Dungeon Degenerates

 

 

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Dungeon Degenerates

via Eaten By Ducks by noreply@blogger.com (SEAN ÄABERG) on 7/29/09

I'm working on a new series called Dungeon Degenerates. I'm using monsters from Dungeons & Dragons & similar games. Somewhat in relation to my previous post about maintaining the funk & fuzziness & mystery in our cultural output, i am so bored by the current style (which has really been going for almost 20 years or so) of Dungeons & Dragons art. Even when they were still using actual paint as opposed to photoshop to render these worlds, there has been a decidedly inhuman, overly-rendered, muted color, overly distorted & over-all gay feeling to all of it. While i think i like Arthur Rakham's work & even the work of his copiers like Brian Froud, within his style are the seeds of this infestation. The seeds of nutlessness. If you want to see an ideal form of RPG art, check out Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader, 1st Edition.

Grell
The grell levitates through the dank corridors of the dungeon hoping to paralyze its prey with the poisonous spines on its ten tentacles. The Grell's powerful beak can crack open its victim's skull so that it may feast on brains.
They enjoy above all else, a potion made from crack & LSD.

Bullywog
A batrachian race of bipedal monsters which inhabit wet places - rainy forests, marshes, damp caves or virtually any other place which is shady or dark and has water nearby, for bullywugs need to dampen their skins from time to time.
The Bullywog is the favorite food of the Umber Hulk.

 

 

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Week one - how’s it goin’?

 

 

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Week one - how’s it goin’?

via 24 Hour Zine Thing by sundaykofax on 7/8/09

We have 21 participants signed up! Now, you don't *have* to sign up for 24ZT to participate, but if you go read the participation list, you'll realize that if you read other people's goals, it may be the thing to get you jump-started.

So, pay the thing forward, and sign up - tell everyone else what's driving you to make a zine in 24 hours.

 

 

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RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST – Arnold Pander in store TASTY BULLET signing!

 

 

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RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST – Arnold Pander in store TASTY BULLET signing!

via Floating World Comics by jason on 7/8/09

***PARTY AND SIGNING WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN AUGUST DUE TO A PRINTING DELAY***

TASTY BULLET mines the darker side of the worldwide energy drink phenomenon, with an amped up tale of redemption and revenge.

A new chapter in manga graphic novels begins on July 10th, when Image Comics releases the long-awaited new graphic novel, TASTY BULLET, from two of the genre's popular creators – Jonathan Vankin and Arnold Pander.

Arnold Pander will sign copies of Tasty Bullet at Floating World Comics 20 NW 5th Ave #101 Portland, OR.
Thursday July 16th from 4-6pm

Later that evening, don't miss the TASTY BULLET RELEASE PARTY!

Thursday JULY 16TH AT VOICEBOX KARAOKE LOUNGE 8pm til' late
Sing your heart out in private karaoke rooms, Tokyo style!
2112 NW Hoyt St
Portland, OR 97210

At the core of this adrenaline induced story of personal redemption and revenge is Tamar, the beautiful, ass-kicking spokes model for Tasty Bullet, a wildly-popular "energy drink" guzzled by kids around the globe for "healthy energy" – as the Japanese ad-slogans say.  A mysterious adrenaline addiction compels her to take extreme physical risks. Her whole life is an episode of Fear Factor.

Bullet Corp., which made Tamar a superstar, continues to cover-up the secret of the unique Tasty Bullet "formula" and its link to Tamar's childhood.  Unbeknownst to her, Tamar was the perfect test result they were never able replicate, despite years of experimentation.  Bullet Corp, must hide the fact that the Tasty Bullet is disastrously defective. They insulate Tamar from the horrible truth of an impending pandemic caused by the drink and its extreme side effects. Only the Tasty Girl can reach the dark corners of Bullet Corp. to find out what's really going on behind the bubbles. Tamar's own desire to uncover her past sets her on a journey of self-discovery toward a crime that can no longer be hidden. Tamar leaves a trail of bullets across the globe in her desperate search for the truth as she faces a fearsome Teen Death Squad, The "Spiritual Terrorist" Ali Hallaj, and Tamar's greatest enemy of all – her own addiction to Tasty Bullet!

