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New Stuff This HalloWeeeeeeeek

Published on October 26, 2024 0 Comments

 

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Zines

2 Public Collectors/Half Letter Press Titles! CB Radio Postcard People $7, Johnnie Anderson’s Botany and Zoology Drawings $13

Draculas Dumpster #3 Wild World of Color $9.75

Zines by by S. Hansen: Staying Resilient As a Working Artist: Advice From the Field $4, Tools at the Queer Press $4, Average Person to Zinester Pipeline: The Seven Phases I Passed Through to Become a Zinester in Just a Year $5 & more.

zines by Yhasmin: YHVSM #1 & #2 $5 each, Body $8

Friday Aug 2nd $3

One Skate Beyond #1 Chicago Edition by Buster Wawrzaszek $3

Sk8 Movie Watchlist by Johnny Misfit $2

Klaus-o-graphic issues #6 & #8 by K. Klaus $2

Thirteen Facts, multiple issues, $2 each about topics like Dracula, Vampira, Vincent Price & more.

Rate of Decay #10 $2

Zines by Karina Hagelin: Femme Filth #5 $10, What is Suicide Prevention? Or How to Create a World Worth Living In $6

Why Do Honeybees Kill if It Kills Them? Reflections on Evolutionary Selection for the Instinct to Self Destruct by Dalia Silverstein $6

1438 #2 Midwest Jungle, Techno and Rave Culture by Ripe Productions and Aria Pedraz $15

Better Homes and Dykes vol 1 #4 by Elli and S. $20

Comics

I Hope This Finds You #15 Diary Comics by Kevin Budnik $6

Shadow Banshee Periodical #1 Pontificating Amongst Nature by Nadia Stodder $7

Whoopsie Doodle – Short Comics by Kat Tuesday $10

Gallant Valor #1 by Dylan Sparks $20

Graphic Novels

OUT LATER THIS WEEK! Acme Novelty Datebook vol 3 by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) $49.95

Brian Blomerth’s Lilly Wave: Visual Biography of the Infamous Ketamine Researcher John C. Lilly $35

Kids Are Still Weird and More: Observations From Parenthood by Jeffrey Brown $9.99

My Time Machine by Carol Lay (Fantagraphics) $24.99

Longboxes by Nate McDonough $20

Parasyte vol 8 Full Color Collection by Hitoshi Iwaaki $19.99

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: High Times and Misdemeanors by Gilbert Shelton & Dave Sheridan (Fantagraphics) $22.99

Jessica Farm by Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics) $29.99

Art Books

Profane Creations: The Metal Art of Mark Rudolph $49.99

Politics & Revolution Books

Palestine in a World on Fire: A Global Conversation by Katherine Natanel & Ilan Pappé (Haymarket Books) $17.95

Music Books

Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival by Mark Guarino $20

The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast by S.H. Fernando Jr. $30

Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore $20

In Defense of Ska: Expanded 2nd Edition by Aaron Carnes $24.95

Fiction

Gigantvm Penisivm: A Tale of Demonic Possession by Jose Elvin Bueno $18.95

Chap Books & Lit Journals

I Almost Had It by Sophie Potocsnak $6

Sinister Wisdom #134 $16

Chicago Review vol 67 #2-#4 $24.99

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Drawings of Rainier Flores Side B (Rainstrike Comics) $5

Don’t Know Where to Start? We’ll Make it Easy For You!

Published on October 17, 2024 0 Comments

Browsing the store can be overwhelming, especially if it’s your first time in. We recommend checking out our staff picks section! Located right underneath our fabulous LGBTQIA+ shelves, (sorry to those with weak knees) our staff faves are filled with gems selected by our expert team of zine makers and readers. Next time you’re in the shop, check out some of these standout titles handpicked just for you!

