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TABLE OF CONTENTSRKYV # 15 {August 2008}

RKYV ONLINE LOGO - David Marshall { current }

- Roy G. James { original }

- R.J. Pare { original online adaptation}Virtual Cover # 15 - art by Mark Laliberte

- layouts by David Marshall

Editorial Column - At The Outset:

A Few Thoughts From the Editor - by RJ Pare

World View - A Canadian Living in the USA

- by Tom Rossini

Pop Psychology - Whos Craze?

- by Orlando Lujan Martinez

Writers Column - Creation in our World

- by Larissa Gula

Poetry - by Larissa Gula, R. J. Pare

Interior Art - pieces by Josh Bowe, Giorgos

Tsopanos, Jonathan Biermann, R.J. Pare, Roger

Price, Elisa Feliz, Mark Laliberte, Sam van der

Wouden

Featured Artist Review

- by Tariq Rafiq & R.J. Pare

Non-Fiction - Futurism in the Funnies

- by Roy G. JamesPop Culture -

Raised on Saturday Morning Cartoons

- by Pauline Harren Pare

Untitled - by Sam van der Wouden


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At the outset :A Few Thoughts From The Editor - by

R. J. Pare

arAchive - [ahr-kahyv] :

! Any extensive record or collection of data:

The encyclopaedia is an archive of world

history. ie: "The experience was sealed in the

archive of her memory."

! Origin: 15951605; orig., as pl. - archives -

from Greek archeia. Based on the Random

House Unabridged Dictionary, Random

House, Inc. 2006.

RKYV - [same as above]

! An monthly collection of specific ephemera.

The E-zine RKYV ONLINE is a eclectic mix

of the artistic and literary creations of its

diverse contributors.

! Origin: current incarnation 2007; as online FaceBook Group and .PDF compilation.

Based on the sporadically published micro-press 'zine' of the early 1990's - which itself

was inspired by the W.E.C.C.C.C publications that preceded it: North Words [anewsletter] & Arcane [an underground anthology comic].

This month it is our privilege, here at RKYV, to have Mark Laliberte as our Featured Artist of

the month. In his own words:

" MARK LALIBERTE is a practising visual artist currently working in the mediums of

photography, collage, illustration, and computer-based sound composition. Since beginning

his professional career, he has exhibited and performed extensively in galleries across

Canada and the USA."

That ain't the half of it. Mark is very talented and bold artist. His work challenges yourperceptions and preconceived notions of gallery art. I met Mark during my comic-addled teens

and was instantly impressed with his artistic ability and vision -- I love comics - but I suck at

drawing. I admired his ability to translate his ideas into visual presentations. We worked together

on Arcane -- a short lived micro-press anthology comic. I learned the man has backbone to go

with his talent. The short version is the big bad Gov wanted to put charges on him because they

didn't like his fanzine "Headtrip" !!! Forget about freedom of speech etc etc... they were gonna

shut him down. In his own words:

Cover to Arcane # 3 - By Mark Laliberte &

Marc Ngui


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"1990_ gained notoriety by becoming the first (and only) person in Canada to ever have

been charged with five counts of obscenity for publishing before reaching the age of 21; his

fanzine Headtrip http://www.marklaliberte.com/projects/headtrip.html has since been

cleared of all charges in a court of law in a precedent-setting obscenity battle that has been

hailed as a victory for freedom of expression throughout the country."

End Result --- they wound up with egg on their faces and

Mark wound up vindicated [many people talk about what

they would do in such a situation, few have had to

actually go through it - very few wind up victorious in

the end - it is a credit to him that he stood up for his

rights... and won!]. Marks case set precedent for writers

and artists to enjoy the pursuit of their craft free from the

worry that self-styled guardians of obscenity/morality

dont come raiding their homes - just because they dont

like your work.

Today Mark has so many cool projects on the go it would

do him a disservice for me to try and sum them all up

[considering some of the edgy experimental stuff is

frankly... over my head]. One in particular, that I am quite

fond of, is the magazine Carousel for which he is the

managing editor. This semiannual publication is a hybrid

literary and arts magazine. Founded in 1983 through the

University of Guelph it is distributed throughout Canada

and the USA.

