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February 11, 2011

Rick Altergott’s Peter Bagge Kills Me Every Time

the Jim Blanchard is great, but the Bagge is sublime; from a tribute section to Jim Blanchard in Hate. I'm 75 percent convinced that everyone in today's comics industry is going to eventually go to hell for Rick Altergott not being a big star

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