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New Stuff This Week
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A Fat Chick’s Take on New Years Resolutions by Jamie Kadas (Curvy Girl Comics) $10
Test Patterns #2 by Lizzie Cooper $10
Collected Variations $20
Rubber Ducky Portraits by Marxalot $11
Cowgirl $15
Zines by Cullen Parr $3.50 each: Stories We Tell, Tiny World
Questions and Answers by Dave Hankins & friends $5
Thirteen Facts $2 each: #20 Sister Rosetta Tharpe, #21 Nosferatu, #22 Boris Karloff
Zines Can Be About Anything $2
Urban Guerrilla #28 Winter by Jay Unidos $10
The Human Experiment by Riley Brady $12
Comics
Fizzle #5 by Whit Taylor (Radiator Comics) $8
Comics by Zaponator: Ego Trip May 2024 $2.50 + Fun Times Comix #4 Jan 2025 $5
Queer Ecology Pigeons by S. Maloney $10
People Feelings by Data $4
Every Plant in My Room 2nd Edition by Sarah Leslie McNeil (Room Press) $4
Graphic Novels
Why Don’t You Love Me? by Paul B. Rainey (Drawn & Quarterly) $22.95
Museum of Degenerates: Portraits of the American Grotesque by Eli Valley (OR Books) $44.95
Politics & Revolution Books
Tsunami: Women’s Voices from Mexico by Heather Cleary & friends (Feminist Press) $25.95
The Young Person’s Illustrated Guide to American Fascism by Sue Coe with Stephen F. Eisenman (OR Books) $22.95
Revolution In These Times: Black Panther Party Veteran Dhoruba Bin Wahad on Antifascism, Black Liberation, and a Culture of Resistance by Dhoruba Bin Wahad & friends (Common Notions) $20
Music & Film Books
Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam by Robert Dayton (Feral House) $39.95
Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn: A Walk On The Wild Side With Andy Warhol’s Most Fabulous Superstar by Jeff Copeland (Feral House) $22.95
PONK! by Marcus Clayton (Nightboat Books) $19.95
Poetry
Pictosyntax by Chris Carlozo $7.50
The Technicolor Sycamore 10000 Afternoon Family Earth Band Revue by Ryan Skrabalak $15
Magazines & Newspapers
The Internationalist #74 $1
Tape Op #165 $5.99
Lit Journals
From Blue Cubicle Press: The Last Line #10 $3, The First Line vol 26 #4 $6
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Recommended Reading: Vibrant Voices on the Page
The world is a flaming mess right now. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, I’m right there with you. Whenever I’m struggling, I know that I can find respite in personal narratives. Reading about another person’s challenges, triumphs, sorrows, and joys reminds me that, as Adrienne Rich wrote, our stories flow in more than one direction.
Our shop is, of course, packed to the brick walls with vibrant voices on the page. Here are a few of the tales in which I’ve taken solace lately.
Every single issue of Lucinda J. Williams’ Bookshelf Voyeur series is a pure delight. Her latest release, #8: On Scrapbooks, delves into the fascinating lives that the zinemaker first encountered within a collection of turn-of-the-century ephemera.
Anxious Critters #1 and #2: I adore this pair of sweet zines about the relationship between creator Alex O’Keefe and her housemate: A very cute bunny named Ivy.
Although I’m a native Chicagoan, I’ve lived a good chunk of my life in small Midwestern towns, each with its own unique DIY community. Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland by Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett takes a compelling look at how the hardcore punk movement played out in one central Illinois city in the ’80s and ’90s.
When someone I know returns from a trip, the first thing I ask is what they ate during their journey. April Malig chronicles her culinary adventures, with words and gorgeous colorwashed images, in April’s Eating Zine #5: Everything I Ate in Japan (Part One: Toyko!) and April’s Eating Zine #5.5: Everything I Ate in Japan (Part 2: Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Atami!).
I love a pocket-size zine, since I like never want to be without a story to get lost in. Ker-bloom! always delivers a perfect bite-sized tale presented in a beautiful letterpress package. Issue #171 begins with the epic statement: “Sometimes it pays to be a known Lord of the Rings nerd.”
So perhaps you’d like to add your own story to the glorious chorus of voices in this universe? We’ve got two of my favorite books about writing in stock right now. 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg and many of the writer’s literary friends — including Carmen Maria Machado, Roxane Gay, and Kiese Laymon — just came out in paperback. Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos is the book I would put into the hands of any storyteller who wants to deepen their own practice.
