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Michele Carlo is a native New Yorker and a graduate of The School of Visual Arts, who says she's "been a comics fan all my life, from the old MAD magazines in the 1970s to the Silver Surfer, Galactus
and Dr. Doom, old Spiderman, ElfQuest, Bloom County, Calvin & Hobbes, Maus, Berlin. One of my most faves ever, is Winsor McCay's Little Nemo." She's also a writer/performer/storyteller who's performed with The Moth, and been published in Chicken Soup For The Latino Soul and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.
Probably best known as the artist of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head Comic Book, Rick Parker was also on staff at Marvel Comics for many years and did lettering and production work in the 1970's and 1980's. Currently drawing the Introductory pages featuring the Old Witch, The Vault Keeper and the Crypt Keeper for Jim Salicrup's new release of Tales From The Crypt published by PaperCutz. Rick also teaches comic art in the public and private school systems and has conducted classes in comic strip creation and seminars at the Newark Museum. http://www.rickparkercomics.blogspot.com/
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Michele Carlo is a native New Yorker and a graduate of The School of Visual Arts, who says she's "been a comics fan all my life, from the old MAD magazines in the 1970s to the Silver Surfer, Galactus
and Dr. Doom, old Spiderman, ElfQuest, Bloom County, Calvin & Hobbes, Maus, Berlin. One of my most faves ever, is Winsor McCay's Little Nemo." She's also a writer/performer/storyteller who's performed with The Moth, and been published in Chicken Soup For The Latino Soul and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.
Probably best known as the artist of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head Comic Book, Rick Parker was also on staff at Marvel Comics for many years and did lettering and production work in the 1970's and 1980's. Currently drawing the Introductory pages featuring the Old Witch, The Vault Keeper and the Crypt Keeper for Jim Salicrup's new release of Tales From The Crypt published by PaperCutz. Rick also teaches comic art in the public and private school systems and has conducted classes in comic strip creation and seminars at the Newark Museum. http://www.rickparkercomics.blogspot.com/
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Well done. Mad Magazine look with that disturbing unknown world of what’s up with some of your neighbors.
Great New York-centric N-D-N story in the MAD mold! That was some powerful prayer that drove the Moraleses and the Garcias from “paradise”! I particularly liked the TV-looting blackout grandma on the first page.
Very enjoyable. Great writing and great art.
Good story…and yaaay for the Rick Parker art!
Wow, that is some crazy shit right there. And I mean that in the best possible way.
This was a ton of fun! I loved the baby repulsive babies. And I’m glad there was a happy ending. Nice work, Michele and Rick!
Hey Michele,
This strip rocks. Thanks for sending it along. I always enjoy your work so much.
xoxEveL.
Hey Michele,
As the oldest (as in knowing you the longest) of your friends, I can say that looks nothing like your mother. And she would have made you clean the floor! Ha, ha, ha (or lol if you prefer) Great strip. (Poor mouse.)
Belinda Delgado
Great job Rick and Michele!
Great crazy story, and I love the beautiful grotesquerie of the artwork. I’d love to see it larger so I could take in all the gruesome details.
Great story and art. I want to see more of Rick’s cool artwork. I especially liked all the characters leaning out of the apartment windows. I bet Rick could create a funny strip about each one of them.
HUZZAH!
True Old School New York Grit. Great Work, Michele and Rick.
ART!
I think I recognize my abuelita in that cartoon! ;-D Fun stuff Michele!
My kind of story. This should win an award.
Great story telling. It’s very reminiscent of he old MAD magazine but at the same time is someting I’ve never seen before. Really like the art, Rick.
Great collaboration by Michelle & Rick. And kudos to Rick for being a teacher of young people introducing them to our medium.
[...] and veteran of Marvel Comics. Rick also illustrated SMITH’s Next-Door Neighbor installment, “Night of the Black Chrysanthemum,” in collaboration with Michele Carlo. We’re glad he’s proud to call himself a [...]
Thank you for good desing
Art is beautiful much different but like
Good story liked the chicken feet in the bucket must have researched Voodoo some anyway.
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