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	Saturday, April 26, 2003 [comix:event] WIMP ATTACK: RYAN, HENDERSON, WEISSMAN IN L.A. NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, California, April 26, 2003: The Gallery wing of the world-renowned Meltdown in Los Angeles will hold Meltdown’s latest art show, Wimp Attack!, featuring comic art luminaries on display from May 9 through June 1. The group show is aptly named Wimp Attack! and is a three-pronged battle of the brush queens – those queens being Johnny Ryan, Sam Henderson, and Steven Weissman. The show opening and artists’ reception will take place on Friday May 9 at 7pm at Meltdown, 7522 Sunset Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea. Son of Senator and Mrs. Bruce Weissman, Steven ("Ribs" to his friends) Weissman gave up a career in politics to devote time to his love of cartooning. In addition to regular appearances in Nickelodeon Magazine, his comics have been published in three Fantagraphics collections. CHAMPS, DON'T CALL ME STUPID, and WHITE FLOWER DAY are used by the military to teach soldiers how to tell humans from animals. His work has been lauded by three and a half presidents and earned him the coveted Silver Ladderback Prize from the Cucumber Foundation in 1998. He lives in Hollywood with his wife Charissa and quadruplets. Johnson "Johnny" Ryan and his lovely fiancée (and celebrated artists' muse), Jenny Nixon, live off of Tony Millionaire's hand-me-downs in the fashionable Silverlake district of Los Angeles. When they're not shopping at Barney's or attending splashy premieres, Johnny phones in the occasional comic, while Ms. Nixon studies travel brochures and hosts craft nights for all the local comics widows, leaving the cartoonists all lonely and pathetic... just like they were before they were thirty. They have two gay cats and a gay refrigerator. Do titles like BLECKY YUCKERELLA and ANGRY YOUTH COMICS ring a bell, chump? Well, do they? Sam Henderson is the legendary genius behind THE MAGIC WHISTLE comic book and Marlon Brando's weight gain. Sam almost started drawing comics in 1982, but it wasn't until 2001 that he finally took that big step and drew his first comic. When not sleeping with other comic book artist's wives, he's drawing hilarious comics and accepting all the credit for the success of the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS cartoon program. He also had a Pulitzer Prize, but Art Spiegelman broke into his house one night and stole it. He thought the first bio we wrote for him was too crude. Well, la-dee-freakin'-da, Mr. Sensitive Funnyman! Both Sam Henderson and Johnny Ryan were nominated on April 21 for the prestigious category of “Special Award for Humor” for The Harvey Awards for 2003 – Sam Henderson was nominated for the fifth consecutive year for his THE MAGIC WHISTLE comic book series from Alternative Comics – Johnny Ryan was nominated for the second consecutive year for his ANGRY YOUTH COMICS from Fantagraphics Books. The Harvey Awards are one of the comics industry’s oldest and most respected awards. The Harvey Awards recognize outstanding achievements in 24 categories, and are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comics professionals. The Meltdown Gallery is the West Coast’s premiere showcase for comics related art. Future exhibits include work from cartoonists, mainstream to alternative, top illustrators, and fine artists. Meltdown located at 7522 Sunset Boulevard (between Fairfax and La Brea) in Los Angeles is celebrating 10 years in business. This 9,000 square foot store (the largest of its kind on the West Coast) offers a wide selection of comics, toys, children’s books, apparel, and a variety of other items from all over the world. Hours: Meltdown opens each day at Noon except on Wednesdays when it opens at 10am. Meltdown closes at 7pm on Sundays and Mondays, closes at 9pm on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 10pm on Wednesdays. For more information, contact Patty DeFrank at Meltdown, E-Mail - Phone: 323.851.7223 - Web: http://www.meltcomics.com [ thanks to Jeff Mason ] ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:51 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] ADHOUSE BOOKS / PROJECT: TELSTAR NEWS AdHouse Books is pleased to announce the following news about the forthcoming publication Project: Telstar. +++++++++++++++++++++ April 25, 2003 ‹ Richmond, VA Local "creatives" gathered on Friday night to celebrate the 2nd annual AIGA Greater Richmond Awards for Design Excellence (GRADE) Exhibition After 300-some entries were received for the competition, the panel of judges narrowed the finalists down to 49 winners in 15 categories. AdHouse Books is proud to announce that the Project: Telstar Promo Pack garnered an award within the Miscellaneous Category. The Promo Pack was a limited edition item created for two different small press conventions held in early 2003. Items contained within the pack included: postcards, stickers, a membership card, a trading card, a poster and an ashcan for the forthcoming Project: Telstar book. On a related note, mini-comix creator (and AdHouse employee) Chris Pitzer also received an award for his latest small press creation: Tek-tor Friends. The Tek-tor Friends mini-comic was the latest and most ambitious in his Procrastination Comics line. This limited "package" included a 28-page mini-comic bundled with a boxed inflatable character from the story. +++++++++++++++++++++ April 25, 2003 ‹ Baltimore, MD Award-winning designer and illustrator David Plunkert has informed AdHouse that his contribution to Project: Telstar has been awarded the honor of appearing in the 2003 Communication Arts Illustration Annual. The CA Illustration Annual is one of the most exclusive illustration competitions in the world. Last year's competition received 7,207 entries of which 229 were selected by a nationally represented jury of designers, art directors and illustrators. This year's annual will appear in July. +++++++++++++++++++++ June 10, 2003 ‹ your local newstand Wired magazine will be mentioning Project: Telstar within the pages of their July issue. AdHouse is not sure what they are going to say, but we're happy to be associated with such a fine publication. The July issue hits the stands on June 10th. +++++++++++++++++++++ Project: Telstar is the 192-page comic anthology dedicated to robots and space. The book is scheduled to debut in June of 2003. For more information on Project: Telstar & AdHouse Books: www.adhousebooks.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:43 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] HOPE FOR THE FUTURE #6 NOW OUT From Simon Perrins: Issue 6 of Hope For The Future is now available in print. The conclusion of the Christmas story featuring the demonic Santa Claus, excessive intake of alcohol, loose women, lots of goats, and general irreverence, that began in issue five (described in the current issue of SFX as "...really, really good" but don't take their word for it, buy the bloody thing and read it for yourself). For more info, check the Flying Monkey website: www.usby.freeuk.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 12:52 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [events:comix] JAI SEN TO APPEAR AT THE CARTOON ART MUSEUM Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00PM Meet Jai Sen, author of the Xeric Award winning graphic novel Garlands of Moonlight as he presents his new book, The Golden Vine. Born in Hyderabad, India, Jai Sen lived in Indonesia for seven years. There he acquired a taste for supernatural folktales and a propensity for observing the human condition. Jai Sen has just completed work on The Golden Vine, an alternate history of Alexander the Great's empire. This graphic novel is illustrated by Tokyo-based artists Seijuro Mizu, Umeka Asayuki and Shino Yotsumoto. Jai also recently completed The Ghost of the Silver Cliff, the sequel to Garlands of Moonlight and book two of the Malay Mysteries series with co-author Eric Bryden and artist Rizky Wasisto Edi. For more information on this event, which is co-sponsored by The Cartoon Art Museum, Foto-Grafix Books and Shoto Press, please visit http://www.shotopress.com/events.html or call (415) 495-7242 *************** Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94105 USA http://www.cartoonart.org ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 12:33 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Friday, April 25, 2003 [zine:personal]** HEAVENSENT #1 NOW OUT From Heather: heavensent #1 is now completed!! this per-zine is a collection of rants, raves, & observations in the life of a very busy person. this zine is filled with stories & experiences, as well as photos i've taken. 32 pages (half-size), color cardstock cover. the price is $2, though i'm very willing to do trades for other zines. order urs by emailing me or at http://embark.to/heavensent thanks guys! --------------------- xoxo, heather NOW OPEN! heaven sent distro http://embark.to/heavensent ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:46 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] LASKY, STUMP, WILLIAMS SIGNING IN PORTLAND - APR. 26 From David Lasky: David Lasky and Greg Stump will be taking their Urban Hipster West Coast Tour to Portland, OR (sorry, ME) this weekend to promote the long-awaited second issue of "Urban Hipster". They will be reading from that issue at 7PM on Saturday (4/26) at Reading Frenzy, Portland's premier store for zines and comics. Stump and Lasky will also read from their new self-published projects: "Bad Poems" and "Dwarf Attack". Dylan Williams will appear, and though he will not read from his work, he will be very snazzily dressed. All artists will sign and do sketches after the reading. That's THIS SATURDAY at 7 PM at Reading Frenzy Hope to see you there! ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 1:31 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 24, 2003 [comix] THIS MONTH AT TOP SHELF: BLANKETS, UNLIKELY, COMIC BOOK ARTIST From Chris Staros: Can you believe it!? After four years in the making, what may well be the most highly-anticipated graphic novel in years – Craig Thompson's BLANKETS – is here! Not only that, we also have Jeffrey Brown's all-new graphic novel, UNLIKELY, and the fantastic second issue of COMIC BOOK ARTIST – all being solicited in the current MAY Diamond PREVIEWS catalog for books shipping to stores in July. Please note that all three of these titles will move very quickly, so if you want 'em, be sure to ask your local retailer to advance order them for you. ******************************* BLANKETS by Craig Thompson Here's what's already being said about BLANKETS: "I thought it was moving, tender, beautifully drawn, painfully honest, and probably the most important graphic novel since JIMMY CORRIGAN." – Neil Gaiman "Blankets officially confirms Craig Thompson's place in the world of graphic novels as one of the true greats." – Brian Michael Bendis "In this book, Craig Thompson emerges as a young comics master. In the purest narrative form he tells a highly charged personal story, crammed with pain, discovery, hi-jinx, penance, religious conviction and its loss . and along comes self-loathing. In this story of family and first love, that which goes awry in life, goes well as art. Mr. Thompson is slyly self-effacing as he bowls us over with his mix of skills. His expert blending of words and pictures and resonant silences makes for a transcendent kind of story-telling that grabs you as you read it and stays with you after you put it down. I'd call that literature. – Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-Winner "Craig has documented his youth in the most honest of ways. Not too warm and fuzzy nor too harsh and cold, showing us the insecurities of growing up in what is often a strange and sometimes painful world. The perfect marriage of words and pictures. It's as if Francois Truffaut had written and drawn his own comic with the artistry Will Eisner. His sense of timing is impeccable, always knowing when not to hit you with a heavy hand. It's the genuine article. – Bob Schreck, Group Editor, DC Comics "Thompson's graphic novel debut, Good-bye, Chunky Rice, was a delicate parable of loss that garnered deserved acclaim. [This] eagerly awaited, follow-up to it is more ambitious, more accomplished, and more accessible... this is a genuine graphic novel, with a universal appeal.." – Gordon Flagg, Booklist, American Library Association From the author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling graphic novel, GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE comes Craig Thompson's all-new masterpiece. Clocking in at 592 pages, BLANKETS may well be the single most anticipated graphic novel of the year. Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, BLANKETS explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. A profound and utterly beautiful work. -- $29.95 (US), 592 pages, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", Deluxe Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-43-0 "Blankets is one of the most ambitious original graphic novels ever produced in the medium . both universal and enlightening." – Peter Siegel, www.artbomb.net A preview of Blankets can be seen at artbomb.net: http://www.artbomb.net/preview.jsp?t=blankets# ******************************* UNLIKELY by Jeffrey Brown "Mr. Brown seems to understand perfectly the day-to-day rhythms of the modern 'young adult' relationship. UNLIKELY, like his first book CLUMSY, is pretty much impossible to put down." – Dan Clowes "Something about the way Jeffrey Brown draws these stories makes the saddest, dirtiest, most humiliating things that can possibly happen to a person seem weirdly innocent. The scratchy simplicity of the drawings makes the people in them all seem guileless and sweet. You feel like you're reading about some very well-meaning children who also happen to have sex, smoke pot and drink. Maybe it's just that Jeffrey Brown is a very nice man, and he projects this niceness onto everyone around him, even people who aren't treating him so well. You can open to any page and find something unusually bare and honest about these stories. They're surprising, even though half the moments in the book are ones you've probably experienced yourself. Hard trick to pull off." – Ira Glass, This American Life, NPR UNLIKELY, the follow-up to Jeffrey Brown's self-published debut hit, CLUMSY, continues to explore the nature of relationships in this story of how Jeffrey Brown lost his virginity. A full-length graphic novel of excruciating detail and intimacy, drawn in an awkward style that both disarms the reader and heightens the emotional impact of the work. -- $14.95 (US), 256 pages, 5" x 7 3/4", Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-41-4 ********************************* COMIC BOOK ARTIST (VOL 2) #2 Edited by Jon B. Cooke Frank "The Monkey Boy" Cho speaks! We get the story behind Brandy, Oscar the wiener dog, Dean and the entire Liberty Meadows gang as one of the finest artists working today gets the CBA treatment when we examine his career in-depth with an exhaustive interview, sketchbook gallery, special color section, and Shanna the She-Devil preview! Plus comrade Chris Goss, creator of The Red Star, one of the hottest and most innovative titles today, explains how this unique comic book – one single-handedly resurrecting the Evil Soviet Empire – is produced by the Archangel Studio team of cutting-edge collaborators. In addition, Mike Friedrich details the history of StarReach, the first alternative publisher of "Groundlevel" comics in the '70s. We'll also out the truth from talented animator J.J. Sedelmaier about secrets behind his great Saturday Night Live cartoon series, The Ambiguously Gay Duo and The X-Presidents in a lively interview. -- $7.50 (US), 100 pages, Magazine, Perfect Bound, Color Covers, B&W and Full Color Interiors ******************************** Your friend thru comics, Chris Staros Top Shelf Productions PO Box 1282 Marietta, GA 30061-1282 USA http://www.topshelfcomix.com (LOOK FOR OUR ALL-NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHING IN MAY) Top Shelf Productions® and the top shelf logo are registered trademarks of Top Shelf Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. Top Shelf publications are available (or can be ordered from) wherever graphic novels and books are sold, and are distributed to the book trade by Diamond Book Distributors, and to the direct market by Diamond Comic Distributors, Last Gasp, FM International, Cold Cut, Red Route, and Top Shelf Productions. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:37 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix/art] "CAROUSEL" WITH KAZ, KUPPERMAN, SIKORYAK, ETC. IN NYC It's back! Dixon Place presents... CAROUSEL! Cartoon slide shows, film strips, and other projected pictures. Hosted by R. Sikoryak This month's performers: Brian Dewan Kaz Michael Kupperman Anne Shapiro and R.S. Monday, May 5 at 8:30 pm at The Marquee, 356 Bowery between Great Jones & E 4th Street, NYC. $12 or TDF, $10 students/seniors ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:02 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [art/comix] NEW TOBOCMAN BOOK OUT, SIGNING IN L.A. From Meltdown: Sunday April 27 5-7pm Book signing and presentation Please join us at : Meltdown 7522 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 323.851.7223 www.meltcomics.com Portraits of Israelis and Palestinians: For my Parents By Seth Tobocman Trade Cloth/120 pgs Price: 15.95 Available April 2003 During the summer of 2002, Seth Tobocman taught art to small children in a village just outside of Ramallah, Palestine. Upon returning to America he was faced with the difficult prospect of explaining to his parents, life-long Zionists, just what he was doing in Palestine. To help initiate the conversation he collected twenty pages from his sketchbook of the trip and sent it to them. The drawings created a starting point from which they could talk about their differing political and religious beliefs concerning the Middle East. Portraits of Israelis and Palestinians, a collection of charcoal drawings with simple captions such as “This is a modern man”, “These are Palestinians”, “These are Israelis” strips away the historical, religious and political complications surrounding the situation in the Middle East. He takes no sides, simply depicting the faces, clothes, and postures of the inhabitants of this contested land. In sharing these private drawings, he allows us all to participate in the dialogue he had with his parents. How can we stop killing each other? How can we learn to recognize each other’s humanity? “One of the most important political artists working today, Seth has always been ready to place himself on the front-line of the battle for human rights. This gives his art the power it radiates, that unbelievably rare thing in this world, truth.” — Peter Kuper Seth Tobocman began drawing comics and political cartoons as a teenager in the 1970’s. In 1979, Tobocman (along with Peter Kuper) started the radical and renowned comic book World War Three Illustrated as a protest to the Carter/Reagan arms build-up. Tobocman has published two books, You Don’t Have to Fuck People Over to Survive and War in the Neighborhood*. His work has appeared in the film The Crow* and been used as cover art for recording artists on Polygram and Warner Brothers Records. