Russ Kick
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Born | Russell Charles Kick III July 20, 1969 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | September 12, 2021 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 52)
Occupation(s) | Writer, editor in chief, FOIA advocate, animal rights activist, publisher |
Russell Charles Kick III (July 20, 1969 – September 12, 2021) was an American writer, editor, and publisher.
Russell Charles Kick III was born on July 20, 1969, in
Kick was editor-at-large for
He compiled and edited a three-volume, 1,600-page anthology set entitled The Graphic Canon from Seven Stories Press. The series features the world's great literature interpreted by more than 120 artists and illustrators such as R. Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Will Eisner, Molly Crabapple, Sharon Rudahl, Dame Darcy, S. Clay Wilson, Gris Grimly, Roberta Gregory, Kim Deitch, and Tara Seibel. [6][7] The first volume,[8] From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (spring 2012), covers literature from ancient times through the end of the eighteenth century. The second volume,[9] Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (fall 2012), is devoted completely to the nineteenth century. The third volume,[7] From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (spring 2013), covers the entire twentieth century.
The next volume in the continuing project, The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature, was published in November 2014.[10] The last volume completed in the series, Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery was published in November 2017 by Seven Stories Press.[11] It expanded the Graphic Canon series into the genres of crime and mystery.
From 2018 to 2021, he was the director of open records for Rise for the Animals[12] where he expanded the ARLO (Animal Research Laboratory Overview) database [13] to include information obtained through FOIA and public records requests related to animal experimentation and animal welfare at a variety of research facilities.
At the age of 52, Kick died on September 12, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona.[1][14]
Books
- 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, The Disinformation Company, Ltd. 2003. ISBN 0-9713942-8-8
- 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, Vol. 2, The Disinformation Company, Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-932857-02-8
- 100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2008. ISBN 1-932857-62-1
- Abuse Your Illusions: The Disinformation Guide to Media Mirages and Establishment Lies (editor), The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2003. ISBN 0-9713942-4-5
- Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, Tear-Jerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid (editor), Disinformation Books, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser. 2013. ISBN 978-1938875045
- The Disinformation Book of Lists: Subversive Facts and Hidden Information in Rapid-fire Format, The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2004. ISBN 0-9729529-4-2
- Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion (editor), The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2007. ISBN 978-1-932857-59-7
- Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to the Extremes of Human Sexuality (and Everything in Between) (editor), The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-932857-17-6
- Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies (editor), The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2002. ISBN 0-9713942-0-2
- Flash Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Mind-Blowing, Perspective-Changing Quotes (editor), Disinformation Books, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, March 2015. ISBN 978-1938875120
- The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature (editor), Seven Stories Press, summer 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-60980-376-6
- The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Two: From Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (editor), Seven Stories Press, 2012.
- The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Three: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (editor), Seven Stories Press, 2013.
- Hot off the Net: Erotica and Other Sex Writings from the Internet (editor), Black Books. 1999. ISBN 1-892723-00-X
- Outposts: A Catalog of Rare and Disturbing Information, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1995.
- Psychotropedia: A Guide to Publications on the Periphery, Critical Vision, 1998. ISBN 1-900486-03-2
- You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths (editor), The Disinformation Company Ltd. 2001. ISBN 0-9664100-7-6
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "The Memory Hole 2". The Memory Hole 2. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Alt Gov". Alt Gov. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Unediting the Editing of Federal Report. The New York Times". The New York Times. October 31, 2003.
- ^ "Graphic Canon: Comics Meet the Classics".
- ^ a b "Seven Stories Press".
- ^ "Seven Stories Press".
- ^ "Seven Stories Press".
- ^ "Seven Stories Press".
- ^ "The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery, Vol. 1". sevenstories.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Rise for Animals". June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Animal Research Laboratory Overview" https://arlo.riseforanimals.org/
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 25, 2021.