Nov
2
recent comix: Joel Orff’s Thunderhead Underground Falls
November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Thunderhead Underground Falls
(available wherever Alternative Comics
‘ books are sold)
A follow-up to his Waterwise, this is the latest book by Joel Orff whose work you may know from mini-comics like Not My Small Diary and the White Buffalo Gazette.
Apr
27
20% off at the Poopsheet Shop!
April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve been adding a ton of stuff to the Poopsheet Shop lately – both back issue stock and more recent stuff – with lots more to come.
I’d like to offer anyone reading this a discount on your next order:
– 20% off if you pay via Google Checkout (coupon code: 20%discount)
Details:
• When going through checkout at the Shop, choose “Google Checkout” and type the coupon code (20%discount) into the appropriate field. The discount will be reflected in your total.
• This coupon code may only be used once.
• New to Google Checkout? Here’s some info about how it works: http://checkout.google.com/buyer/tour.html
• Any questions, just ask!
Poopsheet Shop:
http://shop.poopsheetfoundation.com
cheers,
–Rb
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What the heck is a Poopsheet Shop?
The Poopsheet Shop specializes in mini-comics, art zines, fanzines, alternative comics, underground comix and other curiosities from the ’70s to the present.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for feel free to ask about it and if you’re interested in selling your minicomics collection let me know!
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Mar
17
R.I.P. Jay Kennedy
March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Jay Kennedy died Thursday in a drowning accident while vacationing in Costa Rica. Kennedy was the Editor-in-Chief of King Features Syndicate and comix fans know him well for his Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide.
Further info may be found in this article at Editor & Publisher.
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Mar
14
STAPLE! media expo photos and reports
March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The STAPLE! Independent Media Expo took place in Austin, Texas on March 3rd. Guests and exhibitors included Dean Haspiel, Jim Mahfood, Top Shelf Productions, Dylan Williams’ Sparkplug Comic Books, Toby Craig, FWDbooks and many others.
There are probably a bunch more out there but here’s a list of some show reports and photo collections that I’ve come across:
Dean Haspiel
Freddie Avalos
Toby Craig
Dave Sherrill
Steven Goldman
Playground Ghosts
Marianne Ways
John Sitton
Will Rodriguez
Jason DeGroot
Alan Evans
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Feb
7
Benefit for Michael Roden
February 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Michael Roden on the Web:
• Thru Black Holes Comix
• Dale Lee Coovert’s Michael Roden Catalog
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Feb
5
new additions to the Poopsheet Shop
February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ochre Ellipse by Jonas Madden-Connor:
Fanciful comics about a daydreaming artist.
Not My Small Diary #13 edited by Delaine Derry-Green:
Amazing anthology of autobiographical comics that comes in a handsome two-volume set. The theme of this issue is “Luck of the Draw”.
Contributors include Jim Siergey, Chad Woody, Dan Zettwoch, Donna Barr, Mark Campos, Dan Moynihan, Dave Kiersh, T. Motley, Brad McGinty, Carrie McNinch, John Miller, Joel Orff, Androo Robinson, Dave Roman, Jerry Sims, Geoff Vasile, Tom Williams, Jeff Zenick, Trevor Alixopulos, Derek Ballard, Ian Carney, Max Clotfelter, Peter Conrad, Patrick Dean, Andrew Goldfarb, Josh Latta, Patty Leidy and many others.
Comicore Jr. by Paulette Poullet:
What a package this is! This is essentially a minicomic with all sorts of add-ons which include an assortment of handmade linoleum prints featuring “Comedians of the 1980s”, pasted-on bits, a full-color fold-out centerspread and more. Fun!
Grey Bear by Graham Annable:
A bit of a change from the usual Graham Annable work in this brief-but-dark relationship tale that happens to be set in outer space.
King-Cat Comics and Stories #67 by John Porcellino:
A loose collection of stories and shorter impressions… art, life, fear and opening up. Sleeping in the Car in L.A., Colorado Folk Artist Square-Head John, Walking in San Francisco; plus letters, Top 40, and much much more.
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Feb
4
recent comics releases
February 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here are a few things that’ve made their way to my desk recently:
Michael Bowman publishes Nova Feedback, nice collections of his drawings and doodles. Very much on the abstract, surreal, art brut side of things and maybe even cute brut. I love this kind of stuff. You can check out a whole mess of his work at the artist’s website.
Joshua Kemble is one of the most recent winners of the Xeric Grant and Numb was his entry. The accompanying info sheet describes this one as “a short comic about lost love and broken memories”. More info is here.
Dreading Spring is Ed Moorman’s new comic, a somber metaphor for… well, you can come to your own conclusions when you read it. More on the artist here.
If you grew up on superhero comics (or still read them) and miss the old fanzine days then you owe it to yourself to check out Comic Effect. Though there are usually multiple contributors, this issue consists entirely of editor Jim Kingman’s essay “In One Fan’s Beginning: DC’s 52 Big Pages Era”. More info at the Comic Effect website.
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Jan
21
Clay Geerdes’ photography focus of new site
January 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
image © Carol Kossack
Cartoonist David Miller has recently started up a new website devoted to archiving the photography work of the late Clay Geerdes. For those unfamiliar, Geerdes was also an author, a cartoonist and the publisher of the Comix World / Comix Wave line of newave mini-comics. He is an extremely important figure in the history of mini-comics and photography was just one of the ways he documented the underground comix scene.
The sample above is of Mad Magazine’s William Gaines. Other subjects at the site include R. Crumb, Spain, S. Clay Wilson, Harvey Kurtzman, Carl Barks, Charles Schulz, Rory Hayes and so many more (with many more to come).
Check it out for yourself at: http://comixcomics.blogspot.com/
For more info on Clay Geerdes, please refer to this obituary written by longtime collaborator Par Holman.
A fraction of the hundreds of minis Geerdes published can be browsed in the Poopsheet Shop.
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Jan
11
recent comics releases by James McShane and Gary Sullivan
January 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Find by James McShane (Carmine and Darnell and the Sleepy Creatures, Kramers Ergot) contains a small story in a small format under a two-color silkscreened cover.
Elsewhere #2 by Gary Sullivan is a collection of imagery originally seen on a walk up Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.
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Dec
20
Odds & Ends
December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment
T. Motley has announced a new, revamped www.tmotley.com.
Ezra Claytan Daniels and Heather Kortan have started a new company that offers what are possibly the coolest greeting cards of all time. Loaded Blanks offers cards illustrated by artists like Dash Shaw, Alec Longstreth, Dave Kiersh, Jeremy Tinder, Grant Reynolds, Tom Herpich, Aaron Renier, Vincent Stall, Nate Beaty, Becca Taylor and others. Pictured above is the front of a Hanukkah card drawn by Dave Kiersh.
Chantale Doyle, who you may remember from ’90s comics Misery and Vomit and As Air to Water, has a new comic / art zine out called Cry Me a River. Above are the front and back covers (I’m not sure of the printing method, but it doesn’t translate as well in the scan as in person). Check out Chantale Doyle’s website for more info.
Steve Steiner’s got a fun cartooning style and has recently released the 28th issue of his one-man anthology Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs. Check the website for more info.
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