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 moreHelping Caspian See
Zack Soto has been a friend to Wow Cool and Alternative Comics for longer than I am even sure of. He was a Wow Cool mail-order customer back in our golden days during the zine explosion of the 90s. He sent me and Jeff Mason comics at various...
Read moreHelp Us Share The Safety This July 4th
Wow Cool wants you to join us in supporting the Share the Safety initiative this Independence Day. BUY A GUN, GIVE A GUN TO AN AMERICAN IN AN AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOOD. The National Rifle Association and corporate ally Smith & Wesson have...
Read moreDon DeLillo Should get every damn literary prize
Someone (whom I could not find again) posted something to the effect of “I’m voting for the presidential candidate who nominates Don DeLillo for the Nobel Prize” on thee face books. I’m not quite sure it works that way...
Read moreJoin the King-Cat Comix Fan Club
I got some exciting mail from John Porcellino today — an official King-Cat Comix Fan Club membership card. Hand inscribed by John P himself to me. You too can get yours by supporting John’s work on King-Cat Comics and Stories and the...
Read moreDarwyn Cooke Has Left Us
Unbelievable news today: first, this morning, that comic book artist and animator Darwyn Cooke had gone through a very serious battle with cancer; and then, this evening, that he was dead. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually properly met...
Read moreHave a Psycho Nurse Year All Over Again
I made a happy surprise discovery today. The 2011 Psycho Nurse Calendar is actually good again this year! From March 1st right through New Years Eve. The dates will be the same for the whole year next in 2022. The calendar was a collaboration...
Read moreZak Sally is creating A Comic Book Biography of Philip K. Dick and He Needs Your Support
PKD by Zak Sally from zak sally on Vimeo. Zak Sally has been many things over the years… an artist, a musician, a publisher at La Mano 21, a printer, the cover model for Peter Bagge’s Hate, a roadie for Wow Cool… OK, that last...
Read moreTennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
The very first Tennessee Tuxedo, 1963. Forgotten. Neglected. Brilliant. Some Educational content.
Read moreDrive Like Jehu 2-27-2016 The Ritz San Jose, CA
Drive Like Jehu played in San Jose. I took some distorto-loud video of most of the encore. Enjoy.
Read moreAlvin is gone
I lost a one-time bandmate the other day and comics lost one of its greatest champions. I’m still confused and shocked by the news. I rarely had the opportunity to just talk casually to Alvin Buenaventura away from something else going on...
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