New Stuff This Week

Published on August 3, 2013 1 Comment

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Optic Nerve #13 by Adrian Tomine (D&Q) $5.95

Zines & Zine-Related
Meta Zine: It’s a Zine About Zines by Davida Gypsy Brier $2.00 – A primer of sorts from the editor of Xerography Debt.
Brooklyn to Mars #4 by Markus Almond $8.00
My Heart is the Worst Kind of Weapon by Amber Pitt $5.00
Unfinished Lives by Elliott Junkyard $8.00
I Mirage/My Mirage #1 a Zine About Body Image – Jonas of Shut the Eff Up zine made 2 zine anthologies of different zinesters talking about body image.  There’s also My Mirage I Mirage #2 a Zine About Body Image, because not everything would fit in one. It’s a double one-shot. Both are $3.00 each.
KerBloom #102 May Jun 13 by Artnoose $2.00
Very Very Edge by Alexander Stewart $4.00
Subp-A-Roht issues #1 and #2 by Logan Bay $2.00 each
Onsmith and Nudd Sac #1 by Paul Nudd and Jeremy Onsmith $20.00
Nudd Public Library vol 1 by Paul Nudd $5.00 – Paul Nudd’s illustrations that he offers as his take on book covers. How appropriate to be selling it here. Gleepy gloppy gloopy!
Vinyl Vagabonds issues #2-#4 by Sara and Eric Gordon $4.00 each
Acid Kat issues #7 and #8 $3.00 each

Comics & Comix
Black Eye #2 by Ryan Standfest (Rotland Press) $15.95
Lyra Hill comics: Possession Scenes #1 The Exorcist and Possession Scenes #2 Twin Peaks Episode 14 Lonely Souls $2.00 each, also Copulate $6.00
Jijijiji Mena Comics No I Do Not Imaging the After Life $6.00
Adventures of Vampire Kitty and Space Bat by Elliott Junkyard $5.00
Sanpaku #1 by Zoe Burke $5.00
Sky in Stereo #2 by Mardou $6.00
Thai Comic Horrors vol 2 by Logan Bay $3.00
Fall to the Tower by Ben Bertin $3.00
Eye In the Sky by Carrie Vinarsky $6.00
Klaus #1 by Richard Short $6.00
Runx Tales #3 by Matt Runkle $8.00
We Are Not White Lesbians by Nia King $5.00
Connecting by Nick Jankowski $3.00
Sauce #1 by Ben Bertin et al. $6.00
222 N Hillcrest by Rachel and Lorraine Swanson $2.00
Seasonal #3 by Bobbi Parry and Sarah Morton $4.00
Cosmouse #1 by Bernie McGovern $2.00
Be the Love #2 by Jon Drawdoer $2.00
Andrew Jackson Throws a Punch an Inaugural Brawl by Andrea Tsurumi $10.00
Beach Girls Plus Dweeb by Box Brown et al. (Retrofit Comics) $6.00

Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell (Top Shelf) $19.95
Sammy The Mouse Book 2 TPB by Zak Sally (Uncivilized) $15.00
Creepy Presents Steve Ditko $19.99
Last of the Mohicans: Ten Cent Manga by Shigeru Sugiura et al. (Picturebox) $22.95
Ghosts and Ruins by Ben Catmull (Fantagraphics) $22.99
Incidents in the Night Book 1 by David B. et al. (Uncivilized) $19.00
Golden Age of Baseball Drawings 1934 to 1972 by Willard Mullin et al. (Fantagraphics) $35.00
Amazing Facts and Beyond With Leon Beyond: The USS Catastrophe Library of Knowledge Encyclopedia Graphic Almanac Humor by Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch (Uncivilized) $24.95
Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki (D&Q) $24.95
Over the Wall by PEter Wartman (Uncivilized) $14.95
Fiction
Momo by Michael Ende with illustrations by Marcel Dazama (McSweeney’s) $22.00
Static Station Lullaby by Amber Pitt $10.00
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher $14.95
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff $26.95
Welcome to Weltschmerz: A Bedroom Theater Memoir by Gabriel Chad Boyer $16.00

Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders $26.99
Shelley Unbound: Discovering Frankenstein’s True Creator by Scott Douglas de Hart (Feral House) $16.95
Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn $27.50
Young Lovecraft vol 3 by Bartolo Torres and Jose Oliver $19.95
Rocks Off: 50 Tracks that Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones by Bill Janovitz $25.99
What You Want Is In The Limo: On the Road with Led Zepplin, Alice Cooper and the Who in 1973, The Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born by Michael Walker $26.00
Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young $18.00 – Now in soft cover.
Follow For Now: Interviews with Friends and Heroes by Roy Christopher $14.95 – Featuring interviews with the lieks of  DJ Spooky, Philip K. Dick, Douglas Rushkoff, Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, Shepard Fairey, Dalek and more.
Eat a Bug Cookbook Revised by David George Gordon $16.99  – Real recipes. For real, for real.
Entheogens and the Developement of Culture: Anthropology and Neurobiology of Ecstatic Experience by John A. Rush $27.95

Politics & Revolution
The Afghanistan Picture Show or How I Saved the World by William T. Vollmann $16.95
Jobs With Justice: 25 Years 25 Voices by Eric Larson et al. (PM Press) $15.95

Magazines
The Baffler #23 $12.00
Uppercase #18 A Magazine For the Creative and Curious $18.00
Incite issues #1-#3 Journal of Experimental Media $12.00 each
Made Quarterly Edition 2 $20.00
Toilet Paper Jun 13 $19.00
Dwell Sep 13 $5.99
True Crime Jul 13 $8.99
Flaunt #128 $10.95
Boneshaker Magazine #12 $12.00
Smith Journal #7 $17.99
Vaga #4 $15.00
Black Velvet #77 $9.00
Razorcake #75 $4.00
Mojo #237 Aug 13 $9.99
Vinyl Riot #5 Sum 13 $13.99
Decibel #107 Sep 13 $4.95
Tattoo Collection #57

Poetry, Lit Mags, Lit Journals, Chap Books
Boss by Victoria Chang (McSweeneys) $20.00
Necropastoral by Joyelle McSweeney $12.00
Core Sample by Gordon Massman $12.00
Midwestern Gothic #10 $12.00
Overtakelessness by Quick Dan Beachy $12.00
Conium Review vol 2 #2 Fall 13 $12.00

Sex & Sexy
Teens At Play: End of Innocence by Rebecca (Eros) $9.99

Other Stuff
Gravy Candy $6.00 – 12 pieces individually wrapped in a funny, fun tin. Tastes like, you guessed it.
Be Nice Or Leave Pencil Case $5.00
I Want Free Shit To Not Cost Anything Wet Wipes $4.00
Control Panel Zipper Pouch $6.00
Hey Bitches: I Was Just Thinking About You Wanna Bake Some Brownies Gum $1.40
Maybe You Touched Your Genitals Liquid Soap $9.50 – Fresh Meadow Scent!
Thanks For Holding Back My Hair Hand Sanitizer $5.50 – Kills Germs on Contact For Really Good Friends!
Random Crap From Here and There Pocket Box  $6.00
Family Drugs Cigar Box $15.00
Coffee The Last Cheap Drug Coin Purse $4.00
Build Your Own Wurlington Press Postcard: The Farnsworth House $2.00

Laydeez Do Comics August edition 8/29 With Joyce Rice and Kat Leyh of Symbolia Magazine.

Published on August 3, 2013 0 Comments
Aug ’13
29
7:00 pm

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Guests will be Joyce Rice and Kat Leyh of Symbolia Magazine.

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Symbolia is a tablet magazine of illustrated journalism that pairs incendiary reporting with thoughtful illustration and comics, the first digital journal solely dedicated to the form. Symbolia was founded by Erin Polgreen  Joyce Rice. Deanna Zandt wrote for Forbes that, “Symbolia has accomplished two major feats: elevated the status of illustrated, sequential art as a form in a neglected space, and created a new space for us to reimagine what journalism can look – and feel – like.”

