(December 1993)

Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 Series
Published in English (Canada) Canada
 
Volume
1
Price
12.95 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Brand
?
ISBN
0-9696701-4-1 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
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Editing
Chris Oliveros (editor); Marina Lesenko (editor); Steve Solomos (editor)
Color
Colour cover; Mixed Colour and Black and White interior
Dimensions
Large Sized Paperback
Binding
Paperback with Dustjacket flaps
Publishing Format
One-Shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Pencils
Maurice Vellekoop
Inks
Maurice Vellekoop
Colors
Maurice Vellekoop

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Pencils
Maurice Vellekoop
Inks
Maurice Vellekoop
Colors
Maurice Vellekoop
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Endpaper illustrations, thematically linked to the cover and back cover art.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Bagge
Pencils
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Inks
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Colors
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Half-page introduction by Peter Bagge, along with a half-page piece by Santiago Cohen.

Night Sky (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Seth
Pencils
Seth
Inks
Seth
Letters
Seth

Genre
drama
Synopsis
A man drives down a highway and sees lightning.
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Credo (Table of Contents: 4)

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Script
Richard Sala
Pencils
Richard Sala
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Richard Sala
Colors
Richard Sala
Letters
Richard Sala

Synopsis
A man is obsessed with television.
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Black Cherry (Table of Contents: 5)

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Script
Michael Dougan
Pencils
Michael Dougan
Inks
Michael Dougan
Letters
Michael Dougan

Genre
biography
Characters
Michael Dougan; Black Cherry Man
Synopsis
Michael works in an ice-cream parlor where every day a man comes in and orders black cherry ice cream.
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Keywords
autobiography

A Folk Tale (Table of Contents: 6)

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Script
Seth
Pencils
Seth (painting)
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Seth (painting)
Colors
Seth (painting)
Letters
Seth

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8 Pillars of Gay Culture (Table of Contents: 7)

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Script
Maurice Vellekoop
Pencils
Maurice Vellekoop
Inks
Maurice Vellekoop
Letters
Maurice Vellekoop

Characters
Oscar Wilde
Synopsis
Eight things that gay men identify with, including Sunset Boulevard, Ancient Greece and the Wizard of Oz movie.
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Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) (Table of Contents: 8)

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Script
James Keyes (uncredited); Claude Feaster (uncredited); Carl Feaster (uncredited); Floyd F. McRae (uncredited); James Edwards (uncredited)
Pencils
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Inks
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Letters
Carel Moiseiwitsch

Synopsis
A man gets dressed up as a woman to go out on a date.
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Indexer Notes

Uses the lyrics to the 1960's song, Sh-Boom. Credits for the lyrics of the song from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh-Boom)

Claudia (Table of Contents: 9)

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Script
Martí Riera; Kate Sibbald (translation)
Pencils
Martí Riera
Inks
Martí Riera
Letters
?

Synopsis
Various men recount their relationships with the angelic Claudia.
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My Darkest Secret (Table of Contents: 10)

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Script
Joe Matt
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Joe Matt
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Joe Matt
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Joe Matt
Letters
Joe Matt

Genre
biography
Characters
Joe Matt
Synopsis
Joe goes to New York City and has an encounter with a prostitute in a porn theatre.
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Why I'm A-Gin Southern Min! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script
Carol Tyler
Pencils
Carol Tyler
Inks
Carol Tyler
Letters
Carol Tyler

Genre
biography
Characters
Carol Tyler
Synopsis
Carol explains why men from the Southern states drive her crazy.
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Keywords
autobiography

How To Avoid The Creepy Guy Syndrome (Table of Contents: 12)

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Script
Michael Dougan
Pencils
Michael Dougan
Inks
Michael Dougan
Letters
Michael Dougan

Synopsis
A woman relates things that men say that really bug her.
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Talkin' Nineties (Table of Contents: 13)

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Script
Roberta Gregory
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Roberta Gregory
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Roberta Gregory
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Roberta Gregory

Synopsis
A man and a woman argue about who is more inadequate and how to communicate more openly.
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A Brief History Of Civilisation (Table of Contents: 14)

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Script
David Mazzucchelli
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David Mazzucchelli
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David Mazzucchelli
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David Mazzucchelli
Letters
David Mazzucchelli

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Indexer Notes

Black-&-white, with brown tones.

