We have marked down a selection of books by various artists and from several series that are great ‘jumping on’ or ‘get introduced to’ points.., most of them from Alternative Comics. So, now, for a mere dollar, you can get...
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Stink Helmet is Otto Splotch’s brand new 80 page full color graphic novel. True life, SiFi future, people exercising… Real Fun. Dysfunctional people living in a psychedelic world of slime and slime and fart jokes. A classic to share...
Read moreWe’ve got two awesome new comics in the shop this week! First up, the long-awaited next installment in Carrie McNinch’s bittersweet zine series, You Don’t Get There From Here #26. In this issue, Carrie goes to Oaxaca to...
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As you have probably heard by now, writer and musician Lou Reed has passed away at age 71. I’d listened to his music for years, but there was a side to him I had not heard about that I became very familiar with through my work for Kung Fu...
Read moreThe late-1960s documentary film of Dada by Helmut Herbst has haunted me for some time and has been an influence both in its form and for its subject. “Germany Dada” or “DADA-Manifest – DA DA – ein Alphabet des...
Read moreNo discussion of work from local artists and writers can possibly be considered complete without including the Craws, and Asher’s Take a Picture is a lovely and thoughtful addition to Portland’s creative body. The first...
Read moreJeffrey Lewis tells you all you need to know about Alan Moore. We have just added about 40 of Alan Moore’s America’s Best Comics titles to the Wow Cool store, most at discounted prices. Go get yours.
Read moreOlga Volozova’s portrait of the life of the late Solomon Ibn Gabirol mixes ancient Jewish lore with her unique, fluid style of storytelling in The Golem of Gabirol. Originally told by Ibn Yahya in “Shalshelet...
Read moreWelcome to the psychedelic space fantasy cosmos of the Hyperverse, a realm filled with immensely powerful beings who battle over worlds with strange geologies and hoard advanced technologies left by ancient starfarers. The Vortex are...
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The soundtrack for your day. On Sunday, the 6th of October 2013, Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet, took over the Rinse FM airwaves for a very special one-off extended 8 hour show featuring guest mixes from Caribou, Floating Points, Anthony...
Read moreFor those who did not get the full effect, and were left needing more from our last post, here is the entire Anfield rap. You will never walk alone, brother.
Read moreYes, we are a day late. Friday, October 11 (or possibly Sunday, the thirteenth, or maybe some other day… we acknowledge the eleventh) was John Peel Day. Digging around this week, nearly nine years after John Peel passed, a number of things...
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