Monthly Archive for January, 2016

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New Stuff This Week

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Afterparty: A Novella by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Sonnenzimmer) $15.00 – In the not-too-distant future, a full third of the US population will have autoimmune disorders—horrible, vindictive diseases that needlessly attack separate systems of the body and cause pain, disfiguration, and eventually death for many sufferers. They also presage a genetic mutation, however, that allows a segment of the world’s current inhabitants to survive the Überflu of 2017, a rapidly mutating virus now at work overcoming eradication by your soaps and detergents, antibiotics, and high-end medicines. Science calls it the bacterial apocalypse, and when the world as we know it comes to an end, only the sick will survive in a deeply flawed utopia. Written by journalist, artist and Quimby’s ally Anne Elizabeth Moore. Published by another Quimby’s ally, Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi at Chicago print studio Sonnenzimmer.

Other Nick Butcher titles from Sonnenzimmer:
Banana in Public $25.00
I’m the Only Stranger That I Know Still Lifes from the Animated Short $25.00
Simultaneous Sonnenzimmer Seripop $20.00
Chicago USA $15.00

*ZINES*

zines by Carrie Mercer:
Bookstore Thief #3 $3.00
Migraineur $3.00

Judas Goat Quarterly #68 Win 15 $1.50

Safe Home by Sarah Rose $2.50

Completely Ridiculous by Woodie Borre $3.00

August Nation #1 by August Bernadicou $3.25

Last Slice #1 $1.00 and Last Slice #2 by Stan Zenkov $5.00 – Creepy and provocative drawings that are reminiscent of German Expressionism. When you’re stalked by naked ladies with knives, bear people and the Grim Reaper, you better enjoy that last slice of pizza before you die. -CH

*COMICS & MINIS*

Mineshaft #32 Win 16 by Everett Rand & friends $9.00 – Anthological comic with beautiful front cover by Christoph Mueller. Plus work from: R. Crumb, Bill Griffith, Mary Fleener, Laure Boin, David Collier, Christoph Mueller, J.D. Wilkes, John Broadley, Frank Stack, Fly, Robert Armstrong, Aaron Lange, Karl Stevens, Pat Moriarity, Fiona Smyth, Noah Van Sciver, Aleksandar Zograf, William Crook Jr., & Jay Lynch!

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Mean Girls Club by Ryan Heshka (Nobrow) $5.95

Remarkable Wizard Flipbook by John Maggie $6.00

El Mano #1 Versus Sasquatch Bandidos by Kirt Burdick $5.00

Aliens Who Are Heros #1 by William Dekoker $6.00

You Don’t Get There From Here #35 & #36 by Carrie McNinch $3.00 each

Magma Dynamic Conflagration #10 $20.00

*GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS*

A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano (Vertical) $18.95

Bernie by Ted Rall (Seven Stories) $16.95

SWORDS OF GLASS by Sylviane Corgiat &Laura Zuccheri (Humanoids Publishing) $19.95

*ART & DESIGN*

Street Scenes by Guy Colwell (Fantagraphics Underground) $35.00 – Guy Colwell, the seminal underground cartoonist who created Inner City Romance, has been constructing social realist pen and ink drawings for nearly half a century. Street Scenes collects his most moving drawings focusing on both the vile decay and inspirational vibrancy of city life in a series of 36 stand-alone plates. Each portfolio is signed and numbered.

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Enough Astronaut Blood to Last the Winter by Derek Van Gieson (Fantagraphics Underground) $30.00 – Part fine-art book, part travelogue documenting the author’s turbulent and fruitful period of time spent in New York City. Through drawings, paintings, photography, and short fiction, Van Gieson delivers an intense experience wrought with heartbreak, joy, destruction, perseverance, and whimsy. Enough Astronaut Blood to Last the Winter echoes influences of seminal artists like George Grosz and Richard Brautigan through its unique ability to entertain and engross.

Ink Nymphs Los Angeles by Nelson Blanton (Schiffer) $34.99

Bombshell: The Pin-Up Art of John Gladman (Schiffer) $34.99 – Modern flair mixed with vintage themes honoring the classic era of the mid-twentieth century.

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*FICTION*

The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh $16.00 – Now in soft cover.

This Census-Taker by China Mieville $24.00

Deep Sea Divers Syndrome by Serge Brussolo $24.95

Hall of Small Mammals by Thomas Pierce $16.00

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puertolas $17.00

Mistress Bunny by Michael Penkas $15.00

American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis $24.00

*ESSAYS*

Art Of Neil Gaiman: The Story of a Writer by Haley Campbell $19.99 – With Handwritten Notes, Drawings, Manuscripts & Personal Photographs.

