Jay Allen Sanford
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Jay Allen Sanford | |
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Born | Middleborough, Massachusetts | February 18, 1960
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Editor, Publisher |
Pseudonym(s) | Tiki, Sgt. Tiki, Sarge |
Notable works | Carnal Comics |
Jay Allen Sanford (born February 18, 1960
Sanford has been a columnist and cartoonist for the San Diego Reader since 1994, writing articles and drawing two weekly comic strips: "Overheard in San Diego" and "Famous Former Neighbors".
Career
Comic books
Sanford, who grew up in
Among the co-creators to work on reality comics with Sanford are
One of his few comic book projects not reality-based is Deepest Dimension Terror Anthology, co-created with , and others.
After retiring from comic book publishing in 2000, Sanford began freelancing for other publishers and concentrating on multiple comic strips (see below) and writing projects (below). He also teaches specialized courses in comic book marketing, of both properties and creators, as a professor of sequential art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Comic strips
In 1993, Sanford launched a multi-page color comic section called Rock Tales, published monthly in
From 1996 to 1997, Sanford headed up another multi-page color comic section called Oui’s Carnal Comics, published monthly in
Since 1994, Sanford has been a columnist and cartoonist for the San Diego Reader. His weekly Reader comic strip "Overheard in San Diego" was launched in late 1995, while a second weekly strip, "Famous Former Neighbors" debuted in 2002. Both reality-based strips are still running.
In September 2010, Sanford launched a new political comic strip for a bi-weekly periodical published by San Diego Uptown News, co-created by editorial writer Pat Sherman. Usually consisting of two large panels spoofing local politicians, the strip appears to have ceased once Sherman left the paper in early 2011. Since 2015, he has been illustrating a weekly strip called Overheard in Ellijay for the Ellijay Times Courier weekly newspaper, offering a more rural version of the Overheard in San Diego strip.
Writing
In addition to writing cover features for the weekly San Diego Reader newspaper, he has headed up various columns for the paper like Blurt, Lists, URLwatching, Record Release Roundup, Most Downloaded, the magazine's online Local Music Database, and the daily blogs Rock Around the Town, Jam Session, Out and About, and Big Screen.
Among his Reader features are several in-depth overviews chronicling San Diego history and pop culture, such as Before It Was the Gaslamp: Downtown’s Grindhouse Theater Row in the ‘70s, The Rise and Fall of San Diego’s Pacific Comics, Pussycat Theaters – a Comprehensive History of a California Dynasty, and Field of Screens: San Diego Drive-In Theater History 1947–2008.
As a writer for other publications, his articles about pop culture, social issues, and historical research have been published in magazines like Gauntlet, Midnight Marquee, Revolt in Style, Axcess Magazine, TV Teens, In the Midnight Hour, FilmFax, Cult Movies, Sports Superstars, Soundwaves (Connecticut), Mojo (magazine) (U.K.), Starlog, Hit Parader, Pulse!, and various Twilight Zone literature.
Among the books he wrote or co-authored are Triple-X Cinema: A Cartoon History,
The 2012 fiction book City of the Gods: Forgotten- Mythic Tales includes his short story "Wanted: Mordecai," and other books featuring his stories and artwork include Mythic Tales Volume 2 ("Kaman's Crusade"), Can Rock 'N' Roll Save the World, Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Boston Bad Boys, AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History, Rush: The Illustrated History, Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock, and Fogel's Underground Price and Grading Guide (2015 edition).
Film and television
Sanford's earliest television work appears to be scripting and co-producing a 1984 Twilight Zone-inspired sci-fi/fantasy anthology called Possible Dreams. His work for MTV and VH1 includes research and copy writing for TV specials like 100 Shocking Music Moments, 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders, 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes, 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, Behind the Music; Ratt, Behind the Music; Anthrax, I Love the '70s, Most Metal Moments, I Love the '80s, and writing info nuggets for the 2011 revival of the Pop-Up Video series.
Onscreen, he appears in the 2005 documentary film Unauthorized and Proud Of It, alongside Alice Cooper, Mojo Nixon, Gene Simmons, painter Robert Williams, publishers Denis Kitchen and Gary Groth, cartoonists Mary Fleener and Dennis Worden, Cynthia Plaster Caster, and others. The film, featuring a soundtrack by Elvis Costello (among others), was released on DVD in 2012 as The Story of Rock 'N' Roll Comics.
Film scripts and storyboards include Annabel Chong’s Sordid Stories, Jenna Jameson’s Wicked Weapon, Marilyn Chambers Still Insatiable, and Ginger Lynn: Torn. He's also interviewed on camera in the documentary film Drive-In Americana, concerning the history of drive-in theaters.
Illustration
Sanford’s illustrations grace event posters, record sleeves, and tour posters for acts like
References
Notes
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
Sources
- Don & Maggie Thompson, Comic Book Superstars, 1993, pg. 47
- NewsWatch: Todd Loren Slain, "The Comics Journal" #151 (July 1992), p. 11.
- Loren, Sanford, Crompton, Carnal Comics: The Inside Story of Art Sex & Porn Stars, 2004
- Brent Frankenhoff, The Standard Catalog of Comic Books, 2002, pg. 333
- Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide, 2006
- Comic Buyers Guide #1621, pg. 87, 2006
- Demi: Saga of a Demoness, Vol. 1, 2006
- http://www.demidemonessmovie.com, 2008
- An interview with SS Crompton on (re)Search my Trash, 2008
- An interview with Jay Allen Sanford on Cosmic Book News, 2010
- Revolutionary Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Unauthorized and Proud of It: Todd Loren's Rock 'n' Roll Comics at IMDb
- Sanford, Jay Allen. "Carnal Comics: The Inside Story," San Diego Reader blog (September 8, 2007).
- Sanford. "Rock 'N' Roll Comics: The Inside Story" San Diego Reader blog (September 12, 2007).
- Sanford. "Komplete Kiss Comix Kronicles," San Diego Reader blog (September 12, 2007).
- Sanford. "New Kids on the Block vs. Revolutionary Comics," San Diego Reader blog (September 13, 2007).
External links
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: The Inside Story
- Carnal Comics: The Inside Story
- New Kids on the Block VS Revolutionary Comics
- Twilight Zone and Star Trek Writer George Clayton Johnson Presents
- Comics and Censorship: Don’t Be Afraid, It’s Only a Comic Book
- The Komplete Kisstory Comics
- The Rise and Fall of Pacific Comics
- Pussycat Theaters – a Comprehensive History of a California Dynasty book preview
- Field of Screens: San Diego Drive-In Theater History 1947 – 2008 book preview
- "Overheard in San Diego" comic strip gallery
- "Famous Former Neighbors" comic strip gallery
- Jay Allen Sanford interview on Outsight Radio Hours
- "Possible Dreams" TV pilot