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''Real Deal Magazine'' was an independent comic book title published in the 1990s. One of the rare contemporary African-American-created and published comics, ''Real Deal'' depicted Los Angeles underworld life with deadpan visceral humor and gross-out violence (termed "Urban Terror" by the creators). Stories were by H.P. McElwee (aka "R.D. Bone") and art primarily by Lawrence Hubbard (aka "Raw Dawg"). Inspired by magazines like ''Mad'', traditional superhero comics, and people the creators knew in their own lives, ''Real Deal'' satirized Blaxploitation movies with a mélange of stories featuring convicts, hustlers, drug addicts, crack whores, car thieves, and murderers. In the words of artist/publisher Hubbard, a typical ''Real Deal'' story began with Hubbard cites Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, E. Simms Campbell, and Doug Wildey as influences,〔 while critics note the similarity of Hubbard's inking to that of Gary Panter and Raymond Pettibon.〔 ==Publication history== ''Real Deal'' creators Hubbard and McElwee worked together at the Los Angeles headquarters of California Federal Savings in the 1980s.〔Nadel, Dan. ("''Real Deal'': The Real Story," ) Comics Comics (May 27, 2009).〕 Amused by McElwee's wild stories of his friends and associates, Hubbard proposed illustrating them in comics form. After being rejected by mainstream publishers like DC and Marvel Comics, in 1989 Hubbard and McElwee formed Real Deal Productions and self-published ''Real Deal'' #1. ''Real Deal'' ran six issues, published irregularly from 1989 until 2001 (issues #1–#5 were published from 1989–1996;〔("Reagan to Real Grass," ) Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections Division.〕 the final issue was published in 2001). ''Real Deal'' #1 was tabloid-sized, printed in color on newsprint; issues #2-6 were traditional comic book size and format. Circa 1998, writer McElwee died at age 43 of a heart attack;〔 issue #6 was published after his death featuring stories he had already written.〔 Throughout the 1990s, Hubbard and McElwee made regular appearances at the San Diego Comic-Con promoting ''Real Deal'', where the comic became a cult favorite, especially among alternative comics creators.〔Hasselberger, Cheese. Quoted in Nadel, Dan. ("''Real Deal'': The Real Story," ) Comics Comics (May 27, 2009): "I remember buying each issue of ''Real Deal'' every year at San Diego Comic-Con. I still have most of my copies and have shown them off to anyone who would look. Jim Rugg and I have talked to ''RD'' a few times over the years, I still think it’s one of my favorite comics ever published."〕〔Ryan, Johnny. Quoted in ("L.A. Rumble" (Lawrence Hubbard interview) ), Comics Comics (June 9, 2010).〕 By 2001, faced with distribution problems and low sales, ''Real Deal'' went on hiatus.〔 In 2009, alternative comics publisher PictureBox began distributing original issues of ''Real Deal'' through their website and at conventions like the MoCCA Art Festival. As of June 2010, new issues of ''Real Deal'' are in production, with art and stories by Hubbard.〔Ryan, Johnny. ("L.A. Rumble" (Lawrence Hubbard interview) ), Comics Comics (June 9, 2010).〕 A PictureBox trade paperback collection of the first six issues is also planned.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Real Deal (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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