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,...
View ArticleKING-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,...
View ArticleWINTER 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...
View ArticleLOVE 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...
View ArticleBORING 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...
View ArticleCAREER 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...
View ArticleTEL-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...
View ArticleTEL-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...
View ArticleREDBIRD #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...
View ArticleREDBIRD #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...
View ArticleKING-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...
View ArticleTHE 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,...
View ArticleRECIDIVIST 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,...
View ArticleBLAMMO #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...
View ArticlePANDEMIC 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...
View ArticlePENNY 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....
View ArticleNOTES 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...
View ArticleALL 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...
View ArticleBOTTOMS 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...
View ArticleMY 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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