It is an engaging and entertaining read and Marks

hand in its re-design and current presentation is

unmistakable. I hope you all enjoy his work as much as

I do... perhaps while listening to some of his musical

creations.

Some cool web sites to check out for more info on Mark

Laliberte and his art:

www.marklaliberte.com www.thinkbox.ca

www.popnoir.ca www.carouselmagazine.ca

www.blackcloudappreciationsociety.org

www.descant.ca

Until next month, I remain...

Randy.

Cover to Headtrip #1 [with evidence tag]

- by Mark Laliberte

Carousel Magazine # 22


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World ViewA Canadian Living in the USA - by Tom Rossini

Labour Day Weekend and the Return of Children to

School. September 2nd begins a new school year for

many children, and this includes my daughter, as well.

But this year has been different for me then years past.

The school year has not even started, and already, I am

tired of school. But before I go on let me explain why.

For those of you that dont know, I immigrated to the

USA about 13 years ago and I have a daughter going

into Grade 2. She is attending a private catholic school (

it receives no federal or state funding), so we pay

tuition to send her there. Tuition costs vary slightly depending on the Grade your child is in as

well as the number of kids that attend the school. There is a tuition cap of $10,000 for eachfamily. Usually thats the cost for 3 children to attend the school but if you have 4 or 5, you still

only pay $10,000. This of course does not include other fees and expenses like uniforms, field

trip expenses.

Well, this all changed a few years ago. Several years ago the church was next door moved about

2 miles down the road and the old church was turned into more classrooms and the school now

holds over 600 students. Well, because of this move, they added a church bus fee. This now pays

for a school bus to take them to church once or twice a month.

Then the school came up with DOVE hours. This is a program where each family is forced to

donate 20 hours of time towards the school. It could be in relation to being a field trip escort, or

working on a fund raiser, or being the class reader of the day, or the nurse for recess.

This year they have added even more.

About 1 week ago we received a letter from the school indicating what classroom our child was

going to be in as well as who the teacher was. Inside this letter was a flyer which broke up each

class into required supplies. Now, I have no problem buying pencils, pens, erasers etc for my

daughter but the list has gotten out of hand in my opinion. My daughters letter indicated that she

is to bring to class if following 1 box of 24 crayons, 1 dozen erasers, 6 2 pocket folders, 10 4oz

white Elmers Glue. 2 reams of white paper, 2 dozen red and blue pens, 4 boxes of Kleenex and

4 rolls of paper towels. Other classes have other items including printer ink, Hand Wipes, Clorox

Wipes, Antiseptic hand gel, toilet paper, pencils, markers, highlighters, red pens, and black pens

etc.

Does this sound crazy to anyone else? Are other schools doing this? I understand that the costs of

gas , electricity, benefits etc are all going up but is it really this bad? Or should I move to Canada

and sent my children to school there.

Happy Labour Day.

Thomas Rossini

The Beat - by R. J. Pare


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Pop PsychologyWho's Craze? - by Orlando Lujan Martinez

Who is crazy me or the doctor?I say the docs crazy and she says I am craze.

Heres the story:

I went to see my doctor and decided to be who

I really was: a talkative guy with a sense of

humour. After a long talk, she even gave me

extra time because she was interested in what

I was saying, but only from a clinical point of

view. During our conversation she excuse

herself ,and left the room, when she cameback with a nurse and she said you don't mind

if my nurse sits in. I said is was OK with me.

The nurse stood around listening and

observing me. The doc had told her that she

had a real nut case and she wanted her, the

nurse to observe me and gain some experience

of what a real nut case acts like. It was on the

job training.

I was on stage and didn't know that I was a

specimen of abnormal behaviour to be watch

and put on the record because I might dosomething insane like write this letter. When I

got the electronic records she had written, for

the record, that I was cognitively impaired,

had delusion of grandeur and did not - get this

- act according to the situation. The doctor

meant that I did not act like a patient? Now

here I am running around with some mental

conditions that I never knew about.

