John Pham has a joint release party for his Sublife Vol. 1 and Ron Regé Jr.'s Against Pain at Family in LA on Sunday October 19 at 7 PM. Music by Ron in the guise of Discombobulated Ventriloquist. Sounds like a must-go to me!
Boody Pulp Coloring
While going through some of Craig Yoe's comic books here at the office I came across a particularly great example of the old pulp coloring. Why they didn't bother to just build the entirety of the suit's black color with cyan I don't know… (That's a Boody Rogers comic page.) UPDATE: "Jacob, Man, you and Frank Santoro should have a blog where you just say stuff that doesn't make sense to anyone." – Tom Devlin.
Bookplates are back
Response to our free signed bookplate offer has been so great, we're replenishing our limited quantities when and where we can. We've just restocked Dash Shaw (shown above) and some Dan Clowes, and more are hopefully on the way soon. Click here for the full selection. (Disclaimer: Signature plates are limited in quantity and available only while supplies last. In the event that we run out, signature plates will not be backordered. Bookplates are not available separately from their respective books and are only available to individual consumers.)
Vote Spock
Above: Drew Friedman's killer illo for this article in The New York Observer.
New Comics Day 10/8/08
It's a bye week for us as far as new titles arriving at comic shops, though you will find the Brunetti-edited, Clowes-covered An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories Vol. 2.
A Month of Ray Fenwick = $73.85 (Priceless)
A smart idea from the mind of Ray: Little books that act like arts grants. If you make real money for a living I don't know why you wouldn't buy a Coffee Money Zine. You will get bored with your new gadgets. From Ray: "The purchase of a CMZ pays for one month's worth of coffee, and allows me to loiter in the coffee shop from 7 – 8:30 a.m. every weekday while I practice writing. CMZ sponsors get 30 days of little drawings, some good, some not, much like my own notebooks. The concept for each one is different….
Flora’s Jugglers
Jim Flora Art has just announced a new edition of this Jim Flora woodblock print, Jugglers, which appears on page 58 of The Curiously Sinister Art of Jim Flora.
Halloween Sale – save up to 25%!
We've put together a generous selection of our most spine-tingling horror and monster comics and, for the month of October, we're brutally slashing the prices by up to 25% off! From mildly macabre all-ages adventures to classic creepfests to down-the-rabbit-hole Lynchian nightmares, we've got your Halloween heebie-jeebies right here. (Above: Rhea Patton's Richard Sala-inspired jack-o-lantern from last year.)
Cupco Blecky
From the mind of Johnny Ryan… crafted by Jenny Ryan… appearing at: United nations of cupco December 6 – 22 www.damienmintongallery.com.au/
Jaime Hernandez in Minneapolis this weekend
Minnesotans! See Jaime Hernandez interviewed by Zak Sally at the Twin Cities Book Festival in downtown Minneapolis this Saturday, October 11 at 1 PM. Man that sounds great. More info here.