*MUSIC-RELATED BOOKS*

Heavy: A Memoir of Wyoming, Bmx, Drugs, and Heavy Fucking Music by J. J. Anselmi (Barnacle Books) $15.95 – In twenty heavy chapters, this book chronicles Anselmi’s experiences growing up as a straight edge, BMX-riding metal head in Rock Springs, Wyoming, a place with one of the highest per capita suicide rates in the United States. His grandpa was a well-known businessman and politician in the area, and was featured in a 1977 60 Minutes episode for his alleged connections to organized crime. This is only the beginning of Anselmi’s heavy saga, and it interweaves all of the social and personal history one might expect from a story like this—including Black Sabbath, Pantera, and Metallica logo tattoos, explorations in LSD, metal and BMX culture, self-loathing and sobriety, and—finally—a very unique perspective on what it means to live in a heavy fucking world.

*FOOD BOOKS*

The Mocktail Manual: Over 90 Delicious Non-Alcoholic Drinks by Fern Green $15.95

*MAGAZINES*

Bust #97 Feb Mar 2016 $5.99

Juxtapoz #181 Feb 2016 $6.99

Uppercase #28 For the Creative and Curious $18.00

RFD #164 Win 2015/2016 $9.95

Frankie #68 $14.95

Spaces by Frankie Magazine #3 $28.99

Moire issues #1-#3 $10.00 each

Majestic Disorder #6 $18.99

Black Flash vol 33 #1 $8.00

Dissent Win 16 $10.00

Shindig #52 Zombies $12.99

Make vol 49 $9.99

Grunge n Art #4 Out of Control Contrast Between Elegance and Grunge $21.95 – Yes, this is a thing.

Four and Sons #4 Down $19.99 – Fashion and dogs. Not as fashion FOR dogs but fashion AND dogs.

Rock A Rolla #57 Oct Nov 15 $9.95

*LIT JOURNALS & CHAP BOOKS*

Make #16 Archive: The Value of Whats Forgotten Win 15 16 $12.00 – Stories, poems, essays, conversations and visual art oriented around concepts of memory, preservation, photo negatives and negative hands, disappearing/reappearing faces, letters sent and never received, lost and recovered traces; in short, the archive (or its simulacrum).

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Heck #1 $10.00

Notes on Young by Allison Shyer $10.00

The Iowa Review vol 45 #3 Win 2015/2016 $8.95

Midwestern Gothic #20 Win 16 $12.00

*POLITICS & REVOLUTION*

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis and Frank Barat (Haymarket) $15.95

*TRAVEL*

Beats Abroad: A Global Guide to the Beat Generation by Bill Morgan $16.95

*SEXY*

Penthouse Variations on Kink by Penthouse Variations (Cleis) $15.95 – As in tales of couple-friendly kink from the magazine Penthouse Variations.

Carnal Anomaly: Transhuman Form and Flesh by Maxwell Lander (ThreeL Media) $35.00 – What if the human body were an artifice, an artifact, or a tool? With the aid of dramatic lighting, striking contrasts of color, and provocative poses, these brilliant color photographs re-envision the human body through stunning portrayals of fetish, BDSM, and body modification.

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Quimby’s Welcomes Brian Chippendale and Nick Drnaso 2/20

Feb ’16
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BMN.tourposter_ChicagoBrian Chippendale (Puke Force) is hitting the road with Nick Drnaso (Beverly). Cartoonist and Lightning Bolt drummer Chippendale’s debut with Drawn & Quarterly is a dark and dense social satire that comments on social media narcissism, the malice of the right, and the hypocrisies of the left. Drnaso’s Beverly delves into the barely repressed anxieties and obsessions of suburban teens. Join Brian Chippendale and Nick Drnaso for an evening of great comics and book signings!

Brian Chippendale is a musician and artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. He was one of the founding members of the Fort Thunder collective. Chippendale is the author of Maggots, If n Oof, and Ninja, and the drummer/singer half of the noise rock band Lightning Bolt. His most recent publication Puke Force comes out this Fall. More info here.

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Nick Drnaso was born in 1989 in Palos Hills, Illinois. He has contributed to several comics anthologies, self-published a handful of comics, been nominated for three Ignatz Awards, and co-edited the second and third issue of Linework, Columbia College’s annual comic anthology. Drnaso lives in Chicago, where he works as a cartoonist and illustrator. His debut publication Beverly comes out this Fall. More info here.

Click here to see the event invite on Facebook!

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Click the links below to download pdf press releases about these titles from Drawn & Quarterly, the publisher:

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Announcing the 2nd Annual TRANSIT Residency for CAKE 2016!

As per a CAKE e-mail!:

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CAKE is proud to announce our continuing partnership with Transit Residency and Chicago Public Resources Center (ChiPRC) as applications open for the second annual inbound comics artist residency!

Transit Residency is looking for non-Chicago-based cartoonists and zinesters to apply for a chance to spend the 2 weeks leading up to CAKE (May 29 – June 12) creating work at the beautiful ChiPRC studio/workspace. The winner of this juried residency is awarded a stipend of $1000 to help cover travel and lodging expenses. They will also receive a free table space at CAKE as well as integration into programming at CAKE 2016!

Last year Transit and ChiPRC hosted Ignatz nominee and Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner Roman Muradov, who wrote about his experience here for the Transit blog. We hope all of our out of town exhibitors, friends, and visitors will apply! For more information, please follow this link.