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Nation and The Village Voice. Much of his artwork has been used for murals and posters of social movements and in demonstrations across the world Sunday April 27 5-7pm Book signing and presentation ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:44 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] BENT HAS A NEW WEBSITE From Ben T. Steckler: Hi everybody! My apologies if you already got this info thru another message or forum, but I'm just trying to spread the word to anybody I know that might want to check out my new website. The address is: http://www.geocities.com/bent4toons/index.html It's primitive now, but more bells and whistles and a domain name will be coming along shortly. I have some unpublished cartoons that I'll be running there, as well as info on my books in print, convention appearances, etc. Please check it out, and feel free to post a link to it on your own sites. thanks --BenT ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:17 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 [comix] ATOMISER #1: DIANA, RUIJTERS, SIMMONS, EMDIN, MORE From Stratu: Dear Super[Rabid]Friends, Big news! ATOMISER #1 is finished at long last! After thirteen issues of the explosive, infamous SICK PUPPY COMIX, the world will surely gather it's mighty and ultra critical powers and direct them like a laser beam on the debut issue of our new series: ATOMISER. A unique concept where each issue of our proposed thirteen-issue series has a unique theme! See what our contributors have produced for our first theme ANCIENT... Our first issue features contributions from: Marcel Ruijters, Glenn Smith, Doug Iannucci, Mike Diana, Neale Blanden, Anton Emdin, Boz, The J Man, Ryan Vella, Martin Humpheys, Gregory Mackay, SCAR, ES. James, Stratu, David Aronson and Josh Simmons. Friends, you get a whopping 44 pages wrapped in a very special ANCIENT card cover. An aesthetic sensation and guaranteed feast for the senses! (Except hearing). And this debut issue is strictly limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. Witness for yourself the birth of this bold and powerful, hypnotic and engrossing new series for Rabid Publishing! Available now for $5.00 AUS, $5.00 US or 5 Euros – all postpaid, from the address below. E-mail for further inquiries. I remain, Eternally dedicated to your reading enjoyment, -Stratu --- rabid publishing po box 93 paddington nsw 2021 australia www.atomiserzine.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:57 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Monday, April 21, 2003 [comix] SMELL OF STEVE JOINS SERIALIZER Beginning Tuesday, April 22 on http://www.serializer.net ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:52 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] COMING IN AUGUST FROM TWOMORROWS ALTER EGO #27 spotlights color covers by Golden Age artist JACK BURNLEY and (with a little help from some latter-day friends) JACK "KING" KIRBY! Inside, we interview VIN SULLIVAN (the man who bought Superman, and told BOB KANE to create Batman!), with art by JOE SHUSTER, CREIG FLESSEL, SHELLY MOLDOFF, OGDEN WHITNEY, FRED GUARDINEER, JACK BURNLEY, et al.! MICHAEL T. GILBERT and two talented super-fans show "lost" KIRBY Hulk covers that might’ve been if The Incredible Hulk hadn’t been canceled after #6 in 1963! Then, we present the 1948 NEW YORK COMICON with STAN LEE, JULIUS SCHWARTZ, CHARLIE BIRO, HARVEY KURTZMAN, ROY THOMAS, and OTTO & JACK BINDER (you won’t believe it till you see it - and maybe not even then)! There’s also BUNNY KAUFMAN (she wrote Batman in the 1940s), and a pulsating potpourri of underrated Golden Age artists: L.B. COLE, HENRY ENOCH SHARP, LES ZAKARIN, and, oh yeah, JOHN ROMITA! Plus: ALEX TOTH, BILL SCHELLY, JIM AMASH, FCA with C.C. BECK, MARC SWAYZE, JAY DISBROW, & more! The 108 page, saddle-stitched 8-1/2" x 11" magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $5.95 in the U.S. and ships 13 August 2003. === JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #39 is an eclectic collection of FAN FAVORITES! Behind two new Kirby covers (inked by MIKE ALLRED and P. CRAIG RUSSELL), we’re covering all the cool Kirby characters readers have been clamoring for: The Hulk (just in time for this summer’s blockbuster movie)! The Inhumans! The Silver Surfer, and more! Plus: A never-published interview with the King himself! Regular columnist MARK EVANIER answers Frequently Asked Questions about Jack! ADAM McGOVERN examines Kirby-inspired work! BARRY FORSHAW unearths Jack’s most obscure material! And wait’ll you see what we’ve dug up for the Kirby Art Gallery - the biggest one we’ve ever published (all at TABLOID SIZE)! This issue is destined to be every Kirby fan’s favorite - don’t miss it! The 80 page, saddle-stitched tabloid-sized (10" x 14") magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $9.95 in the U.S. and ships 27 August 2003. http://twomorrows.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:27 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] 2003 HARVEY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED The complete list is here. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:20 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] FREE COMIC BOOKS Don't forget to visit your local comic book shop on Free Comic Book Day – Saturday, May 3rd Go here for more info. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:14 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [call for submissions:zine] DEALING WITH SUICIDE From Amanda: hello. as some of you might know, an old friend of mine committed suicide almost one month ago. its been a shock and an incredibly hard time, but i am convinced that something positive has to come out of it. i'm going to put together a zine. its going to have my writing about stacy, and its going to have facts and hotlines and advice. hopefully, its also going to have writing from YOU. what i want is this: write to/for me about experiences you have had with suicide. write about how you've dealt with it, about how you've dealt with or felt for someone who has had to deal with it. write about a time or times when you have felt suicidal and what stopped you from carrying it through, or write about aftermath of your own suicide attempt if you can/will. it does not matter whether it has already been printed in a zine, or on your website/journal. entries can be anonymous if you wish. i want this to be honest, and i want this to be raw. i want people to realise that this is big, that this is a problem, that by talking to each other maybe we can stop someone else from being lost. please contact me about submitting or if you have questions - amanda at vortex.net.nz. its been almost a month, and she's still in my thoughts every day. i miss her. xo, amanda [http://www.vortex.net.nz] ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:27 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] MODERN TALES' LONGPLAY NOW UPDATED WEEKLY Modern Tales, the leading provider of subscription-based webcomics, is proud to announce that its subscriber-only anthology series Longplay is changing from a monthly to a weekly schedule. "It just makes sense," says Longplay editor Joe Zabel. "I mean, you serve a banquet one course at a time – you don't put the plates on the table all at once. We've been serving a banquet of comics every month, but it's gotten to be too much for people, and so some of our best comics get neglected." Modern Tales Longplay is devoted to 'longform' webcomics – as opposed to serialized stories and comic strips. Longplay comics are completed works of sequential art, posted in their entirety all at once, more like graphic novels than like the typical four or six panel daily webcomic. The April edition of Longplay will be dedicated to 'The BIF! POW! Tradition,' focusing on action/adventure comics with especially violent themes. This week's featured comic, 'Strikeforce: Bigfoot,' is an absorbing full-color tour-de-force by artist Dick Troutman. Eschewing dialog, Troutman relates the entire story through visuals alone. Fear, anger, and inebriation are portrayed through pictures alone as a group of hunters have a nightmarish encounter with a legendary forest creature who's far more dangerous than they'd expected. Other features coming on Longplay this month include comics by Mike Hawthorne and the team of Daniel Merlin Goodbrey and John Barber; graphic novels by L. F. Weber and Miguel Estrugo; and a two-part essay on classic comics by Gene Phillips. http://www.moderntales.com/longplay ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:10 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 19, 2003 [comix] CREATURE FEATURE ANNOUNCES PARTIAL LINE-UP Chad Welch, publisher of Creature Feature Comics (www.creaturefeaturecomics.com), that new haunted house of horrors on the block, announced a preliminary list of some of the first Creature Feature features that the new subscriber based webcomic site will be publishing to chill your nerves, tingle your spine, and tickle your funny bone. They include: "Tales from Monster Hollow" by "Japanimation Fist" and "Zombilly Picture Stories" creator Bill Duncan. "Skritch", the story of a pissed off, atomically mutated cockroach in a post apocalyptic Bug New World by Lucas Phelps. "Stephen the Agnostic", a tale of madness and vampirism by Thomas E. Redd and Forrest Young. And that groovy ghoulie grab bag of sci-fi hysteria "G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures" by writer/creator Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton. Shortly after the announcement was made, Creature Feature Comics publisher Chad Welch and his wife and CFC editor Shelley Welch made a special guest appearance on Fox News "Tech Net Live" talk radio how. The two spoke at length about online comics and the internet's potential as a storytelling medium in the wake of the ever growing popularity of subscriber-based webcomic sites. Audio of the radio show will be made available on the Creature Feature Comics website. An expanded list of contributors/comics to Creature Feature Comics is forthcoming. No official launch date has been set for Creature Feature Comics. