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My Dad
Toots Zettwoch & I collaborating on a new mini-comic series called
Tel-Tales. The first issue - - containing a story entitled
Cut Lines & Intricate Minds -- is finished and
available now!
Above: 2-color screenprinted cover, printed on AT-T/Bell Systems punchcard, c. 1983.![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TN1IE1Pl_LI/AAAAAAAAC-c/afd9HupFrzM/s400/tootszettwoch_teltales_layouts.jpg)
Toots wrote the story, did rough breakdowns (
shown above), and provided reference from his days working at the phone company in the 70's (
below).
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Here were my rough layouts:
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And here are a couple of examples of how I translated his breakdowns into final spreads in the book:
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The book is 3.75" x 3.25", with a big center foldout and a wrap-around color cover. The endpapers were inspired by the intricate art-deco metalwork found on the outside of the
AT&T building featured in the story:
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The book is
for sale at the Catastrophe Shop,
Star Clipper in St. Louis, and will be available at more distros and specialty stores around the country soon.