The Fourth Annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo will take place on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted Ave. If you have any questions about the residency, please contact Meredith Winer at meredith@transitresidency.org.

New Stuff This Week

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The Zine Makers To Do List $3.00 – Keep your new year zine resolution!

*ZINES*

Zines by Amy Burek:
Quit Your Job And Eat Pizza #1 & #2 $2.50 each
Drinking Stories $4.00
Lists of Lists of Lists of Lists of Wikipedia $5.00

Mizred Diaries #1 and #2 by Iris Petersen $8.00 each

Bayonet by Nick Hoffman $5.00 – Dancing devils, Satanic altars and and everyone’s favorite! Garbage Baby! If you like punk drawing zines then this is a must have. -CH

Love Me Love My Belly #1 $10.00 and #2 $9.50 each

Zines by Kiernan Dunn $8.50 each
Cat Lover #2
Ambiguous Lesbian Outing
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Zine/Hangin’ with the Scoobies (see below)

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How Do You Like What You Have $6.00

Brooklyn To Mars #9 $7.99

Put a Egg On It #11 Winter 15 16 $8.00

*COMICS & MINIS*

ITDN #3 by Andy Burkholder $5.00

*GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS*

Perfume of Lilacs TPB by Samuel Leblanc $25.99

White People by Ibrahim Ineke $24.99

Girl Crazy by Gilbert Hernandez (Dark Horse) $17.99

Dream Dreams by Emilie Gleason $11.00

*ART & DESIGN*

Dream Spectres 2: Kabuki Nightmares: Ukiyo-e Ghosts, Magic & Mayhem (Ukiyo-e Master Series) by Jack Hunter (Shinbaku) $39.95

*FICTION*

Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Diane Williams (McSweeney’s) $20.00 – Unsettling, revelatory, and downright funny very short stories.

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*ESSAYS*

Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye by Michael Shermer $28.00

Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up with Hunter S. Thompson by Juan F. Thompson $26.95

When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain: History’s Unknown Chapters by Giles Milton $16.00

*POLITICS & REVOLUTION*

A History of U.S. Feminisms by by Rory Cooke Dicker (Seal Press) $18.00

Becoming a Citizen Activist by Nick Licata $16.95

*DRUUUUUUUGS*

Marijuana Horticulture Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Cannabis Cultivation and Hashish Production by K of Trichrome Technologies (Green Candy Press) $30.00

*MAGAZINES*

Juxtapoz #181 Feb 2016 $6.99

Laphams Quarterly vol 9 #1 Winter 16 $17.00

Hi Fructose #38 New Contemporary Art Magazine $7.95

Maximumrocknroll #392 Jan 16 $4.99

High Times Best of #79 15 Special Collectors Issue, The Cannibus Cup $6.99

Ugly Things #40 Fall Win 15 Flamin Groovies $9.95

The Big Takeover #77 $5.99

Tattoo Horror Special #14 $9.99

Girls and Corpses vol 9 Win 15 $8.95

American Atheist 4th Quarter 15 Why Atheists Must Vote $4.95

In These Times Jan 16 $3.50

Ghetto Blaster #42 $4.50

Lula #21 Great Greta $19.99

Far Ride vol 3 Documenting Cycling Journeys Around the World $18.00

Nostalgia Digest Win 16 Jimmy Durante $4.50

TSQ vol 2 #4 Nov 15 Transgender Studies Quarterly $12.00

Shindig #51 Slade $12.99

Famous Monsters of Filmland #283 $9.99

Victory Journal #10 $16.00

Skeptic vol 20 #4 15 $6.95

Atlantis Rising #115 $6.95

Delayed Gratification #20 $20.00

Inventory #13 Fall Win 15 $20.00

Skeptical Inquirer vol 40 #1 Lying About Polygraph Tests $5.99

Tom Tom Magazine #24 Win 15 Time $6.00

*LIT JOURNALS & CHAP BOOKS*

N+1 Negation #24 New Age $14.95

Granta #133 Fall 15 What Have We Done $16.99

The Paris Review #215 $20.00

Ebbceptance by Kelly Cree $10.00

Pray Pray Pray by Kristin E. Anderson $9.50

Words for Worlds by Andrew Miller $8.00

Myth and Magic by Nicci Mechler $10.00

Prelude #2 $14.95

*DIY & PROJECTS*

Buddhist Art Coloring Book 1: Auspicious Symbols and Mythical Motifs from the Tibetan Tradition by Robert Beer (Shambhala) $15.95

Backyard Farming: Composting : How to Plan, Build, and Maintain Your Own Compost System for a Healthy and Vibrant Garden by Kim Pezza $5.95 – Easy-to-use guides to help urban, suburban, and rural dwellers.

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Patches Are Back!

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Back in Stock! Quimby’s Patches! 5-color beauties for easy stitching!

Because we remembered there’s a hole in your favorite hoodie, we made you Quimby’s patches to fix it with! Our Quimby’s logo patches are 3″ round and crafted by our friends at Patches4Less.

Order yours now here: https://www.quimbys.com/store/3930

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