TASTY BULLET is the brainchild of two of the genre's popular creators: Arnold Pander and Jonathan Vankin.
Co-authored by Vankin and Pander and illustrated by Arnold Pander.

Jonathan Vankin is the award-winning writer and journalist of such cult classics as The Greatest Conspiracies of All Time, with nearly 100,000 sales to date.  He also penned the critically – acclaimed DC/Vertigo series "Pop Tokyo" (named to Face magazine's "10 Hottest Comics" list) and its follow-up "Bangkok", as well as scripted five of DC's popular Big Books – among other publishing milestones.

Check out Jonathan's egomaniacal outpost at:
http://www.jonathanvankin.com

Arnold Pander, in collaboration with his brother, Jacob, is the renowned illustrator of the Eisner-nominated "Grendel – Devil's Legacy", the outrageous "Exquisite Corpse", "Accelerate", and co- creator of "Triple-X International", "Secret Broadcast", and "Batman: City of Light", for such publishers as Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Oni Press, and Image Comics.

The Pander Bros. recently completed their debut feature film, the award-winning thriller, "Selfless" <http://www.selflessthemovie.com>  which was praised as "stylish, smart and compelling" by the Oregonian and deemed, "CREEPY" by academy award nominated Director, Todd Haynes.

You can see all of Arnold's media and graphic novel projects at:
http://www.panderbros.com

 

 

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Free Zines

 

 

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Free Zines

via Somnambulist Zine by noreply@blogger.com (martha grover) on 7/8/09

Here's some more stuff I picked up at Reading Frenzy today. I will include them in my next mailing!

 

 

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Pinball Publishing Art Cards

 

 

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Pinball Publishing Art Cards

via Somnambulist Zine by noreply@blogger.com (martha grover) on 7/8/09

I picked up some art cards today from Pinball Publishing. I send out these art cards with my subscriptions... Look for them in your next mailing!

 

 

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Glue Society Misfits film and more from Feed

 

 

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Glue Society Misfits film and more from Feed

via CR Blog by Patrick Burgoyne on 7/8/09

Australian agency The Glue Society has created a music video to encourage applications to an internships programme, plus more great work from Feed

The video, to a track by The Bumblebeez, aims to attract interest in a programme run by the V Energy Drink to offer internships at some of Australia's leading creative companies. See the video on our Feed section here

Also on Feed, a bizarre and beautiful film from 3D artist Hugo Arcier (watch it here)

And this magazine for TopShop by Claire Huss (full story here)

And another magazine, Revista Deluxe from Brazil (see here)

And a Ben & Jerry's campaign from Singapore (see the rest here)

More new work added every day

 

 

 

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string #15

 

 

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string #15

via CONSPIRE! by Bram on 7/7/09

Now available for download — the latest issue of string, the regular anthology of comics from 7000 BC.

Download a PDF of string #15 and check out future issues every month. Included in this issue of personal visions, we're joined for the first time by Mayhem and Maureen — and Josh checks back in from … wherever his travels are taking him these days.

Previous issues: string #1 | string #2 | string #3 | string #4 | string #5| string #6 | string #7 | string #8 | string #9 | string #10 | string#11 | string #12 | string #13 | string #14

 

 

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Top Ten Ways to Get Rich

 

 

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Top Ten Ways to Get Rich

via FOUND Magazine on 7/6/09

I found this in a Yucatan Peninsula guidebook that was left in our vacation house in Akumal, Mexico. Apparently the beach atmosphere stimulated the economic savvy of this tourist.

 

 

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August 13-15: Harvest Records Presents Transfigurations Festival in Ashevill...

