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:
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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
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.
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Carrie McGath’s first collection of poems, Small Murders, was released in 2006 from New Issues Poetry and Prose. Ward-Eighty-One and The Chase are her self-published, limited-edition collections released in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Her newest self-published chapbook, So Sorry to See You Go is in a limited 50-edition run with the cover design by Bailey Romaine. The poems are inspired by Carrie’s thesis research at the Newberry Library about the presence of the circus in the Midwest. Carrie grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. Youngstown’s strange persona remains with Carrie, along with her dark Irish ancestral roots seeped in secrets, illness, and superstition. Carrie currently lives in Chicago where she is a poet, visual artist and art writer for Chicago Art Magazine She also contributes to Art:21 Blog’s “Open Enrollment” column. Her blog dollwork.org is devoted to film, literature, art, and other nooks of culture where dolls appear. She lives with her sweet and spoiled cats, Seamus and Hortense.
“Juxtaposing imagery of fractured delicacy, birds’ wings, eggshells and doll’s heads, with uncompromising hardness of gun barrels and wooden chests, she captures an uncanny world where a semblance of normality veils overripe fantasies and violence.” ~~ Aisha Motiani, Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express
For more info: carriemcgath.com
The 2012 Chicago Zine Fest will take place Friday and Saturday, March 9th & 10th of 2012! For Saturday’s Zine Exhibition, it will return to Columbia’s Conaway Center as the first two years.
Stay tuned to chicagozinefest.org for updates.
Also, perhaps you attended last years? Fill out a short survey to provide feedback to help make 2012’s extra awesome here: http://bit.ly/kL7sIz
And hey! Here’s some highlights from Chicago Zine Fest 2011:
