February 2010
29 posts
Poopster, indeed! →
Hi everyone!
Just thought this would be the best place to come out with this, being that it’s called “Poopsheet Foundation” (why is that?) and all…but I’ve realized recently a certain…
Review: My Brain Hurts Volume Two →
MY BRAIN HURTS, Volume Two, by Liz Baillie. Liz Baillie’s MY BRAIN HURTS series was one of my favorite slice-of-life series from this past decade. It’s best described as young adult…
Life is what happens while you avoid that... →
Have you ever read those reprints of old EC comics that Gemstone puts together? The ones that are in book form?
I can’t figure out why they re-color those! I can’t stand that computer color over…
GREETINGS FROM CARTOONIA by Various →
Hailing from Stripburger Magazine, www.stripburger.org, the pieces that comprise the Greetings From Cartoonia anthology are mostly from Slovenian…
Review: Today Is The Shadow Of Tomorrow →
TODAY IS THE SHADOW OF TOMORROW, by the Minimalist Comics Collective. Part comic, part conceptualist provocation, the First Transmission of the MCC was an interesting experiment that…
Feb. 20 on MidnightFiction.com →
NURSE NURSE #5 by Katie Skelly →
Picking up from the aftermath of issue four, we see Gemma here still on Mars dealing with new friend Traume and the ominous Papa. Joining in the fun is a band from…
NURSE NURSE #4 by Katie Skelly →
I haven’t read issues one to three, but I’ll tell you… I like what I see here. This romantic space-faring adventure starring Gemma and Lucian is a little high on…
Review: Zinc Comics Presents Warlock Hotel (No. I... →
Ah, the Devil. Dude’s always getting the shit end of the stick. I mean, sure he is (if certain parties are to be believed) the source of all that is impure and foul in this world and the…
Clay Geerdes' Nov. 28, 1988 letter defining... →
I finally got my copy of Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s the other day, and after reading it, I thought it apropo I share an exchange of letters I had with Clay Geerdes in 1988…
Come see the PF table at STAPLE in Austin! →
The Poopsheet Foundation will be at STAPLE! in Austin on March 6th with over 3,000 mini-comics and zines from the late ’70s up to now. Come see us at Table 50 which we’ll be…
SECRET WEIRDO by Lauren Barnett →
I had concerns with the previous book I read by Lauren Barnett, but I was really drawn to this abstract watercolor cover that adorned Secret Weirdo. Nah, that’s undervaluing things. I…
I’D SURE LIKE SOME FUCKING PANCAKES by Lauren... →
Priced at $2, Pancakes is an attractive book with a unique and enticing cover. As a mini-comic, it leans a little too far toward stereotypical navel-gazing for my…
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works-in-progress: SLAM BANG #5
James Stanton cover for the upcoming fifth issue of the Slam Bang anthology from Fan-Atic Press
Feb. 13 on MidnightFiction.com →
PRIZE COMICS #2 by Hawk Krall →
This issue opens with strips about the sketchbook fodder and the cross section of demented society that frequents 7-11 in the AM hours. It’s a little repetitious…
Slam Bang 4 →
As I mentioned in my first review for Poopsheet, I am a big fan of anthologies. They offer a chance to sample a variety of styles and see if there is new talent out there that you might…
THE WANG: ERECTION YEAR by Stan Yan →
I don’t mean to nitpick, but if you’ve been reading my reviews for a while here at Poopsheet Foundation, then you know that I can be a stickler for proper grammar…
Feb. 6 on MidnightFiction.com →
THUNDER ISLAND by Tim Brown →
This ‘zine style book quickly grabs your attention with an attractive wrap around cover design and overall sense of packaging that I just loved. Having consumed as…
Again with the NEWAVE! →
This book is NOW AVAILABLE at the Fantagraphics Books website! Also, be sure to check out the review Tom Spurgeon posted yesterday at The Comics Reporter.
THIS TOWN, new comic by Anthony Woodward →
Published by Sure Shot Comics and will debut at a zine fair in Melbourne, Australia on February 13th (I think it’s part of Festival of the Photocopier).
