New Arrivals December 21

New Arrivals December 21

The books keep showing up at Wow Cool. The following are now in stock online and in the Cupertino shop. We are continuing to add older back issues as well. Highlights this week include the long-awaited X-Men: Grand Design #1, Head Lopper #8 by...

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New Arrivals December 15

New Arrivals December 15

As we ease into the new Wow Cool online shop we are also working out how to best announce new books each week. This inaugural post in the new format covers the last two weeks of books new to the Cupertino and online stores. You can now order...

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Jim Rugg on the AltComics Podcast

Jim Rugg on the AltComics Podcast

Jim Rugg makes comics, books, drawings, illustrations, and designs. His books and comics include Street Angel, Afrodisiac, the PLAIN Janes, Rambo 3.5, Notebook Drawings, and Supermag. He has exhibited drawings at iam8bit, Gallery1988, Mondo, and...

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*Ahem* Is This Thing On?

*Ahem* Is This Thing On?

Hello, everyone. My name is Peter and I draw comics. The amazing and generous Marc Arsenault, proprietor of these here parts, has offered me a soapbox on the official Wow Cool blog. How cool is that? I’m going to explore some topics here...

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Review: The Short Con

Review: The Short Con

The Short Con by Pete Toms and Aleks Sennwald Pete Toms’ and Aleks Sennwald’s graphic novella The Short Con is on its surface the first of what hints at a larger series of children’s comics, but beneath that lies an examination of the power of...

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On CNN’s Boom or Bust 1994

On CNN’s Boom or Bust 1994

Cable news program talking about how the Baby Busters were going to crack the spines in half of the pathetic and lowly Baby Boomers. Featuring lots of mid nineties zines like Cometbus, King Cat and Dylan Williams Horse. This segment visits the...

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