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Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey returns in May hardcover

This May, Dark Horse presents the newest adventures of Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey in a lovingly designed hardcover edition. The Uncle Gabby hardcover is a 40-page meditation on memory and childhood, rendered in Millionaire’s uniquely beautiful style and colored by Jim Campbell. Uncle Gabby is joined by his companions Mr. Crow and Inches the Doll on his latest melancholy adventure.

The story begins as the Sock Monkey returns home from the Poetical Society where he has become a Master Poet dedicated to the Science of Un-naming Objects. He embarks on a journey of sentimentality as he rediscovers his childhood home. However, things are not as he remembers them, and he is subjected to an avalanche of heartbreaking realizations.

Asked to describe the book, Tony Millionaire outlined its themes. “Have you ever walked into an old house and thought that you had been there before, or seen a sailing ship on the ocean and felt that you must have been a pirate in a previous life? This is a book about nostalgia, the way we remember things, and about longing for what we never had.”

Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey: Uncle Gabby hardcover is available May 19, for the retail price of $14.95.

www.darkhorse.com
www.maakies.com/sockmonkey.html

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• This week's Stranger (Seattle) features an article that pits Seattle against Portland for the alt-comix crown. Also: a nice comic by Nono Kadaver.
• Matt Broersma's travel comic, "The Grand Tour", was recently published by French publisher Flblb. Read the English version here (warning: the file is a 7.7 MB pdf). [ thanks to BugPowder ]

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• I don't know if this is new or not but here at the Apple site artist Dave McKean may be found stroking their collective ego while discussing his work. [ thanks to Mike Hunter ]
• Take a look at pictures from this year's APE convention courtesy of Toby Craig, Eli Bishop, Brian Musikoff, Peter Conrad and Jeff Mason [2] [3].
• And here's an article on APE from the SF Weekly that's none too complimentary. [ thanks to Jesse Reklaw ]
• Jed Alexander has reported that his Yellow Baby comic from Alternative has officially been canceled.

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Modern Masters Volume Three - Bruce Timm

You don’t have to be a fan of comics to know the name Bruce Timm, the subject of Modern Masters Volume 3. As a producer, director and designer of the Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series, as well as The Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and currently Justice League, Timm is making an enormous impact in the field of animation, creating work that both kids and adults can equally enjoy. His impact also extends into the comic book industry – Timm’s first foray into comics was the Eisner Award-winning The Batman Adventures: Mad Love, and his soon to be released mini-series Harley and Ivy is a highly-anticipated event. Now, this third volume in the new Modern Masters series spotlights the artist’s career, with his most comprehensive interview to date, discussing his influences, how his style evolved, and what it takes to succeed in both comics and animation. It also showcases page after page of rare and unseen artwork, including a gallery of his best commissioned work, as well as behind-the-scenes animation concepts! Often imitated but never equaled, he blends the cartoony and the realistic in such a way that is undeniably appealing, and this book is the ultimate look at the work of a true Modern Master: Bruce Timm!

The 128-page (plus cover), squarebound 8-1/2" x 11" trade paperback with full-color covers and black-and-white interiors retails for $14.95 in the US and ships 23 June 2004.

Collected Jack Kirby Collector Volume Three, Second Printing

Back in print, with a new cover design! See for yourself why The Jack Kirby Collector has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards! This huge 176-page Trade Paperback reprints issues #13-15 of the magazine for Kirby fans (the sold-out Horror, Thor, and Science-Fiction theme issues)! We’ve even included a new special section with 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published in TJKC, including uninked pencils from Captain America, Thor, Jimmy Olsen, The Demon, New Gods, The Prisoner and more! Go behind the scenes of Jack’s career through interviews with Kirby, Dick Ayers, Chic Stone, Walt Simonson, Al Williamson, and Mike Thibodeaux, and see page after page of rare and unpublished Kirby art! It’s a must for Kirby fans!

The 176-page, squarebound 8-1/2" x 11" trade paperback with full-color covers and black-and-white interiors retails for $19.95 in the US and ships 2 June 2004.

For information on other upcoming releases please visit the TwoMorrows website.

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From Chris Staros:

Top Shelf Celebrates its 100th Publication with the release of Jeffrey Brown's comic book, Be a Man. To celebrate this milestone event, all web orders through March 15th will get a 15% discount and also get a free copy of Be a Man (Please note that the website checkout process won't show this, but we'll be sure to give you the discount and free book when we process the order). Also, the 100th web order – whomever that person ends up being – will get their order absolutely free!

Click here for a brief history of Top Shelf

Lot's of other exciting things happening at Top Shelf as well. Brief announcements below, with links to the website for more information on each item.

Thanks for helping us stick around for 100 graphic novels and comics. We couldn't have done it without you.

Your friend thru comics,

Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions


• THE "CHUNKY-MONKEY" SUMMER OF CRAIG THOMPSON & JAMES KOCHALKA

JULY will be an exciting month for Craig Thompson and James Kochalka fans, as both will be debuting several books at the San Diego Comic-Con this year. A signing tour will be announced shortly, but we couldn't keep the lid on their exciting releases any longer. Click on the links below to see the cover images and descriptions of Craig and James' JULY releases:

Carnet de Voyage by Craig Thompson

American Elf: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries by James Kochalka

Conversations #1 by James Kochalka & Craig Thompson

The Blankets Soundtrack by Tracker (& Craig Thompson)
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=410

The 1st Hardcover Edition Good-bye Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson


• PRAISE FOR ALAN MOORE'S VOICE OF THE FIRE:
Here's what The Onion, Maxim, Indyworld and others are saying about Voice

• IN THE MARCH DIAMOND PREVIEWS CATALOG THIS MONTH (FOR BOOKS SHIPPING TO STORES IN MAY 2004):

Pre-Order These MAY Titles At Your Local Retailer Today.

Same Difference & Other Stories
by Derek Kirk Kim
Selected as one of the best books of 2003 by Publishers Weekly. "Kim captures the ups and downs of early adulthood with sensitivity and gentle wit." – The Comics Journal … After searing through the self-published run of Same Difference & Other Stories in just a few short months, Derek Kirk Kim proudly moves his debut collection to Top Shelf! Through a series of sensitive – and often hilarious – short stories, Kim deftly explores the not-so-average twenty-somethings' quarter-life crisis, romantic neurosis, and a refreshing slice of Korean-American life. Kim's self-effacing wit, ear for dialogue, and meticulous art style earned him the Xeric Grant as well as an Ignatz award in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Find out for yourself why Derek Kirk Kim is considered a standout among the new generation of cartoonists and a fresh new voice in Asian American literature.
-- $12.95 (US), 144 pages, Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-57-0

All Flee!
by Gavin Burrows and Simon Gane
Humans! Beware the three-toed tread of All Flee! 32 pages of monster-sized city-trampling shenanigans, all wrapped up in a cool comic-sized format! Run! As ancient jokes long thought dead are brought back from the depths to terrorize comic-reading kind once more! Try to hide! From the monsters begat from a crazed laboratory experiment by Doctors Simon Gane and Gavin Burrows, unleashed upon innocent comic-reading kind! Buy! For only impulse purchase can save you now!
-- $3.95 (US), 32 pages, Comic Book

Dang!
by Martin Cendreda
"(Cendreda's) cartooning is delicate and the story is just the sort of intimate tale that makes comics, with their solitary interaction with a reader, a distinct medium." – Tom McLean, Variety.com … Dang!, the first prime-time comic book by fabulous new cartoonist Martin Cendreda, follows the sad, tragic life of good ole' Herbert Hound and his encounters with obnoxious teens, fashion conscious yuppies, and twin homeless orphans. Guffaws abound in Martin's delightfully drawn comic, with an art style hinting at Clowes and Chester Brown, yet with chops uniquely his own.
-- $3.50 (US), 32 pages, Comic Book