I feel good and begin to think what business it

was of hers to tag me: put into the electronicrecords things that were my normal personality. I am one of the last of raconteurs.

Ill tell you the truth I think that the doctor was cognitively impaired and probably needed to see

a psychologist. If she can have her opinion so can I because I aint craze or stupid It was high

comedy. I chuckle about it now.

And the discussion is are you crazy, someone said you were but then just last week that same

person said something crazy. Are we all crazy?

Untitled - by Josh Bowe


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My Thoughts on the Matter -

by R. J. Pare

I have dubious, at best, faith in the

psychiatric community. They certainlyhave a label for every single human

behaviour, healthy or otherwise.

But what the heck... heres my two cents

worth:

What is it about modern society that has

led to so many NEW forms of crazy?

We have the old favourites, psychosis -

neurosis - phobias... but in recent years,with the advent of addictive/compulsive

personality disorders it seems everybody is

sick in some way.

Thieves - aren't scum - they have a

compulsion disorder.

Alcoholics - aren't drunks - they've got a disease.

Drug users - aren't dope-heads - they've got a 'problem'.

Hyper kids - aren't brats - they have A.D.D. .

Wife beaters - aren't brutes - they have anger management deficiency.

Please. Just stop it. Enough already.

When will people own up and take responsibility for their actions? The world isn't responsible

for their mistakes and failings - they are.

Their mommy & daddy might have done

them wrong - but if they're grown up now

they should deal with it and stop using it as

an excuse for their behaviour.

My advice to all the whiners.

BTW, I have been trying for years to

convince the wife to feed my sex - addiction

problem and she just rolls her eyes.

She ain't buying it.

Concept sketch for upcoming comic series - Knight

Reavers - by Sueann Williams, in association with

Speakeasy Primates comic studio.

Flatline - by R. J. Pare


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Writers ColumnCreation in Our World - by Larissa Gula

My deadline came up almost too soon for me to

even begin working on this months feature; Ivespent the past two days of sparse free time writing it,

to make sure it was completed before my classes

began. If the readers will be patient and read about

my lifestyle, they will soon find that it has a

significant meaning and purpose. Be patient, and

enjoy the story being told.

I spent all of August packing and planning. I am a

volunteer at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, and

out of tradition I camp on its grounds once a year

during the Washington County Fair. Though alwaysincredibly fun, as preserving old trolleys with people

bordering the line of sanity always is, this took away

a full eight days of my life at home.

At the same time, I had been asked to help plan a

friends party while he was out of town. This meant

the stress of getting RSVPs and an affirmative head

count for the mother. Yet another friend asked me to pick her up from the airport and flew in for

the party as a surprise guest; she is doing badly financially and I ended up paying her $100 to

help with her ticket. As a college student, this is an amount incredibly hard to give to anyone,

good friend or not.

And throughout all of this, we must add the joys of worrying about college. I fretted about

textbooks that I ordered online through Amazon and the competitive eBay; this stress was well

worth it. Five books costs me about $80 or so total with shipping. Two textbooks on campus, at

the cheap store, were $220. I dont even have one classs books yet, unfortunately.

I didnt pack my suitcases and boxes until the day before I left my house; and even though I live

extremely close to campus, my house is not a friendly environment. I was very excited to be

gone. I went home briefly yesterday because I was under the impression people wanted to see

me; and in seconds I wanted to leave that grumpy household and go Home. To my dorm, where Ihad already settled throughout the chaos of move-in.

The arrival on the University of Pittsburgh campus brought on a vast number of things to do.

Other than walking up and down the streets seeing what shops take our various forms of money,

and making friends with our dorm neighbours (no room mate for me, and no complaints thus

far!), hours upon hours have been spent in mandatory programs. Most have had their highlights

and otherwise were incredibly boring, which gave me time to think about writing.

