New Stuff This Week

Welcome to Venice Rxcx by Ric Clayton (Kill Your Idols) $45 – Book featuring the work of the guy who does the art work for the Suicidal Tendencies, lots of like-minded bands, LA skate graphics n more. All I wanted was a Pepsi, but I got this book instead. -Liz M.

Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music by David Hollander (Anthology Project) $55 – A deep dive into the music used during heyday of low-budget TV and scrappy genre filmmaking, when producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could reach for a selection of library music: LPs of stock recordings whose contents fit any mood required. Featuring histories, interviews, & visuals. Even George A. Romero used library music in Night of the Living Dead, which is why he wrote the intro to this examination of this unique genre at the nexus of art and commerce.

Zines

Riot Grrrl Reviews #2 June 18 by Jolie Ruin $2

New titles from Chicago print artist Keith Herzik

Interim by Kayle Karbowski $20

alchemy zines by Brian Cotnoir

Just Encased #2 Curated by Danielle Susi $7

Comics & Minis

My Green Tessellated Boudoir Winter by Krystal DiFronzo $15

Like a Garment That Gapes by Jameson Skelton Doody $5

New titles by H Tweedell

Graphic Novels

Dull Margaret by Jim Broadbent & Dix (Fantagraphics) $29.99 – Jim Broadbent, the British actor who is in, like everything, from Harry Potter to Game of Thrones (?!), collaborated with the Guardian cartoonist Dix in this book, inspired by the Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Dulle Griet (1561) painting (aka “Mad Meg”) of a woman with a sword in one hand in front of the mouth of hell.

Father by Gabriel M. Howell $20

Eric by Tom Manning $24.99

Let’s Make Comics: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons by Jess Smart Smiley $12.99

Luisa, Now and Then by Carole Maurel (Humanoids) $29.95 – At 32, Luisa encounters her 15-year-old self.

Out in the Open by Jesús Carrasco (Self Made Hero) $24.99

Art & Design

The Design of Dissent: Greed, Nationalism, Alternative Facts, and the Resistance by Milton Glaser / Mirko Ilic $25

Skin & Ink: Illustrating the Modern Tattoo by Sandu (Gingko Press) $39.95

Far Fetched Inversosimilie by Jesse Jacobs (Tabularasa Edizioni) $36

The Creature Garden: An Illustrator’s Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna by Harry Goldhawk / Zanna Goldhawk $25

Politics & Revolution

90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow $16.99 – Examines the history of women in the 1990s, during which American society grew increasingly hostile to women who dared to speak up.

Rendezvous With Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society by Thomas Frank $25 – The founding editor of The Baffler and acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal presents a collection of scathing interlocking essays denouncing the four-decade economic battle in America that has culminated in today’s devastating levels of financial inequality.

Outer Limits

Magic Medicine: A Trip Through the Intoxicating History and Modern-day Use of Psychedelic Plants & Substances by Cody Johnson $24.99

Film & Music Books

Room to Dream by David Lynch / Kristine McKenna $32 – Part memoir-part bio, McKenna talks to people in Lynch’s life, they talk smack about him and then he refutes it! What an idea! – Liz M.

The Yacht Rock Book: The Oral History of the Soft, Smooth Sounds of the 70s and 80s by Greg Prato $22.95

Sex Guides & Culture

Many Love: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s) by Sophie Lucido Johnson $16.99

Magazines
Lacunae vol 1 An Undergraduate Journal for Queer of Color Critique $12
RFD #174 Sum 18 Amuse Us $11.95
Fortean Times #367 $12.50
Mojo #296 $11.25
Shock Cinema #54 $5

Lit Journals & Chap Books
Staind vol 2 The Shame Issue $15
Swiping Right and Other Regrets by Noelle Pouzar $12
Tilde # 1 $7
Submerging #3 Where Are We In the Story $6

…and as usual, much, much more!

Keiler Roberts Reads From Chlorine Gardens & Jessica Campbell Reads from XTC69 on 10/5

Oct ’18
5
7:00 pm

 

Quimby’s welcomes Keiler Roberts & Jessica Campbell on Fri, October 5th at 7pm!

Dealing with pregnancy, child-rearing, art-making, mental illness, and an MS diagnosis, the parts of Chlorine Gardens (Koyama Press) sum sound heavy, but Keiler Roberts’ gift is the deft drollness in which she presents life’s darker moments. She doesn’t whistle past graveyards, but rather finds the punch line in the pitiful.

