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Daily Nebraskan Tuesday, February 3, 1987 Page 10 'Albedo,' 'Thieves World' excellent By Scott Wesely Staff Columnist "Albedo Anthropomorphics 8," Stephen Gallaci (Thoughts & Images) Most black-and-white comics on the market stink. Bad art, sopho moric stories and vague attempts at parody kill their chances for success and harm the industry as a whole. That's why it's great when you find one that far exceeds your expecta tions. "Albedo" looks, on the outside, to be another "funny-animal" book, but as you begin to read you realize that no matter how 'aminalesquely' the artist is rendering the char acters, the book ain't about funny animals. That's where the "anthropomor phics" comes in. Writer-artist Stephen Gallaci writes a story about mayor s cauuayv aauaa cookbook signing party What do politicians think the public will swallow? What's really cooking at City Hall? What is the mayor stewing about? Why is Mayor Luedtke boiling? The answers to these questions are not to be found in a behind-the-scenes news column, but in the newest publi cation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, "The Mayors' Cookbook." Billed as "the ultimate regional cookbook," this compilation of culinary concoc tions features more than 370 recipes from the nation's mayors, including Lincoln Mayor Roland Luedtke. Luedtke's entry is Nebraska Cab bage Salad made from cabbage, onion, carrots, green pepper, sugar, vinegar, more sugar, mustard, celery seed, salt and salad oil. It's not a small dish; the i v YIW ISA! ml mmm oij I' And I have good reason to believe it. Over the last ten years. I've seen millions of people from many races, cultures and tongues respond to the life-changing message of Christ through the ministry of Christian music. Are you a singer or an instrumentalist with a call to missions and a commitment to excellence in your life? Do you desire to use your musical and technical skills to share the love of Christ w ith a hurting world? If so, read on. CELEBRANT SINGERS, an inter denominational Spirit filled music . ministry, has immediate openings for short - term (summer) team members. As a CELEBRANT, unique ministry oppor tunities arc open to you across North America and around the world. CELEBRANT SINGERS is musical excellence . . . ten singers with a twelve piece orchestra . , . praise and worship , . . AUDITIONS ON CAMPUS TODAY Tuesday, February 3 7 p.m. !i Come View a short film free information City Union Room to be posted Erma Felna of the EDF (a space confederacy trying to administer a colony taken by-force), the local politics, a resistance movement and all the activities of life you'd expect of humans in similar situations. He's writing a straight science-fiction story about animals in a comic book and passing it off on the surface, again as a funny-animal book! The backgrounds and characters look right, in a sketchy, believable way, and everything is shaded with watercolor effects, creating a sense of the farcical nature of using animals to mirror humans. The dif ferent species of animals act about the same, denying any racial dif ference, and the B&W nature of the book itself plays merry hell with any humor the reader is expecting. The reader gets a sense that this could mayor includes enough ingredients to serve 16 to 18 people. Included with Luedtke's recipe and those of the other political chefs are small narratives about their cities. In his narrative, Luedtke emphasizes the uniqueness of the state capitol and says "Lincoln is a friendly, hospitable city of over 180,000 people a good sized city with a small-town atmos phere. Lincoln's diversity and our emphasis on a high quality of life pro vide a strong base for future growth and development." On Thursday, Mayor Luedtke will be at Waldenbooks in the Centrum from noon until 1 p.m. signing copies of "The Mayors' Cookbook." Mayors from other cities also will be signing copies of the .3 ;l y ' v S . r international missions ministry . . . prayer . . . personal counseling . . . not "just another music group" a team of spiritual workers who know the call of God and mean business with the gospel. From Calcutta's bustee slums, to war-torn Iran and Northern Ireland, throughout Europe, troubled Central America, the Caribbean, and across North America, we've seen thousands of lives forever changed by the gospel of Christ. - I h ? f m till V Hi in tin . .1 mi . J An Outreach ot Slone Ministries. Inc. Post Ofdce Box 1416 Visalia. CA 93279 (209) 627-4000 VV happen in a human context as well. The backup story is even stranger. It's about two impossibly alien "unchallenged masters of the ag gressively inefficient overt business scam," and what happens when it looks like they're getting caught. The art here is also sketchy, but in a Comics Now more natural, gritty style with rounded everythings and gooey P.I.'s. Needs to be experienced. Well worth it "Thieves' World Graphics 4," adapted by Lynn Abbey and Tim Sale (Starblaze Graphics) Generally, few Thieves' World enthusiasts would consider buying a Thieves' World graphic novel puuvi&iiva, s m av"k m ws M m Thursday book in their cities that day to promote sales. Proceeds from the book will be used to support the Conference's May ors' Leadership Institute program, an activity that provides for the continued education of all mayors. The cookbook, which sells for $14.95, features recipes from such well-known mayors as Ed Koch, Tom Bradley and Clint Eastwood. It also features a side dish of tongue-in-cheek humor from Cheyenne, Wyo., Mayor Don Erickson: Cheyenne Cream Can Supper. Mayor Erickson says it should be made in an "old cream can or a new galvanized large garbage can." He suggests substi tuting a fresh jackalope for sausage to "give the dish that unique country western flavor." 