TRIGGER WARNINGS: June 2023

Monday, June 26, 2023

New Comics in June Part Four

QUIMBYS.COM NEW ARRIVALS AS OF 6/24:

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YOU DON'T GET THERE FROM HERE #57 and #58 by Carrie McNinch

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HOBO LAW by Pat Rooks

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DAILIES IV: QUARANTINE AND BEYOND 2020-2022 by Athena Naylor

JACOB NEWMAN'S COFFEE TABLE BOOK by Jacob Newman

Not pictured:

TSA PSA by Issa Saldana

PUDDLES #3 #4 #5 (you're killin' me Quimby's!)

RADIATORCOMICS.COM NEW ARRIVALS AS OF 6/24:

Kieran Teare-Thomas collection:

STRANGERSPUBLISHING.COM IN 2023:

Usually, I try to cover what's already been published. For something different here is a rundown of some publishing plans for Strangers Publishing. Some are not available yet, some can be purchased direct from Strangers, and lastly you can order some from your LCS through Lunar. Wherever, Strangers seems to be filling a niche of alternative genre comics.

RUSALKA: WHISPERS OF THE FOREST by Kamila (Pigeon)

Kickstarter campaign successfully concluded 6/23

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A COLD PLACE BETWEEN THE SHORES by Swedish comics writer Mikael Lopez with artists Artyom Trakhanov, Lemur Dibuja, and David Aguado

"This collection, A Cold Place Between the Shores, will be available soon from

@strangers_zine!" quote

DUNGEON MAGE by Nate Doyle (Crooked Teeth) coming soon from Strangers Publishing. from instagram

I pre-ordered three of four Strangers titles that were offered through Lunar Distribution in April for June Release (no, i don't remember what the other one was)...

Lunar code: 0423ST343

BY THE LINGERING LIGHT OF A COLD DYING SUN TP

Lunar code: 0423ST344

DELPHINIUM #1 (OF 2) store Pat Aulisio

Lunar code: 0423ST345

DIABOLICAL #1 store Noah Bailey

Also found on Lunar:

store

Available now:

FELT TIP #1 by Bryce Martin

SOUR APPLE GREEN by Taylor Chiu

GOSHLONDON.COM NEW ARRIVALS AS OF 6/25:

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SMALL PRESS DAY August 5th 2023 Absolutely astonishing in-store lineup at Gosh Comics for one of my favorite events of the year. Savage Pencil? Come on now. Somebody please record this and put it on YouTube, or somewhere.

CAPRICE SC by Charles Burns

WHISKY

PROVIDENCE

SUPERS all three by Hugues Micol

WHAT IS BRITAIN?

LEY LINES: THE LIE OF THE LAND

WHERE? all three by Simon Moreton

A GARDEN IN GHOUTA by M Yafa and Kellie Strom

Reprinted from SLOW DEATH ZERO

EYEBALL SUCK #8 by Mama Lips

ZINE PANIQUE: SPORTS

Friday, June 23, 2023

Beyond the LCS: Stardust on Zoop

cover by Mike Allred

Comic book writer and novelist Van Jensen is currently running a campaign, on our favorite platform Zoop, to produce a hardcover tribute album to Golden Age cult character Stardust.

I'm more than a little dubious at projects centered around new creators reviving old characters, but Van Jensen has really assembled a lineup that goes all in on this (and, I say this with all due respect) batshit crazy character. The campaign ends in two weeks, so take a look and see if you're as impressed as I am by Van Jensen and his bugfuck cohorts.

Press:

Tiffany Babb interviews Van Jensen for thepopverse.com

Nathan Cabaniss interviews Van Jensen for screenrant.com

Chris Coplan interviews Van Jensen for aiptcomics.com

John Siuntres interviews Van Jensen for the Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Tom Smithyman interviews Van Jensen for comicon.com

The Roll Call:

Mike Powell (story for Shaky Kane)

Anthony Marques

There's bits and pieces of this craziness floating around twitter and beyond. Here's some links to some previews:

Joshua Cotter! page panel WIP 1 WIP 2 WIP 3

Robert Wilson IV and Van Jensen

Scott Morse and Marc Andreyko

Van Jensen and Pete Woods

James Asmus and Tony Gregori WIP

Doc Wyatt and Chris Anderson full page

Cannon...Zander Cannon

Jay Baruchel

Adam Smith and Buster Moody panel

Shaenon K. Garrity

Matthew Dunn

Darcy Van Poelgeest and Jeffrey Alan Love

More preview art on the Zoop page and First Comics News

The most interesting contributor to this anthology is Ian Hanks, grandson of Stardust creator Fletcher Hanks. Ian is a fine artist and contributes his own Stardust story. Van Jensen is quoted about Ian's contribution: "Ian has crafted a deeply thoughtful and also challenging story that both honors his grandfather and reflects on his failures as a parent and human."

Comic Book + is a public domain comics website that features free digital versions of FANTASTIC COMICS. I highly recommend this site. Sample image below from their file of FANTASTIC COMICS #1:

The Fantagraphics Books hardcover edition of the complete Fletcher Hanks comics is out of stock:

It is available digitally from the usual sources, although there is no place I would recommend buying a physical copy from. Check your library or favorite local used bookstore.

Thursday, June 15, 2023

New Comics in June Part Three

TWITTER.COM TOP 10 BOOKMARKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

THE GATEWAY CITY QUARTERLY VIII #2 I'm slowly working my way through the first two volumes, so glad to see a third volume is in progress!

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This is the comix love triangle I can get behind: Harry Nordlinger, Terence Fuller and the work of David Enos.

The Wiggle Bird Mailing Club June release THE BEAUTY QUEENS: 12 INCHES OF DEATH by Graye

JUDGED

SOAKED IN BLOOD #2 edited by JK Paper

SATURDAY MORNING SICKNESS

CHAROGNE edited by Arnaud Maniak

Blood Desert has been a mutual for many years, and he's had a prolific month. Good time to check out his work, which includes the long-running BLOOD DESERT comics series and YouTube channel

THE RE-UP #3 by Chad Bilyeu and Juliette de Wit

Coming in July

if you are in the Hudson, NY area you should stop in to Pure Folly Books, a nice selection of small press and self-published comics (including Lily and Generoso's INVERSION!).

New Kevin Huizenga coming in August, preorder from PREVIEWS and Drawn & Quarterly

I ordered both issues

Mystery bookmark: Swiss cartoonist Michael Furler has two comics now available digitally.

THE NIB MAGAZINE: FUTURE The final print issue from The Nib. They may finish up releasing new material online in August, but I'll be on the lookout for these old print versions.