA
(a...@servtech.com)

CYNICALMAN (etc.) Age: teens+
Matt Feazell Price: $1
Not Available Comics Info: Deceptively simple stick-
3867 Bristow figure mini-comics that work on many
Detroit, Michigan levels. Matt has 16 mini-comics in
48212 print featuring Cynicalman,
USA StupidBoy, CuteGirl, and Antisocial-
(cynic...@aol.com) man and he welcomes trades.

THE DESTRUCTO FORCE Age: teens+
Michael Neno Price: $1.50
PO Box 151303 Info: Neno expertly combines
Columbus, Ohio elements of Jack Kirby, surrealism
43215 and plain way-out weirdness for a
USA comic that is like no other!

E! (aka Furies, Inc.) Age: all
Eric Hess Price: $1
512 Washington Street Info: A great book about three sexy
Indiana, Pennsylvania co-eds who investigate crimes and
15701-3040 generally get in a lot more trouble
USA than they plan.

ENERGONS Age: all
Sherman Burnett Price: 75c
210 Wayne Street Info: A team of robot superheroes
Monticello, Kentucky who work for the gov't. Action,
42633 angst, and numerous subplots in the
USA Marvel tradition.

EVIL TWIN Age: teens+
Ryan Dunlavey Price: $2 latest/$1 back issues
Rocket Zero Info: Goofy and frenetic slice of
31 Webster Place life/adventure stories with a
Brooklyn, New York recurring cast, plus angry one
11215 pagers. Funny.
USA

F-MAN Age: all
Denny Stephens Price: $2
PO Box 716 Info: A hilarious superhero parody
Ortonville, Michigan about a guy who can eat anything,
48462 and his sidekick Rhino-Boy. Denny is
USA going places.

FANTASY THEATRE Age: all
J. Kevin Carrier Price: $1
8913 Eldora Drive Info: Adventure anthology featuring
Cincinnati, Ohio Lady Spectra and Sparky, Glorianna,
45236 Capella, and the Reaper. The Silver
USA Age lives! Highly recommended.
(JKCa...@aol.com)

FEED THIS BABY Age: ?
Timothy Kelly Price: $2
PO Box 357 Info: 36 pages of compiled material.
Lindenhurst, New York Also available Horseback Salad or
11757-0357 Bagga Potato Chips. Either for $1.
USA
(Zooka...@aol.com)

FUTURO TIERRA Age: teens+
Tony Lorenz Price: ?
8708 Friendship Court Info: A 25 part mini-series about an
Tampa, Florida astronaut who crashes on a strange
33634 planet, meeting friends and enemies
USA as he tries to get home.

GENERATION LATEX Age: teens+
Marc Moscato Price: $1
70 Victoria Boulevard Info: The latest issue has stories
Kenmore, New York on atheism, hating everyone, and the
14217 pet goldfish.
USA
(mmos...@acsu.buffalo.edu)

GOATEE COMICS Age: 18+
Tyim Courts Price: $2
5545 Montgomery Road #1 Info: Anthology emphasizing the
Cincinnati, Ohio surreal. Gorgeous Moebius-influenced
45212 art. Main feature is about a man
USA with a TV stuck on his head fighting
(fork...@aol.com) gov't. conspiracies and demons.

GOLEM Age: teens+
Jaime Roberts Morgan Price: $2.95
29 Town Hill Street Info: Other comics have been based
Quincy, Massachusetts on the myth of the golem, but few
02169 have offered the in-depth history of
USA this beautifully drawn piece.

GRAYSTOWN GIRLS Age: 18+
Steve Shipley, Sr. Price: $1
1840 Garden Ridge, Apt. #3 Info: Three sexy girls investigate
Toledo, Ohio mysteries in their small town.
43614
USA

HALO Age: teens+
Kaity Wu Price: $1
Box 1092 Info: Clean and expressive drawing
277 Babcock Street combined with introspective
Boston, Massachusetts storytelling. Nicely done.
02215
USA

HOLEY CRULLERS! Age: all
Troy Hickman/Jerry Smith Price: $1.50
3200 S. 9th Street, Apt. A Info: A series of shorts set in a
Lafayette, Indiana chain of donut shops catering to
47905 superheroes. Funny and poignant
USA writing by Troy. Great art by Jerry.

