{"id":531,"date":"2009-08-30T16:53:36","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/08\/30\/from-the-klaw-archives-ogilvie-the-barbarian\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:25","slug":"from-the-klaw-archives-ogilvie-the-barbarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/08\/30\/from-the-klaw-archives-ogilvie-the-barbarian\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Klaw archives: Ogilvie the Barbarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ogilvie the Barbarian is my oldest extant comics work.  I wrote this script when I was 14 or 15 and somehow convinced Todd Richardson to illustrate it. A poor-quality photocopy is the only record I have of this circa-1984 attempt at adolescent geek humor.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/19098018294a9aaa8307023.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nFor some reason, Todd and I thought this would make a good ongoing strip for our high school newspaper. Not surprisingly, we were the only ones. The next year, my journalistic endeavors began appearing in the high school newspaper, including my first ever review. (That&#8217;s a story for another day.)<\/p>\n<p>The one page strip lay hidden in my files for decades and this is it&#8217;s first publication anywhere!<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Click on image for full-sized version<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/bZj_dQqEcgmBsx9NKxOWkA?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/16707808294a9aaa8cbcb38.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nI lost touch with (Peter) Todd Richardson soon after and I have no idea if he ever pursued an art career.  Wherever, he is, I&#8217;m sure he wishes this youthful folly remained hidden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ogilvie the Barbarian is my oldest extant comics work. I wrote this script when I was 14 or 15 and somehow convinced Todd Richardson to illustrate it. 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