If you do decide to share your story with the world, please consider putting it into a zine and consigning it with us! You might want to grab a This is Going in My Perzine sticker to give folks a heads-up. 🙂
— With love and solidarity, C.E. Hanifin
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New Stuff This Week
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Zines by Chuck Melnychuk, $3 each:
Branta #1 The Zine of New Honking Birds of a Feather
Melnychuk’s Borsch Recipe Zine
Make the Gods WeepHi-Fi Anxiety issues #26-28.5 $10 each
Sherl Stepped Sideways $3
Comics
Grixly issues #67 + #68 by Nate McDonough & friends $3 each
New stuff & restocks from Joe Sikoryak:
Awful Tooth #1 A True Tale of Dental Denial $4
When We Were Trekkies #8-$10 $5 eachGraphic Novel
Joe Galaxy December 2024 Space Wonders and Horrors by Massimo Mattioli (Fantagraphics) $34.99
Film Books
Black Coffee Lightning: David Lynch Returns to Twin Peaks by Greg Olson (Fayetteville Mafia Press) $24.99
Mayhem & Outer Limits Books
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World by Dorian Lynskey $32
All Directions Point Home by BHM $24
Fiction
Tominic Dorito vs the Unreliable Narrator by Jesse Mack $12
Poetry
Haiku by Bill Albert (Grilled Cheese Publishing) $10.95
Eleven Austin Poets #1 edited by Tom Jennings (Udumbara Press) $9.99
New stuff & restocks from Pig Roast Publishing:
On High at Red Tide by Gabriel Hart
Abuser by Morgenrede
No Lands Man by Lisa Carver
Rockin’ Out On the Machine by Jeff Schneider
Blaze Kimber by Adam Johnson
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From the Archive
I was organizing the basement, particularly a flat file cabinet and the piles of stuff that had amassed around it. I was reminded that we tend to hire people that are artists and writers (often they’re people who have consigned their work with us too). If you work here you find yourself doing a variety of tasks including making signs, and we have a nice collection of them. It would be impossible to show you all the signs we’ve amassed over the years in one post, so I’ve selected a few of my favorites today.
Former Quimby’s employee Gabby Schulz made this hilarious sign when we were having a tiki-themed day. The part that really slays me is the “So to speak.”
If you’re a Peter Bagge fan, you 100% will find this clever AF. Aaron Renier didn’t work here but made us this awesome sign anyway. So great.
That devil cabbage! Gabby made both the weed one and the Harder Drugz signs above, and they are little nuggets (ba ha ha ha) of hilarity. I love the tiny character portraits on both that serve as amusing commentary.
Here’s former Quimby’s employee Corinne Halbert’s contribution to the weed bag (THE JOKES NEVER END I CAN’T HELP IT). The fact that it has a tab of LSD on it is quintessential Corinne, and is a nice little inadvertent shout out to her book Acid Nun.
We sure seem to have a lot of signs about the drug books we sell, ha ha. I’m sure there’s more in the collection. Why didn’t I wait until 420 to whip these out? Because they’re awesome and you need to see these little pieces of art and history right now.
Did you know Quimby’s used to sell DVDs? And when I started here in 2001 we had VHS tapes! Over time we phased out selling that stuff because it stopped moving for us. But there was a moment when we had it, and when it got cheap to burn your own stuff people were more prolific in consigning that type of thing with us. We had to keep the discs behind the counter because otherwise they’d get stolen though. And god forbid we get some design book that came with a disc! Forget about it. Former Quimby’s mini-comic sommelier Neil Brideau (of Radiator Comics) made this sign for us, and it’s very telling of an era.
This is the flat file I was telling you about. The labels on the files have zero bearing as to what’s in the drawers, but they are hilarious: “Satanic Sex,” “Manson,” “Naked Wings.” And so on. I laugh out loud every time I look at them. I hope they stay on there forever.
