#02 nice ass
#02 Nice Ass
This influential underground was a supplement to the East Village Other newspaper, featuring many artists who would go on to underground fame: R. Crumb, Vaughn Bode, Joel Beck, Roger Brand, Kim Deitch, Simon Deitch, Bill Griffith, Ron Haydock, Jay Lynch, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, Art Spiegelman, John Thompson, Larry Todd and S. Clay Wilson. Edited by Bode. Mature readers. 24 pages. Cover by Crumb, of course. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.
Gothic Blimp Works was officially published by 27-year-old Peter Leggieri and billed as “the first Sunday underground comic paper,” even though it only came out monthly. Vaughn Bodé—who finalized the name of the tabloid—was the founding editor, but by the second issue he abdicated his role and Kim Deitch took over. Deitch lasted until issue seven, when he split with Trina Robbins and Gilbert Shelton to head to San Francisco. Van Howell and Joe Schenkman co-edited the eighth and final issue of Gothic Blimp Works.
#02 nice ass