“Keiler Roberts is forthright and adroit as she diagrams the pain inherent in memory, but it is Roberts’ idiosyncratic way of buckling you into her brilliant, uncomfortable, funny-as-fuck soul that lifts you above the ground.”  Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing is Monsters

In XTC69 Jessica Campbell, the artist, presents the tale Commander Jessica Campbell of the planet L8DZ N1T3 and her crew are searching for men to breed with when they discover the last human on Earth, the cryogenically frozen Jessica Campbell. With a new, but familiar crewmember, the search for men continues, but will it be worth it?

“This oddball escapade delights from opening salvo to closing quip.” — Publishers Weekly

KEILER ROBERTS is a Chicago-based artist whose autobiographical comic series Powdered Milk has received an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Series and was included in The Best American Comics 2016. Her first book with Koyama Press, Sunburning, was published in 2017.

JESSICA CAMPBELL is from Victoria, BC and is an enthusiast of jokes, painting and comics. She completed her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she is a comics instructor. In 2016, she unleashed the art world and chauvinist skewering: Hot or Not: 20th-Century Male Artists.

For more info: koyamapress.com

Friday, October 5, 7pm – Free Event

Here’s the Facebook invite for this event.

Quimby’s Welcomes Slackjaw Columnist Jim Knipfel, with Andy Slater 7/19

Jul ’18
19
7:00 pm

Born in Wisconsin, Jim Knipfel was a staff writer at the now-defunct weekly alternative newspaper New York Press for thirteen years, where wrote the long-running and popular “Slackjaw” column, a cynical, misanthropic look at daily life. He is the author of ten books, including Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio, These Children Who Come at You With Knives, The Blow-off: A Novel, and, most recently, Residue. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Daily News, The New York Post, The Village Voice, The Believer, OZY, and countless other publications. He’s also blind, and currently lives in the last remaining vestige of true Brooklyn.

Self-described local blindo, Andy Slater aka Velcro Lewis, will host the event. Slater will be sharing excerpts from his comic How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up, his new stand-up act Permission To Fail, and details of his work with the Society of Visually Impaired Sound Artists.

This event is supported by 3Arts, Bodies Of Work, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

“[Slackjaw] is an extraordinary emotional ride, through the lives and times of reader and writer alike, maniacally aglow with a born storyteller’s gifts of observation, an amiably deranged sense of humor, and a heart too bounced around by his history, and ours, not to have earned Mr. Knipfel, at last, an unsentimental clarity that is generous and deep.” –Thomas Pynchon

“Life hasn’t been easy for Jim Knipfel. He’s blind…He’s got a drinking problem. He’s been in an out of mental hospitals. He’s attempted suicide. But he’s managed to keep his sense of humor.”—Boston Herald

 

 

Thurs, July 19th, 7pm

More info:

Facebook Invite For This Event

jimknipfel.com

missioncreep.com/slackjaw

electronpress.com

books by Knipfel 

New Stuff This Week

The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, Skullduggery, Frauds, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Hoaxes, Flimflam, Pranks, Hornswoggle, Conspiracies & Miscellaneous Fakery by Rex Sorgatz $19.99 – Slingshotting through conspiracy theories, internet and popular culture, and perplexing psychological phenomena, this compendium illuminates deliriously diverse subjects: Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Chilean Sea Bass, Claques, Clickbait, Cognitive Dissonance, Cryptids, Dark Matter, False Flag Operations, Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, Kayfabe, Laugh Tracks, Milli Vanilli, Phantom Time Hypothesis, Photoshopping, Potemkin Villages, Rachel Dolezal, Strategery, Truthiness, and the Uncanny Valley.

Zines

KerBloom #132 May Jun 18 by Artnoose $2

National Teenset Outsider #35 $1

Skating with Shes and Hers: April to June 2017: Volume 1 by Amelia Bjesse-Puffin $6 – Photos and interviews with women, nonbinary and gender fluid folks that skate.

Smudge vol 2 #6 by Clay Hickson $5

Do You Have the Time by McKenzie Carlock $7.95

Working: Makin’ Paper Without Losing Your Mind or Selling Your Soul by Faith G. Harper, PhD (Microcosm) $4

Lover – A Zine by Katie Wright $5

Crown Jewel of the Caucusus by Benjamin Kraco $10

Incognito #1 by Rachel Orr $10

Beauty of Rat Dreams: A Fold Out Zine About Radiators Worms and Hidden Layers by Jam $1

zines/comics by M Sabine Rear: Bending Spoons: A Field Guide to Ableist Microaggressions $3, Women Artists Zine $6, Reverse Flaneur $10 & more!