 

Shotgun Seamstress: The Complete Zine Collection by Osa Atoe

We’re huge fans of zine anthologies, especially this beautiful collection of one of our all-time faves: Shotgun Seamstress by Osa Atoe! Shotgun Seamstress began in 2006 in Portland, OR out of necessity. From the author: “The zine came out of the experience of being the only black kid at the punk show.” Each issue highlights Black punk bands, artists, and musicians, many of them friends of Atoe or musicians and artists she looked up to. The layout style is timeless and the interviews, comix, and zine and album reviews highlight underground Black musicians and artists by bringing them to the forefront.

Feminist Art Punks: Riot Grrrl, Zines, and the Radical Power of Self Authorship by Katie Kiesewetter

A syllabus zine that includes resources, writing prompts, and ways to map your own feminist history in a radical and self-guided way. You really can’t go wrong with zines by local zine maker Katie Kiesewetter, which we have plenty of titles in stock at the moment!

Staring Contest Essays About Eyes by Joshua James Amberson

A memoir written in essays, all about your eyeballs! Joshua James Amberson writes about pseudoxanthoma elasticum, a rare eye disease he developed early in his childhood that later turned into an obsession. Amberson bares his soul and writes about the frustrating trips to oncologists and the fear of possibly losing his sight earlier than planned. The pop culture references about eye disabilities in the media (think Mr. Magoo, Lisa “Left Eye Lopes,” and the song “Betty Davis Eyes”) make this book a truly fascinating read! Joshua James Amberson is also the founder of one of our favorite book and zine distros, Antiquated Future.

First Good Time by Aim Ren Beland

From the author: back in august ’22 I asked the trans community to share their joy with me “because we deserve joy and we deserve to see depictions of our selves being joyful”. First Good Time is the zine born of those submissions; a collection of portraits, drawn by myself, of trans folks with a line about why they feel joy, or in what ways they feel joy. First Good Time is also a Zine-A-Month March 2024 release.

Prisoners’ Inventions by Angelo and Temporary Services, published by Half Letter Press

What began as a penpal exchange between Marc Fisher of Half Letter Press and Angelo, a Californian prisoner, this collection features Angelo’s illustrations of inventions he had seen in prison. This is a great resource for prisoners and their friends on the outside.

Red’s Review of Revolting Prostitutes by Red S.

Part book review, part resource of sex worker organizing movements and groups in the US and beyond, this is an important zine about the release of the book Revolting Prostitutes the Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith and Juno Mac. We are fans of book reviews that turn into full blown zines, especially radical zines about sex workers rights!

Rain Barrel #4 by Jordan Sea

From the author: An extra vulnerable one. Examining the intersection of anti-aging and anti-fat bias. And am I asexual?

Jordan is a zine counselor for Zine Club Chicago‘s Zine Camp, co-host of The Zine Report, a monthly podcast, and friend of the store.

thanks for reading!!! <3 Angel

@angel.xoxoxoxox

Quimby’s October Newsletter Available Now

Published on October 13, 2024 0 Comments

Read it here and make sure you sign up to get it in your inbox at quimbys.com.

Tessa Recommends a Little Getaway to Hold Off the Inclement Weather Blues

Published on October 9, 2024 0 Comments

Alrighty zine fiends, it is about to get gloomy as heck, especially for us in Chicago and the Midwest. Maybe it would help to plan a trip? Could be just a little getaway—maybe even in your imagination. So, I’ve gathered together a collection of zines to help you prepare to escape the dreary months to come. Introducing…

Tessa’s Guide to Zines That Aren’t Necessarily Travel Guides but Make Me Think About Escaping! 

Elephant Buildings by Dave Hankins

The obvious place to start is Elephant Buildings by Dave Hankins. Now, you’ll have to time travel to visit some of the fascinating elephant-shaped buildings in this zine, but you’ll find plenty of interesting details in Dave’s thoroughly researched zine to accurately set your time travel devices or to travel in your imagination. Before picking this little booklet up, I never thought to wonder about elephant buildings, but after reading it I feel like such a fool. I will now be forever curious about the history of any roadside attraction I encounter.