Speaker Bios:
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Joyce Rice collaborates with artists to craft intriguing narratives that merge audio, animation, and hand illustration with high-quality journalism. A seasoned illustrator and interactive designer – and a specialist in sequential storytelling, interactive content and publication design – she’s cofounder and creative director of the digital magazine Symbolia.  Joyce publishes comics and drawings in a variety of independent magazines and comics anthologies, and has been self-publishing an ongoing diary comic – Bird Wizards! – since 2008. Her work has appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, has been written about in FastCo., Poynter, and other outlets, and she has spoken about the intersection of comics and journalism at the Michigan State University Comics Forum.
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Laydeez do Comics is a unique salon with a focus on graphic works based on life narrative, the drama of the domestic, and the everyday. Invited guest speakers have 10-20 minute slots to present works/ideas followed by a Q&A. Launched in London in July 2009, the group has now expanded to other cities, including Chicago. Quimby’s hosts the Chicago chapter and it is usually the last Thursday of every month. For August the meeting is on Thurs, Aug 29th at 7pm.

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Offsite: On The Wall: Zine Art Meets Gallery Art at Strange Beauty Show

Published on August 3, 2013 0 Comments
Aug ’13
15
7:00 pm

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Come to Strange Beauty Show on Thursday, August 15th for this very special event co-sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore!

On The Wall: Zine Art Meets Gallery Art
at Strange Beauty Show
1118 N. Ashland Ave.
7-10pm

This very special event is the first collaboration between Quimby’s Bookstore and the salon/art space Strange Beauty Show. Curated by staff from both businesses, this group show features zine and comics artists, who will be showcasing pieces from their publications on the wall for display, and they will also have their periodicals avaiable for perusal and purchase.

Featuring work by Jami Sailor, Danielle Chenette, Lyra Hill and more!

Karaoke provided by Shameless Karaoke! (Click here for the song list.) Cocktails and nibbles!

Click here to find the event on Facebook.

*Please note this event is NOT at Quimby’s. It is at at Strange Beauty Show at 1118 N. Ashland Ave.

Strange Beauty Show is a place to experience artistic beauty in an upbeat yet laid-back environment. Come in and get a new creative haircut or color, view the work of local visual artists, and listen to a favorite song on vinyl; these elements all converge in one creative space at SBS. Also, see their Facebook page for updates of creative hair endeavors at SBS.

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International Zine Month Roundup!

Published on July 31, 2013 7 Comments

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In honor of the end of International Zine Month, we wanted to share some of our favorite zines and such from around the globe. Take a gander at some of the imports you can score on the shelves at Quimby’s.

Otso, Mari Ahokoivu, Finland, Bilingual (Finnish/English)

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Finnish comic artist Mari Ahokoivu, details the existential journey of the titular bear (otso) in outer space. Things get pretty hairy, even for a bear, until the story comes to a rather beautiful celestial resolution. Ahokoivu’s drawings are infused with bright colorful swirls and a sense of fun, even with the subject matter gets dark. Most of the action takes place in the illustration. The sparsely applied written words are translated into her native Finnish from English.

 

Gang Bang Bong, Multiple artists, Canada/Mexico, Bilingual (Spanish/English)

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Edited by Ines Estrada in Mexico and Ginette Lapalme in Toronto, this bilingual comic anthology is in its third installment. Gang Bang Bong started out more lo-fi but has become glossy, towing the line between zine and magazine. Inside you’ll find avant garde comics that tend to eschew the traditional panel storytelling form for more fluid narratives. GBB is a publication that straddles the lines of language and breaches the disconnect of North America’s two primary linguistic modes. And, on a lighter note, it’s full of fun, sometimes silly illustrations.

 

The Life and Times of Butch Dykes, Eloisa Aquino, Montreal Quebec, (English)

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This series of mini-zines spotlights notable masculine lesbians around the world, including Chavela Vargas, JD Samson, Gladys Bentley, Gertrude Stein and Claude Cahun. Despite its Montreal-ness, Life and Times is written in English. Inside you’ll find a classy Spark Notes version of these women’s accomplishments, highlighting experiences of personal triumph, trauma and updates on their present day lives, (if they’re still living). Life and Times also features handsomely screen- printed covers.

School, Women and Japanese Culture, Multiple artists, Japan, (English)

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Japanese journal School contains interviews, essays, photography and artwork reporting on the lives of women specifically, Japanese women generally. School examines the tension between ancient and modern cultures in Japan. Its sparse design and academic prose make for intellectually stimulating reading. Topics include relationship with sense of place, the existential implications of architecture, personal accounts of depression and an interview with singer Minako Yoshida.

