New Stuff This Week

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Zines

KerBloom #170 $2

Creature Shock by Ashley Belanger $5

Girls Can Do Anything by Mel $19.99

Room Tone #5 $3

Comics

Annabella’s Book of Hours $5

Clutch Tales of the Future by Tyler Starr $15

Belly Full of Heart by Madeline Mouse (Silver Sprocket) $9.99

The Corpse Itself $3,000,000 by Jake Burdoin $3

Commics by Gia Kornfeld Dig Dog #1 $6 and more.

Mason #0 by Louis Petersen $3.99

Domesticates #1 by Andrew Conti $10

Graphic Novels

Demons: Rise and Grind by Hyena Hell (Silver Sprocket) $14.99

Maple Terrace by Noah Van Sciver (Uncivilized) $24.95

Art Books

Propagandopolis: A Century of Propaganda From Around the World by Bradley Davies & friends (Fuel) $32.95

Essays (Sort of)

Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic That Makes It Work by Jesse David Fox $20

Poor Artists: A Quest Into the Art World by Gabrielle De La Puente and Zarina Muhammad (aka the White Pube) $24.99

Sketched Out: Artistic Sketchbooks and Journals Unveiled edited by Victionary $45

Songscapes: Stunning Graphics and Visuals in the Music Scene by Victionary $49.95

Fiction

This Is Your Bike on Plants Fantastical Feminist Stories of Bicycling, Gardens, and Growth edited by Elly Blue $13.95

What Doesn’t Kill Us by Ajay Close $17.95

DIY

A People’s Guide to Houseplants: Thrifty, Sustainable Ways to Fill Your Home with Plants by Cara Brezina (Microcosm Publishing) $14.95

Film

The Museum of Wes Anderson: His Movies and the Works That Inspired Them by Johan Chiaramonte and Camille Mathieu $35

Magazines

Hellebore #12 Samhain 2024 – A Summoning of Ancient Terrors $17

Apartamento #34 $35

November Newsletter Out Now!

Published on November 8, 2024 0 Comments

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Blurry by Dash Shaw

Published on November 5, 2024 0 Comments

Have you ever lost your glasses? Or gazed at an impressionist painting? Or gotten lotion in your eye? Seen through a blurry lens, the world becomes indistinct; it’s harder to tell where one thing ends and another begins.

Dash Shaw’s newest book, Blurry, blends the individual stories of several different characters as they struggle to answer both commonplace and life-changing questions. They’re the kinds of conundrums that we are all inevitably faced with. What to create? Who to partner with? What to do with our time? Which ice cream flavor to choose? Such problems sprout like dandelions from the liminal cracks in our lives. And, as Shaw skillfully demonstrates, they’re the questions that spur us to grow as people.

Blurry beautifully portrays the complexity of our inner lives as it fluidly intertwines the protagonists’ narratives. I really loved following each character’s thought process as they sorted through their individual quandaries. Reading this book helped me feel less alienated in my own inner deliberations. It reminded me that, while I might get a bit lost in my own problems from time to time, so does everyone else I come into contact with every day. And even if we sometimes feel alone in our unique struggles, it’s nice to remember that our problems actually connect us to one another, because they are a quintessential part of the human experience. 

Be sure to stop by for our event on Saturday, November 9th when Dash Shaw will be in conversation with acclaimed graphic novelist Olivier Schrauwen and brilliant cartoonist Conor Stechschulte! More info here!

Polish up those contact lenses and come on down to Quimby’s to pick up this lovely tome!

~ Echo

New Stuff This Week

Published on November 1, 2024 0 Comments

 

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Wicker Park Indie Bookstore League Sticker $3.99

Quimby’s Bookstore Black and White Book Spine Sticker by Casey Gartlan/Witchmxm $6

Jenn Woodall Postcard Box Set (Silver Sprocket) $19.99

Zines

The Papercuts Library #11 Baking Cookies on Every Type of Day by Joey Sellers $5.99

Auntie by Rita Sindelar $5

Zazazine issues #0 and #3 by April Ursula Fox $13 each

Fetish #2 Fall 24 by Tina Mead $3

Postcards From Irving #9 by Tyler $5

For the Love of Peter Hujar by Steven Reigns $12

Hey Look at That #4 by Aaron Brown $12

Qwerty Quarterly #6 Scenes From Qwerty Fest Fall 2024 $5

Malt Adult #30 $5

Alchemy, Memory and the Architecture of Initiation by Brian Cotnoir $10

Sketchbook Drawings 2024 by Drew Lerman $10

X Kool Kids #9 $5

Vizualis Kolteszet (Visual Poetry) An Introduction to the Work of Andras Rajnai by Robert Newsome $6