Epoxy (Giant Size Special)
by John Pham
Manga meets Indy comics in this amazing large-format collection of John Pham's stories. Showcasing a completely unique style that combines the best of Asian and American cultures, Epoxy has not only been profiled in magazines like XLR8R and Publishers Weekly, but has also been named "The Best Comic of 2003" by The Face in the UK.
-- $15.00 (US), 104 pages, Graphic Novel, ISBN 0-9677989-4-9

Comic Book Artist (Vol 2) #4
Edited by Jon B. Cooke
Join us on the long, strange trip of the unique Alex Niño! In his first ever full-length interview, the veteran discusses his journey from his start as a "komik" artist in the Philippines to his current work as an animation production designer in Hollywood, U.S.A.! Alex also shares a huge gallery of his artwork, all behind a new Niño cover painting starring Captain Fear! We also feature an exhaustive interview with Byron Preiss on his innovative career in publishing. Whether overseeing Steranko's Chandler, Harvey Kurtzman's Strange Adventures or Joe Kubert's Yossel, Byron's worked with them all! Plus CBA Classic presents the most comprehensive look ever at the great Filipino comic book artists – Nestor Redondo, Alfredo Alcala, and many more – complete with the history of Filipino Komiks! Also: An all-new Steve Rude sketchbook, as well as our usual news, views'n'reviews, and more cool stuff!
-- $7.50 (US), 112 pages, Magazine, Perfect Bound
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=4&title=209


• BOOKS THAT WILL HIT STORES IN MARCH:

Van Helsing's Night Off by Nicholas Mahler

Comic Book Artist (Vol 2) #3 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

The Mirror of Love by Alan Moore & José Villarrubia


• JUST IN PRINT! – NEW PUBS FROM TOP SHELF:

Be a Man by Jeffrey Brown

The Octopi & the Ocean by Dan James

The Sketchbook Diaries Vol. 4 by James Kochalka

Jennifer Daydreamer: Anna and Eva by Jennifer Daydreamer

Happy: Female by Josh Simmons

Upside Down by Tobias Tak

Warburger by Stripburger

The 5th Printing of Good-bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson

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• Five Questions With Chester Brown courtesy of ADD
• Toys by Kaz and Attaboy were plugged in Newsweek's March 1st issue and Jeff Mason has kindly scanned the piece. Read it here.

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Onsmith tells me he's got a couple of new projects in the works, both of which he hopes to have ready in time for SPACE in April. Here's the lowdown:

Baka-Geta
A mini-comic by Onsmith outlining his trip to Japan and his long admiration of Japanese cartoon iconography. 24 pages complete with drawings also by Ryoko Oguchi. Includes strips about traveling to Japan, a dream in Japan, Onsmith's take on San-X styled characters, and other nonsense.

Gag-Hag
An 32-page anthology entirely made up of one-panel cartoon gags put together by Onsmith. Contributors include Ivan Brunetti, Chris Cilla, John Hankiewicz, David King, Ted May, Johnny Ryan, Dan Zettwoch and Onsmith himself. Gag-Hag will be carried by Last Gasp and is due out in stores by early May.

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• Here's something interesting from Soft Skull: a new primer for kids on understanding and resisting The Man, written by Anne Elizabeth Moore and illustrated by Megan Kelso.
• Sequence, the Kansas City Independent Sequential Art Exposition, will take place on May 9th. More info. [ thanks to Jeff Mason ]
• Here's a Sydney Morning Herald article from last week about writer Etgar Keret. [ thanks to Artbomb ]
• Matt Madden's "Exercises in Style" have a new online home and lots of new content. [ thanks to BugPowder ]
• Alan David Doane offers up Five Questions for Paul Hornschemeier.

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Lit at The Canvas
A celebration of San Francisco literature

Monday, February 23rd at 7:00PM
The Canvas Cafe (9th Avenue & Lincoln), SF

Free - but we will pass the hat- so if you like want you hear, and you would like to kick out some cash to the writer. We will give you a hat to put it in.

This is a series of theme literary events in the Sunset district of San Francisco. The idea is simple – a reading series with a twist; something that you may not see at a normal reading.

This month, we talk a look at Sex, Death, Life, and the Government. Four totally separate things or things that are easily intertwined; during this month we will find out.

Featured writers:

Retired cartoonist Trina Robbins turned her talents to feminist pop culture over ten years ago when she wrote her first book on women cartoonists, the now out of print A Century of Women Cartoonists. Since then, she's written ten more books including a book about dark goddesses (Eternally Bad) and her latest is Tender Murderers: Women Who Kill. Aside from writing about women who kill, she still likes to write
about killer women cartoonists. Check out Trina's website at www.trinarobbins.com.

Sherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer and performer who moved to The City in 1994 so she wouldn't have to be Fresno-based anymore. She's featured at Adobe Books, The Berkeley Summer Poetry Series, The Camp Trans
2003 Benefit, fundraisers for Tom Ammiano and Matt Gonzalez (but not Angela Alioto, oddly enough), Perverts Put Out!, Spanganga's Chick Nite, and the infamous Back from the Dead show with Danielle Willis. (Sherilyn was the
skinny goth chick without fangs.) She co-hosts the monthly variant kabaret Wicked Messenger, and acted in Spanganga's stage productions of Night of the Living Dead and The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Her chapbooks Substance and Sublimation are available at Dog-Eared Books and Modern Times, both located at 20th and Valencia for your shopping convenience. And, as if that weren't enough – and, really, don't you think it ought to be – she also co-produces the cult public access show kittypr0n, which you should watch.

Harmon Leon has written features for Details, Maxim, Salon, Cosmopolitan, The Wave and NPR's This American Life, as well as many other national and international publications. The Harmon Chronicles is a collection of essays written in Leon's unique, "infiltrative" style. In naming The Harmon Chronicles Best Humor Book for
January/February 2003, Book Sense said, "Leon makes David Sedaris look like
George Will." Leon's one-man show, "Harmon Leon Goes to Hell" received rave reviews at comedy festivals around the world. He lives in San Francisco and is
currently touring the U.S. in support of The Harmon Chronicles.

The mad geniuses behind it all:
Kevin Smokler (Emcee) is a book critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, a contributor to NPR and a resident of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto. His weekly newsletter of book recommendations, The Smoke Signal, goes out to bibliophiles all over the world.

Melinda Adams (producer) - is a confused DIY renaissance woman, has been an
event planner, stage tech, writer, filmmaker, and actress. She is a resident
of the Sunset and just sick of having to get on a bus to see a great show.

For further information:
www.lilycat.com

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Jenny Makofsky, best known in zine circles as co-publisher – along with her sister, Serena – of Have You Seen the Dog Lately? was killed last week in a traffic collision. Here is the Contra Costa Times obituary.

[ thanks to Jay Koivu ]

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Did you make it to the APE show in San Francisco this past weekend? I didn't but below is a list – courtesy of Jesse Reklaw – of items that were scheduled to debut at the show.

