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Sun - August 12, 2007

CulturePulp 64: The Faerieworlds Taxonomy

Last month, my stepdaughter wanted to go to the 2007 Faerieworlds Festival -- a sort of Saturday Market / outdoor concert for people who like to dress in "magickal" costumes and bliss out to shamanic healing songs.

It was a lovely afternoon. And it was interesting to see how attendees slotted into certain demographic subcategories. In fact, you can read a non-fiction comic strip on this very subject right here, at CulturePulp's new WCN archive.

CulturePulp 64: The Faerieworlds Taxonomy (Webcomics Nation)

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Posted at 10:58 PM

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Fri - July 6, 2007

CulturePulp 63: Radio Relativity

I've been appearing on KUFO's "Cort and Fatboy" show for over a year now, and I've become fascinated by the way skilled radio jocks can manipulate time and space in the studio. So I decided to make a comic strip about it.

You can read this comic in its entirety here, at CulturePulp's new WCN archive.

CulturePulp 63: Radio Relativity (Webcomics Nation)

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Posted at 11:42 AM

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Sat - June 30, 2007

CulturePulp 62: Acne Myths!

One of the stranger cartooning gigs I've ever had came up this month.

OHSU's dermatology department asked me to illustrate five "Acne Myths" in comic-strip form. These comics appear in a light-box display at OMSI's "Body Worlds 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies."

I adapted OHSU's script with a color assist from Chad Essley (and a character assist from Dr. Do and Mr. Don't).

If you'd like to enjoy the comics as intended -- i.e., surrounded by flayed and plasticized corpses -- you can find them at OMSI from June 28 to July 4. Otherwise, you can have all your misconceptions about zits corrected right here, in CulturePulp's WCN archive.

CulturePulp 62: Acne Myths! (Webcomics Nation)
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Body Worlds 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies (Oregon Museum of Science & Industry)

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Thu - June 7, 2007

CulturePulp 61: Mr. Do and Mr. Don't™ at the Portland Rose Festival

Mr. Do and Mr. Don't™ are back -- this time teaching us proper manners at Portland's Rose Festival.

You can read this valuable moral tract in its entirety here, at CulturePulp's new WCN archive.

Mr. Do and Mr. Don't™ at the Portland Rose Festival (Webcomics Nation)

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Posted at 10:41 PM

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Sun - May 13, 2007

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 14

The 'CulturePulp' re-post concludes this week at Webcomics Nation.

This week's re-runs (from 2007) include:

Monday 5/14: Party for the Prof
Tuesday 5/15: Meet the MUFOlogists
Wednesday 5/16: The Lords of Breakfast
Thursday 5/17: Ride of the Riot Grrrls

CulturePulp (Webcomics Nation)

Posted at 08:46 PM

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CulturePulp 60: Ride of the Riot Grrls

NOTE: There's a larger version of this comic here, at Webcomics Nation.

Words and pix by Mike Russell; grey-tones by Chad Essley
High-rez PDF: CulturePulp60.SHADED.pdf
Photo-reference gallery: click here
Bonus text interview with The Sprockettes: COMING SOON

Endnotes & Digressions:

1. Would you like to know more? You can visit the Sprockettes online at www.sprockettes.org or myspace.com/sprockettes.

2. Want to see the Sprockettes for yourself? They’re performing May 19 at 11 a.m. at the Three Bridges Opening in Milwaukie and June 23 at noon at the Multnomah County Bike Fair at Colonel Summers Park (Southeast 20th and Belmont, Portland).

3. My photo-reference for this comic is online at CulturePulp's new Flickr account. You can view the set here.

4. As mentioned above, the Sprockettes were rehearsing a routine built around the song "Old Bikes" by the Trucks. You can hear a sample of the song at The Trucks' Web site, or you can find the single here at the iTunes music store.

5. This comic will have online bonus features! I’ll post a transcript of my 35-minute post-rehearsal conversation with the Sprockettes in the next few days.

Lettering too small? You can download a high-rez PDF of CulturePulp 60 right here: CulturePulp60.SHADED.pdf

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Fri - May 11, 2007

CulturePulp 60 (and Sprockettes Q&A) impending....

(Photo reference courtesy Flickr.)

Editor's Note: You can find CulturePulp 60, "Ride of the Riot Grrrls," in today's Oregonian A&E section. You can also download a high-rez PDF of the comic right here: CulturePulp60.SHADED.pdf

Real-world commitments are delaying the posting of both the web version of the strip and a promised text Q&A with the Sprockettes (the subject of today's comic). I'll have both online as soon as I can.

Apologies, M. Russell.
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CulturePulp re-runs at Webcomics Nation

Posted at 12:49 PM

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CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 13

The 'CulturePulp' re-post continues at Webcomics Nation.

This week's re-runs (from 2006 and early 2007) include:

Monday 5/7: The Richard Linklater Interview
Tuesday 5/8: Broken Lizard, Interrupted
Wednesday 5/9: COLORING FUN: "Hot Dog Cookout"
Thursday 5/10: Two-Fisted John McLoughlin!
Friday 5/11: Fascist Monsters of Filmland

The re-runs catch up with the present next week.

CulturePulp (Webcomics Nation)

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Mon - April 30, 2007

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 12

The 'CulturePulp' re-post continues at Webcomics Nation.

This week's re-runs (from 2006) include:

Monday 4/30: The Jeff Smith Interview
Tuesday 5/1: Running Back to Portland Fit
Wednesday 5/2: X-Facts!
Thursday 5/3: The David Foster Wallace bootleg
Friday 5/4: Mr. Do and Mr. Don't go to the Blues Fest

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Mon - April 23, 2007

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 11

The 'CulturePulp' re-post continues at Webcomics Nation.

This week's re-runs (from 2006) include:

Monday 4/23: Voodoo Wedding
Tuesday 4/24: Postcards from Park City
Wednesday 4/25: The Last Time I Saw Allan deLay
Thursday 4/26: Art Spiegelman vs. the World
Friday 4/27: The Secret Cirque

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CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 10

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 9

CulturePulp 59: The Lords of Breakfast

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: Week 8

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: week 7

CulturePulp re-runs at WCN: week 6

CulturePulp re-runs at Webcomics Nation: Week 5

CulturePulp re-runs at Webcomics Nation: Week 4

CulturePulp 58: Meet the MUFOlogists

CulturePulp re-runs at Webcomics Nation: Week 3

CulturePulp re-runs at Webcomics Nation: Week 2