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2011 Short Run Small Press Fest

2011 Portland Zine Symposium

Bruce Chrislip and Steve Willis at SPACE 2011

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Comix History
City Limits Comix
Capt. George Henderson
Giant-Size Mini Comics
Newave! Launch Party
Pastime Publications
Supermen of Cleveland

Interviews
Brad W. Foster
Doc Boucher
DC McNamara
Noah Van Sciver
Jim Main
Joe Wehrle Jr.
Steve Willis

Zinographies
DC McNamara
Rick McCollum
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle Jr.

Call for Mini Comics
Michael Dowers, editor of Newave is calling for mini comic submissions for a new two-volume set of hardbound books to be published by Fantagraphics. This series will cover mini comics from the dawn of time (early 70's) to the present. Since Newave (1980’s) has already been covered, the main focus will be on the 1990's to the present although earlier minis will be covered too.

Send low-res jpegs via email to:
Michael Dowers.

Send postal mail to:
Michael Dowers
361 E. Birnie Slough Rd.
Cathlamet , WA 98612

Bob Vojtko was a major contributor to the newave comix scene. Check out our listing of the Vojtkomics library of laffs.

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Latest Additions

Artists:
Bean, Cara
Crespo, Jaime
Fletschinger, Erich

Writers:
Hertling, William

Gag Cartoonists
Shapiro, Mike

Distros:
Wow Cool

Collectives/Publishers:
AK Press
Pierre V. Comtois
Self Made Hero

Free PDFs:
eFanzines

Pulp Fiction:
Armchair Fiction
Flash Pulp
Snubnose Press

Social Networks
Small Zone (Incoming)

More Comix

Horse Opera

Those Non-Reproducing
Blues

Bar Fly Theater

Nora Talbot

Simon Smith and Ronald Moss

Larry Lagoon

More Larry Lagoon

Harry Hornsnobble

da boids

Farlie Fan in Cream City

Low Budget Funnies

Samurai Nun

Suzy

Illustrations

Space and Time

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National Crumb #1
  Fine $6.99
National Lampoon #76
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Oceans #5 Fine $1.99 The Odd Girl Out by Rachel
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Strand Mag. #XV 2005
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Students of the Unusual
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Stylish Vittles: I Met a Girl
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Sylvania Light Handbook
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Tales of the Zombie
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Tandar Collection
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Time Magazine's Faces in
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The Tomb GN VF $3.99

Underhanded History of the  USA Very Good $9.99
Unknown Worlds of SF
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 #2, 4 VF $4.99 each

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Vampirella #19 VF $34.99
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Whisper #1, 2 $1.99 ea
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Writer's Yearbook 1972
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Midnight Fiction is proud to present page 23 of 36 of:
Stovepipe's first adventure story by Joe Wehrle, Jr.

Continued Jan. 28   Pencil Portrait Gallery    What A Find-Antiques-Collectibles

Top    Comix Index     Start the story here       Early character development

This week's review:

Archives of the Alien #1 by James Rubino

Jan. 2012, James Rubino Comics. Inks & lettering by Larry Blake. 24 b&w pages, plus color cover. Printed by Ka-Blam Digital Print, 6.5" x 10.25" with saddle stitch binding and machine trim. Available for $3.00 (plus postage) from IndyPlanet. Also see the James Rubino website and James Rubino Comics on Facebook.

If you enjoy the exploration of dystopian prophesies set in a futuristic world, you'll love James Rubino's latest epic, Archives of the Alien #1: Followers of the All. Rubino is a fine storyteller and writer and he provides such an excellent backgrounder on the series, I'll quote him:

"Followers of the All (FOTA) has a fairly lengthy history. Mr. Faith was created way back in 1983 and his first published appearance was in my magazine Concepts Illustrated #4 in 1984. Many of the other characters and concepts in FOTA debuted in subsequent issues of that publication as well. The original FOTA #1 was produced in 1986 and released as an underground comic in 1988. The series ran for six issues and an annual was produced in early 1990. A seventh issue completing the storyline up to that point was created but never released."

In Archives of the Alien #1, Rubino expanded the original FOTA origin story from 11 pages to 20, and longtime friend and collaborator Larry Blake lends his talents as inker and letterer to the epic tale.

Like the work of Michael Neno, it's easy to see the influence of Kirby in Rubino's artwork and his wildly creative cosmic concepts. The depth and breadth of his imaginary settings and characters deliver a very entertaining story, but the concepts also remind one of what happens when any ruling class becomes powerful enough to disregard the basic rights of others.

Blake's inks give Rubino's pencils a bolder look than the artist's own inks. It's a nice contrast and Blake handles the work with his usual talent.

The opening chapter of Archives of the Alien is a great example of how good an indy POD comic can be. It's a Midnight Fiction Favorite.

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Tom Brinkmann's Squint #2
Midnight Ramblings: Small Press News of January 21, 2012

A new mini art comix is out from Tom Brinkmann. The limited edition Squint #2 (Jan. 2012) features 16 pages of mind-drawn marbled ink from the master of eye kandy kix. To get your copy, contact Mr. Brinkmann via his website: Bad Mags (adults only).