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:39 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] TOMER HANUKA IN NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eisner Nominated Cartoonist Tomer Hanuka Covers New York Times Magazine New York, April 19, 2003: New York cartoonist Tomer Hanuka has provided the cover, a full comics page and two additional illustrations for the New York Times Magazine for Sunday, April 27, 2003 of the on the subject of North Korean teenage refugees. Tomer Hanuka was just nominated for “Best Short Story” for the 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for his “Telekinetic," in Bipolar #3 (ISBN: 1-891867-24-5; DCD: FEB03 1706; Alternative Comics). Bipolar #4 (ISBN: 1-891867-35-0; DCD: FEB03 1703) will be released this May from Alternative Comics. Tomer and Assaf Hanuka are brothers, artists and collaborators on Bipolar, one of the strangest and most disturbingly beautiful comics to be found anywhere. Born in Israel, the brothers have pursued separate careers, Tomer as an illustrator in New York for everything from The New Yorker to Entertainment Weekly, Assaf doing graphic novels for the French market. Both are incredibly talented, and the result is hauntingly powerful. Tomer and Assaf Hanuka are also identical twins. They share a similar genetic structure but were raised in different places. This condition creates a special tension between their stories and styles and is the foundation of Bipolar. Assaf, with writer Etgar Keret is telling the story of “Pizzeria Kamikaze” about a guy with a broken heart who committed suicide only to find himself at Pizza Kamikaze, a regular day job in a world where everyone died before and now it's about passing time. Tomer is telling personal stories with a twisted time sense that will put you right now, a year ago, and in the future. “Ever felt like there was someone else in your house, even when you knew there wasn't?” said Tomer Hanuka when asked to describe his Eisner Award nominated short story "Telekinetic" from Bipolar #3, "A chronic stomachache and a picture that won't stay still pushes our hero to confront this someone and discover the legend of Shmilove, the world's first Telekinetic.” After three years of mandatory Army service in Israel, Tomer Hanuka moved to New York. He works as a freelance illustrator for publications such as the New Yorker, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and TIME. He was awarded the Gold and Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to his comics work with Alternative Comics, Tomer Hanuka regularly paints lush covers for DC Comics and contributes remarkable short stories for comic book anthologies. He lives in Brooklyn. Titles from small press, alternative, and non-direct market publishers had their strongest showing ever in this year’s Eisner Awards nominations. The judges for the 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards chose works from over 40 different publishers for the 26 categories. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the "Oscars" of the comic book industry. They are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest and oldest comics convention in the United States, drawing over 63,000 people last year. Ballots will be going out in early May to some 4,000 comics publishers, creators, and retailers. The results will be announced in a gala awards ceremony at Comic-Con: International: San Diego on the night of Friday, July 18 at the San Diego Convention Center’s new ballroom. The Eisner Awards are named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of "The Spirit" and several award-winning graphic novels), who always attends the ceremony to personally hand the trophies to the winners. The Awards are given out in more than two dozen categories covering the best publications and creators of the previous year (such as Best Short Story, Best Graphic Album, Best Writer, and so on). The finalists on the ballot are selected by a blue-ribbon committee that considers thousands of entries submitted by publishers and creators. The nominees are then voted on by all parts of the comic book industry: writers, artists, and other creators; publishers; editors; and retailers and distributors. The Eisner Awards, established in 1987, came under the auspices of the San Diego Comic Convention, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in 1990. The Awards Administrator is Jackie Estrada. The awards program has been funded by contributions from distributors, retailers, media companies, and such industry suppliers as major printers of comics. "The primary purpose of these awards," says Estrada, "is to call attention to and celebrate the best that the comics art form has to offer. A glance at any of the ballots from the last several years reveals a wide range of projects, subject matters, and levels, from such serious works as art spiegelman’s Maus and Joe Sacco’s Safe Area Gorazde to such lighter fare as Jeff Smith’s Bone and Sergio Aragonés’s Groo. The point is that reading comics can be a rewarding experience for people with a variety of tastes and of any age." ### For more about Tomer Hanuka, visit http://www.indyworld.com/bipolar/ or his website at http://www.thanuka.com. For a recent interview with Tomer Hanuka and Assaf Hanuka, see: http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/pulse.cgi?http%3A//www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi%3Fubb%3Dget_topic%26f%3D36%26t%3D000112 ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:26 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix/art] "WIMP ATTACK" GALLERY SHOW WITH RYAN, HENDERSON, WEISSMAN [source: Angry Youth Comix] Hello, all! Just wanted to write and give you a heads up about the upcoming gallery show at Meltdown Comics in LA. The show is aptly named "WIMP ATTACK!" and is a three-pronged battle of the brush queens-- those queens being Johnny Ryan, Sam Henderson, and Steven Weissman. Silkscreen posters (featuring a hilarious "jam" drawing by the artists) are on the way, and info will soon be posted soon on Meltdown's website: http://www.meltcomics.com/. If you're in the area, please come by and check it out! Here's the info about the opening: WHEN: Friday, May 9 at 7pm WHERE: Meltdown * 7522 Sunset Blvd * Los Angeles, CA 90046 INFO: #323.851.7223 Oh, and if you can't make opening night, the show will be up for three weeks. Hope to see you there! -Loady McGee http://www.johnnyr.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/angryyouthcomix/ http://www.comicartcollective.com/ryan ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:20 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Friday, April 18, 2003 [comix] FAREL DALRYMPLE, ROB VOLLMAR TO SIGN IN OKLAHOMA CITY - MAY 3 Oklahoma author Rob Vollmar will sign copies of his graphic novel, The Castaways, on Saturday, May 3rd from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Atomik Pop, 918 W. Main in Norman, and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at 7884 S. Western in Oklahoma City. Vollmar, 31, graduated from the University of Science of Arts of Oklahoma with a BA in English in 1995. The Castaways, drawn by Spanish artist Pablo Callejo, was published by Absence of Ink Press in 2002 and has been nominated for an Eisner Award. The Castaways follows the adventures of Tucker Freeman, a young boy who hops a train to escape the crippling poverty of his rural home during the Great Depression. Armed with only fifteen cents and the memory of his missing father, must find his place in the world before the realities of being young, poor, and homeless consume him. Vollmar lives in Norman, OK where he is working on his second graphic novel, Bluesman. For more information on The Castaways, visit onypsus.com/absenceofink. ======== Comic book writer and artist Farel Dalrymple will be signing copies of his comic book, Pop Gun War, on Saturday, May 3rd from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Atomik Pop, 918 W. Main in Norman, and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at 7884 S. Western in Oklahoma City. Dalrymple graduated from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and published his first comic book, Smith's Adventures in the Supermundane, in 1999. The first issue of Pop Gun War was published with the finacial help of a grant from the Xeric Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in 2000. Pop Gun War tells the story of a young boy who finds a pair of wings in a garbage can. Tying them to his back, he becomes the center of attention for an intriguing cast of characters that include an angry monk, a well-dressed midget, and a flying fish. The series was awarded a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 2002, and will be collected in a trade paperback book by Dark Horse Comics this summer. Dalrymple's other works include the experimental comic anthology Meathaus, Dark Horse Comics' Happy Endings, and Grendel Red, White, and Black. Dalrymple lives in Brooklyn, NY where he is working on a new comic book series for DC Comics. For more information on Pop Gun War, visit popgunwar.com. ======== ATOMIK POP is Central Oklahoma's leading pop-culture and cartoon character store. For more information, call (405) 329-9695 or visit atomikpop.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 11:18 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [events:zines] UPCOMING AT RICHARD HUGO HOUSE, SEATTLE Apr 29 Hugo House's Zine Archives & Publishing Project workshop: Moe Bowstern. Creator of Xtra Tuf. 5 p.m. $5. Apr 29 Hugo House's Zine Archives & Publishing Project show: "WORK." Indie artists performon the theme of work. Moe Bowstern, Tara Hardy, Roger Weaver, Tim McBride, Ed Atkinson, more! 7 p.m. $5 (FREE for workshop attendees). There are many other events happening in the the next few weeks as well. Hugo House is at 1634 Eleventh Ave., Seattle, between Olive and Pine streets on Capitol Hill. For directions, visit www.hugohouse.org. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:36 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zine] YOU IDIOT #2 OUT NOW From Nate Gangelhoff: The new issue of You Idiot is out now. It includes articles examining the "Smoking Pot is a Terrorist Activity" commercials as well as the Hulk Hogan rap album. Also an account of trying to get kicked off of the He-Man Message Board. Plus other goofy stuff about weird video games, crappy products, and washed-up bands. 