By Danielle Montgomery
Sausage Hand Now Available! $6
Do you like mayhem in your comics? Not just a little bit, but a whole lot of it? Do you also like, along with the mayhem, the occasional deep philosophical musing about heaven, hell, and the costs/benefits of dealing with other people? Well, then you're in luck! You might be thinking that those things don't really go together, and you'd be right, except for the fact that this comic exists and blows that preconceived notion of yours right out of the water. There are two stories in this one, assuming that the first one can properly be called a story. It's all about a bloody fight between two brothers and, not to spoil the ending or anything, nobody wins. That's a small piece though, the meat of this thing is the next story, in which Sausage Hand, after working up the nerve to face the world, eats a rancid pork burger. He falls into a deep coma (thinking at first that he might be dead, which leads to his philosophical ramblings), meets the other side of his brain and almost makes a human connection with his waitress. This piques his curiosity about death so he does some research, which again renders him unconscious, and this time he meets his inner child and a strange invader in his mind. The whole thing reads like a more demented version of a Tex Avery cartoon, with characters growing and shrinking based on their confidence and mood, and with them all being able to pull whatever they need out of their throat at a moment's notice. It's not for the squeamish or humorless, but for everybody else, you're in for a treat. $6
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As I promised a long, long, long time, here's a link to another copy of the fanzine NO FLAG,(issue 2-3 because it was a double issue) if you want to use it to your blog.
It was published in Spain in 1992 and well ... I hope you like and serve you something.
the link is: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XYL7RPRO
and password:www.metal80.com
I am almost ashamed to send this by viewing all you have in your blog, but I suppose someone could take advantage.
I will continue sending you things if it's ok for you. See you!
Miguel.
ruido crudo is a d-beat raw punk zine from argentina. #3 with interviews to moderat likvidation, mob 47 and ABC no rio from NYC. also records, cds and zine reviews. vegan//vegetarian recipes, and more!! if you want the paper version, get in touch!
ruido crudo es un zine de argentina dedicado al d-beat raw punk. el #3 trae entrevistas a moderat likvidation, mob 47 y el espacio ABC no rio de nueva york. ademas reseñas de discos, cds y zines, recetas vegetarianas//veganas y mas!! si queres conseguir la version en papel ponete en contacto!
Jin & Jam #1 Now Available! $5
Are you one of the many comics readers who constantly thinks "these little books of words and pictures are fine, but what I'm really looking for is a big old fight scene involving pair of teenage conjoined twins"? If so, you have finally hit the jackpot. This issue seems to be basically an introduction to the characters, and it's a very honest way of showing this without ending up being pretentious or sappy. Jin is hanging out with her friend Hank outside of a church, smoking and eating. There's a lot of eating in this comic, now that I think about it. Anyway, Jam is in the church and decides to get some air. She runs into the two outside the church, she tells them they can't be there, a cigarette is offered (and snuck into a Bible) and a friendship begins, although neither of them seems to be aware of this fact. Later they run into each other at school when Jin hears about a fight and comes down to check it out. It's Jam versus the conjoined twins, and it a knock-down drag-out type of thing. I've already said way too much about this comic, but, speaking as a boy, it's a fascinating peek into a world I know next to nothing about. That being said, these two becoming friends isn't much different from what I experienced growing up, so I am quite possibly full of it. Either way it makes for a good story. Here's hoping there's more to come with these two. Oh, and if you're as weird as I am and noticed the extra "L" in Hellen's name, you'll be happy to know that she's well aware of that and played it up a bit with her website. Go on and click it, you know that made you curious. $5
From my experience, this is a fairly typical issue of Isabelle’s zine. It includes show reviews of mainstream bands (Green Day, No Doubt, The Virgin Fest, and The Pretenders) along with some album reviews (also of mainstream bands). There are a couple of sexually explicit pieces for folks that are into that sort of thing: a short-story (fiction?) and 20 sex tips. Isabelle also shares her thoughts on the death of Michael Jackson and offers a less than eloquent argument about how Guitar Hero has changed the music industry. A couple of top 10 lists round out the issue. Not likely to win zine of the year award, but an appealing effort for anyone interested in the aforementioned topics. $1/trades preferred, Isabelle Guns, PO Box 42085, Champlain PO, Vancouver BC V5S 4R5, Canada
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Review by Dan Murphy, publisher of The Juniper, and Elephant Mess. If you wish to swap zines with him, send them to: Dan Murphy, PO Box 363, Edwardsville IL 62025, http://juniperbug.blogspot.com
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Wordless zine detailing the adventures of a magnetic monkey hanging on different objects found around the city of Moscow, Idaho. Maaike has photographed the monkey at twenty four different spots and compiled them into this pleasant, little zine. Sites include the grocery store, the post office, a drinking fountain, a fire hydrant, various types of vehicles and more. This is worth a look, and all Maaike is asking for in return is a trade of any kind including stickers, a stamp or even just a friendly note. Maaike Davidson, PO Box 8891, Moscow ID 83843, USA
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Review by Dan Murphy, publisher of The Juniper, and Elephant Mess. If you wish to swap zines with him, send them to: Dan Murphy, PO Box 363, Edwardsville IL 62025, http://juniperbug.blogspot.com
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