Controlled Burn: an Oak Opening Story by Lee Fearnside

Try out imaginary ecotourism by visiting an interesting local ecosystem in Controlled Burn: an Oak Opening Story by Lee Fearnside. In this little zine, you’ll meet the plants and animals of Oak Openings, a region crossing Ohio and Michigan and learn about the impact of human intervention on this unique habitat and the importance of controlled burns in ecosystems. I love learning about the environments I visit. If you do too, try out Controlled Burn!

Indianapolis: a Visitor’s Guide by Jone Greaves

Maybe you’re staying nearby – a little road trip to MidBest mecca, Indianapolis! 😉 Make sure to pick up Jone Greaves’ very helpful, Indianapolis: a Visitor’s Guide before you hit the road! Inside you’ll find secrets, tips and mysterious warnings about the city, like the resting place of the “harbinger of the growing goblin scourge of the Midwest,” a warning about cursed regions, seasonal rituals, and a reminder not to mention The Catacombs (oops!).

 

Cavern Zines #4 by Ari Ganahl

Maybe you’re staying even nearer-by—Try out Ari Ganahl’s Cavern Zine #4 for an adventure right from your favorite armchair. Everything you need for a spelunking adventure is in this little book. Join the included (great value!) cave guide on a unique journey through paper landscape. Best of all, you can visit this destination again and again with no additional cost!

Pocket Road Atlas by Mel Watkin and Maps by Chris Auman

For more armchair adventures, check out Mel Watkin’s Pocket Road Atlas to plan out an imaginary road trip through beautiful imagined regions illustrated right over real road maps. I also recommend Chris Auman’s Maps, which will provide you with plenty of imaginary landscapes, cityscapes, mostly-waterscapes, and other scapes, to escape into. 

 

Anxious Planet by Jone Greaves

Finally, if you happen to be reading this blog from your spaceship, contemplating a visit to Earth, make Quimby’s your first stop planet-side to pick up Jone Greaves’ Anxious Planet for a general overview of what’s going on here with this weird rock we’re living on.

Happy trails, Zine Travellers! I hope to see you in-store to wish you well on your zine journeys!

See ya soon!

-Tessa <3

Local Spooky: Full Bleeeeeeeeed

Published on September 26, 2024 0 Comments

AHHH! WHAT’S THAT BEHIND YOU???

Oh! It’s the spooky season!!

Fall is here and there’s already a little chill in the air… With October (the best month of the year by a gapingly enormous margin) just around the corner, many of us are looking very much forward to all the fun, fun activities of the spooky season: coming up with Halloween costumes; eating supernatural amounts of candy; carving 80 to 90 pumpkins into exact replicas of Moo Deng the sassy baby hippo; and, of course, watching as many horror movies as humanly possible! 

Whether you’re a seasoned horror flick connoisseur, a sweet lil’ chicken whose terror tolerance is maxed out by It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, or somewhere in between, October is a great time to watch some scary (and not-so-scary) movies. If you agree, I’d like to point your attention to a new zine that you won’t want to sleep on: 

An orange zine titled "Full Bleed" is displayed on a shelf, among other spooky zines and decorations, including a white, plastic skull and crossbones and a skeleton sticker pack.

The premier issue of Full Bleed: Chicago’s #1 Horror & Exploitation Zine is currently on the shelves at Quimby’s, so get it while we got it! This wicked zine is jam packed with horror movie reviews, an interview with local comic artist Tyrell Cannon, a Chicago horror directory, a frighteningly hilarious comic, and more. 

Don’t miss Eerie Ed’s 31-day Argentober Letterboxd challenge, which is outlined on page 9! Eerie Ed challenges readers to join him in watching one horror movie from another country per day during the month of October. 

And be sure to check out the STACKED calendar of upcoming local events that graces the center spread! It showcases horror film screenings and other spooky events that will be happening in Chicago from October through December.

A hand holds a zine open to a Table of Contents page and a Letters to the Editor page of a zine titled Full Bleed.

Chicago thanks you, Full Bleed staff (“Tombstone” Tony Recktenwald, “Eerie” Ed Witt, “Jump-scare” Judson Picco, and Dean “the Ween” Gibbs), for this horrifically delightful new horror zine!

Shine on, zine-stars! 

<3 <3 <3 Echo