Frontier, Uno Moralez, San Francisco by way of Russia

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Frontier is the first analog release for Uno Moralez who works mainly in digital mediums. His haunting figure-based visions are set in the style of a pixilated video game screen. Moralez deals in visual archetypes of the Virgin Mary, sailors and femme fatales, among others. This comic is less narrative and more a dream-like stream of consciousness parade of catastrophic and sensual image associations. So far, two issues have been released.

You Won’t Find These International Zines In Our Webstore, But Rather, Our Brick and Mortar Store…Come on in to Quimby’s to check these out!

Word About Seeing Words Anything, Sergej Vutuc, San Jose, California by way of Germany

Photographer and visual artist Vutuc, who lives in Germany, made this zine as part of his show with Shawn Whisenant “Coincidence” at Seeing Things Gallery in San Jose California. Vutuc’s zine is a black-heavy collage that forms a  photographic abstraction of his travels . He deals in shadow and light, splices of celluloid and hand scrawled musings. Word About Seeing Words Anything is a mixture between an exhibition catalog, small art book and portfolio of Vutuc’s work.

Chomp, Mitsu Sucks, Japan,  Bilingual (English/Japanese)

When your cover features a dude wearing a Spurs hat and Black Flag t-shirt, you have has at least some affinity for the West, or just good taste. Chomp showcases queer street-culture from Japan with a heavy dosage of skater influence, mostly in the form of photography and illustration. Its tagline remarks “everyone is uncool!” but you’ll find plenty cool cats in this rag, not to mention penis drawings. Mitsu Sucks is the creative mastermind behind Chomp but its content features a rotating cast of artists, pals and photographers.

What Are You Collecting at the Moment Mark?, Mark Pawson, UK, (English)

Mark Pawson, British artist, writer and zine reviewer waxes whimsical on his stockpile of stuff.  Akin to Eric Bartholomew’s Junk Drawer zine here in the states, Pawson catalogs objects and trinkets. And it’s pretty straightforward. The mini-zine lets readers flip through a pantheon of figurines, novelty mugs and household objects. It would also do you well to check out Mark’s website. It is incoherent and crazy in the best possible way.

You Can’t Find These International Zines at Quimby’s But They’re Still Awesome!

Koukijin-teki-Shaku: Japan, http://koukijinteki-shaku.blogspot.com/

Spill the Zine, UK Zine Review  http://spillthezines.blogspot.com/

The Treasure Fleet, Minicomic, Germany http://www.treasure-fleet.com/

Tetanos, Abraham Diaz, Mexico http://gatosaurio.com/tetanos2.html

Did we forget anything? Share some of your picks with us.

 

–Article by our intrepid Quimby’s reporter and SPOC founder Nicki Yowell.

Self-Publishers of Chicago (SPOC) is a community organization for zinesters, artists, writers and any who publish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Elwin Cotman Reads From Hard Times Blues With Patty Templeton 8/23

Published on July 30, 2013 0 Comments
Aug ’13
23
7:00 pm

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In Elwin Cotman’s new book Hard Times Blues (Six Gallery Press), zombies, elves, hobos, Martians, dragons; musical ghosts and sorcerous retail managers wreak havoc. These five lyrical and satirical fables look at the lives of the alienated and dispossessed through a fabulist lens. Drawing inspiration from the Gothic, pulp fiction, rock’n’roll, the Bible, and anime (to name a few), Cotman writes American fairy tales for a 21st century audience. For more info: http://lookmanoagent.blogspot.com/

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“Elwin Cotman writes like a brilliant maniac, as if he’s afraid someone will take his pen away too soon.”–Timothy Schaffert, author of The Coffins of Little Hope

Patty Templeton (below, right) writes hellpunk in a handbasket full of ghosts, freaks and fools. Her work has appeared in Pseudopod, PodCastle, Steam Powered II and Criminal Class Review. She won the first ever Naked Girls Reading Literary Honors Award and has been a runner-up for the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award. For more info: http://pattytempleton.livejournal.com/

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