{"id":676,"date":"2008-12-01T23:27:12","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T23:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/12\/01\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-1\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:33","slug":"c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/12\/01\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-1\/","title":{"rendered":"C.O.U.S.: Reflections from Rick’s Collection #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

While "researching" the latest Nexus Graphica<\/a>, I had reason to look through my collection of C<\/span>omics O<\/span>f U<\/span>nusual S<\/span>ize. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom hides many gems. Deciding that I really should share some of these largely forgotten and sometime rare pieces, I’m taking you through a tour of my unusual collection.<\/p>\n

I begin with the reason for the research and perhaps one of the most widely distributed mini-comics of all time. The caffeine-fueled hero, Too Much Coffee Man<\/a> appearing in a self-titled mini-comic, premiered at the 1991 Dallas Fantasy Fair as a promotional tie-in for Shannon Wheeler<\/a>‘s first collection Children With Glue<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nToo Much Coffee Man #1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wheeler would eventually produced five TMCM minicomics and evolve the character into a mini-empire complete with a newspaper syndicated strip, a regularly produced comic book, a pop culture magazine, four collections, an animated Converse commercial<\/a>, merchandising paraphernalia galore (mugs, coffee, t-shirts, and even toilet paper!) and most recently, an opera<\/a>. The combined sales of the five issues would reach into the tens of thousands.<\/p>\n


\nToo Much Coffee Man<\/span> #2-3
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\nToo Much Coffee Man<\/span> #4-5
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While "researching" the latest 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 hides many gems. Deciding that I really should share some … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n