Button 183: Cadillacs & Dinosaurs # 7 of 7. Shivat (dino) Mark Schultz

183. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs: Shivat (1993). No. 7 in a set of 7 C&D buttons.

Xenozoic / C&D creator Mark Schultz created many new terms in his illustrated futuristic saga. "Shivat" is one of the terms used by City in the Sea residents for dinosaurs. "Slither" is yet another. Dinosaurs are the dominant life force in this future Earth. Rampaging shivats threaten the fragile farms and homesteads outlying the City in the Sea. But their "spiritual" leader Jack Tenrec (see button #179) refuses to allow shivats to be killed, creating tensions in the emerging society and pitting his loyalist Mechanics against corrupt Governor Scharnhorst, an otherwise unattractive leader who favors the pragmatic killing of dinosaurs.

If you aren't already a fan of this intriguing world, you owe it to yourself to acquire the fourteen Kitchen Sink Press back issues, the three KSP book collections and/or the 2-volume Xenozoic reprints from Dark Horse Comics. We also have other Schultz and Xenozoic items online (use search bar for quick links).

This button series, designed by Ray Fehrenbach, was among the items (including boxed candy bars) created by Kitchen Sink Press itself shortly before it ended its Wisconsin phase, moved to Massachusetts and merged with Tundra Publishing.

1.25 inch diameter. $3.00

One note, for serious button collectors, you may want to read the KSP BUTTON TEXT which explains the numbering systems for identifying the various buttons produced over the last 30 years, or see the COMPLETE KSP BUTTON LIST. The list is VERY long, so be patient while it loads.