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King-Cat #77 by John Porcellino (Spit and a Half) $5.00 – 40 digest pages loaded with dogs, cats, possums, mountain lions, moths, frogs, and toads, in stories including Night of the Living Possums, Bee/Bike Story, Big Cats in Illinois (and Wisconsin) Exist!, Caterpillar Story, Fluttering Moth, plus an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters’ poem “Willie Metcalf,” and more!
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Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels (Justseeds) $8.00 – From A-Disc (the record label of the Swedish Labor Movement) to Zhongguo Changpian (the state label of the People’s Republic of China), this is a compendium of 142 record labels which produced political music between 1970 and 1990, the heyday of the vinyl record. Each entry features the logo of the label, and a brief synopsis of its history and any additional interesting information I could find. Truly international in scope, over two dozen countries and territories are represented, as well as a myriad of musical styles and forms.
*ZINES*
Amazing Microbial Discoveries of Science by Anne Elizabeth Moore $5.00
*COMICS & MINIS*
Gwar Orgasmageddon #1 by Maguire Miner Gorman and Sawyer $3.99
Corpus Distorta #2 by Grant Reynolds $3.00
I Am an ALT In the Grip of Bureaucracy by Ian M. (Big Ugly Robot) $6.00 – The true account of one man’s fight against the Kafkaesque bureaucracy, callous union reps and the dark side of teaching English abroad.
Atlas #1 All Time Comics by Josh Bayer and Benjamin Marra (Fantagraphics) $3.99
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki by Chieko Kobayashi (Big Ugly Robot) $5.00 – Tokubei and Ohatsu are forbidden to lve each other, but their attempt to hide their love leads to scandal, a stolen dowry, betrayal, drunken brawls and suicide. Based on the classic play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, considered the Shakespeare of Japan. From the tradition of bunraku, a type of puppet theater thematically similar to Kabuki.
Adventures of Dorrit Little #1 by Monica Johnson $8.00
Riding for Two by Monica Johnson $8.00
Permanent Night by Adam Griffiths $8.00
It’s Yours anthology $12.00
Chicken Boy by Vinnie Neuberg (Pyrite Press) $10.00
Coin-Op issues by Peter & Maria Hoey, $6.00 each:
Coin-Op Single #9: Project Gemini (Musical Twins)
Coin-Op Single #10: Chuck Berry’s Revenge (Afro-Futurist Re-Mix)
Connor McCann comics, $8.00 each:
Velvet Coffin #1 and #2
When Its Quiet Out
Night Market
& more!
Comics by Marcus Coleman, various prices:
Pizza Party Two
Three Weeks – A Travel Zine
Pie and Mischief #2 & #3
Good Boy #1 by Nosebleed Comics $7.00
Should I Enjoy My Life Or Not by Jon Michael Frank $12.00
Laskimooses #35 Lieskan Ensileimaus $7.00
Cankor Calamity of Challenge #2 of 4 by Matthew Allison $5.00
Zugzwang #3 $2.50
Sharkman #3 Vs the Illuminati by Leo Mancini $5.00
*GRAPHIC NOVELS*
Complete Strange Growths 1991-1997 by Jenny Zervakis $20.00
Tarantula by Alexis Ziritt & Fabian Rangel Jr. & Evelyn Rangel (Adhouse) $14.95 – Psychedelic pulp. Satanic noir. The story of three unusual agents of order trying to bring justice to a world on the brink of chaos.
Garbage Night by Jen Lee (Nobrow Press) $18.95
Belgian Lace From Hell the Mythology of S. Clay Wilson vol 3 by Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics) $34.99
Uncomfortably Happily by Yeon-sik Hong (D&Q) $29.95 – The gentler pace and stillness of the countryside replace the roar of the city, but cartoonist Yeon-Sik Hong’s editor keeps calling. A beautiful portrait of the Korean countryside, changing seasons, and the universal relationships humans have with each other as well as nature.
Mixed Signals #1 by Greg Parker Needham $12.00
Sinker by Tony Blando and Libby Frame $3.00
*POLITICS, ESSAYS, CURRENT EVENTS*
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach $15.95 – Now in soft cover.
Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes by Anne Elizabeth Moore, with illustrations from Xander Marro (Curbside Splendor) $16.95
This Is Revolting by Allison Cekala $15.00
*MUSIC & FILM BOOKS*
Patti Smith: American Artist by Frank Stefanko $19.99 – A stunning collection of photographs from Frank Stefanko featuring the Godmother of Punk herself, iconic musician and author Patti Smith.
The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock by David Weigel $26.95
Female Trouble: A Queer Film Classic by Chris Holmlund (Arsenal Pulp) $17.95
Jason Molina: Riding With the Ghost by Erin Osmean $35.00 – Don’t miss author Erin Osmon reading From this book and hosting a Q&A with members of Songs: Ohia, the late Jason Molina’s band.
*FICTION*
Since I Laid My Burden Down by Brontez Purnell (Feminist Press) $17.95
*DIY*
Preservation: The Art and Science of Canning, Fermentation and Dehydration by Christina Ward (Process Self-reliance Series) $24.95 – Don’t miss the author here on Thurs, July 13th! She’ll talk about food preservation history, how women were left out of that history, and the cutting-edge research about our gut biomes. She’ll also share the secret to consistent food safety. (Spoiler: wash your damn hands.) Come for the door prizes, stay for the science!
If Found…Please Return to Elise Gravel by Elise Gravel $17.95 – Microbes and mushrooms share the page with speckled pepper pops, gloppers, and floofs! A challenge to young artists to keep a daily sketchbook. She reveals her top tips to becoming a successful illustrator.
*OUTER LIMITS*
The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway by Ben Mezrich $16.00 – The true story of a computer programmer who tracks paranormal events in remote areas of the western United States and is drawn deeper and deeper into a mysterious conspiracy.
The Chick and the Dead: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors by Carla Valentine $25.99
The Day After Roswell by Philip J. Corso and William J. Birnes $16.00
Al Capone’s Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition by John J. Binder $25.00
*MAGAZINES*
AdBusters #132 vol 25 #4 Jul Aug 17 $14.95
The Baffler #35 Sum 17 Bad Society $14.00
Wire #400 Jun 17 $10.99
*LIT JOURNALS, CHAP BOOKS & POETRY*
Taddle Creek #39 $6.95
Only Interested in Everything by Maura McDanel $10.00
Nashville Notebook by David Bersell $10.00
Bad Action by Elizabeth Driscoll $5.00