• ANTHOLOGIES AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

Baraka and Black Magic in Morocco
by Rick Smith
From hassles with transportation and the locals to language barriers and drugged carpet sales, this travelogue is a whirlwind through pre-9/11 Morocco, from Tangiers through the Sahara Desert and on to Marrakech and Casablanca. Partial color, 128 pages, 6x9?.
Website

Boy Trouble #5
edited by David Kelly and Robert Kirby
10th Anniversary Issue. Anthology featuring work by David Kelly, Robert Kirby, Tim Fish, Michael Fahy, Andy Hartzell, Craig Bostick and more. "This collection of comics captures with grace and humor – and frequently profound insight – the joys, pressures, and contradictions of being gay in America," says Dan Savage. 80 pages, 8.5x7".
Contact

Garish Zow Comics #5
edited by Michael Allen and Tim Goodyear
Anthology of over 20 cartoonists. Squarebound, 112 pages, 8.5x6.5".
Contact

Hi-Horse Omnibus Volume 1
edited by Andrice Arp, Howard Arey, Joan Reilly, and Bishakh Som
Hi-Horse leaps in a bold new direction with this gorgeous special, introducing a new generation of comics innovators to the world. Included are Gabrielle Bell's uninhibited but clear-headed chronicle of an artist's model, Dan Zettwoch's zen-like anecdote about a cliff-diving hobo, and 15 other stories. Deluxe trade paperback, 96 pages, 7x10".
Website

Magic Whistle #9 trade paperback
by Sam Henderson
Sam Henderson comes out of seclusion with the new annual format for his long-running, always funny series. He's added a few sketchbook pages and some longer pieces such as the full-color 24-page "The Hamburger Joe Story." Deluxe trade paperback, partial color, 96 pages, 6x9".
Website

Monster Engine!
edited by Toby Craig.
Featuring work by Pedro Boyd, Brian Canny, Peter Conrad, Toby Craig, Jim Rugg, Dalton Webb, Todd Webb and Tom Williams. Giant monster smack-downs, law and order on a different spatial plane, musings of the walking dead, bible-beasts from the deep, chatty inner demons, monsters under the bed, and things that go bump in the nightlife. 64 pages, 6.75x7.5".
Website

Real Stuff
by Dennis P. Eichhorn and various artists
Dennis P. Eichhorn has been a bartender, dishwasher, cook, doorman, process server, stable hand, sailor, bouncer, taxicab driver, phone interviewer, hod carrier, publisher, firefighter and paralegal investigator. He's also been writing comic stories about his life and experiences for the past fifteen years, illustrated by some of the finest cartoonists in the world. Such luminaries as Peter Bagge, Dave Cooper, Jim Woodring, Joe Sacco, Chester Brown, Peter Kuper, and Terry Moore are only a few of the contributors to this volume. 208 pages, 48 in full color.
Website


• COMIC BOOKS

A Sort of Homecoming #3
by Damon Hurd and Pedro Camello
From the Eisner-nominated creators of My Uncle Jeff comes this serialized graphic novel about friendship, brotherhood, and a bond that even death can?t break. Owen's journey concludes as he arrives home for David's funeral, facing everyone he has shut out and the bitter memories of his own father's death. 32 pages.
Website

The Babysitter #3
by Andy Ristano
Setsuko, with the help of her new friends the weirdos, attempts to navigate her way through a maze of violence and conflict. However, does conflict become unavoidable when Courtney Bigbuckerson forces her hand? Find out in the third and final installment of the babysitter. 32 pages.
Website

Be a Man
by Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown's own self-parody of his "ultra-sensitive" graphic novel, Clumsy. A heaping of in-your-face male chauvinism, over-the-top machismo, and self-involved gratification. For all those jerks who complained that Jeffrey Brown was a sissy, finally you can see him "Be a man!" 32 pages.
Website

HellCar #12
edited by Eric Knisley
Includes work by Paul Friedrich, Mike Houston, Smell of Steve, Gus Fink, Steph Freese and Eric Knisley. Includes FREE CD featuring cuts by Pinback, Metric, and a live version of "Nothing Compares to You" by Sinead O'Connor, as well as many others. Full color throughout, 48 pages, 6x8.5".
Contact

Jennifer Daydreamer: Anna & Eva
by Jennifer Daydreamer
Ben, a lonely, rebellious boy, longs to run away and join the circus, while Anna longs to talk to her dead sister, Eva. 84 pages.
Website

The Magic If
by Craig McKenney, Gervasio, and Estudio Haus
Stage magician Wynter Steele is sick to death of kiddie parties, retirement home gigs and office Christmas parties. So he plans a command performance for an upcoming magic convention, but infamous stunt magician Blaine Danvers may sabotage his professional as well as personal dreams.
Contact

Mauled! #2
True Stories of Surgical Malpractice. 32 pages.
Website

Pewfell Volume 1: Spirekassle Stories
by Chuck Whelon with Adam Prosser
Color wraparound cover, 64 pages, 10.25x6.125".
Website

Pirate Club #1
by Derek Hunter
A small group of elementary school kids lie, cheat and steal on their way to find a freedom only the open sea can offer.
Website

The Sketchbook Diaries #4
by James Kochalka
Sometimes sweet, sometimes twisted, always honest and often hilarious. In this fourth volume, James grows a beard, gets his wife pregnant, plays a bunch of rock shows, plays a bunch of video games, and struggles with the meaning of life. 96 pages.
Website

Supernatural Law #39
by Batton Lash
The lead story is "The Appeal of the 800-lb Gorilla," and the cover was drawn by a Bay Area artist known for his "good gorilla" art: Art Adams. The backup story, "The Scariest Kid on Earth," is a Chris Ware parody that is right on.
Website

Upside Down
by Tobias Tak
Follow the exploits of Klazeena and her companions ? the glamorous Schl?nzy and the wizard Gaboon, who suddenly find themselves thrown into a strange new world where nothing is as it seems. 40 pages, oversized.
Website

Yellow Baby #2
By Jed Alexander.
Features the serialized "Turtle, turtle" story about Cesar, a boy raised in the U.S. of mixed parents. He spends one long summer in Mexico with his grandmother, then returns, later, as an adult. Two colors throughout, 32 pages, 8x8".
Website


• MINI-COMICS

Alice in New York
by Henry Chamberlain
Love, hope, dreams, and adventures in the Big Apple. 24 pages.
Contact

Attempted Not Known #9
by Peter Conrad
20 4-panel comics about smoking, each one in its own 4-page booklet, packed in a cigarette-box style package.
Website

Big Questions #6
by Anders Nilsen
Contact

Do Tell
by Alixopulos
More half-baked philosophy from Alixopulos, this time in a shot-gun wedding with Zucker Bros style laffs. After a cartoonist's plane crashes in the wilderness he must survive a series of physical challenges, including armed bees and an alfalfa eating hillbilly, before achieving a lower consciousness. 24 pages, 8.5x5.5".
Website

Elf Mound
by various
Jam comic based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. 28 pages, 8.5x5.5".
Contact

Frat-bot and Cod
by Joe Sayers
Comics and gags for all! With Detective Grandpa. 20 pages, 8.5x5.5".
Website

Imperfection and the Judgment Machine
by Paul Madonna
Collection of theme based drawings. Hand-bound, color cover, 100 pages.
Website

Litmus Test #13
by Nick Mullins
Contains the third and final part of "Kit Kaleidoscope and the Mermaid in the Jar," as well as an adaptation of the Langston Hughes poem "The Weary Blues."
Website

The Little Things 2003 Collection
by Brandon Hanvey.
A collection of his online diary comics from 2003.
Contact

Mantequilla de Pato
by Alixopulos and Fredo
The jam comic from Hell. Silkscreened cover, 24 pages, 5x5".
Contact

Midnight Creep
by Fredo
The "blues" comic from Hell. Silkscreened cover, 24 pages, 5x5".
Contact

