Dirty Dirty Dirty Showbiz

Dirty Dirty Dirty Showbiz

“I had an imaginary band and it turned into a real band”, or some words to that effect, was how Colleen Martin (aka Lady Starlight) described how her and her brother Jason’s childhood band Brown Cuts Neighbors, took on a life of its own some 20 years ago. I was in that band for...

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Rest in Peace Greg Giraldo

Underwear Goes Inside The Pants. I played the hell out of this when it came out four or so years ago. No idea if this is the Lazy Boy project of Rob daBank’s or someone else. It’s still pretty damn funny. As reported in The New York Times today, Greg Giraldo has died at age

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Store “Remodeling”

I’ve been revamping the store over the last couple weeks, and hopefully making it easier to navigate! Check out the new pages for Fleep, Tales to Demolish #1-3, Watching Days Become Years #1-2, Reporter #1-5 and the Orchid Anthology!

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Let Noah get this job!

If one person was meant to draw Howard the Duck, that person is Noah Van  Sciver. Please go on to facebook and get in on this. And tell everyone else to do it too: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Let-Noah-Van-Sciver-Draw-Howard-the-Duck-for-Strange-Tales/155812694436810?ref=mf

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Steve Lafler rules, okay!

Steve Lafler has been interviewed by Rob Clough at TCJ. A career retrospective interview, that is, with Steve. Part one of three, here: http://www.tcj.com/alternative/explaining-reality-to-myself-the-steve-lafler-interview-part-one-of-three/ Read, enjoy and look forward to parts two and three...

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Report from 01SJ/AbsoluteZero

Benoit Maubrey/ Audio Gruppe’s The Audio Ballerinas (2010) use light sensors that enable them to produce sounds as they dance. Friday, September 17th, during AbsoluteZER0. San Jose, California. AbsoluteZero is a street art fair with a heavy DIY tech vibe. It’s a spin-off from the...

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Psycho Nurse! Zombie Wallpaper

Psycho Nurse! Zombie Wallpaper

It’s the Zombie Nurse Apocalypse! The same image from the ‘Coming Soon’ poster as seen at Camera 3 Cinema in Downtown San Jose, now as attractive (and slightly disturbing) computer monitor wallpaper. The calendars are just a week away from release. Pre-order now from Amazon for...

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Bound and Gagged

Tom Neely’s epic Bound and Gagged book is now available, art is for sale and the show is hanging at Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles. I did some pieces for it as did Chris Cilla, Chris Wright, Julia Gfrorer, David King, Zak Sally, Theo Ellsworth, Elijah Brubaker and others!...

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Zombie Nurse!

You may be asking what the hell is going on with Wow Cool. What is up with these zombies? The above video will really not help answer that question at all. OK, maybe a little. Happy Monday the 13th!

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SParkplug At Partyka Table at SPX

Sparkplug doesn’t have a table (for the first time in 8 years) at SPX this weekend. BUT our three new books Flesh & Bone, Lemon Styles and The Heavy Hand are all available for purchase at the Partyka Table! Make sure you go by and check out their art, it is phenominal: Also, if you

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Link’s Labour’s (Day) Lost

An further installment in the series of clearing out thee interesting tabs from thee browser before thee coming several weeks of much excitements and announcements of profound import. Missed it Dept.: Bryan Young at Huffington Post has an exclusive eight-page preview of Mat Johnson and Simon...

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Starbase San Francisco!

Sparkplug will be down in San Francisco this weekend for the SF Zine Fest. David King and Tessa Brunton will be at the Sparkplug table. If you’re in the Bay Area please come by and see us. We’ll have tons of new stuff and will be with Chris Cilla, Tim Root, Rina Ayuyang, Noah Van

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Bound and Gagged

BOUND & GAGGED What happens when you as a bunch of cartoonists,  artists and assorted weirdos to do one panel gag comics? COMEDY! HORROR! NAVEL GAZING! ABSTRACTION! AND MORE!!! 72 pages of color and black & white comics by some of the best  contemporary underground and...

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