Stopped by Pat Moriarity’s show in the ‘Couv last night and snagged a copy of his new Totems art book, published by Noreah/Brownfield. It’s hot off the press. In fact, this is the first copy sold from a limited edition printing.
Among many other works on display, Pat posted ~10 pages of his graphic novel WIP.
Max Clotfelter turns in a terrific cover for his feature-length interview in Copy This! #27.
The issue also includes news from:
Delicia Williams
Brian Leonard
Jeff Zenick
George Erling
Jeff Clayton
Everett Rand
Carrie McNinch
Joseph Tenney
Mike Toft
Nate McDonough
J.T. Yost
Marc Myers
Marc Van Elburg
Edd Vick
Scott Davis
Artie Romero
Brian Payne
R. Hendricks
Contributors: Larry Tisch, Brian John Mitchell and Nate McDonough
Bonus Mini Comic: Smeary Soapbox Press-ents#10 by Dale Martin
To join CT! rush your mini comics and/or stamps to:
D. Blake Werts
12339 Chesley Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277
In other news: Matt MacFarland announced Dark Pants #3 will be available at the following venues:
#1
Saturday, June 11 6-9pm
the POP-HOP Books and Print
Highland Park, CA
I will debut Dark Pants #3 and discuss my creative process along with two other fantastic artists whose work lies near the intersection of Contemporary art and cartooning, John Hogan and Lisa Ramsey.
#2
Saturday, July 16 5-7pm
Los Angeles County Store
Silver Lake, CA
I will give a slightly different Dark Pants 3 presentation with two local artists/authors; C.W. Moss and Monica Owen.
D. Blake Werts and David Miller are back with kind thoughts in memory of Clay Geerdes, journalist, teacher and mini comix publisher.
Landing in mailboxes this week is Copy This! #26, the Clay Geerdes Tribute edition. After Blake’s intro, Clay’s Newave Manifesto is reprinted. Then on to the main event—fond recollections and a little history presented in prose and comics form from R.C. Harvey, Bruce Chrislip, Jim Siergey, Clark Dissmeyer, Jim Valentino, J.R. Williams, Par Holman, George Erling, Jim Ryan, Bob Vojtko, Steve Willis, Brad W. Foster and David Miller.
This 68-page monster mini also includes artwork by Howard Cruse, John Howard, Jim Siergey, Jim Valentino, Clay Geerdes, George Erling, Bob Vojtko, Brad W. Foster, David Miller and Dan W. Taylor.
The cover is by Clay with title work by David Miller.
To join CT! rush your mini comics and/or stamps to:
D. Blake Werts
12339 Chesley Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277
David Miller also announced the addition of two new installments to The Clay Geerdes Archives blog. David’s next project is to focus on Clay’s many photographs of Underground Cartoonists.
Lastly, there is a new humor magazine out with its second issue in development, called The American Bystander. See their Kickstarter Campaign for #2 for who’s in it and what it’s all about.
Now available from Leeking Inc., Xerography Debt #38 is distributed and sold by Microcosm Publishing. This 68-page issue includes columns and reviews by a collective of dedicated zinesters. See the full contents and contributor list here.
A special all-art edition of Copy This! is now out from editor and publisher D. Blake Werts. Contributors include:
Billy McKay (cover)
Delicia Williams
Michael Kraiger
Bill Sheldon
Brad W. Foster
Tom Brinkmann
Andy Nukes
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Davida Gypsy Breier
Nate McDonough
Kel Crum
Bob Vojtko
David Robertson
Brian Buniak
Dale Martin
Buzzizyk/Siergey jam
Mike Hill
Larry Tisch
Joseph Tenney
Marc Myers
Jim Ryan
Edward Bolman
Clark Dissmeyer
John Eberly
Bob-X
R. Hendricks
John Howard
RC Harvey
Verl Bolt Bond
Tom Motley
Jim Siergey
John Pirog
Gary Fields (back cover)
Ron Austin (as The Umbrella Man), co-director with Louise Amandes, of the Bezango, WA movie about Pacific Northwest cartoonists. (Midnight Fiction is a film supporter.)
UFO chairman Rob Imes and members have published Tetragrammation Fragments #240, the official newsletter of the United Fanzine Organization.
Members include:
David Branstetter
Rick Brooks
Jason Bullock
Gavin Callaghan
Sam Gafford
Rob Imes
Larry Johnson
Roger Keel
Steve Shipley
Alan Sissom
Jim Main
Steve Keeter
The limited-edition zine is available to non-members for $3.00 (PPD).
5.5” x 8.5” saddle-stitched, 36 pages plus cover
Includes reviews of member zines, editorials and a few comics pages.
Rob Imes
13510 Cambridge #307
Southgate, MI 48195
