Now in stock: Mome Vol. 19 – Summer 2010

Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Mome Vol. 19 – Summer 2010 by various artists; edited by Eric Reynolds 128-page color/b&w 7" x 9" softcover • $14.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-349-1 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews The acclaimed anthology of contemporary comics steams toward its landmark 20th issue. This issue leads off with the cover story, the first part of the satiric psychedelic epic "The White Rhinoceros," drawn by Josh Simmons and written by The Partridge in the Pear Tree. It is our privilege to welcome the great Gilbert Hernandez to the pages of Mome with a…

Are We A Tony Award-Winner, Yet?

I just learned that there is a "Zippy the Pinhead: The Musical" opening Nov. 12 (and running thru Nov. 21) in Baltimore, MD. Hello?!?! It's written by Baltimore composer Lorraine Whittlesey and tells the story of the Zipster's return to Baltimore to attend his high school reunion, and includes numbers such as "Pinhead Love," "The Condiments" and "Type 'Z' Personality." 

A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio: Previews, Pre-Order, Signed Plate

A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio 288-page black & white/color 7.25" x 9.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-377-4 Ships in: September 2010 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now This book is available with a signed bookplate as a FREE premium! The bookplate has been uniquely designed for this book, and each bookplate is printed on acid-free cardstock and hand-signed by the author. (Click here for more books available with signed bookplates.) Please select your preference when adding the item to your shopping cart. Signature plates are VERY limited in quantity and available only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Forty years…

Things to see: 8/13/10

Periodic clips & strips — click for improved/additional viewing at the sources: • Bleeding Cool presents this R. Crumb sketch which was printed on the front page of Brazilian newspaper O Globo • Bob Fingerman depicts "Another Day in Hell" • Two unpublished Jason pages: a gag strip starring "D.V." and an aborted Poe adaptation • This week's "I, Anonymous" spot by Steven Weissman  • This week's Maakies by Tony Millionaire (still on Facebook while his new website is being built — if that last link doesn't work try this) • New Mome contributor D.J. Bryant has a strip in…

Daily OCD: 8/13/10

Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "…[Rand Holmes] could tell a story, and he hit his stride with lengthy action-comedy epics like 'Wings Over Tijuana' and 'Hitler’s Cocaine,' which explored the shadier sides of drug culture in a style that veered from the shockingly real to the morbidly slapstick. Imagine a Jack Davis MAD magazine piece with heavier overtones; that was Holmes at his best, and that best is well-represented in The Artist Himself. [Grade] B+" – The A.V. Club • Review: "Drew Weing’s breezy, lyrical graphic novel Set to Sea… tells a simple story about art and experience, delivered…

Weekend Webcomics: 8/13/10

Steven Weissman tosses us a curveball this week, giving Barack Hussein Obama a rest and bringing us Truman Capote, "drawn on the beach!" as Steven boasts. We still need to bring our roster of online strips back up from one… stay tuned.