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In the early sixties, when I was a student at Northville Junior High School (Northville, MI) a group of us formed a Blackhawk {TM} Club. In English class, we were introduced to the schwa, a mysterious phonetic symbol (upside down e) that had something to do with "the indeterminate vowel sounds of most unstressed syllables of english" [according to the Random House College Dictionary].

Somewhere along the way, we incorporated "the Schwa" as a mysterious superhero with a cape who appeared on the scene whenever he decided to poke his nose into one thing or another.

From those humble adolescent beginnings, the Schwa reemerges as an editorial column in ZonalVision, still poking his nose into one thing or another, so without further ado, the Schwa speaks:
If you had $1000 per month to spend on comics that you wanted to collect, would that be enough? I think not!

Does it bother anyone out there that Image {TM} comics are not available by subscription? Does anyone care? All the stores in Okmulgee have quit selling comics, so I have to rely on subscriptions or ordering comics from American Entertainment.

Is it just me, or has anyone noticed that DV8 {TM} is a more intriguing read than Gen 13 {TM}? So much so that I've quit buying Gen l3 (boring).

The Spider-Man {TM} titles have become so interesting that I recently ordered subscriptions in anticipation of what's in store for the next year.

My Christmas gift lists for my 3 nephews in Alabama include the following subscriptions: Wolverine {TM} (Jason), Generation X {TM} (Christopher) & Fantastic Four {TM} (Johnny).

Jim Lee's take on the Fantastic Four was better then hyped, but I expect Scott Lobdell to give the X-titles a run for their money when he takes the reins of the world's greatest super team [especially when he scripts Dr. Doom!]

My favorite X-title is still Generaion X. Is there anybody else out there who would like to see Iceman {TM} & Jubilee {TM} connected romantically or at least fight side-by-side?

Did you notice the second episode of Sleepwalkers? Which issue of the Incredible Hulk {TM} was the technician reading? By the way, you should check out the current issues illustrated by Adam Kubert.

[Blackhawk is {c} & {TM} DC Comics; DV8 & Gen l3 are {c} & {TM} Image Comics; Spider-Man, Wolverine, Generation X, Fantastic Four, Iceman, Jubilee & Incredible Hulk are{c} & {TM} Marvel Comics Group.]

Flips funny
Flips funny Darren Glenn (8/8/72) is a Graphic Design Technology student at OSU/Okmulgee. He contributed the cartoons here. Darren's fan art has been printed in Spawn #21 and has spot drawings in the Artist Gallery Section of Too Much Coffee Man #1 & 2, plus a spot in the drawing in the back of Usagi Yojimbo #4. Darren is also the creator of his own self-published comic book that was printed in August, 1996, titled Lactose Intolerant Man. You can obtain a copy by sending in on dollar ($1) to:
Darren Glenn
Twin Towers 213 E
Okmulgee, OK 74447

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