tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917543335925664834.post2404475646195924007..comments2023-11-22T06:38:33.507-08:00Comments on Counterforces and Other Little Jokes: littlejokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036588703338799387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917543335925664834.post-19729099404507076612009-02-13T20:29:00.000-08:002009-02-13T20:29:00.000-08:00i read somewhere that Juxtapoz is america's best-s...i read somewhere that Juxtapoz is america's best-selling artmag, seems plausible, tho i haven't look'd into further...<BR/><BR/>Robt. Williams got summa the best titles intha business methinks, such like: <B>The Appearance of the Emblemata Persona of the Beat Generation</B> -- Museum Catalog Title: In the Normal Course of Social Trends Sometimes the Action of Style is Placed Before Good Moral Judgement -- Colloquial Title: The Whispered Soliloquy of a Beatnik Pimp Accompanied by Bongos<BR/><BR/><BR/>itsa pity that real headshops went outta style, they were major distributors for the underground comix -- Rory Hayes is my favorite 60's comix dude, him & Jaxon & Moscoso & Greg Irons... i can even forgive Rick Griffin for his later jesusfreak period 'cause his acid stuff was revolutionary to a large extent...<BR/><BR/>anyways, there was a southern guy that jump'd on that FreakOut Juxtapoz train pretty early, a guy named Jeff Gaither, an awesome draftsman, the example seen here was the cover for <BR/><A HREF="http://www.gaithergraphix.com/pages/gaither-z1g812_jpg.htm" REL="nofollow">LowLife zine #15</A><BR/><BR/>... he went on to start "fine painting" in the vein of Frankenstein Popeye, Zombie Fred Flinstone & other such things, he's a great monster artist fersure...troylloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706450196335510065noreply@blogger.com