tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post6625370099493766625..comments2024-02-16T04:51:05.736-08:00Comments on The Crib Sheet: Barron Storey's The Adjustment of Sidney DeepscornIsabelinhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07507303808891054319noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-6636535613057444572012-10-15T12:06:54.146-07:002012-10-15T12:06:54.146-07:00Hey Steven!
Ooops! Thanks for the correction. I t...Hey Steven!<br /><br />Ooops! Thanks for the correction. I think that that WW3 story is around here somewhere (I should have checked the publication dates). There's a kind of divorce between comics markets: I mean the US, Europe (mainly France and Belgium), and Japan, I suppose. My best bet would be some American boutique publishers, but I don't see Storey fitting in anyone's editorial policy right now, unfortunately. Isabelinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507303808891054319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-5883080693493362152012-10-15T11:58:00.417-07:002012-10-15T11:58:00.417-07:00"When Storey made his comics debut in 1993 wi..."When Storey made his comics debut in 1993 with the publication of The Marat/Sade Journals,..."<br /><br />Hi Domingos!<br /><br />Just a comment- I'm not sure when Storey started doing comics, but it was much earlier than 1993. He did do a story that appeared in World War 3 Illustrated #2 (circa 1981). Unfortunately, a good checklist is nowhere to be found on the web at this point in time, as far as I can tell. <br /><br />It's a shame that he got discouraged from the lack of reaction from the comic book store audience. Needless to say, it's not exactly an audience one should put any attention to. One hopes "Sidney Deepscorn" and his other stories will be collected. You'd think one of the European publishers would jump on that in a heartbeat.steven samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847375779439588351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-63302441447962144232011-01-29T10:13:19.267-08:002011-01-29T10:13:19.267-08:00Hey Joe:
You're right. Look for Carl Wyckaert...Hey Joe:<br /><br />You're right. Look for Carl Wyckaert's books. They're worth every schekel.Isabelinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507303808891054319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-85475822111652418722011-01-29T10:01:04.413-08:002011-01-29T10:01:04.413-08:00Way late here but Storrey's work was published...Way late here but Storrey's work was published by, what seemed to me at the time, a basic unknown with distribution that seemed a bit shaky at such a small size it was nearly impossible to read the words. Also, comics seem to reward those that plug away for 5 years. Very few get a big audience right off the bat unless of course they draw an issue of the Hulk.Joe Willyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061116533355938097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-66927536595018750972009-05-05T11:14:00.000-07:002009-05-05T11:14:00.000-07:00Hi there,
Just wanted to inform you that the soci...Hi there,<br /><br />Just wanted to inform you that the society of illustrators in NY will host a show dedicated to Barron's journals in june.<br /><br />There will be a second edition of "Life After Black" available at reduced prices.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the re-edition of Marat Sade will only be ready in fall 2009<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />CarlCarl Wyckaerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017607805768785364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-8102333578778996272009-05-05T11:12:00.000-07:002009-05-05T11:12:00.000-07:00Hi guys, just wanted to inform you that the societ...Hi guys, just wanted to inform you that the society of illustrators in NY will host a show dedicated to Barron's journals this June.<br /><br />There will also be a new edition of "Life After Black" available at a reduced price.<br /><br />Unfortunately the re-edition of Marat Sade will only be ready by fall.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Carl<br /><br />www.graphicnovelart.comCarl Wyckaerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017607805768785364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-64243425194064144152008-11-18T16:07:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:07:00.000-08:00Hmmm... food for thought, no doubt... It's true: b...Hmmm... food for thought, no doubt... It's true: both situations have some similarities: if international recognition is the problem, it's not the same thing to publish in France or Argentina; it's not the same thing to publish in a boutique publisher in Texas or one of the big two. The difference, it seems to me, is that Dave McKean did nothing morally wrong. Hugo Pratt, with or without some reason to do what he did, stole Oesterheld's property.Isabelinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507303808891054319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-64426953691670561682008-11-18T12:21:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:21:00.000-08:00Yes, I think I was out of place in the way I made ...Yes, I think I was out of place in the way I made my argument, and probably its also my own projection. <BR/><BR/>But the fact that Dave Mckean (well, complemented with the writing of an unknown and unpcoming Neil Gaiman, tough he became famous on the Morrison scripted Batman gig)found "sophisticated readers" and Storey didn´t seems very arbitrary, considering early Mckean work is almost an emulation from Storey´s. Of course, most of Mckean´s work is worth on it´s own merit, but if those earlier works , from Violent Cases to Black Orchid got him a lot of attention and praise for his fine avant garde art aproach, it´s kind of odd that Storey´s didnt.<BR/><BR/>Who knows? Maybe the diference was PR or a good agent.Maybe some artists are dommed to be known well into posterity, if so. <BR/><BR/>By the way, somehow your post on Oesterheld and Pratt comes to mind...Santiago Fernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490791665022598902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-82721983248994813612008-11-18T06:42:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:42:00.000-08:00Hi Santiago: as far as I know, when asked, Barron ...Hi Santiago: <BR/>as far as I know, when asked, Barron Storey always says that he's proud of his students and of those, like Dave McKean, who weren't his students, but were influenced by him. Plus: let's not forget Peter Kuper who did autobio for Fantagraphics and edited WW3 (with another of Storey's students: Seth Tobocman) before being famous for _Mad_'s "Spy vs. Spy." <BR/>Sorry, but I don't agree with what you say. I can't really speak for him, but I suppose that Barron Storey was really frustrated (or I'm projecting my own feelings, here, who knows?) by the lack of sophisticated readers in the comics market. "Refried Eyes" is particularly telling: the father is the perfect reader, the son is the only reader that Barron Storey feels he's getting.Isabelinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507303808891054319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028806562606853589.post-14263346977836567582008-11-17T23:05:00.000-08:002008-11-17T23:05:00.000-08:00Sorry if I spit the first and most obvious thought...Sorry if I spit the first and most obvious thought that comes to mind: sure, Storey never got the recognition, but surely it must have been much more frustrating having the likes of Dave Mckean and Bill Sienkiewicz cashing on it (and in the superhero genre, by the way).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157643290994504520noreply@blogger.com