xoxo
Liz
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New Stuff This Week
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More issues of Pound the Pavement:
#24 Bonus Tracks to an Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels $8
#33 Shut Rikers $15
#34 Barricade Documentation of the Student Occupations of 2024 In Solidarity With Palestine $252 zines by Robert Zant:
Thin Places $15
Bits and Bobs $10Nature Is Queer by Eve Gordon $2.50
Zines by Wynter Appleford, $10 each:
Cannabis Is Queer
It’s Giving Cuntry: In Queer Defense of Country Music a FanzineWhy I Left Higher Ed and You Can Too: The TLDR Zine by thetranscribe $10
Comics
new issues of mini kuš!, $6 each:
#123 Undertow by Sara Boica
#124 COMICUM by Majenye
#125 Into the Thicket by Mark Antonius Puhkan
#126 On the Honeylands of Mars by Matti HagelbergIntrusive Thoughts at the Bean #1 by Erika Saindon $4
Novice #2 by Sean McCarthy $10
New comics by Finn Walker:
My Life As a Weapon $5
Myrodemus #4 Genesis $8Graphic Novels/Manga
The Legend of Kamui vol 1 by Shirato Sanpei (Drawn & Quarterly) $39.95
Art Books
Armed By Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba’s Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (OSPAAAL) by Interference Archive & friends (Common Notions) $40
Funkadelic: The Vibrant Artistry of the ’70s by Victionary $49.95
Politics & Revolution & Essay
Iran in Revolt: Revolutionary Aspirations in a Post-Democratic World by Hamid Dabashi (Haymarket Books) $24.95
In Defense of Barbarism: Non-Whites Against the Empire by Louisa Yousfi $17.95
After Accountability: A Critical Genealogy of a Concept (Revised and Updated Edition) by Pinko Collective $19.95
Between Existentialism and Marxism (New Edition) Jean-Paul Sartre $24.95
Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World is Possible by Sonali Kolhatkar $16.95
Class, Crisis and the State by Erik Olin Wright $24.95
Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader edited by Malu Halasa & Jordan Elgrably $24.95
Self-Care
Black Psychedelic Revolution: From Trauma to Liberation–How to Heal From Racial, Generational, and Systemic Trauma Through Reclaiming Black Psychedelic Culture by Nicholas Powers, PhD $19.95
Mayhem & Outer Limits
The Real Story of Dinosaurs and Dragons: Science Sets the Fossil Record Straight by Philip J. Senter (Feral House) $24.95
Time Machines: Telegraphic Images in Nineteenth Century France by Richard Taws $50
Film
Blood on Satan’s Claw: or, The Devil’s Skin by Robert Wynne-Simmons with illustrations by Richard Wells (Unbound) $18.95
Food Books
A Story About Pizza by Erica D’Arcangelo $14.99
Sexxxy
Elska #50 Odesa Ukraine $20
Fiction
Big Lofty Dream by Karloz Belasquez $10
Roberto Bolano reprints:
Monsieur Pain $15
The Insufferable Gaucho $16
Amulet $17Witchcraft for Wayward Girls: A Novel by Grady Hendrix $30
The Contortionists Handbook by Craig Clevenger $18.99
Plastic: A Novel by Scott Guild $18
Lit Journals
KSMT #1 by MJ Woods & friends $7
Drift #14 Fall 2024 $19.99
Moss Piglet January 2025 $15
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More From the Archive
I pulled some more stuff from the archive for you people today. LUCKY YOU. I know you all really wanted to see this envelope that says “INVOICE” on it that only contains a letter E and a fortune cookie fortune. Is that E for sale? Only if you want to — wait for it — BUY A VOWEL.
Or maybe you wanted to see this sign Edie Fake made when they worked here for wood pizza slices someone consigned? This sign was filed away taped (probably accidentally) to a sign for some kind of fish item we were selling for 30 cents. I don’t think those signs were in any way related to each other but they were right next to each other in the crate for 23 years. Good enough for me! I’m thrilled to see that versatility is one of our outstanding traits, people!!
Sidenote about the above 2 pictures: If I had to hazard a guess, I feel like that’s a John Porcellino envelope and a fish sign made by Neil Brideau. Maybe????
Hey! A signed 2003 Sof’ Boy calendar from cartoonist Archer Prewitt of the Coctails/The Sea and the Cake. But why does this one start with October? I mean, I’m sure he gave us a full calendar (probably before 2002 was even over) but I’m trying to remember what happened here in 2003 that we were prematurely like, “Well that’s it! This year IS OVER!” and promptly took the calendar into the basement for storage. Knowing what it’s like around here though, it probably has more to do with us getting a tremendous amount of mail, and we were afraid of it getting lost in the shuffle. Hence it went downstairs to live with whatever else we’ve been hording down there, waiting for over 20 years later to reappear and be given love, in some kind of toy-that-became-real scenario. Well time is now, Velveteen Rabbit 2003 ‘Sof Boy Calendar! It’s October 2003! Log into Friendster and scream into your camera phone because you think nobody can hear you!
Is that Neal Pollack? Reading from The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature here in 2000? Why yes it is. Happy graduation, sir!
And check out that classy all caps serif flyer for the event.
