Monthly Archive for August, 2011

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New Stuff This Week

Published on August 6, 2011 0 Comments

Lalapalooza weekend. Grant Park can keep their sweaty and crowded crowds, we’ll just chill here, thanks!

ZINES & ZINE BOOKS!
Underground Music Fanzines From the Late 1980s-Early 90s by Marc Fischer and Temporary Services (Temporary Services) $5.00 – Public Collectors is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks individuals that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials to help reverse this lack by making their collections public.Cambodian Grrrl: Self Publishing in Phnom Penh by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Cantankerous) $7.95 – Unmarketable author and independent publishing activist tells the story of her experience with a large group of social-justice-minded young women from the impoverished provinces of Cambodia in short essay collections on contemporary media, art, and educational work by, for, and with young women in Southeast Asia. Part memoir, part investigative report, completely compelling.

Judas Goat Quarterly #50 by Grant Schreiber $1.50 – Fifty issues strong, the feisty old JGQ kicks back in the August heat and ponders the absurdities of our political plight as civil liberties get stripped from us like so much sunburnt skin. -EFPlastic Knife #7 $3.00
Awesome Future Stories of Victorious Action by Robnoxious $4.00
Avow #24 by Keith $4.00
Wild Fermentation Zine: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Cultural Manipulation by Sandor Katz (Microcosm) $6.00
Readin and Fightin #3 Mental Health Insisting on Literature by Women of Color by Camille Yarnover $1.50
Flood #3 Spr 11 and Flood #4 Sum 11 $5.00 each
Zine by Jessica Ciocci (Picturebox) $8.00
Filth #3 Sum 11 $3.00
People I Love Best #4 by Lia Cunningham $2.00
Zines by Devan Elyse Bennett: Sad Eyed Girl $2.00, Fascinating History of Perfume $1.50
Stitches In My Head #1 $4.00
Flermp by James The Stanton $5.00
DumDum #1 Cities and States: How to Leave Cities by Taleen Kalenderian $3.00

COMICS & MINI COMIX!
Big Top Popaganda #1 by Ron English (Creators Edge) $3.99 – Written and illustrated by the Popagandesque lowbrown artist known for his eerie and artful takes on things All American: Mickey Mouse, McDonalds and other corporate “icons.”
Suicide Girls Comic #4 by various (inclding Steve Niles) (IDW) $3.99 – Sexy chicks with tatts fightng crime.
Lane Leson Comics #1 by Lane Nelson $3.00
Reckless $1.00
Loner $1.00
Damen County #1: Thats One Big Hole Minnesota by Russ G. $5.00
Dead Yeards #1 by Nerd $7.00
Ziskas Drum vol 1 by Steven Trimmer $5.00
Stobor Stanton James the Stanton $5.00
Three #2 by Jennifer Camper and various $6.25

GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS!
Esperanza: A Love and Rockets Book by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) $18.99
Tank Takuro: Manga Master Prewar Strips 1934-35 ed. by Gajo Sakamoto (Press Pop) $29.95
Killing Velazquez Philippe Girard (Conundrum) $20.00
Jack Kirby Omnibus vol 1 Starring Green Arrow (DC) $49.99
Marvelous Land of Oz SC by Frank L. Baum (Marvel) $19.99

ART & DESIGN BOOKS!
Faces by Glenn Barr (Last Gasp) $15.95
Art of Sketch Theatre vol 1 (Baby Tattoo) $40.00

FICTION!
Cockfighter by Chalres Willeford (Picturebox) $17.95
Zero History by William Gibson (Berkley) $16.00 – Now in soft cover.
Steady Work by Lloyd Zimpel $12.95

LITERARY JOURNALS, CHAP BOOKS & POETRY!
Anobium vol 1 Sum 11 $10.00
The Toucan #12 Sum 11 $3.00

DIY!
The Psilocybin Solution: The Role of Sacred Mushrooms In the Quest for Meaning by Simon Powell (Park Street) $18.95

