The ninth newsletter (Jan 5, 2002)
Hey kids!
We're back yet again with all the AYC news that's fit
to print. It's been a while, so let's skip the goofy
intro and get right to the meat of the matter
(wink-wink). Did I just say that out loud? Anyway,
here's
the latest:
****** LOADY McGEE's EUROPEAN VACATION! ******
Hold onto your berets: Johnny has been asked to attend
the 29th Annual Festival International de la
Bande Dessinée in Angouleme, France. For you non-Frogs
out there, this is a huge and very prestigious
comics festival held in a town with it's very own
highly acclaimed comic art museum! Imagine, a culture
which actually values comics as a viable artform.
Who'd a thunk it? Barring any International incidents
or
weather-related mishaps, Johnny will be enjoying all
the heady wine and stinky cheese (or stinky wine and
head cheese) he can handle from 1/22-1/28. His
girlfriend and colorist Jenny will also be attending,
thanks to the American Airlines frequent flier miles
program. As the residents of Angouleme will soon
learn, Johnny est la premiere artist du merde!
* Here's a link to the official festival/museum site:
http://www.bdangouleme.com/index.htm
* To translate the page, enter the url here:
http://world.altavista.com/
NOTE: Johnny will unfortunately NOT be attending the
APE convention in San Francisco, as he is now all
cosmopolitan and shit and WAY too good for some
lame-ass American con. (Actually, he just couldn't get any more time off.)
****** JOHNNY IN THE "MEDIA" ******
- You completist types will wanna check out the latest
Nickelodeon magazine, which features that scary
kid "Jimmy Neutron" on the cover, as he has a new gag
cartoon in the Comic Book section. It's cute AND
gross!
- There are rumblings that the LA Weekly may soon be
doing a short feature on Johnny. We'll let you
know!
- We'd also like to bring your attention to the
hilarious doings over at our pal Mary Burt's website,
SAD
MAGAZINE (http://www.sadmagazine.com). She's got a
long, funny, and informative interview with Johnny
on there (plus a pic of him eating a giant Rice
Krispie Treat), which is nicely accented by the
"rebuttal
interview" from his former AYC publishing partner Matt
Sanborn-- who also served as inspiration for
Johnny's "Mullet" character. See them duke it out for
yourself!
* Johnny Interview -
http://www.geocities.com/bigeyedcat/crier/johnny/johnny.html
* Matt's Rebuttal -
http://www.geocities.com/bigeyedcat/crier/mattsanborn/mattsanborn.html
*** BONUS!!! ***
Mary also sent us the following list of phrases people
typed into search engines which found the
Johnny Ryan interview page:
-johnny ryan
-fucking cartoons
-rapidograph pen cartoon
-skatepunk comic
-ivan brunetti
-beetle bailey nude
-im horny
-i m horny
-luke's liquors
-rush limbaugh
-beetle bailey excuses
God Bless the World Wide Web!
****** AYC #3 NEAR COMPLETION ******
Crunched for time (as always) thanks to that
ever-present Shitty Day Job, Johnny is nevertheless
thisclose to being done with the new issue! You'll be
able to pick one up at a comic shop near you by late
Feb/early March. This one's a doozy, featuring SEVEN
great new stories and a brand-new letters page.
BEST. ISSUE. EVER.
Here's another peek at the cover:
http://www.geocities.com/saltyjenny/JohnnyRyan/ayc3.html
Purchase AYC here: http://www.fantagraphics.com
****** NEW "FAN ART" ON JOHNNYR.COM! ******
Two new artists have been added to the "Fan Art"
section of http://www.johnnyr.com! Sad Magazine
editrix Mary Burt reveals her crush on Sinus O'Gynus,
while "Jerk" artist Jeffrey Meyer muses on Loady's
fave snacks. Check them out here:
http://www.johnnyr.com/comix/fanArt2.html
Remember, anyone can send in art, so get out your
crayons and send something in!
****** NEW AYC ART FOR SALE ******
Johnny recently put the entire contents of AYC #1 and
#2 up for sale on the best original comic art site
on the web, http://www.comicartcollective.com. You'll
find killer deals galore on these pages and a ton of
other, rare AYC and non-AYC pages and illustrations.
Here's a link to Johnny's stuff:
http://www.comicartcollective.com/johnnyryan/
That's gonna be it for this go-round! Let us know if
you want to unsubscribe at any time by sending an
email with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.
* Email Johnny personally at superjohnny69@yahoo.com
Cheers,
Loady Mc Gee
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