Truncated Torso Abstract - by Josh Bowe


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But of course, after I would go to my dorm with the intentions of looking over some things I

havent in a long time, the computer would call. I dont even mean the seducing that Youtube can

pull off, although I did satisfy my The X-Files lust while waiting for the other things I had to

do. The campus gave us multiple CDs for software and network configuration. The software has

been a hassle, and I have yet to finish upgrading. I havent wanted to work on it.

So when I needed a break, I could walk down to

the streets and explore the vendors that have been

out and about. I have a magnificent artwork copy

in my room, titled "Entre Les Trous De La

Memoire" by Dominique Appia. Its taped to the

wall above the bed with beautiful sheets that I

cant help but stare at in joy, especially because it

is just so overwhelmingly comfortable at night.

Out of my window is a view of the street and one

of the chapels where I could go to church if I desired.

All right; I think that's enough of the story.

You can see how this list has gone on and on. I

havent even mentioned the multiple clubs I was

interested in; even though many were eliminated

because of the dedication my new job on the

campus newspaper requires, I know right now I

will never make all of the meetings for any of

those clubs. And believe it or not, there was a

point to this list-like two-page story. I have

thought of many other column ideas during thelast two days, and wrote every one of them down

to prevent forgetfulness (as I recommended last time, if you remember), but those are for the

future alone. I have one main point to make in this one.

Art is like a relationship. And when you cant hold its hand in public any longer, its time to

think things over.

I heard this comparison made to something else, probably our studies or one of the multiple

organizations, during one of my numerous required programs, and I immediately connected it

back to crafting of all forms. As anyone could tell by this long list of joys and stress on and off

campus, during the last two days I have been unbelievably distracted. Some of those have been

for reasons I couldnt help (the mandatory programs and the computer set-up, since I need the

laptop for class).

But the time I have spent chatting with my new friends, though useful and extremely important

during these first few weeks, did not have to be as extensive as I allowed it to be. Youtube,

obviously, has probably not helped, even though I have spent minimal time on it.

Concept sketch of Che Guevara for upcoming

comic series - And The Beat Goes On - by

Giorgos Tsopanos, in association with Speakeasy

Primates comic studio.


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I make many, many excuses for why I havent been writing more than a couple minutes a day.

For example, when writing the outline for this, I could have stopped when one of my posters

peeled off of the wall. But lets face it; it doesnt change the fact that I have not made any

progress on a single project until now. Even my job interview works for the Pitt News had been

forced during my free moments. Luckily I was able to smooth them out.

My relationship with my writing is not the best that it has ever been. We once could have strolled

anywhere holding hands and brainstorming together. Now, after the last month, Writing is sitting

in the corner of my desk, neglected other than the occasional glance over to remind myself what

is there. And as we begin to argue, I have entered the excuse phase for why this is so, claiming

before I run off to dinner with my friends that our relationship will work its way back on track

without assistance.

Despite that terrible excuse, I have no intention of letting this phase go on for much longer. I will

find time to write; I have written into my calendar when I should give myself time to do it, for as

little as fifteen minutes until I am more comfortable with my schedule as a whole.

Life is never as easy as marking down a time into a datebook, as we all know. It will take some

considerable discipline to get work done at first, even during as little as fifteen minutes, until I

find a comfortable routine that satisfies all of my desires for this college experience.

Be sure, my readers and artists, to discipline yourselves. This crazy time, where people in

families or you yourself begin to go back to school, is wonderful, as it should be; it is also

potentially devastating if you never get back on track.

Find that comfortable routine, ease into it (even use the list I gave out last month), and hopefully

youll be able to make enough progress to be content with all aspects of your life.

Best of luck,

Larissa


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PoetryPondering Kelpies

Little Scottish girls might once have had a tendency to fear horses.Such a shame, really.

But it is the cost of their mythology, their frightening

Campfire-style bedtime stories.

The Scottish believe, or once believed,

That a water demon would cause drowning of humans by turning

Into a large, gray, and lovely mare, inviting those to follow her through

A foggy night.

(Because, of course, all demons must be evil and malicious.)