1X5 7v, Now we're "enlarging our tent" adding more workers to reap a ready harvest. For more information on how you can be involved in a summer ministry experience that will change your life. call toll free I S. (800) 321-2500, CA (8(H)) 3-H-2500. CANADA (209) 62--4000, or write todav! 'Immadiata anon-tami and imwad Minna opmngs fc vouktti. Drift woGdwnda strings rtiyltm Mchnon$ and qrm to m htwng impaired on lumt mmtwmg Itvougnogt U S Ictttnd Eatt" Eufopa and Lain Amanca science fiction, fantasy hpansp of the sheer expense of the thing and because they already own the story in prose form. But the (so far) four Thieves World graphic novels don't have to worry about either. They're only $3.95 each, and well worth it! Neither do they have a true "black" mark due to being B&W, since the first three have been reprinted in one colorized novel. The fourth hasn't, yet, but it is by far the best of them even without color. When Tim Sale's art first fell into my hands, I though he looked like just another new B&W artist of the dime-a-dozen variety. But Sale has obviously been learning a lot about what makes B&W such a powerful force in comics (possibly due to working on the color version and seeing the difference) and No. 4 of the series shows just how much. His sense of panel layout is unique and ReView Board Eddy Clearwater, "Flimdoozie" (Rooster Blues Records) Eddy Clearwater isn't content to simply let his blues music be some one's catharsis. He's more concerned with having a good time. Anyone who caught Clearwater a few weeks ago at the Zoo Bar can attest to this. Clear water grinned from ear to ear all night and danced around, often joining fans on the dance floor. Clearwater is just a fun performer and a great entertainer. And this attitude translates to his latest LP, "Flimdoozie," due in the record stores any week now. "Flimdoozie" is nearly as much a rock'n'roll record as it is blues. "Do This Town Tonight," full of classic rock images and a killer sax by Chicago blower Abb Locke, picks up side one and sends the listener back to the '50s. My only complaint about this LP is that Locke isn't used that much. Abb backed-up Eddy at the Zoo last month and stole the limelight several times. Unfortunately, he only blows on one other track, the title song, another rocker in the Chuck Berry tradition. Overall, this is a party album, but Clearwater still gets down and bluesy on the aching 7 12 minute "Black Night Falling Down Heavy," with a little help from his pal Otis Rush, who lays down some weeping solos on the guitar. Rush jams on five songs on "Flimdoozie." The two lefties comple ment each other well. Rush is smooth, while Clearwater is sometimes quirky. Harmonica is provided by Sugar Blue on two tracks, "Sugar Baby" and "I.R.S. Man." There tunes are pure blues and will certainly take you to the West Side of Chi-town. "Flimdoozie" leaves you wondering: Just what is this album? Blues or rock'n'roll? Well, it's the best of both. Stew Magnuson If you have 60 accredited semester hours, and can achieve a high score in a special aptitude test, you could be just 22 weeks from earning the gold bars of a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve. And ready to take on pur first Reserve leadership assign ment. 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His perspective shots are unparalleled the dark corners seem oppressive but familiar, the meadows bright and artifically calm, the wharves authentic. His faces have gradually improved so that now they are quite distinct and expressive. Thievery and Chaos The story is set in the city of Sanctuary, on the southern coastline of the Rankan Empire. Sanctuary is a giant Hell's Kitchen of godplay, thievery and chaos, with political terrorist factions constantly fighting for control. Amid all this the everyday human dramas go on, creating a feeling of a great tapestry of life and death. Cellophane Ceiling, "The Beauty Of It All" (Main Vain) This debut album by Omaha's feisti est rock'n'roll trio is nowhere near as fun or exciting as its live shows; still, it's a great collection of hard, nasty, intelligent songs. Cellophane Ceiling's sound is char acterized by a brutally propulsive rhythm section over John Wolfs feedback heavy pneumatic guitar. What sets C.C. apart from the thrash horde is its sub tle sense of texture. They're masters of the fine art of spicing up a song with synthesizers without ever losing their rock'n'roll edge. The best example of this sort of daring on "The Beauty Of It All" is the goofy honky-tonk piano line that slinks in and out of the song "Happiness." C.C.'s songs are bitterly funny an thems to hopelessness and frustration like Elvis Costello as played by Aerosmith. The best example of C.C.'s sense of "humor" on the album is "All F Up," a cover of Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" with the words changed to make it a junkie's love song to his stash. Inexplicably missing from the album is C.C.'s biggest hit, the excellent "Mommy's in Moscow." In its absence, the best track on the record is undoubtedly "Don't Play God," a shat tered acoustic blues number that builds to a level of absolute hysteria that has only been equaled in acoustic rock by a few, very early Violent Femmes songs. The song is an open letter to the geriat ric megalomaniac in Washington. It's a semi-coherent scream of rage that would certainly put the old maniac in his place, except, of course, he's not lis tening. And that's the whole point. Chris McCubbin 1 ( ( v r v Lira 1 wJ