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Tales of Blarg is an East Bay Berkeley punk zine created by writer/comic artist Janelle Hessig in 1990. The most recent issue is number nine, published in October 2006.
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'''Tales of Blarg''' is an East Bay Berkeley [[punk]] zine created by writer and comic artist [[Janelle Hessig]] in 1990. The most recent issue is number nine, published in October 2006.
  
Past contributors include Lawrence Livermore, Robert Eggplant, Aaron Cometbus, Scott Baldwin, Mr. Mike, Iggy Scam, Seth Bogard, and Heather Jewett. The content of Tales Of Blarg has varied over the years. Topics range from scene reports to crusty haiku to confessional comics about sexual mishaps and barfing.
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Past contributors include [[Larry Livermore|Lawrence Livermore]], [[Robert Eggplant]] ([[Absolutely Zippo]]), [[Aaron Cometbus]] ([[Cometbus]]), Scott Baldwin, [[Mr. Mike]] ([[Rump]]), [[Iggy Scam]] ([[Scam]]), and [[Seth Bogart]] ([[Puberty Strike]]). The content of '''Tales Of Blarg''' has varied over the years. Topics range from scene reports to crusty haiku to confessional comics about sexual mishaps and barfing.
  
Janelle Hessig's artwork has appeared in fanzines such as Absolutely Zippo, Punk Planet, Snakepit, and Maximum Rock n Roll. She also wrote record reviews for Maximum Rock n Roll and penned a regular column in Punk Planet from 2002 to 2007 under the moniker "Janelle Benet Ramsey". She is sometimes credited as "Janelle Blarg".
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The story "My Adventure With Green Day", published in Tales Of Blarg #4, was later reprinted in Green Day's "Kerplunk!" album. The story is attributed to "Laurie L" but was in fact written by Lookout! founder, [[Larry Livermore|Lawrence Livermore]].
  
From 1995 to 1996, Janelle Hessig and her housemate, Jeff Jank, created a free, one-page, monthly fanzine entitled "Jank".
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'''Tales Of Blarg''' is included in the Sarah and Jen Wolfe Zine Collection at The University of Iowa.
  
The story "My Adventure With Green Day" published in Tales Of Blarg #4 was later reprinted in Green Day's "Kerplunk!" album. The story is attributed to "Laurie L" but was in fact written by Lookout! founder, Lawrence Livermore.
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==See also==
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* [[Jank]]
  
[[Category:Zine|California zine|1990's publication]]
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==External Link==
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* [http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/msc/ToMsC900/MsC878/wolfesarahandjenzines.html Sarah and Jen Wolfe Zine Collection at The University of Iowa]
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[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]][[Category:California Zines]] [[Category:1990's publications]][[Category:2000's publications]][[Category:Punk]]
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[[Category:Sarah and Jen Wolfe Zine Collection]]

Latest revision as of 08:03, 27 July 2011

Tales of Blarg is an East Bay Berkeley punk zine created by writer and comic artist Janelle Hessig in 1990. The most recent issue is number nine, published in October 2006.

Past contributors include Lawrence Livermore, Robert Eggplant (Absolutely Zippo), Aaron Cometbus (Cometbus), Scott Baldwin, Mr. Mike (Rump), Iggy Scam (Scam), and Seth Bogart (Puberty Strike). The content of Tales Of Blarg has varied over the years. Topics range from scene reports to crusty haiku to confessional comics about sexual mishaps and barfing.

The story "My Adventure With Green Day", published in Tales Of Blarg #4, was later reprinted in Green Day's "Kerplunk!" album. The story is attributed to "Laurie L" but was in fact written by Lookout! founder, Lawrence Livermore.

Tales Of Blarg is included in the Sarah and Jen Wolfe Zine Collection at The University of Iowa.

See also

External Link