44 pages, $1. Send to: Nate Gangelhoff Po Box 8995 Minneapolis, MN 55408 Or, you can check out samples from it (and my other zine Pick Your Poison) at www.pickyourpoison.net thanks! -nate ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 1:33 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] BORDERLINE: "YOU STILL LOVE US!" From Danny Black: After 4 months of the pay-per-view experiment and 4 months of the majority of you tight-fisted freeloaders ignoring us - BORDERLINE is free again and proving to be the most popular thing of its kind! The management - Borderline Media Ltd - decided after nearly two years and a peak of 130,000+ downloads during our first year that it was time to cut back on the bandwidth, reduce the size of the storage capacity, make the operational costs of Borderline smaller by cutting costs. So for 3 days there has been a http 509 error! A what? That means "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded - The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later." Bummer! Especially when we're free again and wanting all of you lovely people to download Britain's only real Quality comics magazine. There have been literally tens of thousands of you who have downloaded #20 and by the looks of the amount of emails we're getting thousands more who can't find it. Well, thanks to those wonderful people at Silverbullets hosting services, we're up and running again. But be warned all you Dial-up and those in receipt of crappy ISPs - #20 is a BIG one! 80-PDFed-Pages of comics goodness and ONLY available in one size (mainly because we exceeded the PDF limit as well as the bandwidth limit)and that weighs in at 10megabytes! AND... Is #20 really the last issue of BORDERLINE? Nah... wait for a special announcement near a computer screen near you on MAY 1st 2003. The future isn't just bright - the future is BORDERLINE! http://borderlinemagazine.co.uk FREE 4 U ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 12:53 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] THE CASTAWAYS HEAD TO SPAIN From Rob Vollmar: A Spanish language edition of THE CASTAWAYS, a 2003 Eisner nominee for Best Single Issue/One Shot, is being released by Dude Comics at the Salón del Cómic in Barcelona which runs from May 8 until the 11th. Dude, a respected publisher with a track record for bringing a number of successful American comics including BONE and STRANGERS IN PARADISE to receptive Spanish audiences, is introducing THE CASTAWAYS as part of a new trade paperback line. THE CASTAWAYS artist, Pablo G. Callejo remarked on the news, saying, “Everyone wants to be appreciated in his home, so this is really exciting to me. Even more, the last few years have been a great time for the indy comics here in Spain, with some new publishers and high quality authors.” The new edition of THE CASTAWAYS will feature eight, never-before seen pages of story and an introduction by noted comics scholar, Dr. Ana Merino. Absence of Ink, the domestic publisher of THE CASTAWAYS, is participating in this venture by making Spanish language editions of the book available to American audiences. AoI Publisher, S. Edward Irvin notes that, “No one has really made an effort to reach out to the Spanish comics audience in the United States, despite its potential as the fastest growing language base domestically. We’re hoping to place this edition in stores with high-concentrations of Spanish-speaking clientele, as well as exploring avenues with Spanish language teachers all across the country.” To help generate interest, Absence of Ink is making an English translation of the additional eight pages of story produced exclusively for this edition available for free on their website at http://www.onypsus.com/absenceofink/castaway/castaway00.htm. The Spanish edition of the CASTAWAYS is 64 pages long, reproduced with a lush, blue tone that best represents the artist’s process in creating it, and will cost around 8 Euros. Interested parties not currently in possession of Euros should contact ed@absenceofink.com for further information until the new edition is posted on the website. http://www.absenceofink.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 12:30 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 17, 2003 [comix/zines] REPORTS AND PHOTOS FROM SPACE 2003 SPACE is the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo held every year in Columbus, Ohio. This year it was April 5th. Go to these links and pretend you were there. Silver Bullet Dan Zettwoch Cheap Seats Fruity Comics Eric Wilmoth ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:58 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] JED ALEXANDER'S YELLOW BABY COMING THIS SUMMER FROM ALTERNATIVE Gainesville, Florida, April 17, 2003: Alternative Comics has announced that it will release the debut issue of Jed Alexander’s Yellow Baby solo-anthology series this July 2003. Drawn in his appealing “clear line” style, each issue of this thrice-annual ongoing series features the serialized “Turtle, turtle” story of an island off the coast of Mexico believed to be a giant living turtle by its inhabitants. “Turtle, turtle” is told from the point of view of Cesar, who, born and raised in the U.S of mixed parents, spends one long summer in Mexico with his grandmother, then returns, later, as an adult. Not exactly a coming of age story, “Turtle, turtle” explores ideas of racial, social, and global identity. Yellow Baby also features stories that are contrastingly very funny, very sad, and very odd, all rendered in a range of methods and styles, while still remaining unmistakably “Jed”. By Jed Alexander, Two Colors, Mature Readers, 32 pages, 8” x 8”, $3.95; ISBN 1-891867-54-7. Jed Alexander lives in Davis California with his girlfriend Regina and her two dogs. He’s written and done illustration for Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man Magazine, and has done covers for the free newspapers The Sacramento News and Review and Outword. His first published comics work, an earlier, more primitive version of “Turtle, turtle”, appeared in issue #5 of the anthology Meathaus, which, coincidentally, is the same anthology that premiered the works of Alternative Comics artists Tomer Hanuka and Thomas Herpich. Jeff Mason - Publisher Alternative Comics - http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:46 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 [zine] NOSUCHZINE #11 OUT NOW From Xiaowei: Nosuchzine issue # 11 is out. The last issue #10, Unravelling the World was about my travels in Asia over the summer. This issue includes stories about: -being class president when you don't really want to be -strict asian parents -my mother who doesn't speak english very well -being a chinese american girl and how that affects my ideas of sexuality/sexuality in chinese culture -finding beauty in the suburbs -interview with a mortuary worker about his job (picking up dead people) and his views on death after having worked there. -riding around in cars with boys (sorry, never seen the movie) +much much more. I wouldn't say it's really a perzine or a fiction zine. it's somewhere inbetween those two...It's big, 8.5x8.5 inches and 38 pages. Anyways. If you want a copy just sent 2 dollars OR some stamps (like, about a dollars worth) to: Nosuch c/o JDonahue Eng. Dept. 80 Skillings Rd. Winchester MA, 01890 USA I also love trades of any kind! ...(cute hand made stuff and other zines). send me something nice. i'll send you a zine back. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:41 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Sunday, April 13, 2003 [comix] POP GUN WAR TO BE COLLECTED BY DARK HORSE Caught in the grip of the city: Farel Dalrymple’s acclaimed Pop Gun War collected by Dark Horse A fallen angel, a boy with wings, a dwarf and his giant pet fish, a disembodied head in a valise – these are the denizens of Farel Dalrymple’s alien, yet distressingly familiar cityscape. Sinclair, the boy with wings, floats in and out of this gritty urban scene providing a viewpoint that reveals the city at its harshest and at its most hopeful. This June, Dark Horse collects the first five issues of Farel Darymple’s acclaimed Pop Gun War in a handsome 136 page trade. Daring and beautiful, Pop Gun War is both a meditation on alienation and a love letter to the sometimes cruel city that Dalrymple calls home. Rich, textured, and unique, Pop Gun War is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. For its creator, Farel Dalrymple, Pop Gun War has been a labor of love. “Since starting this series almost three years ago, working on Pop Gun War has been a desperate but fun trip,” he says. “These are the first five chapters in what I hope to be a provocative and exciting continuing tale. It's very exciting to me that Dark Horse Comics is publishing this collection and giving me the opportunity to share it with a new audience.” Walt Simonson calls Farel Dalrymple “one of the finest young draftsmen to quietly sidle into comics in a long time. And one of the field’s most gifted storytellers.” Farel Dalrymple is a Society of Illustrators Gold medal winner, a Xeric Grant recipient, and a Russ Manning Award nominee. Pop Gun War is available June 25 for the retail price of $13.95. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:18 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 12, 2003 [comix:online] CREATURE FEATURES COMICS IN THE WORKS From Darryl Hughes: In the wonderful world of subscriber based webcomics, sites like Modern Tales cater to lovers of mainstream comics, indy comics, alternative, and action/adventure comics as well. Where is the webcomic site that caters to lovers of creature features, groovy ghoulies, and full moon madness you ask? It's here. Now. It's CreatureFeatureComics.com Responding to an article about the upcoming mad monster party webcomic site posted on Comixpedia News, Joey Manley of Modern Tales writes: "This has a lot of potential...The more flowers, the more bees, the more bees, the more flowers. Glad to see somebody new jumping into the industry. Good luck." One of the first featuring comics offered at CreatureFeatureComics.com will be the sci-fi/adventure comic "G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures" by writer/creator Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton. Which, as announced recently, will also be featured on the cover of the new "FRESH" magazine published by the ORCA (Organized Readers of Comics Associated). No official launch date has been set for CreatureFeatureComics.com. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:43 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zine] ALMOST EVERYONE I LOVE LIVES IN NEW JERSEY From Andrea: almost everyone i love lives in new jersey is my first zine since putting love fades, my former zine, to rest after 2 years and 7 issues. It's a collection of seven short stories. from the intro: "one thing that a lot of people told me is that they liked the way that I described people I know, so I decided to write a whole slew of stories about people...some of these are half truths, some are completely false and some are a little of both..." this is the longest zine i've ever done and also the most consciously themed, and i'm pretty proud of the way it turned out. the stats: the zine is 32 pages half size, most of which are completely text except for some illustrations from my dad's 1976 high school yearbook. in keeping with the yearbook-y theme, the covers are made out of contact sheets i found in the dumpster of my college's yearbook office. you can get it for $2ppd, $1 and some stamps, and I like trades too as long as you email me first. wholesale rates for distros and stores are $1 send cash to andrea, po box 56106 phila pa 19130, paypal money to fiveminuteromance at yahoo.com, or even better, snag a copy at nj zinefest this weekend! thanks! ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:06 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 10, 2003 [mag:swank] BARRACUDA #16 NOW ON SALE Barracuda #16 is now on sale! Subscribers should be receiving their copy in the next couple of weeks. This issue features a cover photo of our own lovely Barracuda Girl photographer Paget Brewster with the original 1966 Batmobile, designed by King Of The Kustomizers, George Barris! If you haven't already ordered Barracuda #16 or if your subscription has lapsed, you can order easily and safely from our online newsstand at http://www.barracudamagazine.com/newsstand/ LATEST ISSUES AND BRAND NEW MAGS! We also have the latest issues of other favorite mags: CAR KULTURE DELUXE (#7) HOP-UP ANNUAL (#4) ROLLS & PLEATS (#10) MAG-NETO (#10) NEWSLEDDER (#40) and the long-awaited follow-up issue of GIRLYHEAD! We also have some killer new titles and cds: WRENCH - PREMIERE ISSUE of this kool east-coast hot rodding mag with a "Backyard Grease Monkey Motif!" MOTORCYCHO - a jam-packed little ratbike mag for you two-wheelers HUNGOVER GOURMET - Rugged tales of drink, travel and fun! New cds from surf ghouls THE PHANTOM CREEPS and GEIN AND THE GRAVEROBBERS All this and more is available at our Kustom newsstand -- the one-stop magazine source for people who think rust adds character! Visit our booth in the California Room at VIVA LAS VEGAS. We are working on Barracuda Girl appearances and signings. See the booth for details. (We will also have special stuff like cheap Barracuda shop jackets and work shirts available that we do not sell online.) --------------------------------------------------- Barracuda Magazine P.O. Box 291873 / Los Angeles, CA 90029 / USA (323)769-5630 -------------------------- http://www.barracudamagazine.com -------------------------- Check our website for samples of Barracuda. Single copies are $5 ($7.50 outside the U.S.) Four-issue subscriptions are $12 in the U.S. ($24 outside the U.S.) California residents must add 8.25% sales tax!!!! Visit our online newsstand at http://www.barracudamagazine.com/newsstand/ for easy ordering of Barracuda and other mags like Rolls & Pleats, Girlyhead, Tiki News, Car Kulture Deluxe, Gearhead and more! ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 10:34 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [event] THE GANZFELD #3 BOOK RELEASE EVENT From Dan Nadel: The Ganzfeld #3 Book Release Event April 15, 8 pm "A full evening of visual and musical entertainment" Performances by Peter Blegvad, Rick Moody, Syd Straw Short films curated by Mark Newgarden with music by Brian Dewan and Jonathon Rosen TONIC 107 Norfolk Street (between Delancey and Rivington) New York City Tel: 212.358.7501 Price: $10 More information: http://www.tonicnyc.com The Ganzfeld #3 should be arriving in stores any day now, I hope. Our gallery show, by the way, continues at Adam Baumgold Gallery, 74 E. 79th St., NYC Check it all out or see http://www.theganzfeld.com for details. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:12 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [event:art] PANEL ON DARGER IN NYC - APR. 11 Mutual Obsessions: Three Cartoonists Look at Henry Darger Gary Panter, Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware Moderator: Dan Nadel Friday, April 11, 6:30 pm The American Folk Art Museum 45 West 53rd St, NYC $20 General $15 Seniors, Students, Members Henry Darger used comics and illustration as his source material and his art is, of course, primarily narrative. Who better to talk about Darger's work than his three fellow storytellers? Three of the world's preeminent cartoonists, Gary Panter, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware, discuss how Darger told his unique stories and what they mean in the context of picture stories and comics today. [ Thanks to Dan Nadel ] ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:09 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- ZINE WRITER CULLEN CARTER HOSPITALIZED AFTER BIKE ACCIDENT From Allyson Carter at ccarter@ticon.net "Last Tuesday night (April 1st), on his way home (biking) from class, Cullen was hit by a pickup truck who apparently never saw him, even though he had lights on his bike. It was right at dusk. Cullen hit the windshield, then hit the roof, denting it, and then landed in the bed of the truck. The man did stop, and the police have done a full investigation. The DA decided not to press charges, but that's another story. Right now, Cullen is in a deep coma. He suffered a brain injury (called Diffuse Axonal Injury), which is similar to what happens to boxers when they get a hard right hook and are knocked unconscious (it is also similar to shaken baby syndrome); although to a much greater degree. He was wearing a helmet, which probably saved his life. He also suffered a broken left hip, broken bones in his face, bruised lungs, cracked ribs, vertebrae fractures (which do not affect his spinal cord) and some facial lacerations which were probably caused by the windshield. He is not breathing on his own; they inserted a breathing tube at the scene to stabilize him (which is standard procedure). He is stable; he is not in immediate danger of dying at any moment. Right now his main issue is the brain injury. He is in the ICU at Froedtert Hospital here in Milwaukee (where they have been wonderful to me and the rest of the family) and they are doing everything they can, but it's basically a "wait and see" kind of deal. With brain injuries they really can't judge how or if someone will recover from them. Some do, and some don't. It sometimes can take a very long time to know exactly what kind of brain damage you're dealing with. He does show a few encouraging signs, though. He can hear voices in the room, because his brain activity changes when someone talks to him. He can feel pain, (although I don't think he is in constant pain from his injuries) and reacts to light. They are checking his neurological signs every hour. The nurses told me that it's really too early to expect improvement, but he is holding his own, and not getting worse, which is good. He does now have a touch of pneumonia, which they are treating with antibiotics. Tomorrow he is scheduled to have surgery to have a trach tube inserted into his throat so he can breathe through that. Once the trach is in, they would wean him off the ventilator. They think his lungs will be able to breathe on their own, but because of the coma he needs the trach to do so. He really does have great doctors who are very experienced in this sort of thing helping him, and I know they are doing their best and what is in Cullen's best interest now. I am hanging in there and trying to remain "thinking positive", which is easier at some times than others, but all our families are here to support me and they're all helping me with Veronica, our 2 1/2 yo daughter. She doesn't really understand, and she's just happy that all her Nanas and Grammies and Papas are here and they all take her out to get ice cream for lunch. She hasn't seen him, and probably won't; at least not until the breathing tube is out. They are saying that he could remain in the coma for a long time; maybe never recovering. We won't know what kind of long term prognosis we have until 9 to 12 months have gone by. Cullen's brother and I also are setting up an email list so everyone who wants can stay updated on his condition. If you hear from anyone who would want to be on that list, have them email me at this address [above]. We plan to update it every Wednesday, whether there's news to report or not. That way, no one wonders what's going on with him. It's been impossible for me to keep up with all the friends and family who call and write to express their concern and support, and I imagine this will become even more of a problem as more people find out. Please send out good thoughts (or prayers, as the case may be) for Cullen. Thank you so much. Allyson" ******************* To help Cullen's family with bills and expenses, please give to the Cullen Carter Benefit Fund. To do so, visit any Bank Mutual (formerly Mutual Savings Bank) location throughout Wisconsin. To find a branch location near you, you can visit their website at: http://www.bankmutual.com/locations.html If there is not a branch location near you, you may also send a gift via the U.S. Postal Service to: Bank Mutual Corporate Headquarters 4949 W. Brown Deer Rd. PO Box 245034 Milwaukee, WI 53224-9534 attn: Legal Department Checks should be made out to : Cullen Carter Benefit Fund To contact Bank Mutual with questions, please call (414) 354-1500 or 1 (800) 358-5070, fax # (414) 354-5450. Thank you!" [ Thanks to Asha Anderson and Davida Gypsy Breier ] ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:40 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] AUTOBIO BD TALK IN LONDON WITH MENU, NEAUD AND DAKIN - APR. 12 Date: Saturday, April 12, 2003 Time: 3:00PM BST (GMT+01:00) Saturday 12 April At the Institut Francais \| 17 Queensberry Place \| South Kensington \| London SW7 2DT \| England Heros de tous les jours Autobiographies in BD 3.00 pm-4.30 pm in English free admission Paul Gravett chairs a debate on autobiographical comics. Some British and French cartoonists push back the boundaries of the superhero comic genre. They draw their everyday life and daily routine with humour. With Jean-Christophe Menu, co-founder of L'Association Publishing and author of 'Livre de Phamille' about his marriage and family life; Fabrice Neaud, Alph'Art award-winning author of 'Journal' recording his life as a young gay man, and Glenn Dakin, author of the witty stories of his alter ego Abe, collected in 'Abe: Wrong for All the Right Reasons'. http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/ ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:25 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zine:personal] MR. PEEBODY'S SOILED TROUSERS #17 OUT NOW From Jay Peebody: The new issue of my zine, Mr.Peebody's Soiled Trousers and Other Delights #17 is out now. It includes my diary entries from October and November (yes, it's a double issue!) of 2001 (yes, I'm really behind!). Here are the basics: I live in Hollywood, work in the CNN building, and make sweet lovin' to Cherry of Idiosyncrasy zine. That's about it. If you haven't received a copy from me yet, you're probably not getting one. I didn't print many, cuz I'm freakin' poor as hell right now. I'd like to give out freebies, but I just can't. So if you'd like one, send $2 to Jay, POB 931333, Los Angeles CA 90093. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:13 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zines/comix] NEW PRINTING CO-OP OFFERS CHEAPER PRINTING AND EXPOSURE From Daniel Way/Bad Press: My name's Daniel Way and I'm a writer for Marvel Comics. Hopefully, you've heard of me. My wife, Tiffany, and I came up with this idea. It's gonna work. Anyway...on with the show: You love minicomics and zines, right? We love minicomics and zines! You want to publish your stuff and get it out there, right? Well, we want you to get it out there, too! You're broke, right? We're not gonna give you any money! What we will give you, however, is the opportunity to get your publication printed at substantially less than what you'd pay virtually anywhere else. Why? Because we love you. No...really. Bad Press doesn't make money. It's a co-op...it's not supposed to. But that's not the point. The point is, we love independently-published comics and zines and we recognize the fact that it costs a lot of people a lot of money to produce them. A big reason why a lot of minis and zines go under is because they're often sold for what it costs to produce them--if not less (especially when you factor in the time and effort producing the work, itself). Enter Bad Press, a printing co-op made up of indy publishers. By ganging up the print runs, the unit cost is lowered to...well, to almost nothing if you publish frequently enough. More details at the site: http://www.badpressprinting.com/ ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 3:05 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zines] VALUE PACKS FROM SOBERBROTHERS From Dan Taylor/SoberBrothers.com: Attention Zine Fans... While moving stuff into storage this weekend I found four large boxes full of zines. To be honest, I don't want to put titles that I have one of up for sale in our Zine and Small Press Store. I've put together envelopes with just under 2lbs. of zines and priced them at $7.50 (postage paid). Each packet contains 10-20 zines (depending upon the number of pages) and some of the titles that are in these packs include: Crimewave, Rocktober, Eye, Inner Swine, Betty Paginated, Genetic Disorder, X, Stain, Big Takeover, Temp Slave, Travelling Shoes, Hungover Gourmet, Pills A-Go-Go, Exploitation Retrospect, and many, many more. You can purchase our Zine Value Packs at: http://www.soberbrothers.com/zines/zine_store.htm If you don't want to pay by PayPal or credit card, we also accept money orders to: Dan Taylor, PO Box 5531, Lutherville, MD 21094-5531. Cheers, DT ========================================================= Dan Taylor / gourmet@dantenet.com / THE HUNGOVER GOURMET The journal of food, drink, travel and fun On the web at http://www.hungovergourmet.com PO Box 5531, Lutherville, MD 21094-5531 ========================================================= ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:51 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zine:personal] HRRRMPH #2 From Cheryl Thomas: Greetings! Just writing to let you know that the second issue of my little zine is now available :) From an Aussie currently living in Newcastle, England: Hrrrmph 2 is 14 pages (7 double-sided), 1/3 A4 size, in a little envelope. No music, no reviews, just a load of personal stuff (with a slight Novocastrian slant). Available now for trade (zines, music or jars of Vegemite) or maybe for free if you ask nicely and don't mind waiting until I can afford to send it to you :) Contact me on this email (aggerchezau@yahoo.com.au) or hrrrmph@hotmail.com or send to: Hrrrmph c/- 72 Spencer St Heaton Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE6 5BY ENGLAND Cheers, Chez ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:43 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] NEW COMICS INTERPRETER OUT NOW From Robert Young: TCI #1, Vol. 2 64-pages standard magazine-size Full color wraparound cover by Hans Rickheit $6 post-paid Order from the website http://tci.homestead.com via PayPal, or email for info on how to order the old-fashioned way. The new TCI is jam-packed with interviews, essays, in-depth reviews, letters and even some news. INTERVIEWS First up Paul Pope on working in the mainstream, midstream, and small press, as well as sex, drugs, rock, politics, art, commerce, censorship, and just why he takes his shirt off so often. A heavily-illustrated 14-page interview that’s probably the most candid of Pope’s career. Then Xeric winner Hans Rickheit (Chloe, Chrome Fetus) explains the mysteries of the "UnderBrain" and the joys of repulsing riot grrrls and queasy readers in an enlightening talk with Chad Parenteau. Finally in a rare print interview, Glenn Fabry** (Preacher, Howard The Duck, The Authority) tells of working with Ennis, Ellis, and Gerber, his Kate Bush fixation, and gives the lowdown on Ibiza night life. ESSAYS Veteran comics critic Gene Phillips namedrops Achilles, Akira, Atreides, Pat Ryan and The Tick, in his insightful essay "Defining The Superhero." Artist/critic Mark Staff Brandl dives deep into David Carrier’s The Aesthetics of Comics. PYRRHIC REVIEWS In-depth reviews of Top Shelf, Top Ten, XX, Filth, Chloe, Worker Bee, Disposable Boy, Random Milk, Mreowkoblast, Shuck, Sigh, Tripwire, Sketch, Giant Robot, and GoMetric. TCINTERROGATION TCI asks "Who is the most interesting person(ality) in Comics?" Answers roll in from Evan Dorkin, Peter David, J.H. Williams III, Brian Ralph and more. FLOTSAM NEWS Quesada rewrites Marvel’s submissions policy, Jim Lee teaches the children, Hobbits Rousted by Russian Police and more. INTERPRET THIS! LETTERS TO TCI Junkies, babosas and the Black Candy man. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:37 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [indymedia] PORTLAND ZINE SYMPOSIUM - Aug. 1-3, 2003 From Microcosm Publishing: This summer, independent publishers from across the country will gather for the third annual Portland Zine Symposium. The symposium is a three-day conference and social celebrating independent publishing. It will be held at the Portland State University campus on the weekend of August 1-3, 2003. The Portland Zine Symposium is put together by a group of local organizers, activists, artists, and zinesters who seek to create community between different producers of independent media and art. Another focus is to help people share skills and information related to zine culture. The Portland Zine Symposium is a place for people to network, explore ideas, build skills and of course, trade zines. Through hands-on workshops and discussions, the conference will examine the role and effect of all types of zines on both underground and mainstream culture. The focus of this year's symposium is It Takes All Kinds. Workshops and panels are plentiful during the weekend to support this theme of diversity. During the three days you could take a class on Zines and Motherhood, The History of Zines, Bookbinding or How to Distribute your Zine (and others). In between the classes zine enthusiasts will have ample time to peruse other people's wares and socialize. Last year the symposium attracted about 1,000 local and national participants. If you have a website, we'd like you to consider putting up our banner. We feel that cross promoting the event is the best way to generate a diverse audience. Thanks and Take care. Joe Biel Promotion Sympanista. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 2:28 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 [comix] YOUR DICK'S TOO SHORT TO FK WITH GOD From Ben T. Steckler: I've made a new mini-comic in Chick-Parody Format. It's called "Your Dick's Too Short to FK with God", and I sold quite a few of them over the last couple weeks in Boston and Columbus. I'll gladly send a copy to anybody over the age of 16 who sends $1 and a stamp to me at: Ben T. Steckler POB 7273 York, PA 17404 Folks in the Boston/Cambridge area can get a copy at Million Year Picnic, if they haven't sold all theirs yet. I wouldn't dawdle. they gave it a full facing, and the title is an eyecatcher. And if you have your own Jack Chick Parody, I'll gladly trade. P.S. I still have copies of "Get BenT!" #10 left, too, for $4.75 ppd. for a review of that, go here: http://members.tripod.com/almostnormalcomics/id173.htm ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 9:19 AM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 [lit] ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR - MONTREAL - MAY 17 Montreal's Anarchist Bookfair May 17, 2003 Montreal's 4th Annual Anarchist Bookfair -- the largest anarchist gathering in North America after the San Franciso Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair -- is a little more than one month away!! This e-mail callout includes updated information about the bookfair, including the more than twenty workshops and panels that will take place on May 17 and May 18. This year's bookfair will feature more than 50 booksellers and groups from all over North America, as well as the Federation Anarchiste from France. Workshop presenters include Bo Brown, Ashanti Alston, Eric Drooker and Cindy Milstein. Festival of Anarchy events will take place between May 1 to May 18. The Montreal Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists alike. Bring along your comrades, friends and family. See you in Montreal in May! http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/06/3021963 ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:33 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zines] HUMOROUS POETRY, VEGAN ZINES AND MORE From Stephanie Scarborough: I've got a lot of junk to plug, so I'm gonna do it all at once so I won?t have to bug anyone any more than I have to: First, I have two poetry chapbook/zine things finished and ready for your perusal. Your Kisses Are Like Metallic Squirrel Droppings is a collection