Silences Ohio by Maud Lavin $7

Human Issue #3 Unsettling Sight by Edwin Perry Manchester $5

Comics

Bloody Mary by Nick Winn (Silver Sprocket) $9.99

New Wave Comics presents Hero League #1 & #2 by Reginald Wayne Soileau $2 each

Devout by Frankie Lyne $12

Grendel’s Dog #1 by fscare $7

Unknown by Genevieve Kotz $5

50 Flip Experiment #33 by Dan Hill $5

So Buttons #14 Life and Death edited by Jonathan Baylis $10

Airbag #3 More Stories by Brian Canini $8

Death Spark by Thomas Campbell $20

Catboy Catalogue #2 Sum 198X by Fox Graham $8

Comics Blogger #10 $5

Occult Comix: An Eclectic Anthology by Village Archives $15

Graphic Novels

Acme Novelty Datebook vol 3 by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) $49.95 – Yes, we have signed copies, but ya gotta come in to the store to buy those. Want vol 1-3 in a slipcase? Geddit at $149.95. (Those are unsigned.)

Applewood Canyon: An American Suburban Satire by Brian Canini $16

Complete Poe Clan VOL 1 & 2 The 70s by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics) $80

Art Books

I Fashioned and I Broke by Anna Gregoline $10

Outer Limits

Mysticism by Simon Critchley $18.95

Music Books

Marquee: The Story of the World’s Greatest Music Venue by Robert Sellers and Nick Pendleton (Trouser Press) $22.95

Hell on Wheels: Tour Stories Remembered, Remixed, Remastered by Greg Jacobs (U of Hell) $19.95

Dolly Parton’s White Limozeen (33 1/3 vol 186) by Steacy Easton $14.95

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin $32

Fiction

Blue Sisters: A Novel by Coco Mellors $30

For the Young at Heart

Dinosaur Uproar by Michael Barron $24 and Dinosaur Uproar Coloring Book $12

Essay Books

Yokels in the Windy City and Other Ridiculous Reflections From “Magic Mike 6XL” by Michael D. Davis $5.99

Chap Books & Poetry

Dirt by April Ursula Fox $13

Prairie Roots by James Lowell Hall (Lake Claremont Press) $18.95

Sexxxy

by fscare: My Precious Doll by Fscare $6, Catfished $7

Boyfriend Material: A Trans Masc Smut Zine edited by Frances Andonopoulos and Blue Buzbee $12

Scary Zines in Spooky Series!!

Published on October 29, 2024 0 Comments
With the full force of spooky season upon us, I’d like to share some of my favorite scary zines around the shop, each of which just happens to come from a series.  So whether you want classic tales, fabulous comics, or a heavy dose of reality, we’ve got something for you with issues to spare.
DSP Classic Ghosties Book Five: The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar
 The last of this spooky series is perhaps my favorite; a heart-breaking, inspiring tale of life after death and love after jealousy.  I didn’t know who Olivia Howard Dunbar was before this perfectly pocket-sized zine fell into my hands, but now that I do I’m hungry for more.  Presented by Displaced Snail Publications via Project Gutenberg, these public domain classic short stories are sure to sneak a little creep into your reading pile.  @DisplacedSnail
Scorpio Venus Rising #2 by Corinne Halbert
Following Venus on her escape through celestial existence steeped in Tarot is gorgeously horrific.  I especially enjoyed #2, because her strength is challenged as she literally unpacks her emotional baggage in a struggle of self-transformation. And if you can’t relate to that, then perhaps you should take a moment to contemplate your own existence or get yourself a reading to consider what Scorpio season has in store for you.  Fans of Acid Nun will eat up the artwork by the one and only Corrine Halbert (full disclosure of her awesomeness: she used to work here!).  @CorinneHalbert
So… You Wanna Unionize? #2
Let’s be serious for a second: there are few things in this world scarier than unchecked capitalism!  Thank the heavens for unions and the workers who have fought and continue to fight against the evils of corporate greed.  This series of political zines from the Starbucks Workers United gives voice to the working class struggle with a heavy dose of education and community.  Because step one in worker solidarity is knowledge, these zines explain terms, quote laws & policies, and present infographics alongside comics and collages to clarify the importance of unions and the path to get them.  All three are great, but I especially love the cover art of a decaying skeleton worker on issue #2.  @SBWorkersUnited
Because they are abundant with Halloweenie content, I have shied away from the Outer Limits, the How To, and the Film & TV sections, though I highly recommend that you browse those in our store as well.  Honorable mention goes to the mini-zine series of ‘Thirteen Facts’ which lists–you guessed it–thirteen facts about select horror movies, their characters, and actors such as the venerable Vincent Price.
Keep it spooky silly!
Toujours, elizabeth  @GetBackToPrint
P.S.  Yes, Rosie is my third costume so far this week!  You’re welcome.