When the horses galloped over the meadowlands of the past, did the girls

Ever scream in terror and run from the thunder of the murderers?Perhaps the sons did as well; perhaps all were equally frightened of being

Led astray and plunged into the icy depths of their surroundings,

After they spent so long easing away from the black that they all believed

They were safe where they were.

Perhaps horses, the most useful

Of working animals, were not always trusted and were therefore sadly

Abused for reasons they would never understand.

But surely, this does not

Matter.

In the 21st, surely, there are no longer water demons on our lands

Waiting to drag us below their rippling obsidian waves.

Slumped Figure abstract - by Josh Bowe


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Collage - Angular Spiral - featuring poem - Begin - both by R. J. Pare


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Featured Artist ReviewBy Tariq Rafiq & R. J. Pare

BIO:

MARK LALIBERTE (b. 1971) is a practising visual

artist-designer-curator who has exhibited and performed

extensively in galleries across Canada and the USA.

Though divergent from project-to-project, the artworks

Laliberte creates within the context of his practice share

certain formal qualities and conceptual concerns. These

concerns encompass his multiple interests: design as an

expanded super-language; the ritual minutae of

contemporary subcultures; the pop codification of deathfrom an existential, secular perspective; the logo as a

stand-in for god-worship. Laliberte lives in Toronto, is

the Managing Editor for both Carousel and Descant

magazines; he teaches sessionally at the Ontario

College of Art and Design.

1.TR: How long have you been an artist? How did you get started?

I was born in 1971, and have made art for as long as I remember. Made fanzines in my teen

years. First professional (paid) exhibition occurred when I was in my early 20's. Many, many

shows since then.

2.TR: Did you go to school and get formal training or are you self taught?

School: yes (BFA, MFA); self-taught: also yes (most of the really important things were learned

in the school of life).

3.TR: Who in your life has been the biggest influence on your art?

My shadow, always a few steps ahead or behind me.

4. TR: What is your favorite media to work with?

All of my work references collage, either in a technical or conceptual manner.

Circa mid 90's


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Artist:Mark Laliberte

Title: FM-33 Electrolux Case

Media used: Paper Collage

Size: 12" x 17"

Date Created:1999

NOTE: These first 3 pieces are part of a larger

series entitled The Fantasia Morose which

explores themes of outward beauty vs internal

desires and preconceptions.

RJP: The marred fashion plate... the

unattainable physique of wispy models is

exposed for the malnourished unhealthy goal

that it is. Young girls conned by marketing

campaigns should look closely. The silk scarfrakishly thrown about her head and neck is not

what it seems. This symbol of her life on

runways oppressively captures her, holds her in

place and silences her. Her one eye does not

meet you with the haughty confidence of an

uber-hip euro-chick ... no it looks off desperate for some escape from this reality. Marks title for

the piece seems in direct contrast to the subject matter.

In bygone days young girls would dream of filling

their homes with Electrolux appliances they would

use to care for their families with. This girl, weak,sickly and haunted perhaps has a different

perspective on the oft scorned notion of home-

maker. For her it might well be a fantasy... a dream

to replace the dark reality of her circumstances.

5. TR: Do you use any special tools and techniques

to create your art?

My computer and scanner are pretty important tools

in my practice.


Title: FM-51 Leopard Print

Media used: Paper Collage

Size: 12" x 17"

Date Created:1999


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RJP: This piece is sinister. The duality of the beauty and fashion industry... pretty women - pretty

things - all to make sales.... ultimately what they are selling is themselves and their lifestyles... Is

it a form of reproduction for their unused wombs? An effort to create the next generation to

follow intheirfootsteps through programming of impressionable minds? In this piece Mark has

exposed a modern succubus... not one that is designed for luring men to their doom, but ratherone that is designed to set the bait for its future replacement. Perhaps the most effective

component, for me, is not the obvious symbolism of the horn and inverted crucifix [yes, I

understand she has evil intent] but the more subtle condemnation of the womans face. The

figures face is clearly assembled from pieces of multiple faces yet somehow still maintains an

almost perfect - beguiling symmetry a damning revelation of these models as homogenous

interchangeable parts in an industrial machine built to sell fabric, makeup & scents.

