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...industry, the Xeric foundation fosters new growth through its grants given out to first-time self-publishing comic artists. An invaluable resource, the Xeric has provided monies to aspiring authors since 1992, resulting in dozens of books that may never have otherwise seen publication. Two of the 2004 recipients, Nick Jeffrey and Karl Stevens, have recently released their Xeric-sponsored books. Both of their works prove the value of the Xeric endeavor...
...Nick Jeffrey's book, "Centerfield" (Floppy Comix; 32 pages; $3.50) reads like a suppressed howl of anguish and guilt, exorcized through a darkly humorous tale of the author's junior high school baseball exploits. Jeffrey depicts himself as a scowling, sullen teenager who never smiles once in the entire book. Though he has a professed hatred of sports, except for professional wrestling, he consistently joins the losing baseball team of his Catholic school. In his final year, two major events converge: the team gets a star player who takes them to the playoffs and Nick's father, who Nick adores...
...that event, they will turn to a trio of juniors—lefty Taylor Parker (1-2, 1.90), who started only two games this season but remains an option, and right-handers Doug Mathis (5-4, 3.27) and Nick Admire (2-2, 3.69), who could also start—to face the Crimson...
...About a year ago Nick [Orenstein] and I decided to start an acoustic engineering firm,” said Rapoport, the chief engineer of LONO. “Through one of Nick’s connections in Dallas we came across these investors who had a product to monitor fetal heartbearts in utero. They had tried to create this device before, but it had never been successful...
...Nick doesn’t mind. “People here get way too involved competing for grades and stuff,” he says. “If it takes something like taking your clothes off at a party to help you forget, then whatever.” But Nick’s balls have their limits. “The word ‘crucifixion’ comes to mind,” he says, imagining his parents’ reaction if they found out he had “party-stripped...