Life Cycle (Table of Contents: 15)

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Script
Santiago Cohen
Pencils
Santiago Cohen
Inks
Santiago Cohen
Colors
Santiago Cohen
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
The odd relationships between people in a family.
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Visitors In The Night (Table of Contents: 16)

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Script
Debbie Drechsler
Pencils
Debbie Drechsler
Inks
Debbie Drechsler
Letters
Debbie Drechsler

Synopsis
Debbie eats too many cookies in the middle of the night to block the reality of what is happening to her.
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Constellations (Table of Contents: 17)

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Debbie Drechsler
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Debbie Drechsler
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Debbie Drechsler
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Debbie Drechsler
Letters
Debbie Drechsler

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Indexer Notes

Not reprinted from an issue of Drawn & Quarterly. First appeared here.

Within Three Seconds (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
Martí Riera (credited as Marti); Kate Sibbald (translation)
Pencils
Martí Riera (credited as Marti)
Inks
Martí Riera (credited as Marti)
Letters
?

Synopsis
Twelve things that could happen in three seconds.
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@#$*! (Table of Contents: 19)

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Script
Peter Kuper
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Peter Kuper (painting)
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Peter Kuper (painting)
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Peter Kuper (painting)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Script
Julie Doucet
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Julie Doucet
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Julie Doucet
Letters
Julie Doucet

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So... Your Place Or Mine
Genre
biography
Characters
Julie Doucet
Synopsis
Julie and her boyfriend walk drunk through the snow.
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House of Angels (Table of Contents: 21)

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Script
Santiago Cohen
Pencils
Santiago Cohen
Inks
Santiago Cohen
Letters
typeset

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The Strange Case of Ross Brown (Table of Contents: 22)

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Script
Dennis Worden
Pencils
Dennis Worden; Ross Brown
Inks
Dennis Worden
Letters
Dennis Worden

Genre
biography
Characters
Dennis Worden; Ross Brown; Ross Brown's Father [Popeye]
Synopsis
Dennis recounts a friend of his who got too involved in the drug culture.
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Keywords
autobiography

Indexer Notes

Last panel has a drawing that Dennis says is by Ross Brown. Ross Brown's father is drawn as Popeye.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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Script
Luc Giard
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Luc Giard (painting)
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Luc Giard (painting)
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Luc Giard (painting)
Letters
Luc Giard

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My Father's A Brain Specialist
Synopsis
Four panels about a family and their relationships to head injuries.
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At Night, Coming Home... (Table of Contents: 24)

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Julie Doucet
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Julie Doucet
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Julie Doucet
Letters
Julie Doucet

Genre
biography
Characters
Julie Doucet; Charlie (her cat)
Synopsis
Julie comes home to find her apartment booby-trapped with guillotines.
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Keywords
autobiography

Fate (Table of Contents: 25)

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Script
Linhart; Kate Sibbald (translation)
Pencils
Linhart
Inks
Linhart
Colors
Linhart
Letters
?