One Fine Day #3
by Tom Neely
Set in the era of silent movies and the style of early cartoons. Our heroes escape from prison to find the gangsters responsible for the robbery. They join a Hot-jazz band in order to sneak into the dangerous speak-easy bar that is the gang's headquarters. Color cover, 60 pages, 7x7".
Website

Passing Periods: Tackling Tough Topics for Today's Troubled Teens
by Joe Sayers
32 comics about the difficult issues affecting our youth. Not for teens! 32 pages, 4.25x7".
Website

Rainbow Pudding
by t edward bak
Collected stories and drawings 1997-2003, includes copy of "The Firefly Waltz" w/ 9 cards in an accordion fold-out format comic. Multi-color silkscreened cover, 88 pages.
Contact

Seafood
by Josh Frankel
Examine life and death in the open ocean by swimming with one of its most voracious and majestic predators – the tuna. Silkscreened cover, 40 pages, 5.5x5.5".
Website

Secret Voice #2
by Zack Soto
Short stories of mysterious beings, shrinking robots, cloud kids, Dr. Galapagos, and more. New and old material. Silkscreen cover, 24 pages, 8.5x5.5".
Website

Sermons #1
by Kevin Huizenga
New mini-comic full of doodles, notes, gag strips, diagrams, etc. as drawn by the acclaimed D&Q / Supermonster cartoonist, all while in church. 48 pages, 4.25x5.5".
Contact

The Stereos: Battle of the Bands
by Brandon Hanvey.
Fictional story of a geek, a goth, a slacker, and a punk who have a band together. 48 pages, 8x8".
Contact

The Stiff #2
by Jason Thompson
A bleak, disturbing take on the high-school romantic comedy genre popularized by Japanese comics. Previously available at www.girlamatic.com.
Contact

• In addition, Alvin Buenaventura at www.buenaventurapress.com will have many prints debuting at APE, including some by cartoonists Gary Panter, Sammy Harkam, Ron Rege, David Heatley etc.

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A Fine Mess #2
Matt Madden returns with exciting and challenging new short stories that invite the reader to explore new vistas of comics structure and storytelling. "Prisoner of Zembla" tells the tale of Alina Zek, an exiled philologist who makes a doomed last stand to save the written alphabet of her native language. The concern with the alphabet leaks beyond the story and into the very structure of the comic: the careful reader will find a hidden layer to the story, the "prison" which holds Professor Zek captive. "The Envoy" is the tale of four hardy seamen who accompany an eminent scientist and his young daughter on a perilous mission to uncharted Arctic waters. "La Mulata de Córdoba" is a retelling of a legend from colonial Mexico about a witch who conjures magic from a source we are all close to: the drawn line. Rounding off the issue will be another installment of Madden's acclaimed "Exercises in Style."

By Matt Madden, Mature Readers, B&W, full color cover, oversized 7-3/4" x 9-1/4", 32 pages, $3.50 US. ISBN: 1-891867-75-X

Gongwanadon
Thomas Herpich's sophomore book features grieving aliens, familiar pilgrims, dimwitted doppelgangers, platonic friends, and more, in quiet optimistic tales of imprisonment, spiritual possession, and torture. Herpich confronts as many vague paradoxes as he can get his hands on in this informal study of personal responsibility and its consequences.

Weaving layers of subtlety and symbol around simple, raw, emotional cores, these new works place emphasis on the expressive power of Herpich's drawings. Although the approaches and techniques used in each story are varied, this is a unified collection. These are stories about relationships. Herpich is fascinated with the deforming consequences of evaded responsibility and lax discipline that seem inherent in human interaction. The centerpieces of the book, "Gongwanadon 1" and "Gongwanadon 2", come from a series of experiments by the author, focusing on spontaneity, risk, and intuition. The results are consistently inventive, morally aggressive, and, above all, graphically stunning.

By Thomas Herpich, Mature Readers, $4.95 US, 48 pages, deluxe oversized 8½” x 11”, saddle stitched, B&W, ISBN: 1-891867-70-9

Hickee v2 #2
This anthology consists of really funny stories by tremendously talented cartoonists. Each strip flows beautifully from panel to panel, demonstrating an amazing aptitude for expression and nuance. The animation backgrounds of the contributing cartoonists really shine through in the impeccable pacing of the strips. What started out loosely as a group of friends hanging around in San Francisco coffee shops on Sunday afternoons, Hickee has become a major contributor to the underground comics scene. Initiated by Grickle creator Graham Annable, he knew that the humorous talents of this gang could find a larger audience through comics. Hickee is the vehicle that ties all their Sunday afternoon sessions together – stories that emerge from doodles or from musings about life – resulting in a raw comic book. No censoring, no test audience, and no laugh track. Made to entertain themselves, Hickee will undoubtedly draw you into their world and provide lots of laughs along the way.

By Graham Annable, Paul Brown, Vamberto Maduro, Joe White, David Bogan, Razmig Mavlian, Nathan Stapley, Scott Campbell, Derek Sakai, Marc Overney, For Mature Readers, $4.95, 48pg, deluxe, 8.5” x 7", B&W, ISBN: 1-891867-76-8.

www.indyworld.com/altcomics

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Thanks to an overwhelming demand from both the creators involved and their readers, independent comics publisher Saucy Goose Press today announced plans to publish a second volume of erotic comics to be called Smut Peddler Volume 2.

Hailed as "a uniquely organized project that could start a mini-comics revolution," the second volume of Smut Peddler will once again feature tasteful, erotic stories from the finest comics creators. Previous contributors have included Carla Speed McNeil (Finder, Queen & Country) and Layla Lawlor (Raven's Children).

New creators involved with Smut Peddler Volume 2 include Steve Goldman (Styx Taxi: Pastrami for the Dead) and Paul Sizer (Little White Mouse), who will be joining returning contributors Sean Bieri (Jape), Bevis Musson (Queen of Diamonds) and John Peters (Forty Winks), amongst others. Cover art will be provided by San Francisco-based cartoonist Jamaica Dyer and Nicholas Burns (cover art for Smut Peddler Vol. 1).

The entire list of contributors is as follows: Nicholas Burns, Bevis Musson, M.P. Mann/Steven Noppenberger, Sean Bieri, Paul Sizer, Trisha L. Sebastian/John Peters, Marek Pazura, Steve & Dan Goldman, Helder Azavedo, Bryant Telfer & Alice Herring.

AVAILABILITY:
Smut Peddler Vol. 2 is scheduled to be available in June 2004, in time for the summer comics convention season.

ABOUT SAUCY GOOSE PRESS:
Saucy Goose Press is a co-operative venture founded by Editor-in-Chief Carla
Speed McNeil, Layout Editor Sean Bieri and Managing Editor Trisha L. Sebastian. Along with Submissions Editor Johanna Draper Carlson ("Comics Worth Reading"), Saucy Goose Press has been dedicated to providing quality erotic comics that are accessible to both males and females since 2003. Visit www.saucygoosepress.comfor more information.

