Infernal Grotesque: Classical Paintings Of Hell, Demons, Witchcraft & Death by Gianfranco Sodoma (Deicide Press) $34.95 – From the Illuminated Masters series that collects images from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, steeped in beautiful horror, swirling with bizarre and hallucinatory nightmare. These images from 1400-1700 feature landscapes of Hell populated by demons, twisted monsters and the bloody tortures of the damned; saints tormented by infernal visions of devils, sin and the corruption of the flesh; witches’ sabbats of baby-eating, corpse resurrection and bestial fornication; and, finally, grim evocations of death, scattered with skulls, as a warning against earthly avarice and pride.
*ZINES*
Library Excavations #6 Notice to the Trade $6.00
East Village Inky #58 Harlem by Ayun Halliday $3.00
Kaleidoscope of Flies #1 $10.00
Momlove by Matan Oren $8.00
Purple Myrtle Squeegy, various issues, $1.50 each
Absurdly Yours #3 $1.00
Urban Guerrilla #19 $10.00
Razorblades and Aspirin #1 $8.00
*COMICS & MINIS*
Comics by Rachel Bard $5.00 each: Burning Out, Changelings
Sweaty vol 2 by Caroline Cash $12.00 – The second collection of hilarious short comics from local favorite Caroline Cash. Come for the examination of shoujo manga tropes, stay for the hilarious misuse of Hulu’s one-month free trial policy (a helpful takeaway!). Also features cool exploded anatomical renderings and creepy-cute corgis. -Lane
Comics by Conor Stechschulte: Fence $5.00, Tintering $8.00
*GRAPHIC NOVELS*
Heretics!: The Wondrous (and Dangerous) Beginnings of Modern Philosophy by Steven & Ben Nadler (Princeton University Press) $22.95 – Delightful intro to 16th-century philosophy by local father-son duo!
Architecture of an Atom by Juliacks (2dcloud) $44.95
Demon vol 3 by Jason Shiga $19.99 – The continuing adventures of Jimmy Yee, who finds immortality is dull.
Black Science TPB vol 6 Forbidden Realms and Hidden Truths by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera $16.99
*ART & DESIGN BOOKS*
Feeling is Mutual by Rebecca Memoli $15.00
*FICTION*
The Empty Ones: A Novel by Robert Brockway $14.99 – In The Vicious Circuit series about mysterious angel-like creatures and cult activity.
*OUTER LIMITS*
Ancient Alien Ancestors: Advanced Technologies That Terraformed Our World by Will Hart $20.00 – Explores evidence for the theory of directed panspermia–that life on Earth and the landscape of Earth itself was engineered by extraterrestrials.
The Noble English Art of Self-Defence by Ned Donnelly (Pushkin Press) $9.95 – From The London Library series that reprints hilarious older books with outdated preposterousness. This one: 19th century boxing instructor with charming illustrations of a slightly paunchy boxer.
*MAGAZINES*
Bust #106 Aug Sep 17 Gina Rodriguez $6.99
Offscreen #17 The Human Side of Technology $20.00
Make vol 58 Aug Sep 17 The Community Issue $12.95
Fortean Times #355 Jul 17 $12.50
Fader #110 July Aug 17 Summer Music Issue $6.99
*CHAP BOOKS*
Golden Wedding Whiskey by Suzanna Zak $15.00
I Miss You With All 8000 Nerves of my Clitoris by Kay Kron $3.00