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RUDOLPH Nyco
RUDOLPH Nyco
This Winnipeg illustrator, whose interests are, bears, dinosaurs, Canadian history and film noir, began his career by designing posters, albums and merchandise for local bands.
He has since turned his attention to graphic story telling. His first published effort was When Bears Invade in partnership with writer Alex Finbow. In another project he has redrawn Canadian World War 2 propaganda posters replacing people with bears at the same time cartooning a graphic novel based on the same theme. This will be published by Renegade Arts Entertainment, in the Spring of 2020.
He has also done posters, prints and covers on other themes including dinosaurs and films.
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content story & Cover book front & back:
When Big Bears Invade. Writ., Alexander Finbow. Renegade Arts Entertainment, April 2017.
Cover book front & back:
Sharkasaurus. Renegade Arts Entertainment, April 2018.
SOURCE:
Article periodical:
Canada’s History, Aug.-Sept. 2019: “Bearing witness to war.” Writ., Kaitlin Vitt: 11.
Internet:
“More about me” Nyco Rudoplh. Gangsters. Bears. Dinos. Accessed 27 Aug. 2019.
GALLERY:
An example of Nyco altering a Canadian WW2 poster. Canada’s History, Aug.-Sept. 2019:11.
Other examples. Canada’s History, Aug.-Sept. 2019:11.
Sharkasaurus, April 2018: Front cover.
DYCK Jonathan
DYCK Jonathan
“Comics are where illustration, design, and storytelling all intersect, and in terms of contemporary graphic design, that’s where I see a lot of exciting things happening, a lot of important voices emerging. It seems to mirror a renewed interest in books and printing.” From “Jonathan Dyck: Better living through graphic design …”
This Winnipeg based illustrator and graphic designer first graduated with a degree in English from Canadian Mennonite University. After graduating from CMU he worked for a year at CMU Press. This experience helped shift his interest towards graphic art. Nevertheless, he then earned a Master of Arts in English and Film Studies from the University of Alberta. This was followed by graduation from a three year Design Studies course at MacEwan University in Edmonton.
His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in Geez, Maisonneuve, and Walrus. For Walrus He partnered with Christine Kampen Robinson, a University of Waterloo PhD candidate in German studies with an interest in Mennonites, to create the cartoon strip “Mennonites Talking About Miriam Toews”. Miriam Toews is an author most noted for her novel A Complicated Kindness, which was set in a Mennonite community in Manitoba’s Bible belt. This interesting use of the cartoon strip organizes interviews with a large number of persons. Most interesting are the portraits where the person says nothing. Why? See below.
In 2018, for the Four Panel Project, he contributed “Market” an experimental work based on the four panel format. It appeared in 4 Panel 2. No Goals is a collection exploring toxic minor hockey culture.
WORK:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content experiment:
4 Panel 2. Ed., Mark Laliberte. Popnoir Editions, May 2018: “Market.”
PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
The Walrus, 16-6, July/August 2019: “Mennonites Talking About Miriam Toews” Jonathon Dyck & Christine Kampen Robinson: 68-69.
SOURCE:
Internet:
“Jonathon Dyck: Better living through graphic design….” www.cmu>community , 12 Oct. 2012. Accessed 8 June 2020.
GALLERY:
Walrus, July/Aug. 2019: 68.
Walrus, July/Aug. 2019: 69.
DAD PLUGG
DAD PLUGG
A cartoon strip created by Richard Taylor for The Worker (Toronto) a weekly newspaper published by the Communist Party of Canada. It appeared circa 1935.
David Rosen described Dad Plugg as: “… a mustachioed old gent who delighted in letting the air out of political windbags and fat bosses.”
SOURCE:
Essay unpublished:
“Drawing The Line: Radical Cartoonists of the Thirties.” Writ., David Rosen. This was a sample chapter for a proposed book on cartoonists who worked partially or completely for alternative publications.
GALLERY:
The Worker. “Drawing the Line”: 8.
The Worker. “Drawing the Line”: 8. St. James Street mentioned here was the financial distinct of Montréal.
RIC
HUGH DUNNIT
MR DISTRACTED ATTORNEY
MAJOR DOMO & JO-JO
MAJOR DOMO AND JO– JO
Major Domo & Jo- Jo was a serial created by Avrom Yanovsky under the nom de plume Armand. It appeared in Bell Features & Publishing Co. periodicals Joke Comics, Dime Comics and Triumph Comics.
Major Domo, was portrayed as a Canadian soldier who lost both arms at the Second Battle of Arnhem Holland sometimes called the Liberation of Arnhem. Since this battle occurred in April 1945, Joke 21 where “Major Domo & Jo Jo” first appeared must have been published shortly after that date. After his recovery “Major Domo” became a “Special Agent For The United Nations Investigation Bureau”. His partner Jo-Jo was a former circus dwarf and World War 2 underground leader, “Domo” had befriended in Europe. Sometimes Jo-Jo provided Major Domo with arms by being strapped to the Major’s back. However, in Joke 23 Major Domo acquires a set of artificial arms.