 

 

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August 13-15: Harvest Records Presents Transfigurations Festival in Asheville, NC

via ARTHUR MAGAZINE - WE FOUND THE OTHERS by Emilie Friedlander on 7/7/09

If you have never scoped out the subtropical vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains, August promises to be a sublime time to do so–and not only because its high altitudes provide natural relief against the summer heat. Asheville's Harvest Records–part independent record shop, part record label, part curatorial team– will mark its fifth birthday with a three-day, multi-venue musical gathering, bringing in over a dozen artists from across the nation to celebrate the organization's dual commitment to musical awareness and community-building in Western North Carolina. "Transfigurations," co-owner Mark Capon explains, "brings together the spirits of the musicians that we have brought to this city, the artists who have displayed on our walls, the sounds people have found in our shop, and the togetherness that we have attempted to breathe into the community…hour by hour, day by day." Featured acts include Akron/Family, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Books, Budos Band, Circulatory System, Mount Eerie, Espers, War on Drugs, Brightblack Morning Light, Kurt Vile, Ice Cream, Jonathan Kane, Coathangers, Villages, and Steve Gunn, along with a Saturday-afternoon panel discussion on musical documentation in the digital age by Eric Isaacson (Mississippi Records), Lance Ledbetter (Dust-to-Digital label), and Nathan Salsburg (Twos & Fews Records/Alan Lomax Archive).

Transfigurations 2009, August 13-15
The Grey Eagle, Diana Wortham Theatre, & Fine Arts Theatre
Asheville, NC
Festival Schedule

 

 

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City Pages Annual Comix Issue: CALL FOR ENTRIES!

 

 

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City Pages Annual Comix Issue: CALL FOR ENTRIES!

via CONSPIRE! by Kevin Cannon on 7/7/09

From the Big Time Attic blog:

It's that time of year again: City Pages is gearing up for its third annual City Pages Comix Issue and is looking for submissions. City Pages has a readership of over 50,000 discerning eyes, and is thus a great showcase for any cartoonist. And even if your cartoon isn't picked for the print edition, it will be published online. Don't forget, last year the Comix Issue won a prestigious AltWeekly Award!

Please read all of following information very carefully (a few things have changed since last year):

From Nick Vlcek, City Pages Art Editor:

This year's theme: "MINNESOTA NICE"

Deadline is Wednesday, August 5th. That's when we'll close the space and figure out what we have to run. If there's any changes that need to be made or if a work is not finished, we have one more week, but we're not any more slots past the 5th.

What we learned from last time:

There is a finite amount of space for the print edition. DO NOT FEEL LIKE YOU WERE PASSED OVER BECAUSE YOUR STUFF DIDN'T MAKE IT IN TO PRINT. We'll put everything we get up online.

Regarding above, everyone should work in a horizontal, quarter page size:

9.75″ wide by 2.5″ tall

[ Click to download a Photoshop template ]

If you want/need to do something larger, contact me first, otherwise don't necessarily expect it will run in print! (half page is 9.75″ wide by 5.4″ tall; full page is 9.75″ wide by 11.25″ tall).

Black and white JPEGS, 300dpi actual size, or larger (fit to scale).

All email should be addressed to:

nvlcek [at] citypages.com

Subject should read: CP Comics Issue

Every email needs to have the title of the piece and the credit (how you'd like your name to appear in print). We will also need a W-9 (click to download) filled out and attached to the email with your real name and address if you want to be paid. Those who sent in a W-9 last year and got paid will not have to send one if their address hasn't changed.

Payments are $25 to all, another $25 if your panel makes it into print. That is the same rate no matter what size it ends up being.

Thanks for all!

 

 

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more reading life

via dangerous compassions by Laura-Marie on 7/7/09

I've been reading Bud, Not Buddy which is good and reminds me of Huck Finn.

