../../blog/catalog updates We distribute handmade and hard-to-find comics. en-us Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT * [[Eye of the Majestic Creature]] #5 by [[Leslie Stein]]. Oh man this is beautiful. Check out Leslie's ''EotMC'' book from Fantagraphics, which collects issues 1-4. * [[Danger Country]] #2 by [[Levon Jihanian]]. The plot slowly thickens. Levon's fantasy art has an unusual kind of spooky innocence. * [[Teats on a Boar]] by [[Fredo]]. Fredo hasn't been making mini-comics in a while but he keeps doing stories, and finally here's a little bundle of them. * [[I'm Here from the Government]], [[Notes on Conflict]], and [[Nine Gallons]] #2 by [[Susie Cagle]]. It's way past time that we started carrying Susie's finely observed documentary comics. * [[Stupid Dreams]] by [[Joey Sayers]]. Massive collection of Joey's infamous 5-minute comics, including some never before seen. Essential. ../../blog/item/7375 ../../blog/item/7375 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Please welcome [[Tym Godek]] and his unpronounceable book [[!|"!"]], which is a whole lot of fun and is also one of those formal-experiment artifacts that aren't done often enough these days. And some late additions from [[Francois Vigneault]]: his latest birdwatching zine [[Bird Brain]] #5, and the first two issues of the very fun fantasy anthology [[Elfworld]]. ../../blog/item/6056 ../../blog/item/6056 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Another new one from Stumptown, slightly delayed but here now: [[Julia Gfrörer]]'s truly upsetting adult horror story [[Too Dark to See]]. This made me cry. ../../blog/item/5946 ../../blog/item/5946 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Stumptown was hopping. There are more things on the way from California, but here's the Oregon haul: * [[N.Y.D.I.]] #1 by [[Jesse Reklaw]]. Jesse explains why self-publishing is terrible and you shouldn't do it. Wait, what? Well, just read it. * [[The Disconnect]] by [[Joan Reilly]]. Comics from Joan have been scarce since ''Hi-Horse'' and this is a swell surprise. * [[Yawning Void]] #1, [[Go On Outside]] #1, and [[The Possum and the Pepper Spray]] by [[Pete Hodapp]]. It's about time Wisconsin was represented here. The first comic Pete sent to GH was one of the best pieces of unsolicited mail I've received, and then I ''lost'' it, so it's a good thing he showed up at Stumptown. * [[Play Overlord]] by Sean Christensen, Amy Kuttab, and Theo Ellsworth. One of the more fun jam comics that was ever jammed. * [[Cultists of North America]] (and the Gods Who Regard Them) by [[Jon Lewis]]. It's more words than pictures, but as you know if you've read ''True Swamp'', he writes really good words too. * [[Danger Country]] #1 by [[Levon Jihanian]]. First chapter of a nifty fantasy saga, not exactly parody but deadpan as all hell. * [[Doppelganger]] by [[Tom Neely]]. (Yes, there should be an umlaut.) What happens if you induce hallucinations after reading Thimble Theater. ../../blog/item/5908 ../../blog/item/5908 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT * [[Fork Frenzy]] (Jihanian) * [[Neely... Creeps!]] (Neely) * [[Applicant]] (Reklaw) ../../blog/item/5907 ../../blog/item/5907 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT * [[Zirp]] #4 by [[Till Thomas]]. Finally another installment from our favorite German self-publisher! More stressful things happen to the protagonists, but there's some time for romance and shuffleboard too. And then there's another damn cliffhanger ending... ../../blog/item/5544 ../../blog/item/5544 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:00:00 GMT Some of these are new new new, and some are things from earlier this year that didn't get added till now for no good reason. * [[Zombre]] #2 by [[Ansis Purins]]. Finally, more happy monster comics from Ansis! Well worth the wait. * [[The Natural World]] #4 by [[Damien Jay]]. Village idiot versus mystical hobo. Damien has a nifty way of drawing trees. * [[Water Column]] #3 by [[Josh Frankel]]. Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum. * [[Anais in Paris]] by [[Mardou]]. Expanded version of Mardou's earlier mini-anthology strip about Anaïs Nin. * [[Ariadne auf Naxos]] #3 by [[Julia Gfrörer]] -- also, Julia's hilarious illegal jam comic with Brodie Kelly, [[Stupid Tales of Wolverine]]. * [[Bird Brain]] and [[Friends]] by [[Francois Vigneault]]. Have been meaning to add Francois to the catalog for a while. Also check out his very fun anthology ''[[http://www.family-style.com/elfworld.html|Elfworld]]''. ../../blog/item/5466 ../../blog/item/5466 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:00:00 GMT * [[Zirp]] #3 (Thomas) - note, Till says issue 4 is due in December. * [[Kitchen Conniption]] (Davis) * [[My Every Single Thought]] (Mucha) ../../blog/item/5333 ../../blog/item/5333 Wed, 05 