IRETHA Age: all
Karen O'Donnell Price: $2.50
3734 Brotherton Info: An epic tale of desire and
Cincinnati, Ohio intrigue on the planet Iretha!
45209-1413 Compiled into two larger than mini
USA sized editions.

JAMES KOCHALKA, SUPERSTAR Age: 18+
James Kochalka Price: $2
PO Box 8321 Info: Daring, I like his sex scenes.
Burlington, Vermont Abrasive and fun philosophy that
05402 keeps you thinking.
USA

JAPE Age: 18+
Sean Bieri Price: $1
1521 Hubbard #4 Info: Miscellaneous gags and short
Detroit, Michigan pieces. Kinda raunchy.
48209
USA

LIFE IN MONROVIA, INDIANA Age: 18+
S.E. Mills Price: $2
PO Box 18679 Info: Wickedly funny one-page gags
Indianapolis, Indiana about life among the inbred
42618 hillbillies of S.E. Mills' hometown.
USA

LUNARVERSE Age: 12+
Timmon Ark Price: $1
2010 Stadium Road #7 Info: Fun, campy, and silly.
Charlottesville, Virginia Very clean art. A bit off the wall
22903 at times. Follow Reggie the Safety
USA Beaver, and Lunarville Adventures,
(tw...@virginia.edu) which stars a big robot detective.

MAGIC WHISTLE Age: ?
Sam Henderson Price: $2
14 Bayard Street #3 Info: Very funny.
Brooklyn, New York
11211
USA

MAGUS REX Age: teens+ (age statement requested)
William E. Paten Price: $2.50
PO Box 592061 Info: The epic story, from
Orlando, Florida conception to death, of a man whose
32859 life is filled with sorcery. Sharp
USA artwork and a rich Vertigo-esque
(magu...@aol.com) story.

MANTRAZONE Age: all
Steve Keeter Price: $2
513 N. Summerlin Avenue Info: A thick, beautifully
Orlando, Florida illustrated superhero anthology.
32803 From the serious to the silly.
USA

MISTER MIDNITE Age: all
Bob Elinskas Price: 50c
1805 Girard Street Info: A non-powered, Batman-esque
Utica, New York crusader keeps the city streets safe
13501 from crime.
USA

MODERN HISTORICALITY Age: ?
Jeff Zenick Price: $1
PO Box 877 Info: More of an illustrated zine
Tallahassee, Florida about a fellow's nickel-and-dime
32302 hitchhiking in the deep south.
USA

THE MYSTICAL E. VON ZIP Age: ?
Steve Shipley, II Price: ?
1840 Garden Ridge, Apt. #3 Info: A funny book.
Toledo, Ohio
43614
USA

NED Age: all
Robert Lewis Price: $1
PO Box 50098 Info: to come.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
49005
USA

NICE DAY COMIX NEWSLETTER Age: age statement requested
Randy H. Crawford Price: ?
911 Park Street SW Info: Various titles, from PG to R
Grand Rapids, Michigan to XXX.
49504-6241
USA

NIGHT FOX Age: ?
Travis Kramer Price: 50c
PO Box 185 Info: to come.
Lake Placid, New York
12946
USA

NO DISCERNIBLE TALENT ADVENTURES Age: teens+
Rick Santman Price: 50c
12065 Elmdale Drive Info: The silly adventures of Uncle
Manchester, Michigan Harold, a beer-drinking, womanizing,
48158 lovable old rascal.
USA

PEST Age: 18+
? Price: $2.35
PO Box 4 Info: A two-dimensional orgy of pus,
Jamesport, New York mucous, and feces. Incredibly
11947 disgusting, but you may die from
USA laughing too hard.

