Sketchbook Pages from Mario
December 9th, 2009 by Mario…
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Thanks to Rob Clough for posting about the newest 4-Square, “Dark Corners”, in his new role as reviewer for the re-vamped The Comics Journal.
http://fantagraphics.tempdomainname.com/?p=492
Then, when I went to knock around on the new site a bit, a review for Funny Aminals pops up! Thanks again, Rob.
Dark Corners and Funny Aminals both sold out of their first printings, but we are in the process of making 2nd printings, and those should be ready for order soon!
Dark Corners, our latest 4-Square book, along with the new anthology Funny Aminals, will be having a joint mini-tour later in October. Dates will be:
Friday October 16th: Desert Island in NYC (Williamsburg, Bk), 7pm-9pm
Saturday October 17th: Hub Comics in Boston (Union Square, Somerville), 7pm-9pm
Sunday October 18th: Ada Books, Providence RI, 2pm-4pm
And we’re going to be giving away some free gifts with purchase! A copy of the gorgeous tour poster by Ignatz-winning artist Cat Garza will be available with purchase of Funny Aminals, and a limited-edition Dark Corners blank notebook/sketchbook will be given away with each purchase of Dark Corners.
Hope to see you there!!
Sadly, I won’t be at the I Know Joe Kimpel table at SPX this year, but I will be close enough to throw paper airplanes at them.

Ok, and my comic book Woman King got nominated for one of those award-thingies for Promising New Talent. If you happen to be there, it would be nice if you voted for me. Or, anyone really. Everyone who was nominated in that category is pretty amazing.
That’s all, hope to see you there!

Anthology Of Funny Animal Comics To Debut At SPX
Dear Furry Bellied Friends Of The Press,
CCS graduates and Sunday’s Co-editors, Bryan Stone, and Jeff Lok and their bestest forest friends bring you, Funny Aminals!
Contributors include: 2009 Ignatz award nominees Colleen Frakes and Cat Garza, as well as Brandon Elston, Emily Wieja, Jose Luis Olivares, Denis St. John, Kubby, Penina Gal, Bryan Stone, Jeff Lok, Morgan Pielli, and Dane Martin. With a cover by Cat Garza, an essay on the history of the funny animal comic by Steve Bissette, and games and puzzles! Plus extras!
The release date for the book is SPX 2009 at the I Know Joe Kimpel table. It will also be available in select comic shops, and online at http://www.iknowjoekimpel.com and http://funnyaminals.com. For more, Please visit:
http://funnyaminals.com
Not safe for children!
64 pages. $10. On newsprint. Full color cover on cardstock.


That’s all for now. Hopefully I can get back in the studio and post more Basket Ogress pages on my own site later this week.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Colleen Frakes
Email: ColleenFrakes@gmail.com
URL: www.iknowjoekimpel.com
Phone: (802) 356-2972
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK RELEASE PARTY
WHERE: Revolution, 26 North Main Street, White River Junction VT, 05001
WHEN: Friday July 3rd, 6pm-9pm
DEBUTING FOUR NEW COMICS:
Woman King by C. Frakes $7
5.5 x 5.5″, 88 pages, perfect bound

http://www.tragicrelief.blogspot.com
A story about a girl raised by bears and the cyclical nature of war.
“(Frakes’) lines are confident and vivid, her backgrounds are lush, and she knows how to apply dry brush strokes in a really effective, elegant way.” Sarah Morean, Daily Crosshatch
Monsters & Girls: Amelia Part 2 by Denis St. John $5
http://denisstjohn.blogspot.com/

36 pages of Twisted Terror!
Amelia faces creatures and horrors both real and imagined in this strange book that brings new meaning to the term “body horror”, for mature audiences only!
The first issue will also be there, and free glow in the dark eye balls!
“Monsters and Girls? What else is there?”-Gilbert Hernandez
Indestructible Universe Quarterly 2, by Morgan Pielli $5
8.25 x 6.75 20 pages
http://www.morganstories.com

Apoplectic aliens. Harmonious hadrosaurs. The ghastly grin of God. Morgan
Pielli’s anthology series Indestructible Universe Quarterly explores the
edge of the human experience by way of the strange and the surreal.
“These are just the kind of books that you hope you’ll come home with…
Really cool, beautifully done, and in turns interesting, exciting, and
inscrutable.” –Jim Ottaviani, Two Fisted Science, Suspended in Language
and
Don’t Hate, Menstruate by Jen Vaughn $5
5 x8 1/2″ 24 pages

http://thevaughncurse.com/
A 24 page comic made in 24 hours focusing on one girl’s trials and errors (and more errors) with different feminine products.
“Bloody Good Comics. Period.” -Dennis Pacheco of Neon Girl
“These comics are good…it’s about time a woman came in and did a little menstruating on the place, ya know?” -Liz Baillie of My Brain Hurts
ABOUT THE LOCATION
Revolution is open Seven Days a Week - Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sundays 12pm-5p
Revolution is a dynamic independent boutique featuring eco-chic apparel & ultimate gear for men and women.
Established in 2002, founder, Kim Souza modeled Revolution after urban thrift legends including, Eva B’s (Montreal), Beacon’s Closet (Brooklyn) and The Garment District (Cambridge).
In 2007, Kim partnered up with mother-daughter team, Ann & Simi Johnston, to reinvent Revolution to become the most radical shopping experience in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mixed with a core of pristine vintage clothing, you’ll now find a series of collections from local independent designers, a vast selection of reconstructed apparel, 7th Avenue designer surplus, accessories & housewares made from recycled & vintage materials, all blended with new merchandise which meets our standards of a sustainable ethic of production
Contact us via: info@shoptherev.com or 802.295.6487
Free Food and Drinks at the Event!