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT Catching up with more of the SF Bay Area crew... * [[Just So You Know]] #2 by [[Joey Sayers]]. There are a few moments in this one that are a little sad. But it turned out happy! * [[The Natural World]] #3 by [[Damien Jay]]. Visually wild and it's getting kind of scary now-- the witch hunt seems to be on. * [[Salad Days]] by [[Minty Lewis]]. Minty returns to the field she pioneered in ''PS Comics'': anthropomorphic fruit having problems. Except this time there's a gorilla, and a little hope. * [[Black Tea]] #3 by [[Jason Martin]]. More slices of life from a quiet guy who likes being alive. ../../blog/item/4840 ../../blog/item/4840 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT * [[House of Instant Booze]] (Cilla) * [[Brilliantly Ham-Fisted]] (Neely) ../../blog/item/4808 ../../blog/item/4808 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT OK, time to catch up now and there's a whole lot of stuff, so it won't all fit on the front page. And there's more on the way soon. Books books books. * [[Ten Thousand Things to Do (book)|Ten Thousand Things to Do]], the book, by [[Jesse Reklaw]]. Collects issues 1-6 of the mini plus a little bit more. My, it's handsome. * [[Neely Creeps|Neely Covers Comics to Give You the Creeps!]], hereafter known as ''Neely... Creeps!'', by [[Tom Neely]]. Collection of those horror cover remakes you may have seen here and there. Brrrrrrrr. * [[Ariadne auf Naxos]] #1-2 by [[Julia Gfroerer|Julia Gfrörer]]. "New" in the sense of "Why didn't we have this before?" Puts the Rude in Erudite, and has the best running gag about Doctor Who ever. * [[Kitchen Conniption]] by [[Vanessa Davis]]. It's Vanessa's cookbook and it's yummy. * [[Barbarian Comic]] by [[Alixopulos]]. Short and sweet. It's about barbarians. * [[Postdoc]] by [[Hob]]. Like the cover says: "drawings of TV doctors dressed for other jobs." * [[Lucky House]] and [[Eternity]] by [[Eliza Frye]]. Very atmospheric very short stories showcasing Eliza's striking art and design. * [[The Ratnest]] #1-2 by [[Patrick Keck]]. Cryptic, visually lush and rather disturbing. * [[Clutch]] #19 by [[Clutch McBastard]]. More diary madness. 2003 was apparently a pretty good year, 2004 not so much. * [[Stun Nuts]] #6 by [[Chris Cilla]]. There's a ghost, a breast, some big noses and lots of food. ../../blog/item/4807 ../../blog/item/4807 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[My Every Single Thought]], [[Buzz]] #3, and [[I Hate Mom's Cat]] by [[Corinne Mucha]]. Where does she get all this energy? * [[Chickadee]] by [[Briana Miller]]. Book-art with gray-tone watercolors and a heart. ../../blog/item/4326 ../../blog/item/4326 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Stay Away from Other People]] by [[Lisa Hanawalt]]. Sketchbooky comic or vice versa, memorably drawn from a very curious imagination. * [[Ten Thousand Things to Do]] #5-6 by [[Jesse Reklaw]]. The diary comes to a close, with no shortage of events. * [[Water Column]] #2 by [[Josh Frankel]]. The sea creatures are bigger now. ../../blog/item/4292 ../../blog/item/4292 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Comics Quest]] by [[Calvin Wong]]. Science fiction monster romance silliness, yay! * [[Estrus]] #7 and #1 by [[MariNaomi]]. Some of her older comics reprinted to disturb and educate you. * [[Laterborn]] #7 by [[Jason Martin]]. Kind of like rambling peacefully with an old friend by a campfire. ../../blog/item/4293 ../../blog/item/4293 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Monday]] #3 (Hartzell) * [[Trackrabbit]] #1-3 (Vasile) * [[Awesome. Thien Pham]] (Pham) ../../blog/item/4076 ../../blog/item/4076 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[The Natural World]] #2 by [[Damien Jay]]. The plot thickens and goes sideways--new characters, new problems. * [[Claptrap]] #2 by [[Onsmith]]. Handsome and disturbing sketchbooky thing. * [[Ten Thousand Things to Do]] #4 by [[Jesse Reklaw]]. He keeps having those kinds of days, plus other kinds. ../../blog/item/3913 ../../blog/item/3913 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Imaginary Homework]] by [[Theo Ellsworth]] ../../blog/item/3773 ../../blog/item/3773 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Break]] #3-7, [[Simple]], [[Still]] ([[Briana Miller|Miller]]) * [[An Inside Job]] #1 ([[Hob]]) ../../blog/item/3774 ../../blog/item/3774 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Ramble On]] and [[Hattie and Millie]] by [[Calvin Wong]]. Calvin is one of the Bay Area's best-kept secrets; it's good that he's putting more comics on paper now. ../../blog/item/3669 ../../blog/item/3669 Fri, 15 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT * [[Manhole]] #2-3 and [[Washing Machine]] ([[Mardou]]) * [[Ochre Ellipse]] #1 ([[Jonas Madden-Connor|Madden-Connor]]) ../../blog/item/3662 ../../blog/item/3662