Minicomics creators list on Wikinfo
Hey y'all, been a while since I've been in the area, hope all are
well. I'm sure most of you are aware of Wikipedia, but I want to give
a heads up on Wikinfo, which is significantly different, an online
encyclopedia with a much more open policy.
In the words of the founder, Fred Bauder, to me - ''Will Dockery
02:36, 14 May 2008 (EDT)Hi, welcome to Wikinfo. Should there be any
doubt, here, there is no comic or creator of a comic which would be
considered not notable. You may, if you wish, write an article about
yourself. Fred Talk 07:18, 7 May 2008 (EDT)''
With this policy in mind, the following list has great possibilities
for expansion:
http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/List_of_minicomics_creators
And, of course, the Minicomic Co-Op entry written with Steve Keeter
some time back, which can now be explanded and updated, if anyone is
interested in doing this -
http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Minicomic_co-ops
Minicomics Co-Ops: The United Fanzine Organization, or UFO, is a co-
operative of minicomic creators that has existed since about 1968.
The group was created by Carl Gafford as an entity for trading and
promoting small press comics and fanzines. Gafford was the publisher
of a comic called Minotaur. The original name of the group was Blue
Plaque Publications, or the BPP for short. Among its earliest members
were Chuck Robinson II (publisher of Comique), Dwight Decker (True
Fan Adventure Theatre), Ed Romero (Realm), and Gordon Matthews
(Coffinworm).
The BPP was the first small press minicomics co-op. The term co-op
has often been confused with amateur press associations or apas. The
difference is that an apa is helmed by a central mailer, to whom the
members send copies of their publications. The central mailer then
compiles all the books into one large volume, which is then mailed
out to the member****p in apazines. Some APAs are still active, and
some are published as virtual "e-zines," distributed on the internet.
In a co-op, however, there is no central mailer; the members
distribute their own works, and are linked by a group newsletter, a
group symbol that appears on each member work, and a group checklist
in every member zine.
The original BPP disbanded in early 1972, but was revived later that
same year by Steve Keeter, who had been the last of the original
members voted in before its collapse. During Keeter's tenure as
chairman, the name was changed to the UFO, and a new constitution was
adopted. Notable members during this second phase of UFO history
included Jim Main, Kurt Erichsen, Larry Johnson, and Rod Snyder.
When the UFO again disbanded during the early 1980s, it was revived
yet again by Jim Main. The group has continued ever since, and many
of the finest publishers in the comics small press have been, and
continue to be members. Chairmen have included J. Kevin Carrier, Nik
Dirga, Sam Gafford, John Yeo Jr., Bob Elinskas, and Jason DeGroot.
There have been a number of other co-ops created over the years,
including the SPS, or Small Press Syndicate, the SPL (Small Press
League), founded in 1986 by Liam Brooks, Andrew Roller, Will Dockery,
David Cushman and Rick Howe. Pizazz, the Self Publisher Association
(SPA), founded by Ian ****res, and a new group, s****ting the original
BPP name, that was begun by Jim Main and Steve Keeter in 1999. While
each of these groups has its own distinctive character, they all
follow the basic co-op format that was established by Carl Gafford
decades ago.
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