Soundtrack

Spring, 1998.

Chronos is a fan of alt-rock, as is evident from the posters hanging on the wall of his apartment in Ivy Town. My own tastes at the time were quite eclectic, but living in Portland during what is now whimsically referred to as “The Dream of the Nineties,” I was at ground zero for alt-rock/grunge. The following songs crept into my head as I drew particular people and places...

Issue One

CHRONOPOLIS
“Places Named After Numbers”
by Frank Black, from the album
Frank Black

THE COUNTESS
“Step Behind”
by Tripping Daisy, from the album
I am an Elastic Firecracker

WALKER GABRIEL
“Invisible Man”
by The Breeders, from the album
Last Splash

DAVID CLINTON
“Old Timer”
by That Dog, from the album
That Dog

LINEAR MEN
“Bluejackets”
by Mike Watt, from the album
Contemplating The Engine Room

TRIP THRU TIME
“Counting Backwards’
by Throwing Muses, from the album
The Real Ramona

Issue Two

VANISHING POINT
“Keeping Track”
by Superchunk, from the album
Foolish

STRANDED
“Cruel Reminder”
by Heatmiser, from the album
Mic City Songs

SMALLVILLE
“Hotwax”
by Beck, from the album
Odelay

THE CLARKS
“Life Is Grand”
by Camper Van Beethoven, from the album
Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

ALEXANDRIA
“Golden”
by Pond, from the album
Pond

Issue Three

THE KEYSTONE
“Stranger Than Time”
by Drunk at Abi’s, from the album
Worm in the Apple

VRYONOS
“Crowned”
by Hazel, from the album
Are You Going to Eat That?

FIORELLA
“Purr”
by Sonic Youth, from the album
Dirty

TIMESMASHER
“Magnet’s Coil”
by Sebadoh, from the album
Bakesale

Issue Four

END OF TIME
“Distance = Rate - Time”
By The Pixies, from the album
Trompe le Monde

FUTURE ALEX
“Sunday”
by the Spinanes, from the album
Manos

RIP HUNTER
“The Slim”
by Sugar, from the album
Copper Blue

GOD OF TIME
“Dealt”
by 30.06, from the album
Bosozoku

SECOND CHANCE
“The World Has Turned”
by Weezer, from the album
Weezer

Issue Five

IVY TOWN
“Crazy Town”
by Velocity Girl, from the album
Copacetic

GATE OF ETERNITY
“Sundial”
by Pond, from the album
The Practice of Joy Before Death

GOODFELLOW TROUPE
“Shadows”
by Sunny Days Real Estate, from the album
Diary