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New Stuff This Week

Published on February 16, 2013 0 Comments

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Organization and Spontaneity by Kimathi Mohammed (On Our OWn Authority) $15.00

Zines & Zine-Related Books
The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: Dark Deeds Derring Do From 1950 to Today by Joe Biel et al. (Microcosm) $9.95
Good Morning #1 Joanne Oldham and Sammy Harkham $12.00
Portraits #1-3 by Carl Zeller $1.00 each
Angry Violist #5 and #6 $2.00 each
Start Small Part 1 by Sarah McNeil $12.00
Mineshaft #28 by Everett Rand $9.00
Depression Sessions #1 by Alex Hoffman et al. $5.00
KerBloom #100 Jan Feb 13 by Artnoose $2.00
The Smithsonian American Art Museum the Art of Video Games Exhibition Guest Book $1.00 – No, not the exhibit. The GUEST BOOK at the exhibit.
Japan Jaunt vol 1 #1 Mar 13 $2.00
Brain Is To Mind by Barbara Drummonf $4.00
Letters I Will Never Send to You #7 by Morgan Inez $4.20
Flowers Every Day by Ethan Krause $3.00
Number One Must Have #4 by Adrien Leavitt et al. $6.00
Truckface #16 by LB $3.00

Comics & Comix
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Laskimooses #8 Se On Monimutkaista by Herra Matti Hagelbergin $7.00
Police Log Comics #1 Comic Strip Interpretations of the Police Log of Carmel, CA by Owen Cook (Last Gasp) $5.00
The Comics Journal #302 (Fantagraphics) $30.00 – With Maurice Sendak’s final interview before his passing.
Break the Walls #1 $6.99
Bandthology #2 Another Music Anthology $5.00
Stranger Two Stranger #4 Jan 13 by R. Hendricks $2.00
The End of the Fucking World #15 by Charles Forsman $1.00
Lou #10 by Melissa Mendes $1.00
Gnomes #1 by Sam Gaskin (Oily Comics) $1.00
Vigin #1 by Slongo (Oily Comics) $1.00
Foreground by Andy Burkholder (Oily Comics) $1.00
Its New Years Day by Budnik $2.00
Knives for Fish issues #1-#3 by JF
Spiders Visit by Sarah Ferrick $5.00

Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks
Susceptible by Genevieve Castree (D& Q) $19.95
Zed a Cosmic Tale by Michel Gagne $19.99
The Bird King: An Artists Notebook by Shaun Tan $19.99
Unite and Take Over vols 1 and 2 Stories Inspired by the Songs of the Smiths
Candy Gang Mischief Makers and Dream Nights by Chet Pickens $12.99 each
Chromazoid #2 edited by Lale Westvind $20.00
Unearthing SC by Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Top Shelf) $29.95

Art & Design
Mitch O’Connell: The World’s Best Artist (Last Gasp) $35.00
Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth Jones $27.99
Street Talking: International Graffiti Art by Mike Popso (Schiffer) $45.00 – Exploring a cross-continental swath of urban areas, Popso captures hard-to-reach spots where there is an explosion of bright color and brighter ideas on canvases ranging from abandoned schools in Detroit to the back alleys of Istanbul, Turkey.
Amigos de la Muertos (Last Gasp) $24.00
Street Art Norway vol 2 (Kontur) $39.95
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Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
Life Against Dementia: Essays, Reviews, Interviews 1975-2011 by Joe Carducci $22.95
House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films by Kier-La Janisse (Fab Press) $29.99
Fractured Eye #1 A Journal of Subversive Film Arts by Stephen Barber and Jack Hunter (Creation) $19.95
Supernatural Writings On an Unknown History by Richard Smoley $12.95
Covert Wars and Breakaway Civilizations: The Secret Space Program, Celestial Psyops and Hidden Conflicts by Joseph P. Farrell $19.95
Tripping With Allah: Islam, Drugs and Writing by Michael Muhammad Knight (Soft Skull Press) $15.95

Politics & Revolution
The Portable Malcolm X Reader ed. by Manning Marable $22.00

Sexy
Ageless Erotica by Joan Price (Seal) $16.00

Fiction
Dead Brides Vampiric Tales by Edgar Allen Poe (Creation) $14.95
Man In The Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell $24.95
Crawling Chaos vol 2 1928-1935 Selected Weird Fiction by HP Lovecraft (Creation) $15.95
Paprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui $15.00

Magazines
Lucky Peach #6 Before and After the Apocalypse $12.00
Little Joe issues #3 and #4 Magazine About Queers and Cinema Mostly $16.00 each
IdN vol 19 #6 $19.95
Design Bureau Feb 13 $8.00
Juxtapoz #146 March 13 $5.99
Paranoia #54 $7.00
American Atheist 1st Quarter 13 $4.95
Skunk vol 8 #6 $5.99
High Times April 13 $5.99
Pinstriping and Kustom Graphics Magazine #36 Feb Mar 13 $9.95
Howler #2 Win 13 $15.00
Smith Journal #5 $17.99
Maximumrocknroll #357 Feb 13 $4.00
Under the Radar #44 $5.99
Empirical Feb 13 $6.99
Progressive Feb 13 $4.95
Against the Current #162 Jan Feb 13 $5.00
Rethinking Schools vol 27 #2 Win 12 13 $5.95
AdBusters Mar Apr 13 $8.95