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Sunday February 29th, 2004
You are invited to
A Night of Voices
@ Mighty 119 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Doors at 7pm Show from 8-11pm
Show is Free, 21 and over

A live variety show featuring multiple musical acts, storytelling, belly dancing, cartoons, comics and zines in the beautiful space of Mighty with thousands of feet of room and one of the best stocked bars in the bay

Featured acts include:

Matt Holdaway is the publisher of A Multitude of Voices and the organizer of A Night of Voices. He will be telling stories and emceeing the event. This will be the twentieth Night of Voices he has organized and the line up for this show is one of the strongest ever. | www.altgeek.net/voices

Anita Lalwani, Sandy Ball and Marsha Poulin will be dancing there to represent FatChanceBellyDance. Bellydance is both a celebration of the female spirit and a physical display of the strength and beauty of women. FatChanceBellyDance have become respected innovators in the belly dance community as well as the San Francisco dance community through their dedication to performance and instruction. | www.fcbd.com

Duckmandu will be performing on accordion. He is the co-founder of the Punk Rock Orchestra, has performed with Mr. Bungle and can play an entire Dead Kennedys album on the accordion. He also can play classical and blues. One never knows what Duckmandu will play next but it is always memorable.

Attaboy will be performing spoken word. He is half of the sound experiment Attaboy and Burke. He is he responsible for publishing I Hate Cartoons Volumes I & II as well as the accompanying Animation Festival Tour, his toys are fun to play with and his illustrations are unstoppable. | www.yumfactory.com

Kou Chen Jiang is an extremely accomplished harmonica player, versed in traditional Chinese and Irish music as well as his own version of Chinese blues. KC always brings great material and is worth the entire trip to see. He plays early so if you want to see one of the best, be there by 8. | www.geocities.com/kcjmusic/

Jamie Kennedy will be performing spoken word. Jamie is the founder of Tourettes Without Regrets and has performed at over 40 venues including an appearance on Def Poetry Jam Season Three. He is a third of the Suicide Kings and the coach of the championship Oakland High School Speech Team. This will be his first performance at A Night of Voices. | www.daniland.com

Throk Morton will be performing three songs. The mandolin/harmonica-guitar duet powerhouse of Warren and Billy careens into San Francisco weekly causing havoc and chaos at the International Club. They are a Night of Voices favorite with hours of original material and even more unique covers in their arsenal. They bring something new every time. | www.geocities.com/throckthehouse/throckmorton.html

Tony DuShane is a stand-up comic, radio show host and edits the literary zine Cherry Bleeds | www.cherrybleeds.com

OTIS is the brainchild of Anthony Delaney. He has studied a wide variety of blues and traditional African music to create his songs through his bass. He is also a teacher, writer, drummer and founder of the Caliban Foundation. | www.calibanfoundation.org/

Geoff Trenchard is a local Slam Poet Champion who has appeared on HBO?s Def Poetry Jam. He is one third of the spoken word trio Suicide Kings and has appeared nationally sharing stage with a number of heavy hitters. This is his first appearance at A Night of Voices. | www.daniland.com/

Amber Drulis and Mikie Lee Prasad will perform three songs. They host/headline an acoustic show at Blake?s on Wednesdays. They mix blues with old rock and a little old country.

Josh Stone is the singer and guitarist of Groove Berryjam. He performed at the second Night of Voices on February 29th, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His band has been a local favorite there for years and now the bay finally gets a piece of him. He will be traveling from Utah to San Francisco just to perform at this show. His music style ranges from accomplished to booty-shaking.

Murder of Crows will be performing three songs. Influenced in equal parts by Wire & Nick Drake, experimental folk pop quartet Murder of Crows are set to take by storm an independent music scene that is already practically choking to death on bands influenced by Wire and Nick Drake.

Cooter and the Maniac are Jesse Reklaw of Slow Wave and Global Hobo fame and Trevor Alixopulos, who is responsible for publishing Quagga, Nil, Dread and Modern Fascist. They bring their own electro-rock experience back to Mighty for your chance to watch them burn. | www.slowwave.com/ | www.alixopulos.com/

Danielle Savage is a singer/songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. She plays locally with Throk Morton at the International Club. She will be playing original material on guitar. This is her first performance at Night of Voices.

Global Hobo and Glue Stick Distro will be on site with comics and prints from local writers and visual artists. | www.gluestickdistro.com

Fredo did the poster and flyer. He is the creator of the Xeric award-winning Shpilkes and founder of The Post Apocalyptic Fun House. His artwork has graced newspaper covers, The East Bay Express and X-Box Magazine. Some of his work can be seen at www.altgeek.net

Mighty is at 119 Utah St, San Francisco, California just off the corner of 15th and Utah near the 16th & Mission Bart. It is large with plenty of space, a very well stocked bar and ample parking. | mighty119.com/

www.altgeek.net/voices

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• If you're in the UK don't forget about the UK Web and Mini-Comix Thing in London on March 20th. And if you're not in the UK but would like to promote your work there anyway, well, you can do that too. Find out all about it here.
• Alan David Doane has interviewed Chester Brown about Louis Riel and you can listen to it online on February 23rd at the WAMC site.
• Peter Conrad's new issue of Attempted Not Known will consist of many small comics packed in a cigarette box-styled package. Here's a sneak peek.
• Speaking of clever mini-comix packaging, have you seen Caesar Meadows' books?
• In The Stranger (Seattle) this week: a cover by Andrew Brandou and a comic by David Heatley.
• Hey, if you haven't seen it yet check out Jaime Hernandez' cover for the new Indigo Girls CD. [ thanks to Tim O'Neil ]

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The Alternative Press Expo hits San Francisco this weekend and the Isotope is going to be throwing some great events to help you celebrate the comic books in high style.

First up is an in-store for all you romantic types out there. The Eisner-Nominated Tom Beland will be in from Puerto Rico and hanging out at the Isotope this Wednesday (February 18th) from 1pm to 6pm. Tom is known for his incredible real-life romance comic True Story Swear to God and he will be making comics before your very eyes at our Permanent Art Installation. I couldn't think of a more perfect post-Valentine's Day opportunity to impress your sweetheart and get Tom to draw you a sketch for your loved ones.

TOM BELAND
@ The Isotope
Wednesday, February 18th
1pm - 6pm (I'd bet my last dollar that this one's going to go late)

This Saturday (February 21st) is the Isotope's epic APE AFTERMATH 2004 from 8pm until 5am. Hands down this is the biggest, craziest and most wild event of the year and I expect we will be hosting the usual massive crowd of cool comic creators, connoisseurs and characters that APE AFTERMATH is famous for.

At 9pm we will be kicking off our Isotope Award for Excellence in Mini-Comics ceremony and handing out the gold to our lucky winner. Special guest and last year's award winner Rob Osborne (1000 Steps to World Domination) will be reflecting on his past year as an Isotope Award winner and also making a special announcement.

After 10:30pm APE AFTERMATH becomes a 21-and-over event and this year we will be featuring one of San Francisco's finest rare brews, The Double Daddy, from Speakeasy Brewery. Only 26 kegs of this fantastic beer have been made, and we couldn't be prouder to have secured one of these for your APE AFTERMATH drinking pleasure.

In the Isotope tradition, the bar is open and there is never a cover charge. Coat and tie not required.

APE AFTERMATH
@ the Isotope
Saturday February 21st
8pm - 5am

The Isotope is located in San Francisco's Sunset district, right on the 71 bus line. Our cross-street is 24th Avenue. Feel free to call us for driving directions.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the new faces and old friends that the Alternative Press Expo brings to town, and hope to see you at the convention or at one of our events!

James Sime
Isotope - the comic book lounge
San Francisco
(415) 753 - 3037
http://www.isotopecomics.com

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• Here's a sneak peek at a new print Johnny Ryan is hoping to have available at APE from Buenaventura Press.

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Ladyfest*East (NYC) will be publishing an anthology of written work to be
released in conjunction with the festival this September. We are currently seeking submissions in the following categories: fiction, non-fiction, essays, poetry, artwork, and comics.