 

 

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Somnambulist #14

 

 

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Somnambulist #14

via Somnambulist Zine by noreply@blogger.com (martha grover) on 7/7/09

Today I went to down to the UPS store on Hawthorne and made forty copies of my latest zine. I've been going to this particular store for almost three years and they know me by name. UPS offers a great deal on copies if you buy one thousand copies. I exactly used up my last copy card today. It was kind of sad- that's probably the last time I'll see those nice folks at the store. Tomorrow I'm dropping off the latest copies of Somnambulist number Fourteen at Powell's and Reading Frenzy. And there you go Portland!! I'm off to California but hopefully I'll be able to keep Somnambulist stocked- long distance.
If you want to make sure you always get your copy of Somnambulist, sign up for a subscription! Fifteen dollars gets you four issues and a bonus issue of either number nine with a wonderful cover designed by Aron Nels Steinke or my Hip Hop book about the wonderful world of Portland Hip Hop.

 

 

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‘THE CATERER’ by Jeff Lint

 

 

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‘THE CATERER’ by Jeff Lint

via ARTHUR MAGAZINE - WE FOUND THE OTHERS by Floating World on 7/7/09

"Meanwhile someone stepped into a cage with a lion. For me a lion is like any other situation - if you're going to whip it and push it away with a chair, why get involved in the first place?"

 

 

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‘THE CATERER’ by Jeff Lint

 

 

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‘THE CATERER’ by Jeff Lint

via ARTHUR MAGAZINE - WE FOUND THE OTHERS by Floating World on 7/7/09

"Notice the ears on either side of that apple? Now tell me the world's not collapsing."

 

 

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BugPowder Weblog : July 8, 2009

 

 

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BugPowder Weblog : July 8, 2009

via BugPowder Weblog on 7/8/09

• there's just a few weeks to the Alternative Press Festival, running over 5 days from the 29th July to 2nd August to be precise, and to help whet everyone's ziney appetite, there's a 2 page feature in the ubercool Art Rocker Magazine.
  If you can't wait and want to get involved, good old Jimi Gherkin is holding a day of craft, making banners and all that this saturday, details at this facebook group.

 

 

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Guy I Want

 

 

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Guy I Want

via FOUND Magazine on 7/6/09

I was working gown pickup at graduation at the University of Houston and I found this note on the back of a gown receipt on a bench after the ceremony. Looks like she was ready to start her life out right with drugs and cuddles.

 

 

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Subway Stories #3: Thomas Baehr

 

 

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Subway Stories #3: Thomas Baehr

via The Daily Cross Hatch by bheater on 7/8/09

Sometimes the simplest taglines are the most effective—by that standard, Thomas Baehr really hit the nail on the head with Pole. The Webcomic bears the rather straightforward slogan, "The Comic Strip About Penguins," and, well, one would be hard-pressed to cobble together five words that better described the whimsical little online comic.

With the Act-I-Vate strip, The End is Here, the German-born artist has adopted a far more serious storyline, also starring a cast of everyone's favorite flightless Arctic birds.

For this third installment of our Subway Stories series, Baehr abandoned his penguin friends momentarily to bring us the story of an underground busker. "No Tips, Please" was written by Avi Kotzer with art by Baehr, who assures me that it is, in fact, based on a true story.

You can check out more of Baehr's work (and plenty more penguins) at So What? The Artroom.

Those artists interested in submitting a strip to the Subway Stories series, please drop us a line at dailycrosshatch@gmail.com.

[Subway Stories #1: Raina Telgemeier]

[Subway Stories #2: John Leavitt]

 

 

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Eric's Week of Reviews

 

 

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Eric's Week of Reviews

via Xerography Debt by noreply@blogger.com (Eric Lyden) on 7/7/09

You know what? I have not shaved since the death of Billy Mays. Is it a touching tribute to America's most beloved bearded pitchman? Is it sheer laziness and poor grooming habits? Or maybe just maybe is it a little bit of both? OK, it's mostly the second one, but I must confess a certain fondness for ol' Billy.