Poetry, Lit Mags, Lit Journals, Chap Books
Hobart #14 $11.95
Feathertale Review #10 $10.00
Family Album by the Back to Print Creatives $12.00
After Hours #26 Win 13 Journal of Chicago Writing and Art Afterhours $8.00
Cause vol 1 Action Art a Crude Literary Periodical Nov 12 $14.00
Fermented Tots Some Poems 2003-2012 by G. Wallace $4.00
Overtime Hour 27 The Ghost by Douglas Cole $2.00

Kids
When Animals Agree – You Equal Love – A Coloring Book by T. Klinkhamer and Dean Cercone $10.00
Bone: Quest for the Spark Book 3 by Jeff Smith $10.99

Other Stuff
Mike Watt Bobble Head $19.95
More Moleskine notebooks in a variety of sizes and colors.

Laydeez Do Comics Chicago February Edition 2/28

Published on February 15, 2013 0 Comments
Feb ’13
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7:00 pm

Laydeez Chicago
Laydeez Do Comics, London’s monthly comics salon founded by Nicola Streeten (Billy, Me, and You) and Sarah Lightman (The Book of Sarah, Graphic Details) has added to branches in Leeds and San Francisco by starting a branch in Chicago.

The first meeting was a smashing success and this one hopes to be as amazing!

Come hear comics creators speak about their work, their process, their plans, and whatever else they want to share with us.

February speakers will be:

Laura Szumowski (zoo-mouse-key.com)
David Mitchell (realityenginecomic.com)
and MK Czerwiec (comicnurse.com)

For more info: laydeezdocomics.blogspot.com
and/or
comicnurse (at) mac (dot) com
As always, this event at Quimby’s is free.

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A Quimby’s Commercial!

Published on February 14, 2013 0 Comments

Austin Sheaffer & Jack Martind from Peace and Fjord made a Quimby’s commercial that debuted at the 30 Seconds Over Chicago Competition, and IT IS AWESOME AND HILARIOUS. What are they reading in the video? Why it’s Our Inalienable Rights by Dan Gleason and Theresa Currie, which yes, is available for purchase both here at the store and on quimbys.com.

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Zine, Lose, or Draw!: A Chicago Zine Fest Game Show Hosted by Neil Brideau, at Quimby’s 3/8

Published on February 12, 2013 0 Comments
Mar ’13
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9:30 pm

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“Zine, Lose, or Draw!” is CZF’s own take on beloved gameshow “Win, Lose, or Draw!” Teams will compete in this Pictionary-style game with a self-publishing theme. Be a part of the action by joining a team or cheer from the audience. Fun for everyone!

 

“Zine, Lose, or Draw!” will be hosted by Quimby’s very own Neil Brideau, co-organizr of Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) and creator of Oh Boy! Comics.

 

“Zine, Lose, or Draw!” is a part of Chicago Zine Fest 2013 taking place March 8-9 at various Chicago locations. CZF is an independent event creating an outlet for small press and independent publishers to showcase their work.

 

For more info: chicagozinefest.org

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New Stuff This Week

Published on February 2, 2013 0 Comments

sugarbooger3_lgSugar Booger #3 by Kevin Scalzo (Busybody Books) $8.95 – WHAT, a new Sugar Booger? Quimby’s favorite big blue purveyor of sweet snot returns! S.B. stumbles into the big city and gets mixed up in an onslaught of hapless Sof’ Boy-esque hijinx and laffs. -EF

Zines (also see DIY section below his week for DIY zines)
zines from Carrie: Transphobia: Lets Stop It and My Aim Is True #7 Crushing ($1.00 each)
What a Beautiful Face: A Neutral Milk Hotel Fanzine by K. Johnson $4.00
One Way Ticket #7 Lucky Number Seven by J $4.00
Interstate Highway System (Simple History Series #11) by J. Gerlach $4.00
Atomic Elbow #4 $5.00
D Tuned #3 Nov 12 Nevermind by Danica Favorito $2.50
Last Night at the Casino #4 Jan 13 by Billy $3.00
Incandescent #2 Magic Hour a Color Film Zine by Michael Cardiello et al. $14.00
Cowans Gap #4 Sum 12 by Nate East $4.00
Elizabeth Rust #1 $3.00
Debris #1 by Claire Mirocha $4.00 – Swatches of lovely vintage fabric frame Mirocha’s fine twine-line drawings. A real eye-warmer. -EF
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Din #1 A Line Up by Claire Mirocha $3.00 – An inquiry into a certain batch of essays with accompanying drawings of bright plastic. -EF
Think About the Bubbles #1 and #2 by Joyce Hatton
Super Trooper #4-6 by Angela Robert

