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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published March 1992
Cover Price 3.75 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Chris Oliveros
Notes Same image appears on the back cover but without text.

Cover Details - "Painting of an older man's face"

Pencils Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Inks Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Colors Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Letters Typeset
Notes Same image appears on the back cover but without text.

1 page text story "The first sculpture I probably ever saw..."

Synopsis Pierre recounts how he would have to go to sleep with his Tintin comics when he was a child.
Script Pierre Lefevre (credited)
Pencils Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Inks Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Colors Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

Half page illustration "Group of smiling people"

Synopsis Collage of a 1940's photo of a group of people where all their heads have been replaced by a similar grinning cartoon head with a long nose.
Pencils Obom (collage) (credited)
Inks Obom (collage) (credited)

Half page credits

Synopsis Short bios of all the people who created comics in this issue. Also includes indicia. Cover states "Drawn and Quarterly", indicia states "Drawn & Quarterly".
Script Chris Oliveros ?
Letters Typeset

4 page story "8 Pillars of Gay Culture"

Characters Oscar Wilde
Synopsis Eight things that gay men identify with, including Sunset Boulevard, Ancient Greece and the Wizard of Oz movie.
Script Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Pencils Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Inks Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Letters Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Talkin' Nineties"

Synopsis A man and a woman argue about who is more inadequate and how to communicate more openly.
Script Roberta Gregory (signed)
Pencils Roberta Gregory (signed)
Inks Roberta Gregory (signed)
Letters Roberta Gregory (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

3 page story "The Yin Yang Man"

Characters Mary Fleener
Synopsis Mary talks about Joel, a New Age guy who she calls a crackpot.
Genre Biography
Script Mary Fleener (signed)
Pencils Mary Fleener (signed)
Inks Mary Fleener (signed)
Letters Mary Fleener (signed)

1 page story "Another Job Story"

Characters Clara Bayliss-Collier
Synopsis Clara gets a job working as a sales rep in a fitness club and hates it.
Genre Biography
Script Clara Bayliss-Collier [as Clara]
Pencils David Collier [as Dave]
Inks David Collier [as Dave]
Letters David Collier ?

3 page story "Night of the Oh-So-Very Dead"

Characters Dennis P. Eichhorn
Synopsis Dennis recounts dreaming while on cocaine.
Genre Biography
Script Dennis P. Eichhorn (signed)
Pencils Fiona Smyth (signed)
Inks Fiona Smyth (signed)
Letters Fiona Smyth (signed)

1 page story "Le Baiser"

Synopsis Paintings of 1930s couples kissing.
Script Julie Doucet (signed)
Pencils Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters Julie Doucet (signed)

4 page story "Whipped-up in Wichita"

Synopsis A protest at a clinic that does abortions turns ugly.
Script Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Pencils Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Inks Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Colors Lloyd Dangle ?
Letters Lloyd Dangle (signed)

3 page story "Time Bomb"

Synopsis A dream-like story about being awakened by the sound of singing and realizing that a party is going on in your yard.
Script Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Pencils Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Inks Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Letters Richard Sala [as R. Sala]

2 page story "Some Things I Think You Should Know About Joe Matt"

Characters Seth; Joe Matt; Chester Brown
Synopsis Seth tells his readers a few annoying things about Joe Matt.
Genre Biography
Script Seth (credited); Chester Brown (assist, see notes)
Pencils Seth (credited); Chester Brown ? (assist, see notes)
Inks Seth (credited); Chester Brown ? (assist, see notes)
Letters Seth (credited)
Notes Done using small panels like Joe Matt was using at the time. Credits at beginning of book state: "Seth wishes to thank Chester Brown for all his unseen help on this issue's two page assault on Joe Matt".

8 page story "Where the Boys are"

Characters Michael Dougan; Susan Beverly Dougan; Donna Jean Dougan
Synopsis Michael remembers watching his sisters get ready for dates and the music of the 60's.
Genre Biography
Script Michael Dougan (signed)
Pencils Michael Dougan (signed)
Inks Michael Dougan (signed)
Letters Michael Dougan (signed)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming in February..."

Synopsis Ads for other comics from Drawn & Quarterly: Peepshow #1 (Coming in February); Palooka-Ville #3 (Coming Soon); Dirty Plotte #5 (Coming in February); Yummy Fur #26 (Now On Sale).

Half page advertisement "Nocturnal Emissions"

Synopsis Ad for Nocturnal Emissions from Vortex Comics.
Script Fiona Smyth (signed)
Pencils Fiona Smyth (signed)
Inks Fiona Smyth (signed)
Letters Fiona Smyth (signed)

1 page story "The wagon broke."

Synopsis The wagon finally gets fixed and all the neighborhood children rejoice.
Genre Drama
Script Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Pencils Bernie Mireault [as BEM] (painting)
Inks Bernie Mireault [as BEM] (painting)
Colors Bernie Mireault [as BEM] (painting)
Letters Bernie Mireault [as BEM] (painting)

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Pencils Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Inks Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Colors Luc Giard (signed) (painting)
Notes On back cover of comic. Same image as front cover.