Box Brown is starting a publishing house specifically to publish short, cheap, stapled ALTERNATIVE comics a la Drawn and Quarterly in the 90’s. It’s called Retrofit and they’ll be publishing a new monthly comic for...
Read moreTom Neely releases New Graphic Novel
“An assaultive, erotic riot of sex and combat and horror and sheer image-making power. There’s great beauty in The Wolf’s blackness.” – Sean T. Collins, critic (The Comics Journal, Robot 6) The Wolf is a new graphic novel by Los Angeles-based...
Read morePossessed by the Rise of Magik: Chris Cilla’s Heavy Hand reviewed on The Comics Journal
Over at the Comics Journal they have a thorough and thoughtful review of Chris Cilla’s the Heavy Hand, in which Rob Clough compares Chris to a turntablist: “Cilla finds every kind of storytelling convention totally...
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It’s getting down to the last couple days of our friend’s Kickstarter campaign! She is raising funds for another season of her excellent radio show Destination DIY. The rewards are awesome, of course, and if you donate $20 right now...
Read moreHabitat #2 on Bookgasm
Dunja Jankovic’s Habitat #2 got reviewed yesterday on Bookgasm. Check it out!
Read moreToo Dark To See, Blammo 7 and More!
A bunch of new, awesome things in the store today. First is Julia Gfrörer’s newest, Too Dark To See. It’s seriously good and pretty disturbing; her artwork is spectacular as always. Next up is the latest installment of Katie...
Read moreThis Saturday in Olympia Washington
This Saturday, in the sleepy town of Olympia, WA there will be an amazing collection of artists that rarely all end up at such a good show. Check out their exhibitor list: http://olympiacomicsfestival.org/?page_id=386 We’ll be at the Expo...
Read moreEdie Fake interviewed!
A great interview with the inimitable Edie Fake: http://therumpus.net/2011/05/the-rumpus-interview-with-edie-fake/ Edie did the cover and a story in the new Gay Genius. And, if you don’t already have it, you should check out Gaylord Phoenix...
Read moreTCAF and comic conventions.
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival Last month I wrote a short piece about my thoughts on the MoCCA festival, the Stumptown Comics Festival and other shows. In it I mentioned how much I’ve liked the Toronto Comic Art Festival, TCAF. ...
Read moreHabitat #2 reviewed by the one and only Rob Clough at TCJ
An incredible review of Dunja Jankovic’s Habitat #2 over at the Comics Journal. As usual Clough has insight rare among today’s comic reviewers. http://www.tcj.com/reviews/habitat-2/
Read moreProfanity Hill Update is full of comics you’ll want to order.
Jason T. Miles brings you a giant update of new books at Profanity Hill distribution. You’ll like them, I know: PROFANITY HILL new titles SACRED AND PROFANE by Justin Green $5 MR. CELLER’S ATTIC by Noel Freibert...
Read moreDestination DIY!
Destination DIY is an independent radio show about all things DIY. Right now they are doing a Kickstarter campaign for raise funds for their next season aaaaaandd….if you donate $20 you can get a grab bag of great Sparkplug books!...
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