Howdy, friends!
Today’s newsletter is being edited under duress. I had a draft completed and ready to schedule for sending, when it just disappeared! Substack’s support bot didn’t know what to do, so I’m hoping to recreate it. Wish me luck.
In today’s blog entry, I describe a recent dream I had about working on Bizarro.
Over the past few days, while wide awake, I wrote and drew cartoons about artificial intelligence, binge-watching, podcasting, agriculture, voodoo, and psychology.
Looking Ahead & Looking Back
This dairy farmer’s face was based on someone from an old TV show. Can you identify him?
Last week we saw the art for a 1992 cassette tape cover. That same year, I met Mr. T at the San Diego Comic-Con, where he was promoting the comic Mr. T and the T Force, published by Now Comics. Their booth was across the aisle from Tundra Comics, which published books by my pal Roy Tompkins (on the left in the photo) and me.
Mr. T was surprisingly compact in person. When I introduced myself and handed him a copy of my comic, he said, “Wayno? That sounds like wino!” What a card he was.
I believe 1992 was also the year Roy and I met character actor Michael Berryman. Mr. Berryman was soft-spoken and friendly, and he graciously posed for a photo with us. If I locate it, I’ll share it in a future newsletter.
Around the Studio
I have art by many friends in my workspace, including this tiki character by Mary Fleener. I think this was a model for an animated cartoon that sadly never came to be. Hollywood missed the boat there.
We have quite a few pieces of Mary’s art around our home, and she’s one of my oldest comix friends. In the days when I attended San Diego Con, I always stayed at Paul & Mary’s house, which outclassed any hotel in the state.
Second Bonus Track
Suicide: “Dream Baby Dream”
Ze Records single, 1979
There are countless songs with the word “dream” in the title. Here’s a good one, by the pioneering musical duo Suicide.
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Wayno
Why, that's Fred Ziffel from "Green Acres!"
I really liked how you incorporated the dynamite stick into the Rochambeau comic.
It’s all in the details!!
Linda E
:)