Rick Veitch's Cover For The Return Of Arthur

[Rich Johnston]

How's that for an early Christmas present? Rick Veitch draws the cover for the return of free counterculture broadsheet newspaper. Except it's no longer free. But it does give you a lot for about five bucks. And includes an appreciation from Alan Moore...

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]GIANT-SIZED Broadsheet newspaperSixteen gigantic 15? x 22.75? pages (8 color, 8 b/w)[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Available Dec. 22, 2012[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]After a four-year sabbatical, beloved revolutionary sweetheart Arthur returns to print, renewed, refreshed, reinvigorated and in a bold new format: pages as tall and wide as a daily newspaper on compostable newsprint, with ads only on the back cover(s). Amazing![/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]In partnership with Portland, Oregon?s?*Floating World Comics, Arthur?s gang of idiots, know-it-alls and village explainers are back, edited by ol? fool Jay Babcock and art directed by Yasmin Khan.[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]This issue?s contents include?[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Dream a Deeper Dream: A how-to conversation with cartoonist ROARIN? RICK VEITCH[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]JACK ROSE: the definitive, career-spanning interview with this late great America guitarist, conducted by Brian Rademaekers just months before his death three years ago. Plus: Jack Rose discography compiled by Byron Coley, and an illustration of a classic Jack pose by Plastic Crimewave.[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Stewart Voegtlin on WAYLON JENNINGS? dark dream, with an illustration by Beaver[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Columnist DAVE REEVES on bath salts and border guards, with an illustration by Arik Roper[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Massive reviewage of underground culture by Bull Tongue columnists BYRON COLEY & THURSTON MOORE[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Columnist NANCE KLEHM on new modes of exchange?and homemade smokes, with an illustration by Kira Mardikes[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Cartoonist GABBY SCHULZ explores our interstate nightmare[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]The Center for Applied Magick on ?The Magic(k) of Money? ? and how YOU can win $1000 for planning a BANK ROBBERY![/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]and the proverbial much much more[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]Please keep in mind? Arthur is no longer distributed for free anywhere. Those days are (sadly) long gone. Now you gotta buy Arthur or you won?t see it. Our price: Five bucks pretty cheap![/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif]PRE-ORDER NOW: CLICK HERE[/FONT]

[Mars Hottentot]

Wow! It's been so long since I've seen Rick draw himself, he' totally grey and balding now! Ah, to age... Great image!