Synopsis
Sapo is hit by a car and wonders about alternate versions of his life.
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Homoman (Table of Contents: 26)

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Script
Maurice Vellekoop
Pencils
Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop
Letters
Maurice Vellekoop

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Homoman
Synopsis
Parody of Superman's origin as if Superman was gay.
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Geometrical Beastniks; The Beastniks (Table of Contents: 27)

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J. D. King
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J. D. King
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J. D. King
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J. D. King
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J. D. King

Genre
satire-parody
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The Beastniks Speak Out! (Table of Contents: 28)

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Script
J. D. King
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J. D. King
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J. D. King
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J. D. King

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
The Beastniks
Synopsis
The Beastniks explain their philosophy.
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Extreme Generation (Table of Contents: 29)

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Mary Fleener
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Mary Fleener
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Mary Fleener
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Mary Fleener
Letters
Mary Fleener

Genre
biography
Characters
Mary Fleener
Synopsis
Mary blasts people who make extreme changes in their lives.
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Keywords
autobiography

Aug. 16th, 1989 (Table of Contents: 30)

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Joe Matt
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Joe Matt
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Joe Matt
Letters
Joe Matt

Genre
biography
Characters
Jesus Christ; John Lennon; Joe Matt
Synopsis
Joe Matt has a dream about meeting Jesus and Lennon and how he believed in each at different times.
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Keywords
autobiography

Music (Table of Contents: 31)

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Maurice Vellekoop
Pencils
Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
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Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
Colors
Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
Letters
Maurice Vellekoop

Synopsis
A young man listens to music and it colours his day.
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Liquid (Table of Contents: 32)

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Script
Clara Bayliss Collier
Pencils
David Collier
Inks
David Collier
Letters
David Collier

Synopsis
The story of water in a person's life.
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Why? (Table of Contents: 33)

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Seth
Pencils
Seth
Inks
Seth
Colors
Seth
Letters
Seth

Genre
biography
Characters
Seth; Gary Evans
Synopsis
Seth recounts a childhood story where he was cruel to a mentally ill neighbour.
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Keywords
autobiography

A Dear John Letter From Your Dog On Moving Day (Table of Contents: 34)

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Script
Philip Fine
Pencils
John Oliveros
Inks
John Oliveros
Letters
John Oliveros

Genre
humour
Synopsis
A letter from a dog who is leaving his owner on the day he moves out of an apartment and into a house.
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Night Job (Table of Contents: 35)

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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop

Synopsis
A woman vaccuums an office and goes home on a streetcar at night.
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Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

Biographies (Table of Contents: 36)

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?
Pencils
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Inks
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Colors
Santiago Cohen (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Synopsis
Brief biographies of the creators in the book, along with a painted piece by Santiago Cohen.

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 37)

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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop

Indexer Notes

A two page illustration, beginning on final interior page and continuing onto inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop
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Maurice Vellekoop

Indexer Notes

On back cover of book.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Endpapers]
  3. 2. Introduction
  4. 3. Night Sky
  5. 4. Credo
  6. 5. Black Cherry
  7. 6. A Folk Tale
  8. 7. 8 Pillars of Gay Culture
  9. 8. Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
  10. 9. Claudia
  11. 10. My Darkest Secret
  12. 11. Why I'm A-Gin Southern Min!
  13. 12. How To Avoid The Creepy Guy Syndrome
  14. 13. Talkin' Nineties
  15. 14. A Brief History Of Civilisation
  16. 15. Life Cycle
  17. 16. Visitors In The Night
  18. 17. Constellations
  19. 18. Within Three Seconds
  20. 19. @#$*!
  21. 20. ["So... Your Place Or Mine"]
  22. 21. House of Angels
  23. 22. The Strange Case of Ross Brown
  24. 23. ["My Father's A Brain Specialist"]
  25. 24. At Night, Coming Home...
  26. 25. Fate
  27. 26. Homoman
  28. 27. Geometrical Beastniks; The Beastniks
  29. 28. The Beastniks Speak Out!
    The Beastniks
  30. 29. Extreme Generation
  31. 30. Aug. 16th, 1989
  32. 31. Music
  33. 32. Liquid
  34. 33. Why?
  35. 34. A Dear John Letter From Your Dog On Moving Day
  36. 35. Night Job
  37. 36. Biographies
  38. 37. [Endpapers]
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Christopher Day
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Ordolis
  • John Pannozzi
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore