This one was done the old fashion way with a Sharpie Pen on the back of a dinner receipt. Star Trek: Discovery Premieres September 24
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Jawbreaker Played Their First Show Since 1996 Last Night
Jawbreaker reunited last night, Thursday August 3rd at the Ivy Room in Albany, CA (NOT Oakland, music blogs of the world please take note). They opened up with a demonic incantation written by Adam and read by Blake while fire shot out of Chris' eyes. Then Branwyn Bigglestone and Scott...
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I unexpectedly had the chance to catch up on some reading last month and for some unknown reason read the first few issue of the Avengers that were drawn by Jack Kirby. These are screen grabs from the ComiXology editions I read. Note the bright coloring. They looked a lot different from...
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First time using Tayasui Sketches Pro on an iPad Mini. Stylus is the cheapest one they sell in a two-pack on Amazon, and they are easily the best quality/value situation for that type of tool. Soundtrack: Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno, which has just gotten the deluxe re-issue...
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New Comics at Wow Cool August 2, 2017
There are tons of great new comics in the online and Cupertino Wow Cool shops this week. Apart from recent releases, we’ve also stocked up the bins with some amazing James Stokoe Marvel comics and variants, and assembled a collection of Dave Cooper books in a wide array of shapes and...
Read moreThe Stupid Pages 36: Bucket Robot
Oh no, it’s back. Gabrielle Bell has her July Diary, we have the Stupid Pages. Maybe there will be more than two this year.
Read moreShannon Wheeler Book Signing at Wow Cool July 29
Popular New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler will be making an exclusive Silicon Valley visit to sign his new books Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus Plus and Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump at Wow Cool in Cupertino. Fresh from San Diego’s Comic-Con...
Read more20,000 dBs Under the Sea — Twenty Thousand Hertz
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/332722971" params="color=e93463" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Listening now. The seas are getting louder… 71% of the Earth is covered by water. And most of us imagine it to be...
Read moreFree Comic Book Day at Wow Cool Alternative Comics
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday May 6th! The Wow Cool® Alternative Comics store in Cupertino is having it’s fourth annual Free Comic Book Day event from 10am-7pm on Saturday, May 6th. There will be tons of free comics for kids and adults, arts and crafts activities for kids, a lemonade stand...
Read moreWow Cool Sidewalk Sale Saturday & Sunday March 18-19
It’s STILL inventory time and we need to clear out hundreds of new and used graphic novels and books at deep discount. Most books 50¢ – $2.00. There will be stacks of free books and comics too. Saturday & Sunday, March 18-19, Noon – 6pm at Wow Cool Alternative Comics...
Read moreResist! is at Wow Cool in Cupertino
The Resist! Free newspaper is now available in our Silicon Valley store. RESIST forces that would divide us. RESIST the normalization of fascism. RESIST! is a free 40-page tabloid newspaper of political comics and graphics by mostly female artists. It is edited by Françoise Mouly, art editor of...
Read moreThe 2017 RPM Challenge is open for registration
This is The Challenge – Record an album in 28 days, just because you can. That’s 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material recorded during the month of February. More information | Register It’s a little like National Novel Writing Month, (NaNoWriMo.org) where writers challenge each...
Read moreWow Cool Boxing Week Sale
Wow Cool Alternative Comics is having a big boxing week sale. 20% off everything in the Cupertino and Online Wow Cool shops Every order completed from Noon Monday, December 26 through Midnight Saturday, December 31st will be discounted 20%. Discount is applied when you add items to your cart...
Read moreWatch Me: Where do you draw the line?
Where do you draw the line? (full film) from Where do you draw the line? on Vimeo. Please like/share and support: facebook.com/WDYDTL twitter.com/WordSmithProd wordsmithproductions.co.uk Why is the Ecuadorian government proposing to extract oil in an area frequently classified by ecologists as...
Read moreWow Cool 20% Off Sale November 25–28 2016
In celebration of the Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Whatever Sunday Is/Cyber Monday buying frenzy, Wow Cool will be holding a 20% off everything in the store sale from November 25–28th online; and, Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th in our Cupertino store. We will be open the usual...
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The Great Martian War
Great martian war from PLAZMA on Vimeo. It’s a couple years old, but new to me. Discovered via fellow deranged Acadian cousin Stephen Bissette.
Read moreMagic Whistle Radio Hour 94
This upload features tracks from KITTY FORD, DICK TRACY, THE SURFSIDERS, VICTOR LUNDBERG, JAY MCSHANN’S ORCHESTRA and more. Things I’ve collected over the years or acquired on mixtapes and comps or gathered from the internet or the library or my parents’ attic. Thus the volume...
Read moreNew Sounds from Gritboy Land
Created for Disquiet Junto Project 0249: 80 Phases Wishing the minimalist composer Steve Reich a happy birthday.
Read moreThe Stupid Pages Spit Brothers Special 2
From the sketchbook of young Brigham Martin. Art by Marc Arsenault.
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From the sketchbook of young Brigham Martin. By Jason Martin, no relation.
Read moreSoy Sauce Control
I was walking in Campbell California on Sunday night and was happy to see this mysterious local band Soy Sauce Control playing on the sidewalk. Check them out. Soy Sauce Control [EP] by Soy Sauce ControlSoy Sauce Control [EP] by Soy Sauce Control
Read moreAphex Twin Cheetah EP out in one week
It’s been a pretty good year for new music. Here’s the latest. But it is stranger than you think. Mister Richard D. James is about to drop a new record in all the popular formats (including a limited cassette – 2000 copies). It’s called Cheetah. It’s an Aphex Twin...
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