Submission guidelines are as follows:
1. fiction, non-fiction, and essays (no more than 2500 words)
2. poetry (no more than 5-7 poems, maximum 3 pages total)
3. artwork and comics (artwork includes photography and illustrations; we will accept color submissions but all work in the anthology will be printed in black and white)

• Please include a submission form, a short Statement of Interest/Bio and your work.
• Please follow all guidelines specific to your work.
• Even if you performed in a past Ladyfest*East, you must submit a form.
• Deadline for submissions is April 9, 2004 but we encourage you to enter as soon as possible.
• We prefer that writers and artists be female but we encourage submissions from anyone who feels aligned with the mission of Ladyfest*East.

The submission form and more information is here:
http://www.ladyfesteast.org/submit/guides/submitform.pdf

For more information on the festival, please visit our website:
http://www.ladyfesteast.org

Mail submissions by April 9, 2004 to:
Ladyfest*East 2004
P.O. Box 170163
Brooklyn, NY 11217

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• Hey, it's the second part of the NYC cartoonist roundtable at Ninth Art.
• Here's a Q&A with Damon Hurd at Newsarama about his new book, White Elephant (coming in May from Alternative).
• And here's a Q&A with Nicolas Mahler (Van Helsing's Night Off, Top Shelf) at Silver Bullet.
• Enforcement of the Michigan law that bans the display of materials "harmful to minors" has been put on hold until at least late March. Here's the Detroit News report.
• In related news: "The Justice Department quietly has installed an outspoken anti-pornography advocate in a senior position in its criminal division, as part of an effort to jump-start obscenity prosecutions." That's the first sentence in this Los Angeles Times article (via The Baltimore Sun because they don't make you register to read their content).

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• The Comics Journal's Milo George is out, Dirk Deppey is in, and ¡Journalista! is going on hiatus. More info here.
• Today is apparently the birthday of both Art Spiegelman and Matt Groening. Garrison Keillor offers brief biographies at the site for his show "The Writer's Almanac". [ thanks to David Wright ]

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Sunday, April 18th
12-6pm
Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Bldg.
162 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ

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From Dan Merritt:

Douglas Paszkiewicz, creator of the dark humored comic Arsenic Lullaby, will be my guest on Graphic Music this Sunday 02-15-04 at 6pm on WHFR.FM.

"Arsenic Lullaby is the most disturbing, disgusting, deliciously offensive book I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Not for the easily offended, Paszkiewicz presents a myriad of short stories in such terribly bad taste, that are delivered with such a sense of comic timing, we can only be left with the idea that he's the Anti-Christ and we're happy to be along for the ride to Armageddon." says Eric Valentine of Mediasharx.com

Graphic Music is a 3-hour program focusing on music from movies, TV, cartoons, comics, video games, and whatever multimedia source that uses sound to complement vision.

Airing live every Sunday from 5-8pm, Graphic Music is broadcast from the WHFR.FM studios located on the grounds of Henry Ford Community College, in the real motor city, Dearborn, Michigan.

Listen at 6pm for occasional interviews with creators behind some of today's most innovative comic books.

Every Sunday at 6:30pm, I present a news segment focusing on events in the world of comic books and graphic novels. Listen in to find out more about an original American art form.

Listen: www.whfr.fm

[ thanks to Green Brain Comics ]

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2 Sisters
by Matt Kindt
From the artist and co-creator of Pistolwhip and Mephisto, comes an all-new World War II era spy thriller that spans not only the globe, but time as well – from England to Spain and from ancient Roman times through the era of Pirates and Buccaneers. This daring spy story is the backdrop for the unique tale of two sisters, their relationship and the secrets they share. Weighing in at well over 300 pages, this epic has everything – shady gypsies, mysterious rockets, buried treasure, pen-guns, cyanide teeth and romance. This will be the thrill ride of the year.
-- $19.95 (US), 336 pages, 8 1/4" x 10 1/4", Color Cover, B&W Interiors,
Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-58-9

Less than Heroes
by David Yurkovich
In the city of Philadelphia there is a tall building at 18th and Market Street, atop of which lives four individuals. They are the official protectors of the city. Their job is to be around when traditional law enforcement fails. But are they really heroes? Meet Philadelphia's contracted super-hero team, Threshold. A quartet more interested in milk and cookies than crime and punishment. A team more concerned with battling indigestion than their arch enemies. Sure, they have super-powers. They can leap tall buildings, fly, and do all the stuff other heroes do. More than human? Probably. Less than heroes? Without a doubt.
-- $14.95 (US), 128 pages, 6.5" x 10.5", Color Cover, B&W Interiors,
Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-51-1

World War 3 Illustrated #35: Life During Wartime
Edited by Seth Tobocman & Peter Kuper
Top Shelf proud to present the latest edition of World War 3 Illustrated. In this issue the WW3 gang asks the question: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?", and gets some insightful answers from cartoonists like: Sue Coe, Peter Kuper, Seth Tobocman, Sabrina Jones, Sandy Jimenez, Isabella Bannerman, Paula Hewit, Susan Wilmarth, Kevin Pyle, Christopher Cardinale, Ryan Inzana, Kate Evans and others. World War 3 Illustrated is the longest running comics zine in history, and this cutting-edge, politically charged publication is not to be missed. Distributed by Top Shelf.
-- $5.00 (US), 72 pages, 8" x 10.5", Color covers, B&W Interiors, Saddle
Stitched, Anthology

Boy Trouble: 10th Anniversary Issue
Edited by Robert Kirby and David Kelly
"This collection of comics captures with grace and humor – and frequently profound insight – the joys, pressures, and contradictions of being gay in America." –Dan Savage, 'Savage Love' . Editors Robert Kirby and David Kelly celebrate Boy Trouble's 10th anniversary with some of today's best gay and lesbian cartoonists as they riff on the alternative boy aesthetic. Jennifer Camper's protagonist spends a whirlwind day with his juvenile delinquent dyke sister; Ivan Velez, Jr. chronicles the heartaches of the well-endowed; and Craig Bostick captures the bittersweet angst of teen rock'n'roll boys. Kelly and Leanne Franson explore alienating bar life; Kirby and underground legend G.B. Jones present an encounter with an artsy adolescent; and Andy Hartzell offers a whimsical and beautifully drawn 12-page fantasy. Also featured: Cavalcade of Boys creator Tim Fish, Anonymous Boy, C. Bard Cole, and Michael Fahy. Distributed by Top Shelf.
-- $8.95 (US), 80 pages, 7" x 8.5", Color Cover, B&W Interiors, Perfect
Bound Anthology, ISBN 0-9748855-0-9

Happy Pack
by Josh Simmons
Laugh hysterically and weep desperately to the maliciously deranged comics of Josh Simmons, wherein you'll find aggressively experimental stories on: Insanely ecstatic bunnies, and the world they inhabit, the joys of scholastic enterprise, a dressing down of autobiographical comics, the true traveling shenanigans of a cirkus/gypsy performing group, scary monsters, sultry ladies, laffs & more! The Happy Pack contains all 4 issues of Josh Simmons' controversial mini-series, Happy for the low price of ten bucks.
-- $10.00 (US), Mature Readers, 4 comic book issues (Happy #1 - #4) all
packaged together.

www.topshelfcomix.com

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KARTOON KOCKTAIL
An Animation Screening

Friday, Feb 20th 8pm-12pm
@ Compound Eye, 61st and Lowell
Oakland, near Ashby BART
FREE!

