Wrap Battle

 This is the weekly dispatch from Bizarro Studios North, where I have been writing and drawing the Monday through Saturday Bizarro comics since 2018. My partner and friend Dan Piraro created Bizarro in the late twentieth century and continues to do the Sunday comic from Rancho Bizarro in Mexico.

Wayno

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My drawing hand got a workout early this week when I signed and numbered two hundred posters, so I'll keep today's blog concise to preserve my strength for making comics.

The poster project will be revealed in a few weeks.

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Today's pipe pic from Kevin G. shows Bing Crosby with First Nations people at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede grounds in Calgary, Alberta.

Photo from the Glenbow Archives

Left to right are Chief Eddy One Spot (Stoney First Nation); Chief Jim Simeon (Tsuut’iina First Nation); Bing Crosby; and Maurice Hartnett (Calgary Stampede President). 

Bing struck a rather stern pose for this shot, but we don't know exactly what he was looking at.

A tip of the Bizarro chapeau to Kevin G. for this historic image.

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On a less serious note, we'll now review this week's cartoons.

We ended September with a Bizarro take on Greek mythology.

It helps to read this with a Scottish accent.

My first attempt at building a gag around the caption was wordy and weird. 

The number of Bizarro cartoons using inanimate objects as cartoon protagonists may soon equal the totals for cowboy or clown gags. 

The art called for an extremely vertical strip layout.

Thursday's panel could have fit in with a series from 2022 where I played with cartoon representations of thought and speech.

One of these competitors, if victorious, has nefarious plans for the loser.

Never trust the cute ones.

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Real-Life Jazz Pickle 

Los Angeles musician Jay Work sent us a photo of his saxophone case, which he decorated with a quartet of Jazz Pickle stickers.

Jay has named this group Tower of Sour.

A respectful bow and a tip of the fedora to Jay for his creative use of Bizarro products.

An impressive assortment of Secret Symbol stickers is available at Dan Piraro's Official Bizarro Shop.

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This Week's Spokesmodel

Here's a scholarly photo of Beej from New York City wearing his Bizarro shirt.

Will a Pipe of Ambiguity t-shirt give anyone an aura of knowing serenity like Beej? Possibly. It's worth a shot.

All three Bizarro tees are available from the Comics Kingdom Bizarro Collection.

If you’d like to be a Bizarro spokesmodel, send your picture and a comment to WaynoCartoons(at)gmail(dot)com.

By sending your photo, you permit us to share it online. Readers will be identified by first name only. Whether or not you send a picture, we truly appreciate your purchase of Bizarrowear!

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As always, I thank you for reading Bizarro and supporting the art of cartooning.

See you next week.

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Bonus Track/Small World Dept.

Skip Heller's Voodoo 5: "Miserlou"

From the LP, The Exotic Sounds of Skip Heller

Black Fez Records, 2024

It turned out that before receiving Jay Work's jazz Pickle photo, I had already heard his musicianship. Jay plays flute with Skip Heller's Voodoo 5, and he can be heard on this track from their recent LP. Skip is a stellar musician, arranger, composer, historian, and a longtime friend of your cartoonist.

Voodoo 5 has a fantastic new album coming out soon that includes a back cover blurb written by yours truly. 

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