PLEISTOCENE COMICS Age: all
Pam Bliss Price: $1
Paradise Valley Comics Info: A hunter-gatherer society in
PO Box 304 the pleistocene era. Interesting,
Valparaiso, Indiana well-drawn, educational. Emphasizes
46834 tolerance and caring about others.
USA

PROJECT 72 Age: ?
Jason Wright Price: ?
1813 Girard Street Info: to come.
Utica, New York
13501-2717
USA

RONNIE & DAVID Age: ?
Rich Watson Price: $1
172-32 133rd Avenue, Apt. 11A Info: Allegedly a super hero book,
Jamaica, New York but actually more slice-of-life.
11434 Great drama.
USA

SATIN STEELE Age: 18+
David C. Matthews Price: ?
2923 E. Michigan Street Info: A sexy bodybuilder who runs
Orlando, Florida into monsters and strange cults. A
32806 great artist.
USA

SCRATCH Age: ?
Al Zelzenka II Price: ?
PO Box 1452 Info: to come.
Quogue, New York
11959
USA

SCUD: THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN Age: ?
? Price: ?
Fireman Press Info: to come.
2430 N. Humboldt Boulevard
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53212
USA

SEX + VIOLENCE Age: ?
? Price: $3
PO Box 1973 Info: to come.
Boston, Massachusetts
02105
USA

SILLY DADDY Age: ?
Joe Chiapetta Price: $3
2209 Northgate Info: to come.
N. Riverside, Illinois
60546
USA

STAN MAN RABIT'S BOOK-O-FUN Age: all
Morgan Gold Price: $1.50
135 West Road Info: In the same manner of Sam
Marlborough, Connecticut Henderson and Doug Allen (and
06447 recommended by both). Collected
USA newspaper strips.

SUPERIOR MAN Age: all
Jim Pike Price: 50c
1429 Highland Lane Info: The wacky adventures of an
Del Ray Beach, Florida egotistical, utterly clueless
33444 superhero.
USA

TOPICAL STUDIES Age: all
Rick Howe Price: $2
1302 22nd Street. Apt. A Info: Reviews, essays, and
Columbus, Georgia commentaries about comics, politics,
31901 and everything else. Exceptionally
USA thorough and thought-provoking.

UNDERGROUND SURREALIST Age: ?
Mick Cusimano Price: $3
PO Box 382565 Info: 'Dirty Laundry' featuring
Cambridge, Massachusetts Chicken Little and Phil I. Stine.
02238-2565 Also short articles and comics from
USA around the world.

UTSUKSHII RAIMEI Age: ?
Steve Shipley, II Price: ?
1840 Garden Ridge, Apt. #3 Info: A sexy ninja is transported to
Toledo, Ohio the post-apocalyptic future.
43614
USA

ZOOMCRANKS ANTHOLOGY Age: ?
Jennifer Zervakis Price: $2.50
and Mark Cunningham Info: 40 page anthology with cover
Zoomcranks Comics by Zervakis. Contributors include:
909 Lancaster Dave Lasky, Jeff Zenick, Jerry Sims,
Durham, North Carolina James Kochalka, Jim Conaster,
27701 Elizabeth Watasin, Joe Chiapetta,
USA and others. Definitely worth
(zerv...@acpub.duke.edu) checking out!

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Other Countries
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ALAS! COMICS by Aleksandar Zograf Age: ?
Price: $2 each (cash only)
Sasa Rakesic c/o Info: Mini-comics done by the artist
Gordana Basta who did 'Life Under Sanctions',
Milovana Glisica 11 published by Fantagraphics. #1-3
26000 Pancevo available.
Yugoslavia (Serbia)

MS.45 Age: ?
Barbara Price: $1
PO Box 2063 Info: Good feminist commentary,
Fitzroy MDC, 3065 biting wit, and a healthy dose of
Victoria sarcasm. Direct and powerful,
Australia without angry rants.