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Saturday, October 16, 2004
juice matron:
coming this february from soft skull press...
Juicy Mother
edited by Jennifer Camper
"A cartoon anthology with work by and about queers, women and people of color. The collection showcases comics by such well-known cartoonists as Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), Howard Cruse (Wendel, Stuck Rubber Baby), Diane DiMassa (Hothead Paisan), and Ariel Schrag (Definition, Potential).
"Juicy Mother includes comix about an older butch dyke and her Lolita, an African-American gay man coming of age, an Arab Muslim dyke searching for her identity, two big hairy men getting married, a cynical Latina teen encountering aliens and a wild cartoon jam.
"In a genre especially known for being dominated by straight white men, Juicy Mother is an alternative to alternative comix. The collection places emphasis on the voices least represented in the comic world. As such, the stories within are a celebration -- exuberant and carefree."
posted by peter! 7:43 PM EST permalink
Friday, October 15, 2004
totoro!
"MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, Volume 1
MSRP: $9.99
Available November 9, 2004
"Hayao Miyazaki is the most renowned animator in Japanese history. He won an Academy Award in 2002 for the film Spirited Away, for which VIZ also published the Ani-Manga. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, is a critically acclaimed manga about childhood innocence, friendship and the belief that magic is all around us. Breathtaking artwork and magical adventures is what readers will find in this title from the Studio Ghibli Library.
"MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO opens with Satsuki and Mei's move to the Japanese countryside with their father. Although Satsuki and Mei are at first frightened by their new surroundings, they quickly discover a magical presence in their midst and meet their new neighbor -- a tree guardian named Totoro who lives in the forest behind their house. Soon a wonderful adventure begins."
Plus... for the grownups:
"SENSUAL PHRASE Volume 4
MSRP: $9.95
Available NOW
"Up until recently, Lucifer has been the hottest band on the radio. The combination of Sakuya's good looks and Aine's sexy lyrics has shot them straight to the top of the hit parade. But that's all about to change. A new group by the name of Jesus is creeping up the charts. They've got the tunes and the sex appeal to rival even Lucifer’s scorching popularity. It's the ultimate battle of the bands -- Jesus vs. Lucifer! Who rocks harder?"
(scripted by our own kelly sue, btw, and debuting on the top 50 nielsen bookscan charts this week. warms my cold heart, it does.)
posted by peter! 11:44 AM EST permalink
Thursday, October 14, 2004
get your war on, again:
Cartoonist David Rees will maneuver across North America to read from his newest collection of political comics, Get Your War On II, from October 13 through October 30.
The New York Times recently described Get Your War On as a "glorious excoriation of our post 9/11 loony bin." Get Your War On recently described The New York Times as "birdcage liner."
In the months following 9/11 and Operation Enduring Freedom, Rees went from being a frustrated temp at Martha Stewart Omnimedia to a noted political firebrand with a bestselling anthology, a thriving website, and a regular comic strip in Rolling Stone. In Get Your War On II, printed in his signature red ink, Rees's deadpan wit and political venom rise to the occasion yet again.
Rees will read from his comics using an overhead transparency projector, answer audience questions, and discuss the land mine removal in Afghanistan that is sponsored by sales of Get Your War On.
"Get Your War On is the most original cartoon to emerge since, well, ever. Raw, enraged, sardonic, hilarious, despairing and impossible to pigeonhole." ‹Rolling Stone
"Nearly every page of Get Your War On is packed with off-color humor that can be both laugh-out-loud funny and gut-wrenching." ‹Los Angeles Times
"Get Your War On conveys a hilariously deadpan fatalism while managing toprovide a surprisingly articulate expression of our anxieties." ‹Newsweek
Get Your War On II 2004 North American Tour:
Wednesday, October 13
Oberlin, OH
Oberlin College
Craig Lecture Hall
The Science Center
119 Woodland Street
7:00 PM
With LIVE presidential debate to follow!
Thursday, October 14
Chicago, IL
Chicago Center for Arts Policy
Hokin Hall, Columbia College
623 South Wabash Avenue
(312) 344-7985
6:00 PM
Friday, October 15
Madison, WI
Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts
306 West Dayton Street
(608) 251-2787
8:00 pm
With Steve Brodner
Saturday, October 16
St. Louis, MO
Left Bank Books
399 North Euclid
(314) 367-6731
7:00 PM
Sunday, October 17
Gainesville, FL
University of Florida
J Wayne Reitz Union
Rion Ballroom
(352) 392-1649
7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 19
Chapel Hill, NC
Bull's Head Bookshop
(919) 962-5060
3:30 PM
Wednesday, October 20
Richmond, VA
Chop Suey Books
1317 West Cary Street
(804) 497-4705
7:30 PM
Thursday, October 21
Washington, DC
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
(202) 364-1919
7:00PM
Friday, October 22
Baltimore, MD
Atomic Books
1100 West 36th Street
(410) 662-4444
7:00 PM
Saturday, October 23
Philadelphia, PA
Robin's Bookstore
108 South 13th Street
(215) 735-9600
7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 27
Huntington, WV
Marshall University
Memorial Student Center
Dom Morris Room
One John Marshall Drive
7:30 PM
Thursday, October 28
Lawrence, KS
The Olive Gallery
15 East 8th Street
(785) 331-4114
8:00 PM
Saturday, October 30
Austin, TX
Alamo Drafthouse
2700 West Anderson Lane
(512) 476-1320
4:00 PM
posted by peter! 10:56 AM EST permalink
Monday, October 11, 2004
artbomb review:
how loathsome
by ted naifeh and tristan crane
"Oh yeah, gender transgression, junkies, fetish parties, yadiyadiyah. You've seen this kind of thing before. Let's point and laugh at the freaks. Let's rubberneck at the trainwreck of their lives. Wow, they're fucked up. Isn't that kind of cool. And, you know, loathsome.
"Except it's not, though. It's not that kind of book.
"You could say that HOW LOATHSOME is a comic about gender transgression. And that would be accurate. But that would be like saying that War and Peace is about war and peace, and it's not, really. It's about people. And the poignancies, the little acts of courage, the relationships, the passions, the awkwardness, that make up the substance of their lives. Tristan Crane's wry, understated observations about the San Francisco underground scene are little moments of recognition, and his characters live and breathe with a reality that is suddenly, intimately, familiar. You know these people. You know Nick, the asshole who is living from weekend to weekend. You know Alex, the kid with the sweet smile that "broke hearts, even around here, where no-one seems to have one," constantly trying to wrestle his overactive brain out of a habit and never succeeding. And you know Catherine, the sexually ambiguous narrator of this odyssey, who is trying to define herself (himself?) in a world where her (his?) reality is not to be spoken aloud, except to the initiated..."
(more from janet harvey)
[welcome, janet!]
posted by peter! 1:42 AM EST permalink
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