More info at Anthony’s blog.
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John Porcellino does Jack Kirby
John Porcellino
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Dan W. Taylor paints for you
Dan W. Taylor
Cornered! The Best of David Steinlicht's In This... →
I have to admit I was a bit nervous about reading a collection of comic strips from a local newspaper, as those can be so regionalized as to make no sense to a reader outside the delivery…
Feb 12 Valentine Art Show @ Cafe Racer in Seattle →
COMPLAINTS by Noah Van Sciver →
I’m going to just say this right up front – I think Noah Van Sciver could be the next big thing. I haven’t read all of his material, but judging solely by Complaints it’s easy to foresee a…
NEWAVE! THE UNDERGROUND MINI COMIX OF THE 1980s →
Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder gives the book a nod.
For more info on this book, here’s a slideshow preview and you can find the full table of contents and a 36-page PDF excerpt …
SHARKER, THE FORGOTTEN, new from Sam Spina →
Check out his blog for more photos and some preview pages too.
January 2010
90 posts
Review: Utu →
Malachi Ward’s UTU is based on an extremely clever idea: what if the gods that spoke to shamen of years past were really time-travelers from the far future, trying to make the world into a…
YOKO ONO IN "MY FAVORITE BEETLE" by Jason T.... →
Yoko Ono has spent the last 28 days in a residential treatment program for substance abuse. To occupy her time, Yoko has written, produced and performed a play about her spiritual malady. This…
Jan. 30 on MidnightFiction.com →
Review: The Rat Nest →
THE RAT NEST #1, by Pat Keck, has a gorgeously bright but visceral silk-screened cover with an intense line, with the latter look carried over inside. This is a one-man anthology that…
Review: The Mercy Killing, Blood Orange →
Both THE MERCY KILLING and BLOOD ORANGE were written by Justin Giampaoli, and both are brief and understated comics with somewhat unexpected endings. BLOOD ORANGE, drawn by Grant Lee, is an…
Book release party in Brooklyn for Raina... →
NESPA news →
Been awhile since I updated any information about the show over here… so here goes…
We’ve confirmed our special guests for the show:
Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese, Dork!, Beasts of Burden) …
CALL ALL MY DAWGS #5 by Sam Gaskin, new in the... →
It’s fun in the sun with this issue’s “Island Adventure” by Sam Gaskin (Pizza Wizard, Sugarcube). Inspired by children’s manga about a clam and an alligator.
More info and sample pages at…
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Robert Goodin covers Uncle Scrooge
Robert Goodin’s blog
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Onsmith's cover for THE FOLIO CLUB #1
Onsmith’s blog
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Edward Bolman draws for you
You know Edward Bolman’s work, right? You should. Here are a couple panels from his Paradise Mislaid, which I hope you can one day read. See more panels here.
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collection of ads from Paper Rodeo
Go see a bunch more at Desert Island’s Flickr.
(via Chris Mautner)
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Brent Harada and Rusty Jordan at Beautiful/Decay
Beautiful/Decay
Perspective →
This is a collaboration with my good friend and poet L. E. Huizar. Or, more accurately, this is the official comic adaptation of her poem, “Perspective.” She was nice enough to trust me with…
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Zack Soto draws for you
Well, for the Portland Mercury, actually. See more at his blog.
Jan. 23 on MidnightFiction.com →
Is it time yet? →
Dang… it’s about time I do another issue of Time Warp innit?
Such A Card Feb 11 to Mar 7 →
I Seen You... →
I wonder at what approximate age you stop feeling so restless.
It seems to be every night I roll around in my bed trying to sleep for longer than I actually get to.
I always assumed that as you…
Jeffrey Brown's Wolverine mini-comic →
This might not even really be news, but Jeffrey Brown’s Wolverine mini-comic “Dying Time” can be read and downloaded for free online. I got a copy of it a few years ago, but I don’t recall…
R.A.V. #3, new from Michaela Colette Zacchilli →