Call For Entries! Jim Main has granted Dan W. Taylor of Weird Muse Publications the 'go ahead' to produce the next issue of Get The Message. Taylor has issued a call for material for the classic mini comic-sized issue. The theme is Peace, Tolerance, and Understanding. He's looking for art, meditations, poetry, and short text pieces. Art should be 300dpi grayscale and sent as a jpeg.
Email Dan W. Taylor for more info and/or to reserve your spot.

Will Dockery and Steve Keeter wrote a history of Minicomic Co-ops for Wikipedia.

Bob Corby posted the first batch of books premiering at SPACE 2012 this week.

Hogan's Alley #18 is out. Another massive 144-page, perfect bound book loaded with features. It's available for $6.95 for a single issue, or $24.00 as part of a 4-issue subscription.

Leslie Stein of Majestic Creature shares five days in her life over at The Comics Journal (link is day one).

Matthew David Surridge writes A Few Words on Clark Ashton Smith for
Black Gate.

Mark Krajnak of JerseyStyle Photography put together a tribute of Philly's most famous unknown writer, David Goodis, at Secret Dead Blog.

Sparkplug Comic Book's partners post their 2011 lists of favorites.

Tim Corrigan's Comics and Stories #60 is out. This edition features part two of both the current Mightyguy adventure (5 pages) and Tranquilizer (6 pages). TCC&S #60 is $1.50 or $15 as part of a 12-issue subscription from Mightyguy Comics.

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About a dozen new items added to the Midnight Fiction Shop recently. The pictures are linked to the shop, where you'll find full descriptions about each one.

Changes V2 #4 4-15-70 VG	Chuck Chicken and Bruin Bear VG
The Family Circle V10 #20 VG	The Family Circle V11 #6 VG
The Family Circle V18 #3 VG	The Family Circle V22 #14 VG
The Family Circle V22 #17 VG	The Family Circle V22 #19 VG
The Family Circle V22 #20 VG	The Family Circle V22 #21 VG
Vertex Magazine V3 #4 VG	Star Swarm News #1 Fine
The Comic Buyer's Guide #500 VG

I'm still hoping to add some Fox River Patriots, and the originial Rolling Stones with the massive John Lennon interview soon.

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The Midnight Fiction Shop has the following comix for sale via PayPal or Money Order. Check the shop for more details, scans, and terms.

Bug Infested Comics #5

Bob Vojtko's indie-fatigable Bug Infested Comics is back at last with its fifth issue! This mini-comic is a limited edition, printed in full color on heavy-weight matte paperstock.

• Cover jam by Bob Vojtko and Richard Krauss
• Murry's Garbage Worms 4-page comic by Bob Vojtko
• Fine Art Flyby, Skeeters, and Bar Fly Theater 1-page   comics by Richard Krauss

$2.00 postage paid Buy Now

Review: Allen Freeman       Review: Shannon Smith
Review: Joe Gordon            Bug Infested History

Media Report Comix
5" x 6" full color mini comix by R. Krauss. 16-pages including cover. Signed and numbered limited edition printing of 100 copies.

"Usually it's the graphic quality of a cover that attracts my attention first when viewing a new comic. Even though this publication has a striking and well done cartoon illustration, it still plays 'second fiddle' to the fantastic production quality of this mini."
Dan W. Taylor, Ka-Whump!

$3 postage paid Buy Now

Funny Paper #3

A few remaining copies of this 8-page, B&W mini comix published in 1980 are still available.

Comix by Tom Fisher (cover), Brad W. Foster, and
Richard Krauss. (5.5" x 8.5")

$8 postage paid Buy Now

Funny Paper #2

A few remaining copies of this 8-page, B&W mini comix published in 1979 are still available.

Comix by Brad W. Foster (cover), Bob Vojtko,
Richard Krauss, and Gary Whitney. (5.5 " x 8.5")

$8 postage paid Buy Now

Midnight Fiction #2
A few remaining copies of this 24-page, B&W small press comix published in 1976 are still available.

Comix by Dan Marcum and Richard Krauss (Da Boids, Smart-Ass Simpson, Larry Lagoon, Dusty, and Crawdad Jones). (8.5" x 11") Staples are slightly rusty, due to age.

$12 Postage Paid Buy Now

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1978 JRR Tolkien Calendar
  Brothers Hildebrandt
  VG $9.99

A Distant Soil #1 VF $1
A Gentleman's Game
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Adv. Illus. #1 NM/VF $1.99
Aliens Colonial Marines #9
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American Film Dec-Jan
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American Film Mar
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Amer. Rowhouses VF $3.99
The Art of Walt Disney
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Bizarre Adventures
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Capt. George Presents
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 #40-46 Fine $14.99 each
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 #14 VF w/spot $10.99
 #15-18 VF $12.99 each
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Challengers of the Unknown
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Cheval Noir #16 VF $1.99
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Comic Book Price Guide
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 #13 VF $9.99
 #16 VF $9.99
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Fantastic Films #3 VF $4.99
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Felix the Cat's Greatest Hits
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