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"Sean "Goblin" Aaberg is an uppity punk whose illustrations of mythological cider-swilling crusty trolls have graced the pages of zines since the early 90’s. Sean is a smart & versatile artist who gracefully handles multiple styles & projects, with an emphasis on subversive design & bold color. When he isn’t passed out near the train tracks with a 12-sided die in his hands, Sean teaches little kids how to draw." ~Dennis Dread
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[[Image:L_f68b204ef4df325c80ce90dd08cafa5f.jpg |frame|Sean "Goblin" Aaberg with John Blanche and Rick Priestly in 1997.]]
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'''Sean "Goblin" Aaberg''' is an illustrator, [[comic]] drawer, fine artist, [[writer]], musician, cultural manipulator and [[zine]] publisher from Oakland, California. He and his family are currently residing in Eugene, Oregon.
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Sean came up in the [[punk]] scene of the early 90s, gaining notoriety while playing drums for and producing all promotional art for his [[hardcore]] band The Masked Men. Sean was the only zine editor in the Bay Area at the time who identified and dressed like a Chaos Punk, with multi-colored bi-hawks, spiked and studded jacket, bullet belt and all that sort of thing.
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Sean got into zines after picking up an old issue of [[Factsheet Five]] at Dark Carnival Books in 1988. He was stunned by the incredible variety of strange underground zines being published at the time and was determined to add to the pile. Sean's zines are consistently critically acclaimed by other zine editors, but rarely gain a large following.
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==Bibliography==
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===Zines===
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* [[Goblin's Armpit]] 1988-1998
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* [[Kid Vile]] 1994
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* [[Molotov]] 1995-1996
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* [[Go!]] 1999-2000
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* [[Orange]] 2001
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* [[Oakslander Lakeside Gazette]] 2002
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* [[Binocular Rebellious]] 2003
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* [[The Goblin]] 2004-
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===Contributions to other zines===
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* [[Slug and Lettuce]] Lots of drawings
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* [[The Portable Head]] Lots of comics
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* [[Roctober]] Lots of comics
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* [[Fish Piss]] Cider article reprinted
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* [[Kitchen Sink]] Did a bunch of illustrations
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* [[Slingshot Organizer]] Did the cover for the 2003 edition
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===Comics===
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* [[The Adventures of Pipu]] 1999-
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* [[The Adventures of Salt]] 2005-
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* [[Bolonga]] 2007
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===Notable Contributions===
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* Sean's Punk drawings frequently appeared in [[Slug and Lettuce]] from 1995-1997.
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* Sean illustrated the cover of Ragady Anne's (pre-Donnas Donnas) first release in 1994.
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* Sean called for the American Chaos Days in 1995 and 1996 in the East Bay.
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* Sean played drums for Baltimore's A//Political in 1997 and is drumming on their cassette release of "Planting the Seeds of Revolution".
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* Sean is a founding member of the Oaklandish Arts group.
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* Sean volunteered with the Longhaul Infoshop from 1994-1995
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==External links==
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*[http://www.goblinko.com/ GOBLINKO] - Goblinko, Sean's company
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*[http://19091977.livejournal.com/ Sean's Blog] - Sean's Blog
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*[http://eatenbyducks.blogspot.com/ Eaten By Ducks] - Group art blog that Sean contributes to.
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[[Category:Zinester|Aaberg]][[Category:Artist|Aaberg]]
  
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From my official biography. Sean "Goblin" Aaberg was born & raised in the soul city of Oakland, California. Influences are old American trash culture (cheeseburgers, Ed Roth, AM radio, comic books, video games. carnivals), English subcultures, old fantasy stuff from Lovecraft to original AD&D to Thundarr the Barbarian, weird ideas & novelties, avant garde junk, ancient civilizations & the cleansing of the earth by apocalypse. Sean is currently developing ideas about feral Boy Scout gangs in a post-apocalyptic setting, Frankenstein's Monster & hot dogs as American metaphors & the usual zines, comix & card sets.
 
  
 
Sean "Goblin" Aaberg & Goblinko
 
Sean "Goblin" Aaberg & Goblinko

Revision as of 07:09, 16 December 2007

Sean "Goblin" Aaberg with John Blanche and Rick Priestly in 1997.

Sean "Goblin" Aaberg is an illustrator, comic drawer, fine artist, writer, musician, cultural manipulator and zine publisher from Oakland, California. He and his family are currently residing in Eugene, Oregon.

Sean came up in the punk scene of the early 90s, gaining notoriety while playing drums for and producing all promotional art for his hardcore band The Masked Men. Sean was the only zine editor in the Bay Area at the time who identified and dressed like a Chaos Punk, with multi-colored bi-hawks, spiked and studded jacket, bullet belt and all that sort of thing.

Sean got into zines after picking up an old issue of Factsheet Five at Dark Carnival Books in 1988. He was stunned by the incredible variety of strange underground zines being published at the time and was determined to add to the pile. Sean's zines are consistently critically acclaimed by other zine editors, but rarely gain a large following.

Bibliography

Zines

Contributions to other zines

Comics

Notable Contributions

  • Sean's Punk drawings frequently appeared in Slug and Lettuce from 1995-1997.
  • Sean illustrated the cover of Ragady Anne's (pre-Donnas Donnas) first release in 1994.
  • Sean called for the American Chaos Days in 1995 and 1996 in the East Bay.
  • Sean played drums for Baltimore's A//Political in 1997 and is drumming on their cassette release of "Planting the Seeds of Revolution".
  • Sean is a founding member of the Oaklandish Arts group.
  • Sean volunteered with the Longhaul Infoshop from 1994-1995

External links


Sean "Goblin" Aaberg & Goblinko pobox 12044 Eugene OR 97440 USA

http://www.goblinko.com

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