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More imagesGothic Blimp Works [Issues 1-8]
Crumb, Robert; Vaughn Bodé; Art Spiegelman; Spain Rodriguez; Kim Dietsch
Published by Peter Leggieri and the East Village Other, East Village, New York 1969
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerOriginal Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ in Wraps. dj. First Edition. First Edition. Original Wraps. "During its eight-issue run, the publication displayed comics in both color and black-and-white. The first issue was titled Gothic Blimp Works Presents: Jive Comics. Vaughn Bodé was the founding editor but soon stepped down after th…e first two issues. At Bodé's invitation, Bhob Stewart became the publication's editor, introducing a line-up of contributing artists and writers that included Larry Hama, Michael Kaluta, Willy Mendes, George Metzger, Ralph Reese, Steve Stiles and Bernie Wrightson. The first two issues also featured work by Bodé, Joel Beck, Roger Brand, Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Simon Deitch, Bill Griffith, Ron Haydock, Jay Lynch, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, Art Spiegelman, John Thompson, Larry Todd, and S. Clay Wilson." While Zap Comix officially started the underground comics movement in the US, Blimp Works created national readership and networks to collectively identity as a distinct comic art movement. Features the distinctive oversexualized art of Robert Crumb known for his characters, as Mr. Natural and Keep on Truckin'. Important collection billed as "the first Sunday underground comic paper." Scarce complete holdings in the US. Light chipping, fading, fold lines, one issue with dampstaining, and general newsprint toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Complete run of eight issues with color and b/w illustrations. fo. Var. pg.