In some ways “Major Domo & Jo-Jo” reflect the decline and demise of Bell Features. The feature was published in Joke Comics 21 to 25. Joke Comics 26 was the last in that series. It then appeared in Dime Comics 28 which was the last issue in that series. Finally it appeared in Triumph Comics 30, which was the second to last issue in that series.
Ken Gass incorporated this character in his play Hurray for Johnny Canuck. The character was played by Jank Zajfman, who later performed on television as Tom Shaughnessey on My Life as a Dog, and in guest appearances on Murdoch Mysteries. He was a voice actor for the animated series The Adventures of Tin Tin.
MEDIUM:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC: All published by Bell Features & Publishing Co.
Content serial:
| Joke Comics, …no date: “Major Domo & Jo Jo.” Cart., Armand. Black & White. | ||||
| 21: | 22: | 23: 8-13. | 24: | 25: |
Dime Comics, 28: “Major Domo & Jo Jo.” Cart., Armand. Black & White.
Triumph Comics, 30: “Major Domo & Jo Jo.” Cart., Armand. Black & White.
THEATRE:
Content play:
Five Canadian Plays. Playwright’s Co-op., 1978: “Hurray for Johnny Canuck.” Playwright, Ken Gass.
SOURCE:
Article book:
. Heroes On The Home Front. North End Books, 2018: “Yanovsky Avrom.” Writ., Ivan Kocmarek 295-297.
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Joke Comics, 23: 8.
SASHA & MASHA
MEMORY LANE PUBL.
MEMORY LANE PUBLICATIONS Location: 594 Markham Street, Toronto Owner: George Henderson
Contributors:
Peter John Harris, journalist & editor of Star Week, Derek Carter, Don Daynard, Don Hutchison, a TVO cameraman and expert on pulp magazines, Don Miller and Peter Gill.
Memory Lane Publications was an extension of George Henderson’s Memory Lane memorabilia shop. The Vast Whizzbang Organization was probably a sub organization within Memory Lane Publications. It appears to have been founded in 1968 to publish Captain George’s Whizbang and Captain George’s Penny Dreadful. The enterprise was comprised of George Henderson and the tight knit group of popular culture aficionados whose names are listed above. A series of reprints of newspaper cartoon strips was also published by Memory Lane Publications, but apparently not the Vast Whizzbang Organization. It may have been a separate operation.
Captain George’s Whizbang and Captain George’s Penny Dreadful were both edited by Peter Harris. Captain George’s Whizbang was a regular sized magazine with black & white covers and interiors while Captain George’s Penny Dreadful was a weekly newsletter printed on an eight and a half by 11 inch sheet of paper folded in half. The back page was written by Pete Harris and contained short events items. The two inside pages were filled by various writers most often those listed above.
When the reprint series began is not known. The first title of the series was Comic World Presents … but quickly changed to Captain George’s Comic World then finally settled on Captain George presents,….
PUBLICATIONS:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC COLLECTION:
Comic World Presents no number, no date. Hal Foster’s Tarzan”.
Captain George’s Comic World,…. Memory Lane Publications.
16, no date. “Buck Rogers”
22, no date. “Capt. Marvel, Capt. Marvel Jr., Bulletman.
27, no date. “The Spirit” by Will Eisner, “Brothers of the Spear”, 2 essays.
Captain George presents,…. Memory Lane Publications.
33&34, no date, “Seein’ Stars.” by Feg Murray
37, no date, “Thimble Theatre starring Popeye” by E.C. Seegar.
45, no date, “Rip Kirby” by Alex Raymond &”Napoleon by Cliffe McBride..
46, no date, “Prince Valiant by Hal Foster.
PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
| The New Captain George’s Whizbang. Vast Whizzbang Organization/Memory Lane Publications. | ||
| No. 7 (vol. 2 no. 1), 1970.
No. 8 (vol. 2 no. 2), 1970. No. 9 (vol. 2 no. 3), 1970. |
No. 12 (vol. 2 no. 6), 1971.
No. 13 (vol. 3 no. 1), 1971. No. 14 (vol. 3 no. 2), 1972. |
No. 16 (vol. 3 no. 4), 1973.
No. 17 (vol. 4 no. 1), 1974. No. 18 (vol. 4 no. 2), 1974. |
Captain George’s Penny Dreadful, Vast Whizzbang Organization/Memory Lane Publications, 352, 21 Nov. 1975 to 487, 23 June 1978.
Captain George’s Penny Dreadful, Vast Whizzbang Organization/Memory Lane Publications, Special Edition, no number no date. An explanation by James Waley for the collapse of Orb magazine.
GALLERY:
The New Captain George’s Whizbang, 7, no date: Front cover. Illus., Hal Foster.
“The Beavers” were created by cartoonist Dave Sim.
“Shawn Among The Ruins.” Written by George Henderson appeared in Andromeda 2-2, June 1978.
Captain George’s Penny Dreadful, Special Edition, no number no date: Front cover.
Captain George presents, 46, no date, “Prince Valiant”: Front cover.