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The NYC Subway Map, By Allan Keyes, with additional content by Sam Taylor

5 Aug

August 5, 2013

Behold! Your new NYC Subway Map!

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I think it’s kind of spiffy myself. No, it’s not geographically accurate by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s very pleasing to look at.  Just from a style perspective, it beats the old and busted current NYC Subway map:

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I mean yeah, the new map will probably require total strangers with raging b.o. leaning over you in the subway car to stare at it for 15 minutes while they get their bearings, but look at the bright side! Well, whenever you think of what the bright side would be, look on it. And tell me as well. I still think it’s ok to suffer for art like this though.

Trivia question: Remember the “RR” train?

Now I’ll do the hack thing and put up some cool pics of various-era NYC subway maps:

Turn of the Century style:

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1990s’ Party-Rock Style:

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1980’s style: (Mets win the World Series YAYYY!)

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1970s ULTRA MOD

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Swinging 60’s

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1950’s style:

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And the one that started it all!

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Bonus Trivia: Remember THIS???

 

And finally…..the world on the brink of the Metrocard

 

 

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The Saturday Comics: Swing With Scooter

3 Aug

August 3, 2013

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I am by no means a comic expert, but I am pretty knowledgeable. While I may not have read every comic out there, you can bet that if Marvel or DC put it out, or even one of the indies or “third” publishers, I’d at least have heard of it. I don’t typically, if ever, get surprised by an entire series put out by one of the Big Two publishers but this did it.

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Swing With Scooter ran for 36 issues from 1966 to 1972. It was originally conceived as a British Invasion title. Scooter was a British pop star who came to America. He rode a scooter, so hence his nickname, Scooter.

Right away you can tell that this guy has nothing on John Lennon.

Anyway, it wasn’t long until Swing With Scooter became little more than an Archie rip-off. Eventually he wasn’t even British, just another ordinary comic book teen. However, this book has one thing to set it apart. It was written by Barbara Friedlander, the first woman to write a non-romance title for DC. (Note: Although I saw that referenced online, I am not sure that it is true.) Meanwhile, DC has not brought him back in The New 52. No shock there.

Check out the gallery below, and look for the issue where Scooter is (accidentally? Hmm) unzipping a girl’s dress. Pretty risqué by Archie Comics standards!

 

 

 

 

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