The Block Vs The Big Block.
That was my world until I was 7 or 8. It was called a block because you could walk around the whole thing on the footpath until they closed the lanes in the late 80’s due to syringes being found. That was a big blow to so many friendships. Without the lanes you had to walk all the way around the block.
The Big Block was always exciting. Beyond the boundaries of the Big Block was a whole forbidden world that no kids were allowed visit. But of course we ventured over to look at the busy main road now and then. We ridiculed the 5 year olds who weren’t allowed leave our road.
I had that Iron Maiden album for years before I actually listened to it. Was never mad about them. I won the Fraggle Rock album from Larry Gogan’s radio show.
Ha! Really looking forward to seeing where this one goes. Man you have a great memory for things like this
I love it, but according to that last panel…..does Tommy bang one of his sisters or something?
Nah they’re a family of four sisters you knacker. And we double teamed them.
Man, how I love these tangental offshoots of your unique brainhole.
Sisters…. the holy grail. Looking forward to this.
lovin this
Yeah. Rest assured I don’t actually bone any of them but it was my introduction to the art of getting the punetang
Very enticing. Can’t believe I have to wait a whole week for the next part! But that’s part of what makes the whole thing so good. Great Spongebob facial expression in the bottom left panel.
Jonathan Ross interviewed Jim Steranko recently. It’s not great, but this quote about him working to a deadline when creating Chandler: Red Tide wouldn’t be out of place in the Amperduke Genesis strip (except maybe the jazz):
“I only had a few months, so I lived in my studio. I covered the windows over with cloth, so I could never tell when it was day or night. I ate at the board. I slept at the board. I played only jazz from that period, the 1940s, and that kept my creative blood up.”
Full interview:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/21/jim-steranko-comics-jonathan-ross
Do you really draw these in your boxers? I’ve read that Hemingway used to write in the nip!
Cheers Sheridan, my disgusting atmosphere wasn’t self imposed! That was genuine squalor. That house was frequented by all manner of drug dealers and miscreants, we even got a threatening letter from one of those shady ‘concerned residents’ groups linked to Sinn Fein about dealing from the house. Mad.
James I draw in my little nappy/boxers all day. Its Spain, the heat is awful. Also note that I sit on a beach chair and not the 300 Euro fancy seat I bought in Ikea. It’s more comfortable.
All this childhood regression makes me think of one of my hobbies as a kid. Chucking snowballs at windays was great fun, as it snowed in Scotland for 10 months of the year I got a lot of practice.
Found this, it’s just like being back home. http://www.chunkideas.com/snowball/
Now THAT’S a niche market game. It’s funny shit though. Here, remember Super Gran, I was showing my missus it on youtube and it was broadcast over here as Super Abuela! BUT they never mentioned she was Scottish, she thought it was Australian or something
Check out my shit games in the new clamnuts.com