Thursday, November 20, 2025

Joe Brainard’s “C” comics

“Brainard’s energetic line and joyful humor charge across every page, illustrating [Frank] O’Hara's recasting of a cowboy as a mash-note-writing lover, [Ron] Padgett’s experiments with traditional cartoon sound effects (ROAR! GRRR! SKREE!), cameos by Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, and heaps of Dadaesque delights.” From New York Review Books: Joe Brainard, The Complete C Comics.

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[“C” Press, and “C”, so styled: Ted Berrigan’s small press and mimeo magazine. Some background here.]

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