Thanks to Branwyn Bigglestone for remembering. She had the following to say and I couldn’t sum it up any better. 25 years ago today Rory Root & Michael Patchen opened Comic Relief in Berkeley, CA. The store has since closed, but its...
Read moreBBC Radiophonic Workshop Established 54 Years Ago Today
About the BBC has shared a selection of photographs charting the life of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a department based at Maida Vale Studios in Delaware Road, West London dedicated to producing sound effects and new music set up in 1958 and...
Read moreJason Martin on the Chris Gethard Show
Video streaming by Ustream For those who were without New York public access TV or forgot to steam this last night. It’s Jason Martin on the Chris Gethard Show. Apologies to our Philly friends. The Jason action starts around 21 minutes in...
Read moreNoBrow, Mothers & Others New In The Shop
Fresh off the boat from swinging London is issue six of NoBow Magazine. For their first double issue NoBrow asked over 60 artists to contribute work to the theme of Doubles or Doppelgangers. With contributions from Tom Gauld (The Gigantic Robot)...
Read moreLady Starlight In*Tandem
Lady Starlight is profiled in the online magazine IN*TANDEM, with many pull-quotes and video loops by Jason Martin. Jump to page 95 for the action. Has she traded in the Jack Daniel’s for donuts? Denim for diamonds? What is going on?
Read morePlease help out Sarah Kirsch
Sarah, as Mike Kirsch, has been one of the most distinctive voices in punk for many bands you may know (Fuel, Sawhorse, Pinhead Gunpowder, John Henry West, Torches To Rome, Bread And Circuits, Please Inform The Captain This Is A Hijack, Baader...
Read moreKickstart My Injured Skull
There are a couple of Kickstarter projects that are near and dear to us that could use your support as they near the final hour. UPDATED: Crap Hound 6 met it’s goal at the last minute with little to spare. Congratulations! Thanks to...
Read moreThe Prince of Wild Magic: 3 New Books For Spring
As the seasons renew and the days last longer, lo!, there are new books in the shop and I stay up later to tell you about them. We have lifted the curse of a seemingly endless array of books published in 2008, which made up the bulk of additions...
Read moreThe Casual Comic Shop Customer
I wrote this in the comments to an article on The Beat about Image Comics‘ response to questions about the high frequency of their recent titles going back for second and even third printings (they’re not the only ones, other recent...
Read moreCapitalism is the most barbaric of all religions
Happy Music Monday with this 1999 clip of Nick Cave talking about the mighty Pop Group. Sorry there was a bit of a blogging blackout here last week. It wasn’t intentional, just slightly less than usual going on. Will try to get a thorough...
Read morePinay Lives & Voices
The truly amazing Rina Ayuyang will be reading from Whirlwind Wonderland this Sunday at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Here is a description of the event: PINAY LIVES & VOICES: An afternoon of Pinay literature and storytelling, in...
Read moreNew Books and Prints!
Hello there! I’ve added a couple new books to the shop AND some really beautiful lino-block prints by T. Edward Bak. The books are: The City Troll, a debut graphic novel by Aaron Whitaker; The Sky In Stereo, an excellent new series from...
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