MUCKRACKING, MEMOIRS, MAYHEM, MISCREANTS & MISCELLENOUSNESSESESNESS!
You Don’t Know Shit: A Brilliant Miscellany of All Things Scatalogical by various (SMP) $12.99
Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture by Stephen H Segal (Quirk) $14.95
Baffling and Bizarre Inventions by Jim Murphy (Skyhorse) $12.95
Weird and Wacky Inventions by Jim Murphy (Skyhorse) $12.95
Barbarian Rites: The Spiritual World of the Vikings and the Germanic Tribes by Hans Peter Hasenfratz (Inner Traditions) $16.95
The Suppressed History of America: The Murder of Meriwether Lewis and the Mysterious Discoveries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by various (Bear & Co.) $15.00
Scattered Skeletons In our Closet by Karen Mutton (Adventures Unlimited) $18.95 – The rundown on various hominids, skeletons, anomalous skulls and other “things” from our family tree, including hobbits, pygmies, giants and horned people, dolichocephaloids (Coneheads) and more. Heavily illustrated.
Grid of the Gods: The Aftermath of the Cosmic War and the Physics of the Pyramid (Adventures Unlimited) $19.95
Beyond Einstein’s Unified Field: Gravity and Electro Magnetism Redefined by John Brandenburg PhD (Adventures Unlimited) $18.95
Dark Star: Hidden History of German Secret Bases, Flying Disks and UBoats (Adventures Unlimited) $19.95
Chicago Italians at Work: Images of America by Peter N. Pero $24.00
Chicago’s Pilsen Neighborhood: Images of America by Peter N. Pero $24.00
Under the Red Velvet Cover: Conquering Victimhood and Breaking the Silence by Grant Garris $14.95

MUSIC BOOKS!
I Love Rock N Roll Except When I Hate It: Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love/Hate, Love to Hate, Hate to Love by Brian Boone (Perigree) $13.95
Euro Punk: The Visual Culture of Punk in Europe 1976-1980 (Drago) $55.00

POLITICS & REVOLUTION!
The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again by Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols (Nation) $16.99

MAGAZINES!
Kill Screen #4 Public Play Issue $15.00 – The video game mag for video game appreciators and also people who don’t get into video games. Very entertaining! We also have these back issues for $15.00 each as well: #2 Back to School Issue and #3 Intimacy Issue.
Sketch School #1 by Carol Sogard $7.00  – And same with this one.
Dwell Sep 11 $5.99
Sneaker Freaker #21 $14.50
Color Skateboards Collectors Issue 2011 $7.99
Mojo #214 Sep 11 $9.99
Tattoo Collection #45 $7.75

SEX & SEXY!
Headmaster #1 and #2 $20.00 each – Hot And Haute Fag Art Porn Magascene. -EFThe Pin-Up Art of Humorama ed. by Alex Chun and Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) $19.99 – Collects hundreds of racy cartoons from the once-ubiquitous tasteless humor mag, including Dave Berg, Jack Cole, Basil Wolverton and more.
Latex Fashion Photography: Slick Shiny Sexy (Goliath) $49.95
Surrealistic Erotic Dreams by Frank C. Hauser (Imaginary) $69.95

Quimby’s Bookstore Podcast #3 Is Up!

Published on August 5, 2011 0 Comments

Editor Ryan Standfest discusses BLACK EYE 1: Graphic Transmissions to Cause Ocular Hypertension, an anthology that collects original narrative comics, art and essays by 41 international artists and writers, all focused on the expression of black, dark or absurdist humor. (And yes, we carry it at Quimby’s.) Ryan was here this past June 24th, to celebrate the Chicago release with some of the local artists included in the anthology.

With comics and art by Stéphane Blanquet, Ivan Brunetti, Lilli Carré, Max Clotfelter, Al Columbia, Ludovic Debeurme, Olivier Deprez, Nikki DeSautelle, Brecht Evens, Andy Gabrysiak, Robert Goodin, Dav Guedin, Gnot Guedin, Glenn Head, Danny Hellman, Paul Hornschemeier, Ian Huebert, Kaz, Michael Kupperman, Mats!?, Fanny Michaëlis, James Moore, Tom Neely, Mark Newgarden, Paul Nudd, Onsmith, Emelie Östergren, Paul Paetzel, David Paleo, Martin Rowson, Olivier Schrauwen, Stephen Schudlich, Robert Sikoryak, Ryan Standfest, Brecht Vandenbroucke, Wouter Vanhaelemeesch and Jon Vermilyea. Original essays by Jeet Heer (on S. Clay Wilson), Bob Levin (on “The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist”), Ken Parille (on Steve Ditko) and Ryan Standfest (on Al Feldstein and EC). Also includes the text “100 Good Reasons to Kill Myself Right Now,” by Roland Topor, translated into English for the first time by Edward Gauvin. You can find us on podbean or on I-Tunes (just do a search for Quimby’s Bookstore. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast at either of those places. And yes! Subscription to the podcast is FREE.