Comics & Comix
Fantastic Four by Sam Spina $5.00
Fugue #3 a Family in Three Parts by Beth Hetland $6.00
Monday Suicide #1 by Gabriel Corbera $6.00
Extinction 65 Mya a Musical Saga by Zandra Vlahakis $1.00
Crust Dog #3 by Andrew Sorge $4.50
Spinadoodles #3 The Third Year by Sam Spina $7.00 – Hilarious. For lovers of Julia Wertz and sometimes JK’s American Elf comics.
Drawdoers Best American Comics 2013 by Jon Drawdoer $2.00
Jerrys Journal vol 2 by Neil Jam $5.00
Reich #9 by Elijah J. Brubaker (Sparkplug) $5.00
Mr Wolf #1 by Aron Nels Steinke $5.00

Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
Dear Beloved Stranger by Dino Pai (Top Shelf) $19.95
Aya Love in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie (D&Q) $24.95
Hellraisers: A Graphic Biography of Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole, Richard Harris and Oliver Reed by Robert Sellers and Jake (Self Made Hero) $22.95
Global Frequency by Warren Ellis et al. $19.99
Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium by Rick Geary $24.99 – Includes Jack the Ripper, Fatal Bullet and Beast of Chicago.
Big Plans: The Collected Mini Comics and More by Aron Nels Steinke $18.00

Art & Design
The Art of Punk Illustrated History of Punk Rock Design by Russ Bestley and Alex Ogg $40.00
Frank R. Paul, The Dean of Science-Fiction Illustration by Jerry Weist et al. $29.99
Field Studies Book by Aiden Koch (Floating World Comics) $12.00
Gentle Carmel Into the Black Dumb by Brian Schrank $14.00

Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
The Secret History of the Reptilians:  Pervasive Presence of the Serpent in Human History, Religion and Alien Mythos by Scott Alan Roberts (New Page) $16.99
No Regrets: A Rock n Roll Memoir by Ace Frehley $16.00
Awkward Merit Badges Sticker Book by Jeff Wysaski $7.95
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl by Paul Brannigan $16.99 – Now in soft cover.
Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the 90s by Marc Spitz $15.99
Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology by Alexis Madrigal $17.50
In My Home There Is No More Sorrow: Ten Days In Rwanda by Rick Bass (McSweeneys) $13.00

Politics & Revolution
World As It Is Dispatches: On the Myth of Human Progress by Chris Hedges $16.99

DIY
Make It Last: Prolonging and Preserving the Things We Love by Raleigh Briggs (Microcosm) $9.95
How to Make a Zine (For Grade School Kids) by Carrie $2.00
DIY zines by Rachael McHan:
Plain Living #1 Making Spoons by Hand, Making Your Own Drinking Glasses, Brewing Kombucha for Beginners
&
How To Manual for Wood Burning (Also Known as Pyrography or Fire Needle Emroidery)

Fiction
Nabokrossvords: Select Puzzles from the Russian Emigre Newspaper Rul 1924-1926 by Joseph Clayton Mills with Nabokov and friends $18.00 – Nabokov brought crosswords to Russia? Really? Mmmmm…
The Safety of Objects by AM Homes $15.00
Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan $14.95

Magazines
Spheres #1 In What Spheres Do We Live In? by Melanie Bonajo and Phillippe Karrer  $25.00
Dwell Mar 13 $5.99
3×3 vol 7 #2 #20 the Magazine of Contemporary Illustration $22.00
ArtForum Feb 13 $10.00
Frieze #152 Jan Feb 13 $10.00
Creative Review Jan 13 $14.99
True Crime Jan 13 $8.99
Ponystep #4 $34.99
Man About Town #11 Fall 12 Win 13 $15.99
Man of the World #2 $16.00
Decibel #101 Mar 13 $4.95
Little White Lies #45 $12.99
SSLM vol 16 Dec 12 Jan 13 Same Sex Life Magazine $5.00
Upping The Anti  #14 Journal of Theory and Action $10.00
Monocle vol 6 #60 Feb 13 $12.00
Tattoo Collection #54 $7.75

Poetry, Lit Mags, Lit Journals, Chap Books
Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #28 Jan 13 (Small Beer Press) $5.00 – The latest issue of LCRW features magic, killing curses, broken lands and broken lands, a wandering octopus, a robot on the run, invisibility, neighbors, and The Book of Judgment.
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Brick #90 Win 13 A Literary Journal $15.00
A to Z of the Fantastic City by Hal Duncan (Small Beer Press) $10.00 – An Italo Calvino-style survey of utopic terrains, fabulously illustrated with a Denslow-inspired Victorian flourish by Eric Schaller. -EF
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Parts of the Passion by Samuel Nathan Breslin $1.00
chap books from the St. Bernard Collective: Chalk, Churn

Sexy Sexy
Sudden Sex 69 Sultry Short Stories by Alison Tyler $15.95
Housewives at Play Hanky Spanky by Rebecca (Eros) $9.99

Sex Guides & Culture
Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure by Charlie Glickman PhD $17.95
The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure by Tristan Taormino et al. (Feminist Press) $22.95