Comics & Minis

Samurai Corpse #1 by Rainier Flores $2

Paintings by Keiler Roberts $5

Demons by Emily Hutchings $6

Would’ve Been Could’ve Been Should’ve Been Never Was and Never Will Be by Yewon Kwon $20

Graphic Novels

Fab4 Mania: A Beatles Obsession and the Concert of a Lifetime by Carol Tyler (fantagraphics) $29.95

Fukushima Devil Fish by Katsumata Susumu (Breakdown Press) $34.99

Then It Was Dark: A Paranormal Anthology by Sarah Benkin $22

The Strange by Jérôme Ruillier (D+Q) $21.95

Hellboy 1: The Complete Short Stories by Mike Mignola $24.99 – 16 standalone stories that can be read in any order.

George Orwell Illustrated by David Smith & illustrated by Mike Mosher (Haymarket) $17

Politics & Revolution

A Nation Unmade by War by Tom Engelhardt $15.95 – Writings from TomDispatch.com.

Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship by Tariq Ali $19.95

Music & TV Books

Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music by Ann Powers $18.99

Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for the Simpsons by Mike Reiss $27.99

I’ve Got Something to Say by Danko Jones (Feral House) $19.95 – In-your-face collection of 10 years of onstage and backstage by Canadian garage rocker Danko Jones.

Stuff That Helps

The Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick: Your Guide to Crafting Charms, Rituals, and Spells from the Natural World by Judy Ann Nock $16.99

Food

Spam: The Cookbook by Marguerite Patten $9.99

Fiction & Lit

We Are Where the Nightmares Go and Other Stories by C. Robert Cargill $26.99

The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way: On Writers and Writing by Charles Bukowski (City Lights) $15.95 – Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, reviews, introductions, and interviews, revealing the critical acumen of everyone’s favorite Dirty Old Man.

Sex Culture

Modern Whore by Andrea Werhun $30

Magazines
Frankie #83 $15.95
Wire #412 $10.99
Gather Journal vol 7 #13 $19.99
Kilter Magazine #13 2018 $5
Lit Journals & Chap Books
Little Star #7 $14.95
Growing by Bridget Johnson $3.50

For the Kiddies

AlphaBots by Impossible Winterbourne $19.95

New Stuff This Week

Zines

Revering Individual Posessions #2 by Elizabeth S. Tieri $1

Bound Struggles #7 by Chicago Books to Women In Prison $10

Sick, Sad World Zine: A Tribute to Daria by Rosmund and Megan $5

Meanwhile #4 Mythical Creatures & #5 Whats Your Sign $5 each

Death Lick by Corinne Halbert $12 – Full color reproductions on heavy glossy paper of 19 erotic horror paintings, limited edition of 50.

Heuksando by Lila Lee $10

Good Day Mi Lady: A Ren Faire Zine by Megan Kirby $5

Contrived Critters by Aim Ren $2

Her by Talie M. Zrihen $2

Unguarded Conversations With Museum Guards at AIC by Shannon Hebert Waldman $5

Mineralis by Patricia Cram $10

Various Small Geological Controversies photo zine by Bill Daniel $12

Wiggly World by Michael R. Heck $10

Cognitive Dissonance for Beginners by Lita $4

For Everard vol 7 Tony From the Bronx $5

Annapolis photo zine by Philip Tomaru $20

Mainland by Lila Lee $16

Yolanda #2 Thigh Times Enterprises $5

Comics & Minis

You Don’t Get There From Here #47 by Carrie McNinch $3

Short Gay Stories by HP Lehkonen $12

Our Friends the Bees by Rachel Bard $5

Infinite Wheat Paste #5 by Pidge $5

Finder Pink Year by Nou 2017 $4

Slithering Sleep by Danielle Burton $16

Orbiters Prism by Drew Miller (Neoglyphic Media) $5

Can’t Breathe Without Air by Angela Chen $6

Poor Thing #1 by Drew Miller (Neoglyphic Media) $8

Humorous Faces of Funny Cases #3 by Cynthia T. Navarro (Tiny Splendor) $12

Dump by Matthew Carrigan $10

Island on Fire by Yishu Wang $8

Lingering Light: A Prequel of the Setting Sun BBB x Maki $6

Seeker #1-#5 by Liz Valasco $5 each

Loops by Alyssa Nelson $4

I’m Trying by Angela Chen $4

Ley Lines: Weird Territory by Evan Dahm $6

Beef Jams Tournament Edition $7

Millennials #1-#3 by Lorenzo Ghetti & Claudia Nuke Razzoli $5 each

Manzone by Ugo Schiesaro $8

King Cat #78 by John Porcellino $5

Ikea by Fine OK Press $5

Ooze by Ali Burke and Tara Hamilton $5

At the Top of Fuller Canyon by Andrew Alexander $5

Grievin of Mt Privado Part 1 by Andrew Alexander $10 – Teen secrets, sleuthing and reefer abound when a murdered pet rocks a small town in this expressionist noir.