6. TR: What inspires you to paint and generate new ideas to create a piece?

A fear of dust and a shaky relationship with my clock.

7. TR: Which famous artists have influenced

you?

It would be impossible to name a specific

influence; my tastes and interests are a huge,

hybridized collage of so many amazing

creators across countless genres.


Title:FM-53 Muzzle & Floral Motif

Media used:Paper Collage

Size:16" x 23"

Date Created: 2000

RJP: It would be easy to dismiss this piece as

a simple S & M riff. Dont be fooled. Sexual

imagery has always been about objectifying

the human form. It exists to elicit a quick

animal reaction in us. To cater to those basicurges. This image however comments on the

act of objectifying and places the viewer in

judgement. The womans face seems

flawless and smooth... though helpless, she

cannot speak through her muzzle. The

misogynist fantasy a beautiful object that cannot talk back. It plays on our willingness to only

see what we want. Look closer and the parts are out of sync. The inverted hand is a slap back to


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reality. We are shamed into truly looking at her... the harsh bruises... the quaint girl-next-door

floral skirt... something isnt right here. She wasnt asking for it Shes not a consenting

participant... shes a cypher revealing the casual victimization we play a part in when we

objectify. We come back to her faceand meet her eyes. The eyes that at first glance we thought

were sexy. They are boring straight into us. They accuse... and we falter for excuses... and look

away in our guilt.

8. TR: In today's competitive world how to you set yourself apart from other artists?

I don't think it's wise to strategically try to set

yourself apart from other artists. I am actually

quite interested in community. I love to associate

with other people who share my interests. That

having been said, if you are an individualist (and

I am, through

no fault of my own), the works you produce willalways be a little out of the ordinary, like it or not!


Title: Colour Gun

Media used: Acrylic on multi-panel canvas,

strobe unit.

Size: 72" x 71"

Date Created:2002

RJP: An interesting mixed media piece. The

assembled multi-canvas painting has a strobe

light installed in the centre that pulses like a

television. As interactive art it has an immediate

physical effect on the viewer. The strobe is hard

on the eyes and colour flashes [not unlike the

test pattern itself] burst upon your retina.

The piece is more than just a modern offering of mild psychedelia. It can be seen as a comment

on the medium of television. If a simple strobe can have a noticeable effect what must the

effect be of the millions of bits of information being pulsed at us nightly?

9.TR: How do you market yourself?

Internet, mostly. Different websites for different projects.


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Title:Floating Leg- from a series in progress

called 'The Simple Sampler'

Media used:all materials in this series collage /

remix / re-contextualized from children's

colouring books.

Date Created: 2007

RJP: Welcome to the mind of an artist. The

dreamscapes of our childhoods are closed to

most of us. Rarely do we get to revisit them.

When we do the disappointment is often

palpable. I remember it as being so much

bigger! We lament. The artist has keys many do

not. Mark shows that we can re-enter the land ofcrayons and Rice Crispies spilt on the rug

without being disillusioned. His eye takes the

elements that make up those moments and

changes the context alters our perception of the

material and thus makes it new again.

For a moment, anything is possible and

Mom might just tell us its a snow day.

10. TR: How do you keep yourself

motivated?

Deadlines are always the best motivator.

Pushes me to complete the things I start.


Title:Dont Ask Me Why

Media used:Paper Collage

Date Created: 2006

RJP: A jumble of identity crisis.

A collection limbs without identity, only a

veiled suggestion of a face.


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Masculine elements mixed with and subsumed by female elements. All covered in lace and yet

the animal still rears its head and the monster is still creeping out. A comment, perhaps, on

societys seeming need to civilize - NO - emasculate contemporary man.

11.TR: Do you create your art full time or part time?

Part-time, though my day-job is in the arts, so there is overlap.


