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THE STONEWARE JUG by Stefan Lorenzutti and John Porcellino

Stefan Lorenzutti is an American poet living with his family in a small house in the mountains of Poland, from which he and his wife run their Bored Wolves publishing imprint. From my first encounter,...

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KING-CAT #82 by John Porcellino

Features: Michi Moo Love, Nature Notes, lots of stuff about 7-11s (and video games and Conan’s Savage Sword); plus: Walking Slowly in the Backyard, Wooden Toothpicks, Dreams, Driving Country Roads,...

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WINTER OF OUR PANDEMIC by David Collier

From the Great Candian Cartoonist David Collier comes this personal document of our miserable times. In new comics and sketchbook drawings, Collier discusses a wide range of historical, philosophical...

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LOVE AND OTHER CRACK-UPS Part One by Jenny Zervakis

Ah! New Jenny Zervakis is like manna from heaven! In Love and Other Crackups (Part One), Jenny juxtaposes writings and drawings found in her college-era notebooks (1985-1988) with new comics detailing...

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BORING by Noah Van Sciver

This great zine collects two stories, “Boring,” in which we follow cartoonist Noah through one day of his existentially-adrift life, and “My Own Jurassic Park,” a childhood romp in which he and a...

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CAREER SHOPLIFTER by Gabrielle Bell

Always a joyous day when new Gabrielle Bell comes through the mailslot! In this latest zine, “Gabrielle concludes that she is a failure in life, so she might as well do what she likes for the rest of...

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TEL-TALES #2 by Dan Zettwoch

Dan Zettwoch’s one-of-a-kind comics are part classic storytelling, and part engineering (fold outs, flaps, etc), all impeccably, beautifully drawn and designed (usually with gorgeous screenprinted...

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TEL-TALES #1 by Dan Zettwoch

Dan Zettwoch’s one-of-a-kind comics are part classic storytelling, and part engineering (fold outs, flaps, etc), all impeccably, beautifully drawn and designed (usually with gorgeous screenprinted...

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REDBIRD #6: WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI by Dan Zettwoch

Dan Zettwoch’s one-of-a-kind comics are part classic storytelling, and part engineering (fold outs, flaps, etc), all impeccably, beautifully drawn and designed (usually with gorgeous screenprinted...

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REDBIRD #3 by Dan Zettwoch

Dan Zettwoch’s one-of-a-kind comics are part classic storytelling, and part engineering (fold outs, flaps, etc), all impeccably, beautifully drawn and designed (usually with gorgeous screenprinted...

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KING-CAT CLASSIX (Second Edition) by John Porcellino [DINGED]

This 384 page hardcover collection compiles the “best-of” the first fifty issues of King-Cat, 1989-1996. It features such classic strips as “Hold Everything” and “Ringtail Revenge” (starring Racky...

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THE STONEWARE JUG by Stefan Lorenzutti and John Porcellino

Stefan Lorenzutti is an American poet living with his family in a small house in the mountains of Poland, from which he and his wife run their Bored Wolves publishing imprint. From my first encounter,...

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RECIDIVIST IV (2nd Edition) by Zak Sally

Zak Sally’s masterpiece of raw self-doubt is back in an offset edition from Secret Acres. Printed in a sometimes-intentionally-difficult to parse melange of silvers, blacks, purples, and yellows,...

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BLAMMO #10 1/2 by Noah Van Sciver

Noah’s first self-published Blammo in ages, #10.5 features crazed looks at the world of comics and cartooning in such riots as the EC-esque The Floating Head, Who is John Porcellino?, My Great Graphic...

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PANDEMIC PARADE by Elise Dietrich

Kindhearted autobio comics about the pandemic: Social woes and isolation, masks, Pandemic Puppies, and pizza recipes. Drawn in a straightforward but expressive scratchy style. 44 digest pages, color...

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PENNY by Karl Stevens

Penny is Karl’s adorable tortoiseshell cat and a hardcore philosopher. Follow her as she navigates the Void and the Self, questions reality and perception, and assays the relentless track of time....

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NOTES FROM A SICKBED by Tessa Brunton

At last, new work from the great Tessa Brunton! In this heartfelt memoir comic, Tessa recounts her struggles with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome… “In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of...

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ALL THE SAD SONGS by Summer Pierre

“In her first full-length graphic memoir, Summer Pierre takes us on a journey through the soundtracks that shaped her. Through mix tapes, boyfriends, late nights in Boston folk clubs, and ill-fated...

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BOTTOMS UP: True Tales of Hitting Rock Bottom, ed. by J.T. Yost

Cartoonists depict their lowest lows — from alcoholic collapse to body issues/eating disorders to mind breaking heartache to drug abuse, sex addiction, and other psychoses. What could be a relentless...

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MY HOT DATE by Noah Van Sciver [Expanded 2nd Edition]

Noah reminisces about the ramp-up to what was his first date, as a 14 year old doofus in Mesa, Arizona.  Brutal, hilarious. 64 pages, 6″ x 9″, in gorgeous full color throughout. This expanded edition...

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