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Drawn & Quarterly #2

Drawn & Quarterly · Series began 1990 · October 1990

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Dates

Cover date: October 1990
On sale: 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: J. D. King, Luc Giard, Frank Stack, Robert Leighton, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Dennis Worden, Ross Brown, Anne D. Bernstein, Ida Marx, Julie Doucet, Richard Sala, Joe Matt, Mailly, Drew Friedman, Anthony Mostrom, James Sturm, John Oliverosinks: J. D. King, Luc Giard, Frank Stack, Robert Leighton, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Dennis Worden, Ross Brown, Anne D. Bernstein, Ida Marx, Julie Doucet, Richard Sala, Joe Matt, Mailly, Drew Friedman, Anthony Mostrom, James Sturm, John Oliveroscolors: J. D. King, Luc Giard, Anne D. Bernstein, Richard Sala, Joe Mattletters: J. D. King, Frank Stack, Robert Leighton, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Dennis Worden, Anne D. Bernstein, Ida Marx, Julie Doucet, Richard Sala, Joe Matt, Mailly, Drew Friedman, Anthony Mostrom, James Sturmscript: Frank Stack, Robert Leighton, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Dennis Worden, Anne D. Bernstein, Debbie Desideri, Ida Marx, Julie Doucet, Richard Sala, J. D. King, Joe Matt, Mailly, Drew Friedman, Anthony Mostrom, James Sturm, Philip Fine, Luc Giard

Stories

Foolbert Sturgeon's Cartoon Club · 2 pages
Foolbert Sturgeon explains how to do political cartoons in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
"E." Emcees Squares · 1 pages
Albert Einstein explains comic book interaction between panels.
Mean Woman Blues · 1 pages
The Strange Case of Ross Brown · 2 pages
Dennis recounts a friend of his who got too involved in the drug culture.
Tis the Grimaces · 1 pages
Two stone gargoyles have a child who is a beautiful angel carving.
Annoying Art Director Anecdote #1 · True Life Stories · 1 pages
Ida gets an appointment to see Ed Wilt, a famous art director.
My Conscience is Bugging Me · 5 pages
Julie and her conscience walk around town and get in a fight with each other.
Credo · 1 pages
A man is obsessed with television.
Gloom · 1 pages
A man remembers his favourite song, which goes "gloomy love, hopeless love..."
Untitled · 0.5 pages
An introduction to a bunch of Beats called The Beastniks.
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Norman, Angel's square cousin, explains leisure time and Angel realizes all his life is leisure time.
The Beastniks Speak Out! · 1 pages
The Beastniks explain their philosophy.
The Luckville Nearly New Shop · 1 pages
The history of a kitchenette set that once belonged to a child star named Dotty King.
May 17th, 1989 · 1 pages
Joe housesits for Diana Schutz.
Aug. 16th, 1989 · 1 pages
Joe Matt has a dream about meeting Jesus and Lennon and how he believed in each at different times.
Quackin' With Kevin Nov. 5, 1989 · 1 pages
Transcript of a tape of Joe and Kevin talking like Donald Duck.
Nov. 25th, 1989 · 1 pages
Joe visits Bernie and they go out to the comic shop.
Still Hard Up On His Luck ["He woke up early..."] · 1 pages
One page illustration of a man waiting for his day to begin.
Fake Ads · 1 pages
Twelve fake ads similar to the ones you would see in a 1960's or 1970's comic.
Friday Night · 1 pages
James and Bill drop acid and spend a night out.
Vol Robbery · 2 pages
Julie sees an old lady drop her purse, so she flys down to grab it and take off with it.
Tuesday; 3:00 - 3:00: Angst · 1 pages
Anxiety over planning a schedule.
Playtime · 1 pages
Joe goes through a maze that covers the comic book page.

Characters

Jesus ChristJohn LennonJoe MattJulie DoucetTrishBernie MireaultDiana Schutz

Reprinted in

The Best of Drawn & Quarterly (1993), Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt (1991), Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt (1999), The New Comics Anthology (1991), Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (1991), Black Cat Crossing (1993), Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish Is Dead!] (1993), Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels (2015)