At any rate, every day this week I will be posting some reviews here until I either get through all the zines I have to review or I get bored. Oh, and I got me one of those fancy dan new facebook pages. It's www.facebook.com/ericfishlegs. Add me as a friend. Or don't. Either way.

INNER SWINE Vol.14 #4 December 2008. Josh Saitz who does the zine NEGATIVE CAPABILITY (www.negcap.com) told me that he recently had a dream that he, I, Jeff Somers of INNER SWINE) and R. Lee (UNDERWORLD CRAWL which is one of my favorites and you should be able to find a review of it somewhere on this site) went on a zine tour. He said it was a huge disaster because everywhere we went people to read people just thought "Who the hell are these assholes?" I mention this because this zine has just been reviewed so often that it's hard to come up with something new to say. The theme of this issue is "Kids" and he makes a convincing argument that kids do indeed suck and rule the world. There's a lot of good stuff in this issue. I even found Jeff's story about taking guitar lessons for the first time in his life at age 35 to be almost inspiring. he also wrote a brief anti-Kindle piece which reminded me of something- my Mom got a Kindle for Xmas she loves it and says she rarely even goes to the library anymore. because instead of reading books for free she can now pay $10 to read them on a little machine. I don't quite fathom how that makes any sense, but who am I to argue? 60 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, send either $2 or a trade to Jeff Somers PO Box 3024, Hoboken, NJ, 07030 mreditor@innerswine.com

SLICES- Hey, I just remembered I owed Jaime (the author of this zine) a trade. I'd better get on that. Jaime Crespo does a weekly comic strip called Slice O' Life and this zine collects what Jaime considers to be his 40 best cartoons. His strips are mainly about odd people Jaime has met over the years, many of whom seem to do a lot of drugs and die bizarre deaths. Some of the comics are funny, some were oddly touching, all are worth reading. Jaime also does a zine called TORTILLA that features more comics and stories by Jaime and like SLICES it's also worth reading. SLICES is 40 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, send $5 to Jaime Crespo, PO Box 112 San Anselmo, CA 94979 www.jaimecrespo.com

CRANKY BUDDHA #7- I like this kind of zine. It's basically a compendium of useless and bizarre information (one tid bit so useless and bizarre that I mentioned it way back in issue 7 of my own zine.) along with some reviews of books considered to be "hobo literature", the entire text of Calamity Jane's autobiography, a "stupid cop trick" that is truly stupid, kind of cruel, and I am ashamed to admit I would love to see somebody try and a review of a strange movie featuring a cameo by Col. Sanders. I enjoyed this one. 60 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, $2 or trade Danny Swank 2262 SE 39th Ave, Portland OR 97214 drdannyswank@gmail.com www.crankybuddah.com

 

 

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For Your Safety and Mine

 

 

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For Your Safety and Mine

via FOUND Magazine on 7/4/09

Found this in the street about a mile from Clissold Park. I think Tom is in a whole heap of trouble!

 

 

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NORTH WIND #1

 

 

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NORTH WIND #1

via Small Press Newsroom by -AF on 7/7/09

EXCLUSIVE: The release of the first issue of NORTH WIND, complete and free for download! Category: Art and Photography
Hey gang! This is a very cool, very historic first for MySpace Comic Books, and a great way to celebrate the new year! In partnership with our excellent friends at BOOM! Studios, we are releasing a comic book series online at the same time as it is released in comic book stores. You read that right: you can download the complete issues of NORTH WIND for FREE on the same day they hit the stands! Today, we are proud to release NORTH WIND 01. You can read the pages online below, or download the complete issue to your hard drive to read at your leisure with your favorite comic book reader. The choice is yours!In the coming weeks we will be releasing subsequent issues as they arrive at your local store. If you like what you read, be sure to support NORTH WIND by picking it up at your local comic book store! Call 1-888-COMIC BOOK to find the shop nearest you!A huge thank you goes out to BOOM! Studios for taking the leap into the wild world of digital distribution with us. Enjoy NORTH WIND 01 and come back next month for issue 02!

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