Title: Dotty Ghost

Media used:Digital Illustration

Date Created:2004

RJP: Listed as a digital illustration. The dot matrix-y fill

tells you that immediately. Yet the nasty little creature

screams of line art. Not just any line art but the stuff you

scribbled and hid on the back pages of your binders atschool so the teachers [and more importantly, the girls]

didnt notice. Back when yer imagination was fired up

by the latest issue of Deadworld or Realm [calibre press

- now defunct]. An effective merging of modern

technology and nostalgic [at least for once upon a time

teen-aged boys] sketch-work.

12. TR: What would you tell a young artist starting out

today?

Hey kid, get into real estate!


Title: Lego Coffin - created after receiving an

invitation to participate in a collaborative /

constraint-based writing & artwork portfolio. The

portfolio is being released this month. 15 writers and

artists celebrating 50 years of Lego. Lego 50-15"

Media used:Digital Illustration

Date Created:2008

RJP: In colour, design and presentation a celebration

of everyones favourite childhood building blocks.

Marks attention to detail shows his genuine

fondness for the material.

The composition strikes me as regret-filled.


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Mark seems to recognize the enormous chasm oftime and distance that separates who we were

then and who we are today. The idea of a coffin lid coming down suggests a cathartic bit of

closure for such nostalgia.

13. TR: Do you have any big plans or shows coming up in 2008?

Plenty going on, as always. For more info,

feel free to visit: marklaliberte.com,

blackcloudappreciationsociety.org,

carouselmagazine.ca, sequentialdesire.com,

popnoir.ca etc


Title:Compressed Tale

Media used: PageworkDate Created::2004

RJP: A short effective presentation /

juxtaposition. With more than a little

tongue-in-cheek innuendo. Every sexual

encounter seeks the proverbial happy

ending. As we all know, the bliss of

afterglow is not always the end of the

story. Marks minimalist story telling lacks

for nothing despite its brevity. Perhaps theshortest graphic novel in history... but one

that is executed masterfully.

14. TR: Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

Hopefully, things will just be bigger and better for me, artistically. I want to keep going and take

it all to greater heights, creatively speaking.

Editors Note: Mark and his art projects are like The Monkees ----

... They might be coming to your town...


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Non - FictionFuturism in the Funnies - by Roy G. James

Figure 17 - The Champions # 5, Marvel Comics Group 1976, The Economy is So Bad That...

Character: Rampage


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Euphenics

The great desire for preservation

and perfection of mankind [and

perhaps his drive for power

unfortunately] has led research to

search for ways to stall or arrest

the body deterioration and to

increase the efficiency of thatbody. Cosmetics, plastic surgery,

drugs, serums and exo-skeletons

of Figures 17 and 18 are today a

reality.

Dock workers and warehouse

workers have been equipped

with strap-on hydraulic arms and

legs that enable them to lift large

masses such as barrels five to ten

times their own weight. Mobilityis the key here.

Figure 18 - Astonishing Tales # 20, Marvel Comics Group 1973

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Pop CultureRaised on Saturday Morning Cartoons - by Pauline Harren Pare

There are only 2 new shows in September that sound

intriguing to me. There are a couple in October and

January as well, but I can use these for further

articles. The first September premiere to interest me

is Fringe and the second is True Blood.

Fringe is the new series by J.J. Abrams. Need I

say more? This man is on fire! Between creating

Lost and earning the right to make the new Star

Trek movie... can he do wrong? The pilot costs a

whooping $10,000,000 and the preview (see link atend of article) looks amazing. It also stars Joshua

Jackson. He will play Peter Bishop, a smart

high-school drop-out with gambling debts. It is most

likely the hype that is drawing me to this series. I

hope it lives up to it.

True Blood is an HBO series about vampires

that stars Anna Paquin. HBO puts out some great

shows and I am excited to see a vampire show done

by this network. Anna Paquin plays a southern,

telepathic waitress who falls in love with a vampire.The show is based in a world that is aware of vampires living among them. This is probably

worth paying for TMN.

I am so happy that the new fall season has started.

I just watched the season premiere for Prison Break

tonight and it was very exciting. So enjoy your TV

viewing and dont forget to try something new!

Fringe trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAu4L5_Fl84

True Blood trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd5E-pHzXGI

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