Dead Letter Art

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Dead Letter Art #22

2004 Halloween Issue [ October/November 2004 ]

DLa 22 Cover
DLa #022
After the unofficial dissolution of DLa in April of 2004, plans to venture officially into business fell apart. By this time, over five months had passed and the Halloween season was quickly approaching. Determined to resuscitate DLa, the original Eastside posse regathered and rushed to throw down another issue of Dead Letter Art in time for a spooky Halloween release. Busy with layout and other organizational tasks, Perishable spit out a severely limited offering, consisting mainly of ancient artwork from way back in the day. Nimbus, however, salvaged the issue with primarily fresh chunks, with several moist nuggets receiving the ultra-concentrated presentational treatment. Bleeding Heart also shared some prime turds, blasts from the past coupled with the incredibly bizarre comic series, Goya's Monsters.

Although this particular issue of DLa leaves much to be desired, Nimbus' excellent work is definitely worth checking out:

Other issue highlights include a choice werdz page collab, as well as unique gallery presentations from both Bleeding Heart and Perishable.

Halloween Issue Details

Theme
Halloween 2004 [Fall/Winter 2004]
Timeline
Began early October, finished by Halloween
Content
Angry, scary wickedness for Boo Day
Playaz
BHBW, Nimbus, Perishable
Format
7"(w)x8.5"(h) | 16 pages
B&W cover printed on 90# white semi-gloss index
B&W contents printed on 60# brown recycled offset
Locale
Issue designed/produced in ML and printed in Spokane
Content produced in Seattle, Spokane, ML, and Ellensburg
Distro
50 copies dropped on ML over Halloween weekend
25 copies shipped to subscribers and other deserving patrons
Cover
Inner/outer front/back mixed-media collage by Perishable
Layout
Perishable, Nimbus
Notes
Around 15 copies feature an alternate, “spineless” version of the cover

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