Tom Huck: A Life Out of Line
by Kevin McClosky
32 pages / half letter / $6 postpaid
moonpennypress.com
At risk of looping into a recurring theme, I need to say
again that the greatest joy I derive from reading zines is the act of
discovery. Prior to receiving this zine I had never heard of Tom Huck or his
woodblock arts. In what has to be the coolest concept I have seen so far in
2012, the cover of Tom Huck A Life Out of Line detaches to become a
full-sized poster, a woodblock reprinted on recycled grocery bag paper.
Kevin McCloskey presents Tom Huck’s story with an energetic
narrative and artistic style. He recounts Huck’s early days as a Catholic altar
boy, mesmerized and confused by sexuality. Huck becomes infatuated with
Albrecht Durer and Jose Posada. He refines his own style and opens Evil Prints,
an offbeat printmaking project where he currently creates some of the most
unusual woodblock prints of our time, or any other.
What bleeds through clearly in this zine is that Huck’s life
is lived with intensity and authenticity. Highly recommended.
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