{"id":647,"date":"2009-01-14T17:55:14","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T17:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/14\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-12\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","slug":"c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/14\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-12\/","title":{"rendered":"C.O.U.S.: Reflections from Rick&#8217;s Collection #12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While &quot;researching&quot; a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/graphica01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Nexus Graphica<\/a>, I had reason to look through my collection of Comics Of Unusual Size. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom offers many gems. Deciding that I really should share some of these largely forgotten and sometime rare pieces, I&#8217;m taking you through a tour of the more interesting selections. <\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Click on images for full sized versions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/1vusBft-jyiBtAlF9Pp-UA?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/569790251496e03d7c3e7a.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mrbiggs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Brian Biggs<\/a>&#8216;s 7 3\/4&quot; x 7 3\/4&quot; graphic novel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrbiggs.com\/comics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span><\/a> (Fantagraphics, 1993) remains one of the prides of my collection. Biggs expertly uses his  Gorey-esque stylings to relate this unusual, disturbing love story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/OvXcadcmCf6veImVr7UrtQ?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1472393279496e053b452cf.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Page from <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nJudging from the book&#8217;s back cover, I wasn&#8217;t alone in my assessment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/5qBgC_NmkW9rfSNPr_ihoA?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1902402416496e03e50a7b2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe quality isn&#8217;t the only reason I hold this copy in high regard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/Slis1iwYMzXlos8R-doRKg?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1698697180496e0550c7910.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Inscription from title page of my copy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nI first learned of Brian Biggs when he lettered &quot;Scales&quot; (written by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lewisshiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Lewis Shiner<\/a> Art by Carlos Kastro) in my anthology <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Modern Perversity<\/span> (Blackbird Comics, 1991).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/wGk-qr1OJSZyUh6UOohm1A?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/672061736496e056050815.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Page from &quot;Scales&quot;, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Modern Perversity<\/span> (Blackbird Comics, 1991) <br \/>\nWritten by Lewis Shiner Art by Carlos Kastro Letters by Brian Biggs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nSoon after, Brian sent me a proposal for <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span>.  Okay, actually, he sent me the entire book photocopied at the original art size of 3 3\/4&quot; x 4 1\/2&quot;!  His initial plan was to produce the book with one panel per page as opposed to the two per page in the final version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/bcKhX8GNA3hfrnl8fbCtpw?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1331488237496e0544a0d90.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Sample page from original <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span> submission<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/5cj4mF55DzwN6CT5eXNX1g?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/2083052813496e052d83d08.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Envelope from original <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span> submission<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nEven though Blackbird (where I was editing at the time) passed on the project (I don&#8217;t recall why), I managed to convince Brian to illustrate the second issue of my never completed series <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Wings<\/span>.  Through no fault of the creators, the entire project fell apart.  Brian completed six incredible pages.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/7CUc1PXN1i9PgJWnxerz7Q?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1737694924496e058918b71.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Unpublished p.9 from <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Wings<\/span> #2 <br \/>\nWords by Rick Klaw Art by Brian Biggs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/tZ0YBit8Zq7A8Snsw3oBqw?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/79518945496e057eafa9b.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Unpublished p.11 from <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Wings<\/span> #2 <br \/>\nWords by Rick Klaw Art by Brian Biggs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nI did include a story by Brian in my Eisner-nominated anthology <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/columns\/geeks243.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Weird Business<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/tWHVeKu1gYfepcf0GeB8Kw?feat=directlink\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/524044719496e056e31dcd.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\">Page from &quot;The Stranger&quot;, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Weird Business<\/span> (Mojo Press, 1995)<br \/>\nby Brian Biggs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brian Biggs has gone on to a career as a successful, award-winning children&#8217;s illustrator. He&#8217;s currently developing <a href=\"http:\/\/mrbiggs.com\/frederick&amp;amp;eloise\/about-the-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Frederick &amp;amp; Eloise<\/span><\/a> as a film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While &quot;researching&quot; a recent Nexus Graphica, I had reason to look through my collection of Comics Of Unusual Size. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom offers many gems. 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