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COMING
THIS AUTUMN!!!!!!!!! JELLYROLL, a Print Collection of Curvy Cuties
from the paintbrushes of Mister Reusch! JAM-PACKED with Mischievous Mermaids,
Buxom Bellydancers, And Sassy Snake Charmers! Risque Roller Derby Queens,
Lusty Luchadoras, and Gorgeous Go-Go Dancers! Zaftig Zombie Queens, Voluptuous
Vampires, and much more.............. FULL
COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE. STAY
TUNED!
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Mister
Reusch formed Black Cat Burlesque with veteran Boston go-go girl/ tassel-twirler
extraordinaire/ apprentice undertaker Miss Firecracker in 2003 as an outlet
for their longtime love of horror and b-movies, burlesque, and old-time
spookshows. Tired of classic "cutesy" burlesque numbers, Firecracker
longed to push the medium in dark new directions and Reusch was more than
happy to lend his ghoulish artwork to bright posters, glow-in-the-dark
souvenir t-shirts, homemade masks, costumes, and giant monster props.
The two had already collaborated on their dream project, the one-night-only
"Spooks-A-Poppin
Burlesque Horror Show", with Clinton Mclung at the old Coolidge
Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA, and knew one show wasn't enough.
Inspired by their first successful spookshow, the two began concocting plans for more elaborate performances. They were soon joined by fellow real-life undertaker J. Cannibal and his partner, the like-minded horror fan/ choreographer Mary Widow. Midnight brainstorms led to Black Cat Burlesque's "Spookalicious Sideshow" at the Coolidge Corner Theatre's 13-hour Halloween Horror Movie Marathon, complete with 2 evil hypnotic clown acts, rival witch doctors controlling wrestling zombie girls like "Rock 'em, Sock 'em Robots", a scientist mad with passion and her monstrous creation, a reanimated bombshell seducing her would-be undertaker, Mary Widow's infamous "Lizzie Borden Tap Dance of Death" in a washtub of blood, and the first public appearance of horned horror hostess, Devilicia.
Since
then this creepy quartet have brought their fog machines and glow-in-the-dark
pasties to the stages of New England and New York, performing with amazing
punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, experimental circus music ensemble
Beat Circus, lounge lizards Electrolux, and the world's finest primate
garage-rock musicians, Thee Monkey Butlers. By far the messiest act at
the 2004 NY Burlesquefest, BCB wowed the crowd at the converted Gothic
Church, Avalon, with their "Satan's School For Girls" performance
to Black Sabbath's "NIB". Adding to the terrifying troupe's
infamy, Black Cat Burlesque has been banned from performing at the October
2004 Vampires' Masquerade Ball in historic Salem by the puritanical town
elders, even though the Festival of the Dead organizers had invited the
troupe 7 months in advance! Too Wicked For Witch City USA!
Photos of Black Cat Burlesque's scary clown puppetmaster performance at The Dresden Dolls' July 9 2004 sold-out show at The Paradise are shown here.
Please visit Black
Cat Burlesque for more photos, info, and calendar of upcoming
performances. 11" x 17" BCB souvenir posters @ $10 each + $5
shipping. glow-in-the-dark BCB t-shirts (limited availability)@ $15 each
+ $5 shipping.
BAUER
NIKE HOCKEY STICK
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Mister Reusch was hired by former Burton art director/
current Bauer-Nike designer Win Fream to design a total-art-coverage hockey
stick in January 2004. Working with designer Andrew Szurley of www.solekitchen.com,
Reusch created some very un-traditional hockey graphics wrapping from
the top of the stick to the tip of the blade. This scary stick is currently
in production (with some glow-in-the-dark elements being added!), and
images of the art will be posted here as soon as possible.
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Mister
Reusch has written and illustrated 2 children's picture book dummies about
Halloween. Below are examples of the character studies, early color sketches,
and some of the final art. Negotiations with publishers are in progress!
Stay tuned for updated news and more sneak peeks of the finished artwork.
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Mister
Reusch's full collection of rock concert posters can be seen at GIGPOSTERS.COM
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Mister
Reusch spent September 2002-January 2003 painting 13 color and 36 black
and white illustrations for Llewellyn's new "AlternaGyrl Horoscopes"
2004 calendar. Below are the monthly paintings; each astrological sign
includes horoscopes from Maria Shaw, professional astrologer. Not available
in stores, this calendar can be purchased online HERE
Order today!
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Red Cent is a cool creepy ghost story/graphic novel written by
Tom of Standard
Design
with pictures by Mister Reusch. Set in a New England mill city much like
the boys' hometown of Haverhill, this sucker has gone through endless
story and art revisions, and hopefully will see print before Tom and Reusch
get old and die and become ghosts themselves. Best friends, a haunted
cemetery, angry mobs, zombies, a legend about a penny, and the devil all
make Red Cent a winner. The latest and best incarnation of the
story came together during one memorable 8-hour car ride/ editorial meeting
through Haverhill and its neighboring towns (with stops at countless Dunkin
Donuts) on Easter Sunday a few years ago. That's right, this story's so
epic it's taking us years to do it justice. Email Tom and me and bug us
to finish it by 2010.