of 34 screwed-up/humorous/masochistic love poems such as: You Should Have Told Me You Were Dead, Female in Question Finds Relationship Consuming, A Rotting Corpse, Clean Masochism Sonnet, Forever I?ll Love You (Perhaps), and more. Here?s a sample poem to give you an idea of the tone/style: Female in Question Finds Her Relationship Consuming I tried to be sensitive, I tried to understand, But now dear I must ask you To stop chewing on my hand. I didn't think your nibbling On my ear would do much harm Until it turned up missing With my leg and foot and arm. I thought you were just friendly, But discovered otherwise When it wasn't Richard Simmon Who was trimming down my thighs. I love you dearly, darling, But I fear this just won't work-- No, it's not your criminal record, love, It's just this chewing quirk. So kiss me one last time dear, But no too long, I said, For I want to end this love of ours While I am still a head. (end poem) Oh, hahahahaha! Ugh! Your Kisses Are Like Metallic Squirrel Droppings is $2 + stamp ($4 international). It?s quater-size, hand-bound, 40 pages, not counting cover. No illustrations, but the cover is really cool and looks like an old-school tabloid. Address for all orders is at the at end of this post. My other poetry zine is Meditations on Spam. 18 poems about Hormel's miracle meat in a can, ranging from stupid and goofy to somewhat serious. This is a cut-and-paste, purposely-kind-of-cheap-looking collection with illustrations by me along with some generic black-and-white pictures of Spam tins. Poems include: Barbie Longs to Be Like Spam, Magnus to the Mermaid, My Pet Spam, and White Trash Gormet. 12 pages, not counting cover. $1 + stamp ($2 international). Here's a Spam poem sample for you: Ken Finds a New Love, Even Pinker and More Manufactured Than Barbie When Ken awoke and wiped the Cheez Whiz off His slimy, plastic body, thinking what He'd say to Barbie when she heard that he Had found a lover far more pink than her. He took a swig of Tang and had a slice Of virgin-snow-white Wonder bread. And far More manufactured than she?d ever be. He slipped on back beneath the sheets, caressed The pink and lovely mass of flesh beside Himself. So cold, but fleshy, nonetheless, Much more than plastic Barbie. When he turned The key last night and slipped the golden dress Off from his lovely, fleshy Spam he could Not stop himself and, thoughtless, plunged right in. The Cheap Vegan #8 is out as well. This one contains random things to do to save money, price comparisons of various vegan breakfasts, recommended reading for cheap vegans (books, zines, magazines), the wondrous wonders of cornmeal, why be a cheap vegan?, polenta recipe, and a few other tidbits. Issues #1-7 are also still available. All are $1 each ($2 international). I've already posted about The Rabbit Fodder Addict, but it?s still available for your cooking pleasure for $1 ($2 international). I've also finally got a website up for The Cheap Vegan at: http://cheapvegan.cjb.net And The Pleasant Unicorn Store where you can see and order zines and other stuff I make is up as well at: http://diystore.cjb.net The prices at the PU store may be slightly different from the ones here. Pick the one that's cheaper. Shipping is included in the prices at the website is the main difference. Lastly, if anyone knows of anyone who makes or sells vegan zines and/or cookzines or any food-related zine, please let me know. My e-mail is: nurdsteph@yahoo.com Send all orders, money and love to: Stephanie Scarborough P. O. Box 715 Weatherford, TX 76086 USA Thank you kindly for your time. May all your Tang be orange. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:30 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] ATTIC WIT, ANTHOLOGY OF POLISH CARTOONISTS, NOW AVAILABLE From Matt Dembicki: Hey, Folks Attic Wit #4, The Polish Anthology, premiered at SPACE this weekend and is now available for $1.50 (with postage, make it an even $2). It's 32 pages with a color cover and back cover, and features the works of a handful of small pressers from Poland! (There is adult content.) If you'd like to see sample pages, e-mail me at: waspcomics@yahoo.com. I'll e-mail them as an attachment. to see the cover, go to following and scroll down: www.backporchcomics.com/premier_comics_'03.htm Matt Dembicki 3148 Hartwick Lane Fairfax, VA 22031 ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:27 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comix] I.C.E. PRESS MESSAGE BOARDS NOW OPEN From Troy Zurel: The message boards are now open for I.C.E. Press. Here you can post images of your work, talk to the creators or artist from the titles. There are sections for Ladies only, industry news, Digital Concepts, pencilers, inkers, writers, contests, Anime or Manga, a sculptors den, Conventions, Entertainment, alliance central, Job listings, Looking for work, Retailer section…..to get to the boards just follow the yellow brick road to: I.C.E. Central ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:25 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [website:comix] WFMU'S "READ 'EM & WEEP" FEATURES COMICS THIS WEDNESDAY WFMU host Bronwyn C. will devote this week's installment of her show, "Read 'em & Weep", to comics. It's on Wednesday, 7-8pm. Chris Duffy will participate. Comics fans might know her better as Bronwyn Taggert, of DC's Big Books fame. If you're outside of their listening area, they have live streaming audio on the web. Learn more on WFMU's Upcoming Special Programs page; just scroll down a little ways. http://www.wfmu.org [ Thanks to Dave McKenna ] ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:20 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [website:comix] NEW DAILY STRIP AT NEILJAM.COM From Neil Fitzpatrick: Hey All, I just wanted to invite you to check out my all new Neil Jam daily comic strip at neiljam.com . The strip started today, so if you like it, you'll eventually be able to say that you were there from the beginning! Neil Jam is a pretty funky place. Chances are you just might have a good time there. Thanks Neil (Jam) Fitzpatrick, http://www.neiljam.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:18 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [zines] LOW HUG BACK ISSUE VALUE PACK! From A.j. Michel: Low Hug Back Issue Value Pack! Get three back issues of Low Hug - a total of 136 digest-sized pages - for only $5! (A $7 value!) The Value Pack Includes: Low Hug #7: Aftermath / 40 pages A rather low-key issue. Most of the issue is dedicated to essays addressing the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Well composed writing from Jason Pankoke of MICRO-Film, Jack Persico, and the editor, all offering different P.O.V.s. Huge Media Junkies review section of film, television, zine, and music reviews. Low Hug #5/6: The Radio Issue / 56 pages Huge issue dedicated to all sort of radio admiration. My personal radio history is detailed in "Raised on the Radio," and Dan Taylor of the Hungover Gourmet contributes "Left Of The Dial," a piece about the inherent insanity of college radio. "Transmissions" is a round-up of zine editors contributing their favorite radio memories and included contributions from Abby Koch (Chatty Pig), Carrie McNinch (Assassin and the Whiner), Cullen Carter (My Moon or More), Michael Jurhe (Culture Freak), Vincent Romano (Off-Line), Jason Pankoke (Micro-Film), and many others. "Tape Heads" explains why "CDs are no fun," and there's a huge Media Junkies section with tons of reviews. Low Hug #4: The Fortune Cookie Issue / 40 Pages Eyewitness account of the disaster that was Woodstock 99; live music memories from Vera Gavrilovic (Polka Scene Zine), Jason Pankoke (Micro-Film), Dan Taylor (The Hungover Gourmet), Kathy Mosley (Semibold), Davida Breier (Xerography Debt); Theory Rock; Law and Order Lust; Aural Obsessions; the Oxygen Network. How to get your value pack: $5 cash by mail to A.j. Michel, PO Box 2574, Champaign IL 61825. Or, $5.45 via PayPal using e-mail lowhug@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:16 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments ------------------------------------------- [comics/x] JOHNNY RYAN NEWS From - ahem - Loady McGee: Hello, all! Just a note to let you know that Johnny's forthcoming book, PORTAJOHNNY, will be hitting bookstores in May 2003. This fat'n'juicy 160-page paperback features early self-published AYC comix as well as a heap of other comic rarities. Start saving your pennies today! * We've also recently added over 20 new pieces of original art (including the Portajohnny cover and Blecky Yuckerella comic strips!) to the Comic Art Collective. There's something available in every price range, from Hobo to Your Highness, so check it out today. Just go to http://www.comicartcollective.com and click on "New Additions"-- or click on "Johnny Ryan" to see the full range of available work. * Johnny will be signing comix and kissing babies at the LA Times Book Fair, which will be held on the UCLA campus on the weekend of April 26-27. He will be signing at the HI DE HO Comics booth, as will ink studs Jaime Hernandez, Steven Weissman and others. Once the exact signing times are nailed down, we'll post a notice on the AYC Group message board. * Johnny is slaving away at AYC #5, the special Eurocomix artfag issue, which will be released in August 2003 in time for the San Diego Comic-Con. * Don't forget to check out Johnny's weekly Shouldn't You Be Working? sketchbook doodles, posted every Monday on http://www.johnnyr.com . If that ain't enough, his weekly comic strip BLECKY YUCKERELLA appears every Thursday (and appears in full color each month in VICE). * As previously noted, Johnny did the comic book cover as well as a two-page spread for Nickelodeon magazine's April issue. That's three full-color pages of all-new Johnny Ryan art-- don't miss this greasy kid's stuff! That's it for now-- stay tuned to the AYC message boards for further news and developments. Yours 'til Niagara Falls, Loady McGee http://www.johnnyr.com http://www.comixartcollective.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/angryyouthcomix ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- - posted by Ricko at 4:07 PM [ Link to this item ] (0) comments -------------------------------------------


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