90 minutes of sweet swirly animation shorts by Graham Annable, Leif Goldberg, Stefan Gruber, Tanya Hayden, Amy Lockhart, Kathleen Lolley, Tom Neely, Eun-ha Paek, Alyssa Sherwood, Jason Shiga, Helder Sun, a collaborative work by over 20 Bay Area cartoonists, and more! Curated by Stefan Gruber and Andrice Arp, on DVD, VHS and 16mm.

Map and directions:
http://www.slowwave.com/random/kartoonkocktail.html

A mockup of the poster:
http://www.slowwave.com/random/kartoonkocktail.gif

[ thanks to Jesse Reklaw ]

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• Providence Zine Fest tentatively set for April 24th. More info at their site.[ thanks to Jeff Mason ]
• Cartoonist Josh Neufeld has been proposed to and, oddly enough, WCBS in New York made a story out of it. Here's the video version. [ thanks to Jeff Mason ]
• True Story, Swear to God creator Tom Beland is the subject of an article that was picked up by a number of papers. Here it is at the Orlando Sentinel.

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The Cartoon Art Museum Celebrates the
Seussentennial

Exhibitions:

Happy Hundredth, Dr. Seuss!
The Timeless Art of Theodor Geisel
February 20 - June 20, 2004

The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective and National Touring Exhibition
March 5 ­- April 10, 2004


Opening Reception

Friday, March 5, 2004
7 ­ 9 pm, $10 (Members $5), Children under 8 free

The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to offer two companion exhibitions in celebration of the Seussentennial, the100th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

Happy Hundredth, Dr. Seuss! - To think that it's happening on Mission Street! A host of fanciful creatures gather in celebration of their creator's 100th birthday at the Cartoon Art Museum. This exhibition stars 25 original works by Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), production art from Dr. Seuss's animated specials, and vintage Seuss artifacts, on display from February 20 ­ June 20. See rare, early original drawings and paintings by one of America¹s most beloved storytellers and cartoon artists: incredible insects, feathered flocks and animated animals, including the Grinch and the Cat in the Hat. All demonstrate the enduring ingenuity and artistry of Dr. Seuss.

The Art of Dr. Seuss - This exhibition chronicles a side of Dr. Seuss that most readers have never seen. You'll discover Seussian imagery from every facet of his varied career, including rare early works and poetry, advertising works, WWII editorial cartoons, magazine covers from the 1920s and 1930s, his collection of unorthodox taxidermy, the Secret Art, and never-before-seen works from Seuss's personal archives. This special touring exhibition will only be on display for a limited period of time, from March 5 to April 10. In addition to providing an overview of Dr. Seuss's life and art, it will include hand-pulled serigraphs from the Secret Art collection, special limited edition prints of his children's book illustrations and examples of his unique sculptures. This exhibition was produced and organized by the Chase Group with the help of the Dennis Rae Fine Art in San Francisco and Peabody Fine Art in Menlo Park.

Opening Reception: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's birth, local celebrities and cartoonists will read their favorite Seuss stories at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, March 5 starting at 7 pm. There will be refreshments and activities for kids of all ages. Tickets to the event are $10 (CAM members $5); admission is free for children 8 and under. A full-color 16-page catalogue for the The Art of Dr. Seuss exhibition is included with your ticket purchase. This event is sponsored in part by Whole Foods. All proceeds to benefit the Cartoon Art Museum.

Cartoon Art Museum • 655 Mission Street • San Francisco, CA 94105 • 415-CAR-TOON • www.cartoonart.org
Hours: Tues. ­ Sun. 11:00 - 5:00, Closed Monday
General Admission: $6.00 • Student/Senior: $4.00 • Children 6-12: $2.00 • Members & Children under 6: Free

The Cartoon Art Museum is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms.

[ thanks to the Pulse ]

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• This week's New Yorker has a comic by Chris Ware (as well as work by Roz Chast, Gahan Wilson, Edward Koren and many others). [ thanks to Sean Rogers ]
• Speaking of New York, Ninth Art has published a roundtable discussion featuring indie comics creators in the area. You'll just have to check it out yourself to see who's in it.
• Here at Pulse Phil Elliott talks about SLG's upcoming collection of his and Paul Grist's Absent Friends. [ thanks to BugPowder ]
• Hey, kids, here's your chance to bid on the plaster cast Scott Kurtz's (PvP) cousin wore after foot surgery. No, seriously. [ thanks to Dara Naraghi ]

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• New zine reviews and comics reviews at Almost Normal
• The current LA Weekly's got the second chapter in Bob Callahan and Spain's "A Grozny Lullaby".
• Here's a chat with David Chelsea at Newsarama.
• Are you going to APE and planning to party? Artbomb has thoughtfully presented a list of options (February 7th entry).
• Evan Dorkin has confirmed on his blog (February 3rd entry) that he's working on a new Metal Men series for DC with Mike Allred. You weren't supposed to know yet but Wizard apparently let the cat out of the bag.

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Comix As Art 2004 is hosted by the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge and is organized by collector and curator Bob Cronin. This is a rare opportunity to see a sampling of original comic art from some of the medium's most notable figures, much of it on loan from private collections and rarely seen in public. Some select pieces will be available for purchase, including limited edition silkscreen prints from Jim Woodring and Rick Altergott.

The Zeitgeist Gallery
1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Gallery Hours: 1pm-7pm, Tuesday-Sunday

EVENT SCHEDULE

• February 28th from 2-5 pm. Opening Reception. Meet Rick Altergott, Ariel Bordeaux, Dean Haspiel, and Josh Neufeld. $5 donation, portions of which go to Comix as Art and The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, NYC.
• February 28th from 5:30-7pm. Comic signing at The Million Year Picnic, Harvard Square. Featuring Rick Altergott, Ariel Bordeaux, Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and Hans Rickheit.

Sponsored by
Lucky Bunny Visual Communications
Million Year Picnic

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DYKES, BOY & FRIENDS BOOK SIGNING
Friday, February 20th, 2004
7:30PM – 9PM

In preparation for the Alternative Press Expo (APE), join us at Modern Times Books in San Francisco for a celebration of 20 Years of Alison Bechdel’s "Dykes to Watch Out For" and 10 Years of the gay anthology Boy Trouble. Bechdel and Boy Trouble co-founder David Kelly will discuss their works, as well as introduce fellow contributors and friends. A signing will follow the presentations.

Participants include:
• Alison Bechdel – Creator of "Dykes to Watch Out For"
• David Kelly – Co-Editor/Creator/Contributor of Boy Trouble 10th Anniversary Issue
• Leanne Franson - Creator of “Liliane”
• Craig Bostick – Creator of “Go-Go Girl" and "Fuchsia Galactica"
• Tim Fish – Creator of Young Bottoms in Love and Cavalcade of Boys
• Craig McKenney – Editor/ Publisher for Headless Shakespeare Press; Writer of The Magic If

Modern Times Books is located at 888 Valencia St. in San Francisco’s Mission District. For more information about the event/store, please call Events coordinator Amanda at 415.282.7025, or visit www.mtbs.com.

The Alternative Press Expo (APE) is held at the Concourse located at 620 7th St., San Francisco. The show runs Saturday, February 21st (12:00 PM - 6:00 PM) and Sunday, February 22nd (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM). For more information on APE, please visit http://www.comic-con.org/Pages/APEWhatsNew.html.

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• Wondering what Mary Fleener has been up to? Check out the new Gallery section at her site.
• Ken Parille's Dan Clowes Bibliography is pretty darn amazing.
• Check out the music video for James Kochalka Superstar's "Don't Trust Whitey" here.
• Damon Hurd (The White Elephant) and Adam Sacks (Salmon Doubts) discuss their new books in Alternative Comics' new "advertorial".
• Sean Collins has posted an interview with Craig Thompson at his blog.
• Peter Bagge will be doing a regular Bat Boy comic strip for the Weekly World News beginning with its March 2nd issue (available towards the end of February). How wacky is that?