Visions by Evan M. Cohen $20

Twilight of the Bat by Josh Simmons $10 – Unauthorized Batman comics by Josh Simmons and friends.

Mundane Magic by Andrew Lamb Schultz (Cold Cube Press) $15

Bursting Spicy Metal #1 by Kelly Bjork (Cold Cube Press) $15

Sticky Sweets by Ross Jackson $10

Thirty Miles of Crazy #1-#6 by Karl Christian Krumpholz $5 each

But Is It Comic Aht #1 by Domino Books $5

Graphic Novels

Nobrow 10: Studio Dreams $24 – Features a wealth of Nobrow contributors past and present as well as a glimpse into the future of comics and illustration!

The Complete Future Shocks vol 1 by Alan Moore & Peter Milligan $25 – This first volume of Tharg’s Future Shocks takes us back to the earliest days of the one-off, twist ending, sci-fi thrills strip from the pages of 2000 AD, showcasing talents of Alan Moore and friends.

Instinct For Cooperation: A Graphic Novel Conversation with Noam Chomsky and Jeff Wilson, Illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia $13.95

Inside Moebius Part 2 (Dark Horse) $39.99

Marta by Alison Burke DuPey $12

Welcome to Slimecity by Jared Gattis $12

Fiction

Ayiti by Roxane Gay $16

Fight No More: Stories by Lydia Millet $24.95

Food

Superiority Burger Cookbook: The Vegetarian Hamburger Is Now Delicious by Brooks Headley $39.95

Stuff That Helps

A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson $7.99

On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness by Roman Muradov $12.95

How to Deal With Anxiety an Activity Book by Eugenia Viti $7

Bio, Memoirs & Media

All Gates Open: The Story of Can by Irmin Schmidt with Rob Young $29.95 – Part band bio, part symposium of the legendary german experimental rock band CAN from founding member Schmidt with journalist Young.

Ghostbuster’s Daughter: Life With My Dad, Harold Ramis by Violet Ramis Stiel $28

Long Players: A Love Story in Eighteen Songs by Peter Coviello $16

Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous by Christopher Bonanos $32 – A biography of the photographer nicknamed after the Ouija board due to his uncanny ability to arrive at a crime scene mere moments after law enforcement, reveals a man now known as an innovator, pioneer and master crime-scene photographer.

TRI-X-NOISE – Photographs 1981-2016 by Bill Daniel $20 – From master railroad and freight tag historian behind the Mostly True: The West’s Most Popular Hobo Graffiti Magazine and the filmmaker of “Who is Bozo Texino?” TRI-X-NOISE includes three decades of subterranean countercultural hijinks recorded on black and white film. Beginning with early the 80s Texas skatepunk scene, the book is a sprawling visual journal of a life lived on the road and after dark. Punk shows high and low, crusty experimental cinemas, freight train adventures, Mission School graffiti, impossibly obscure house shows, and art exhibits in the shadowy margins. It’s a mash up of subcultural documentation, from San Francisco to Shreveport, from Texas to Braddock Pennsylvania, a flash-lit scrapbook of an invisible vanguard, all shot on Tri-X film. Including: Butthole Surfers, Big Boys, Black Flag, City Museum, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Misfits, David Yow and more.

Magazines

Even #10 $18

Lula #25 $15.99

Man About Town #22 $29.99

Palmss #3 by Chinwe Okona $10

Nostalgia Digest Sum 18 $4.50

Lit Journals, Chap Books & Poetry

The Believer #119 $12

The Literary Review vol 61 #1 Chemistry $15

Spent Seasons Poetry by Liza Edwards Levin $3

Year of the Dogs: Poetry and Illustrations by Anita Olivia Koester by Anita Olivia Koester $3

If You Are Unable to Help Just Say So by Jennifer Williams $15

Brick #101 $16

Gathering Views by Jack C. Buck $15

For the Kiddies

Furqan’s First Flat Top, El primer corte de mesita de Furqan by Robert Liu-Trujillo $15.95

Other Stuff

Baphomet Babe sticker by Corinne Halbert $3