Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:24
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PROFANITY HILL has been renovated with 27 new titles added to the catalog!
New, old and rare material from:
Peter Bagge, Douglas Bagge, Ingaletta Basher, Philip T. Basher, Jim Blanchard, Bruce Carleton, Steve Cerio, Chris Cilla, Max Clotfelter, Crypts, Jeremy Eaton, Dennis P. Eichorn, Austin English, G. Fling, CansaFis Foote, Kelly Froh, Jim Goad, Marianne Goldin, Adam Grano, Stefan Gruber, Kailynn H., Gretta Harely, John Holstrom, J. Bradley Johnson, Josh Journey-Heinz, Chris Kegel, Kinoko...
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 06:34
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Yes, Blammo #6 is out, so get yourself over to www.noahvansciver.com and just buy it already. No? You still need convincing? Ok, well, as usual Van Sciver is able to maintain the precarious balance of dogged determination and impending doom. It’s funny that even the lettercol achieves a self-effacing tone on behalf of Van Sciver and his work, with lines like “…makes my contrived ‘The Office’ era humor seem fresh and cute.” It was cool to see that Noah and I share a love for...
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 15:05
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 07:04
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It’s always a little disconcerting to see a typo in the title of a book, right there on the cover, but there it is with atheists spelled “athiests.” The lone speech balloon on the cover also contains an “its” when the appropriate word would have been “it’s,” and it’s a shame because the rest of the book is pretty good. Sure, Upton still has some difficulties overcoming spelling challenges, with “thier” and “nieghbours,” then with verb/noun agreement in the line...
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Monday, 21 June 2010 07:43
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Very reasonably priced at just 50 cents, this is a good introduction to Colin Upton’s prolific body of work. I’m glad that this is the first of his works that I read, because it provides some insight into his self-stated philosophy as a creator, that “…autobio comics are about leaving a record of our times by talking about our own lives.” Upton’s fascination with history causes him to see himself as a bit of a documentarian, rather than a stereotypical mini-comics navel-gazer...
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Sunday, 20 June 2010 04:30
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The latest issue of Elijah Brubaker's account of the life of maverick psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich took a big leap forward in time, moving from Germany right before World War II to Arizona in 1954. This issue focuses mostly on Reich's son Peter and hints at the ways in which Reich's life had dramatically changed. All told, it's my favorite issue of the series, getting at the heart of the contradictions that marked Reich as a human being. Brubaker's take on him has been fascinating, because...
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 19:58
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I really have been remiss in not posting about the Supplement since it was let loose into the world. I know Dan's posted about it but I just wanted to reiterate the importance of this project. Please consider ordering a copy for yourself! Even if you're not interested in price guide values the even more important aspect is the documentation and missionary work being done on behalf of mini-comics and their history. As price guides go this is the first one to include mini-comics to this...
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