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3 / timewarp
As Brad and Janet know, nothing is quite so nice as being invited to a party by rich weirdos, a costume party at that. As Bill frequently states in his comic strips “anything can happen”, and as with the original dizzying switch of drum between bar and hades, the dizzying switches between today, ancient Rome,…
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2 / hero
What would a action comic strip be without a hero? Bill starts to wrap drum in the mantle of justice, and lone protector like any good writer. But no superhero, he’s also dependent on those around him to realize his intentions against the powers of evil, particularly for young defenseless gays.
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1 / voyage
Bill Ward began drum as a completely blank figure, with no history, starting coming out in a gay bar and starting on a trip – sexual, spiritual, and perhaps more than a little psychedelic. We see throughout his work the theme of a voyage, a trip, an adventure and fantasy repeats in endless variation. Classical…