inner city romance
inner city romance
Last Gasp 1972-79
Guy Colwell (author of Doll), spent two years in prison for draft resistance and took a lot of drugs in the ’60s and ’70s, both of which had a direct effect on developing Inner City Romance, the comic book series that defined his early career. In five books that span seven years, Colwell delivers a variety of gritty stories with gripping characters that reflect his life in Oakland, California, his two years in prison, and a lifetime of keen perception about life on the city streets. Today’s youth culture talks about “keepin’ it real.” Guy Colwell never failed to keep it real. Inner City Romance is caustic, raw, funny, daring and highly recommended.
Every issue of Inner City Romance—Guy Colwell’s ’70s underground comic book series about prison, black culture, ghetto life, the sex trade, and radical activism—is collected in this book, along with Colwell’s paintings and a contextual, autobiographical essay.
Guy Colwell’s 1970s underground comic book series Inner City Romance tread new territory: it was filled with stories about prison, black culture, ghetto life, the sex trade, and radical activism. It portrayed the unpleasant realities of life in the inner city, where opportunities were limited and being on the lowest end of the economic ladder meant that one’s vision of the American dream was more about survival than lifestyle choices. Every issue of Inner City Romance is included in this collection, as well as many of the highly detailed paintings Colwell created at the time. In an accompanying text piece, Colwell provides context for the material.
