Tosches, Nick — Slant. Issue Nine. Spring, 1997

Philadelphia, Urban Outfitters, 1997. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. 32 pp. Color art throughout. Last issue of this newspaper style work that sought to adopt a zine style look. Created by the retail clothing store, Urban Outfitters, the paper embraced an anti-consumerism consumerism tone, using the trendy 1990s jaded/ironic worldview to subtly scorn everything, while branding itself as alternative to the mainstream (as alternative as a multinational corporation can be). The zine/paper used noted comic artists and graphic designers for much of the work. This issue with a piece by Nick Tosches, among others. Art by Ward Sutton, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present, with some tearing at the intersection of the folds. General toning. Minor soiling. Minor chipping and tearing along the edges. Good .