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Prophecy Anthology, Volume 1 Releases March 15th, 2004

Prophecy Anthology will make its debut on March 15th, 2004, featuring a collection of sequential art by artists such as Shannon Wheeler, Scott McCloud, Sho Murase, Yuko Shimizu, Nathan Fox and Bernie Mireault.

The anthology will be shipped on March 15th to [the now-defunct] Prophecy Magazine subscribers as well as to customers who pre-purchased the anthology. The book will release in comic books stores nationwide the first week in April, 2004, through Diamond Distribution. For more information regarding the Anthology, check out the site.

[ thanks to Dash Shaw for the tip ]

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• Justin Madson has started a new Happy Town comic at his site.
• And Matt Dembicki's posting one-hour comics at his.
• Here's an article on this past weekend's FLUKE festival at The Red and Black (Athens). [ thanks to Jeff Mason ]
• Bugpowder reports that a collection of Joe Chiappetta's (Silly Daddy) work is forthcoming from Reed Press, the publishers of David Chelsea in Love. [ thanks again to Jeff Mason ]

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• Ben T. Steckler's posted a FLUKE report (pictures, too) at his blog.
• If you're not reading Egon, well, you should be.
• Alan David Doane offers a worthwhile interview at his blog with Dirk Deppey of ¡Journalista!.
• James Kochalka Superstar has just signed a deal with Ryko. [ thanks to Artbomb & ¡Journalista! ]

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Slave Labor/Amaze Ink
May 2004 Solicitations

New from Amaze Ink:

Dr. Radium and the Gizmos of Boola Boola! Vol 2 TP
Creator: Scott Saavedra
SRP: $9.95
Shipping From: Quebecor
Page Count: 112
Before Dexter! Before Jimmy! There was Dr. Radium; the last scientist left standing in the “perfect“ world of tomorrow! Ignored by society and feared by his assistant, Dr. Radium pursues Science with happy disregard for knowledge, progress, or safety. This is the second volume in the complete three-volume collection. Digest size 5.5in x 8.5in ISBN: 0-943151-92-9

Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks
Creator: Gene Yang
SRP: $9.95
Shipping From: Quebecor
Page Count: 104
A dim-witted but loveable high school student learns an important lesson on life after getting something unexpectedly lodged up his nostril. This is an offbeat and human story with powerful storytelling. The original series was a 1997 Xeric Grant winner! This collection also features a new 10-page story. ISBN: 0-943151-95-3

New from Slave Labor Graphics:

Bear: Freak Kitty BabyDoll shirt and t-shirt
Creator: Jamie Smart
SRP: PI
Shipping From: San Jose
More big crazy t-shirt fun from Jamie Smart. This time it's the Freak Kitty build-your-own Looshkin design in blue on a black t-shirt (S-XXL) or BabyDoll (S-XL).

Lenore #11
Creator: Roman Dirge
SRP: $2.95
Shipping From: Quebecor
Page Count: 24
Demon Nazis, murderous crows, Ragamuffin attacked by birds, Lenore's pals banding together for battle, and Pooty gett'n just down right bad ass, all in this issue. What more could you ask for? No, seriously, what? Okay, there will be a Things Involving Me and some other stuff. Happy, Mr. Selfish?

Outlook: Grim #5
Creator: Black Olive
SRP: $2.95
Shipping From: Quebecor
Page Count: 24
Something is rotten in the land of the dead, as Wren prepares to outwit some sneaky demons and see what it's really like on the "Other Side." Get an education in the dark art of spooking as she travels through Necropolis in search of pals who desperately need rescuing.

Pirate Club #2
Creator: Derek Hunter
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Fearing that the authorities will soon be on their trail the Pirate Club
gathers supplies, and hits the river; unfortunately, things don't go as
easily as expected. The Pirate Club must prove they have what it takes to
conquer and control new territory, while staying ahead of the fuzz!

Seamonsters & Superheroes #4
Creator: Scott Mills
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Page Count: 24
In this issue: A journey to India, more of those foul-mouthed superheroes you've come to love, and an entire 200-panel Zebediah Hillbilly Zombie Redneck graphic novel! Don't miss the latest insane installment in this anything-goes best-selling series.

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• The Epic benefit book for ACTOR has been canceled. More at Newsarama.
• Also at Newsarama, Rick Smith talks about his new book Baraka & Black Magic in Morocco.
• The February edition of Sequential Tart is now up featuring James Owen, Crab Scrambly, Molly Kiely, Leland Purvis and more.
• Aunt Fritzi must be rolling over in her grave thanks to Johnny Ryan.
• Robin Bougie's Cinema Sewer movie zine (14th issue now out) has a new website and a newer message board.
• Scroll down the page a bit and you'll find a nice four-page preview of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's upcoming Lost Girls book in Rich Johnston's column at Comic Book Resources. [ thanks to Artbomb ]
• Drawn & Quarterly has announced their 2004 publishing plans. For those and more news go here.
• Have you seen Rick Trembles' comic-strip movie reviews? Here's a recent one.
• Rumor has it that the Finnish reviewzine Muuna Takeena is no more.

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February 17:
Zine Archives & Publishing Project presents "ZAPPdoppler." In the workshop at 6 p.m. hear editors Chris Estey & Jason Dodd of the fanzine Bandoppler on the history of rock criticism – "Rock Write at the End of an Age." At 8 p.m. they're joined by zine all-stars such as Imaginary Liz & Co., David Lasky, Tatiana Gill for performances & readings. Plus: musical guests The Clever Little Bastard Band (w/ Billy Fiction) & Jeff Suffering. $5 donation covers both events, supports ZAPP. Questions?

Richard Hugo House is a nonprofit literary arts center located at 1634 Eleventh Ave., between Olive and Pine streets on Seattle's Capitol Hill. For more info about us, or how to get here, visit www.hugohouse.org.

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• Have you seen Jim Woodring's Dorbel toy for STRANGEco?
• Ben T. Steckler's new mini-comic is about Paris Hilton. If you're lucky he'll still have some of the special first edition left over from FLUKE.

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Oddgod Press is pleased to announce the trade paperback collection for Tom Manning's cult hit Runoff: Chapter One, reaching stores this April. Written and illustrated by Manning, Runoff chronicles the odd occurrences in the small town of Range, Washington. Equal parts horrifying and hillarious, Manning sets the stage in this first trade, establishing a town where something has gone very, very wrong. Collecting the sold-out first four issues of the series, here's what people are saying about Runoff: Chapter One:

"There are many compelling elements that propel the reader through the pages
of Runoff: brutal murders, metaphysical mysteries, small town politics, helper monkeys – but perhaps the most thrilling is Tom's own restless experimentation with comics storytelling. Acquaint yourself with this new talent while he's fresh and raw and bloody."
–Joel Priddy
Eisner nominated creator of 2002's Pulpatoon Pilgrimage

"If you miss The Twilight Zone or The X-Files, then you should definitely read Runoff, a disturbing tale that mixes reality with unlikely in one believable package."
–Jennifer M. Contino of Sequential Tart and Pulse

Book details:
Published by Oddgod Press; due April, 2004
4-color cover / 144 pages, b/w / 8.375" x 10.875"/ perfect bound
Diamond Order Code FEB04 2550
$11.95 US funds

www.oddgodpress.com
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