Most of the materials are related to a particular book project: drafts, proofs, edits, fouls, markups, correspondence, etc. Note that most projects include both regular size and oversize materials.
Written drafts, process drawings, and proofs for some of his longer-form works, including the comic he's best known for, Minimum wage, as well as original comic strip art from his own collection. These papers are part of a larger project to collect representative materials from the New York City comics scene.
This collection includes monthly order forms from 1981 through 1996, as well as weekly releases, monthly order reports, and a variety of sales reports, from 1985-1996, detailing sales by vendor, geographic area, and more.
This collection includes the original art and process materials for the comics reprinted by NYRC, which came to Columbia after an exhibition in Bologna in 2019.
Comic Art collection, circa 1884-201616 linear feet 1 half size manuscript box (letter), 1 tall manuscript box (legal), 1 flat box (15x19), 4 flat boxes (21x25), 5 mapcase folders
Creator
Green, Karen, 1958-
Abstract Or Scope
A teaching collection of original comic art, much of which sheds light on various historical styles or techniques. Accompanied by several comic books. Materials includes daily newspaper strip art, Sunday newspaper strip art, single-panel cartoons, comic book pages, and related comics material, such as printing plates and ephemera.
Edwina Dumm (1893-1990) was one of the earliest syndicated women cartoonists, known for her dog and animal centric strips and her delicate line. She was the author of Cap Stubbs and Tippie (1918-1966), Alec the Great (1931-1969), and the illustrator of numerous books about dogs.
The collection includes original art from her comics, fanzines with which she was involved, two novels, and considerable explanatory matter. There is a relatively small amount of original comic art. The rest is fanzines, printed matter, and contextual material. There is a thumbdrive with additional content.
Fly papers, 1965-2023, bulk 1990-201270 Linear Feet 68 manuscript boxes, 4 tall manuscript boxes, 3 index card boxes, 3 photo boxes, 2 CD boxes, 1 Vinyl box, 4 audiocassette boxes, 8 OS boxes (14x18), 3 OS boxes (21x25), 4 mapcase folders, 10 record cartons
Creator
Fly, 1963-
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Professional and personal papers of Fly, a comic artist, textile artist, "crust punk," musician, feminist, squatter, illustrator, muralist, chronicler, teacher, and community activist. The papers include comics, zines, illustrations, original art, journals, sketchbooks, ephemera, production materials, printed materials, photographs, and audio and video recordings which documented Fly's personal life and artistic career highlighting the history of New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood and the counterculture scenes from the 1990s and beyond.