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Today In Zine News, There Is News

Published on August 3, 2011 0 Comments

Cheers to Miles Raymer at the Chicago Reader for mentioning Quimby’s as places to get 8-Track Mind and Cometbus! Full article at the link below:

Item: After ten years, there’s a new issue of 8-Track Mind on discerning newsstands as we speak. If you know what 8-Track Mind is, congratulations on being an old person.

Anders Nilsen Celebrates Big Questions at Lula Cafe with Quimby’s 8/30

Published on August 1, 2011 1 Comment
Aug ’11
30
7:00 pm

Anders Nilsen’s graphic novel collection of Big Questions is coming out, and we’re going to celebrate with him at Lula Cafe on August 30th at 7pm.

A haunting postmodern fable, Big Questions is the magnum opus of Anders Nilsen, one of the brightest and most talented young cartoonists working today. This beautiful and minimalist story, collected here for the first time, is the culmination of ten years and over 600 pages of work that details the metaphysical quandaries of the occupants of an endless plain, existing somewhere between a dream and a Russian steppe. A downed plane is thought to be a bird and the unexploded bomb that came from it is mistaken for a giant egg by the group of birds whose lives the story follows. The indifferent and stranded pilot is of great interest to the birds–some doggedly seek his approval, while others do quite the opposite, leading to tensions in the group. Nilsen seamlessly moves from humor to heartbreak. His distinctive, detailed line work is paired with plentiful white space and large, often frameless panels, conveying an ineffable sense of vulnerability and openness.

Big Questions has roots in classic fable–the story’s birds and snakes have more to say than their human counterparts and there are hints of the classic hero’s journey, but the easy moral that closes most fables is left here as open and ambiguous. Rather than lending its world meaning, Nilsen’s parable lets the questions wander out to go where they will.

Paperback, 7.25 x 9.25, colour, 658 pages

Anders will be joined by John Porcellino of King-Cat Comics and Stories, and local fiction writer Kyle Beachy (The Slide) and Zak Sally (Like a Dog Recidivist, former bassist of Low, editor of La Mano Press).

Please note that this event is NOT AT QUIMBY’S!

It is at Lula Cafe which is at 2537 N. Kedzie Blvd, Chicago
lulacafe.com
773-489-9554

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Weekly Top 10

Published on August 1, 2011 0 Comments

Wow! Except for a few items, Comics R Us this week on the top 10.

1. Lucky Peach #1 Sum 11 $10.00 – McSweneey’s food mag. The Ramen Issue.
2. Wax Poetics #47 $9.99
3. Too Dark to See by Julia Gfrorer (Sparkplug) $5.00 – Another dark, disturbing gorgeous tale from Julia Gfrörer, about a couple being visited by supernatural spirits.
4. Hi Fructose #20 $6.95
5. All I Want Is Everything #1 by Caitlin Constantine $3.00 – After a 6-year hiatus on zinemaking, Constantine comes back to the format to tackle a painful part of her personal history, the years she spent with an abusive husband. This resulting zine is powerful and profound; she confronts societal hate and invisibility with articulate and personal writing, wrestling her own demons in the process. -EF
6. Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd #1: A Work of Satire and Fiction by Benjamin Marra (Traditional Comics) $3.00
7. Alien Invasion #1 by Lauren Albert $5.00
8. Rambo 3.5 by Jim Rugg (Sparkplug) $2.00 – Ignatz winner for Outstanding Mini-Comic. With the Ruskies gone from Afghanistan, the Taliban, led by anti-Soviet Mujahideen, siezed power in Kabul. After apparently forgetting how awesome and badass Rambo is, the Taliban gave refuge to Osama bin Laden and his terrorist gang – al Queda.
9. Everything We Miss by Luke Pearson (Nobrow) $20.00 – a compendium of the things that we happen to miss when something else seemingly more important comes along.
10. Diary Minneapolis, California, New York, What The, Manifestation by Gabrielle Bell $4.00 – Gabrielle’s ‘adaptation’ of the notorious Scum Manifesto. Named as one of the top 25 mini-comics of 2010 by The Comics Journal.