Look at this! It’s queercore luminaries Lynn Breedlove (left) and Nomy Lamm (right) when they were here in 2002. Lynn (Tribe 8) read from their first novel Godspeed, with Nomy (zinester and musician extraordinaire) on the bill as well. This hilarious photo says it all, and I couldn’t love it more.
What else will I unveil in the near future? Will I be buying vowels? Do they offer those wholesale or is that the kind of thing people consign? Stay tuned!
xoxo
Liz
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New Stuff This Week
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In Loving Memory of Rabbits, Rats, Birds, Squirrels $12
A Treasury of Florida Man WTF: News Headlines From the Internet and Beyond by Alexandra Montclair (Harpy House Press) $12
Things I Chewed Reviewed $4
Uppercase #64 $24
Comics
Beach Day by Lucy Rose Till-Campbell $8
Princess Reverie’s 10000 Year Curse (Wiggle Bird Mailing Club) $10
Comics by Sunny Sponder, $10 each: Plunge, Flish Flash Flush (with Swami Tsunami)
Spin Cycle by melonfarm $8
Politics & Revolution Books
Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman, edited by Jessica Moran and Barry Pateman (AK Press) $18
Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education by Jesse Hagopian (Haymarket) $24.95
Art Books
Out of Order by Kay Westhues $20
Doing Stuff
1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg $19.99
Lazy Witchcraft for Crazy, Shitty Days: Easy Spells and Rituals for When You’re Stressed Out, Wiped Out, or Just Have No More Spoons to Give by Andrea Samayoa $19.99
Fiction
Horse Girl Fever: Stories by Kevin Maloney $16.95
Chap Books
I Want to be a Bowl $2
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Recommended Zine Reading for the New Year
Hello, dearest blog voyeurs! Did you keep track of all the books you read in 2024? I didn’t, but I read a ton thanks to that sweet Quimby’s discount and being within walking distance of my local public library. Everyone has different reading styles, and I’m always curious about the habits of fellow readers. The more distractions, the better for my undiagnosed ADHD brain. I personally love to sprinkle a little fun in between marathon book reading, so here is an exciting list of shortform reading to keep you going in between the pages.
County Highway, “America’s Only Newspaper” (their words).
I’m late to the County Highway game, but am glad to have finally arrived. Filled with essays, classified ads, music reviews, and dispatches from small town America, County Highway is an enriching paper that touches on subjects the mainstream media fails to cover. Some of my favorite stories from past issues: a man who inherits a cabin with beastly neighbors; how ginger (the herb) can cure most of what ails you; a boots-on-the ground report of the devastation in Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene; and the cultural importance of Dolly Parton & Dollywood.
It’s refreshing to read journalism written with heart and integrity, served offline in a satisfying format that makes me feel like I’m in my old man era.
If you like your horror injected with lots of fun, don’t miss out on ISSUE TWO of Chicago’s finest horror and exploitation zine, Full Bleed! We’re big fans of Full Bleed around here and are extremely stoked about the latest issue. If you aren’t able to make it into the shop or order it online, checkout their Instagram page where the editors post upcoming and relevant film screenings and events in Chicago.
One of my favorite underground comic artists is Ivy Rose, who just came into the shop from Albuquerque, NM to restock her zines! Ivy’s style mixes personal journal entries with hand drawn comics in a way that pulls at your heartstrings. All of the comics are full-color and truly gorgeous. I recommend the most recent issue, Cat Miscall, about keeping yourself safe as a femme and staying away from the creeps. These sweet zines are on our mini-comic wall.
You can’t go wrong with mini-kuš! comics!
Published in Latvia by editor David Schilter and team, kuš! comics gives comic artists around the globe a platform to share their stories by introducing new artists to comic enthusiasts. We recently received a huge shipment of restocks and new titles, as modeled by our resident Devil Lady. Issues #127-130 (pictured) are ready to come home with you.
That’s all I got, you’ll have to come in and explore our collection of zines and books to add to your 2025 reading stack.
xoxo, Angel
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January Newsletter Out Now
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New Stuff This Week
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Where Karl Marx Lived in Paris by David Villegas $2
Anxious Misgivings ver 2.0 by Ramsey Khawaja $3
Olga of Kyiv: The Ruthless Queen from 1000 Years Ago $1
TJs Exposed issues #1-#3 $4 each
The Power of Three: A Charmed Fanzine – Season One by Billy McCall $3
Eggs by Ari Ganahl $8
Alebrijes, Tiny Generator – A Drawing and Storytelling Game by Michael Anthony DeAnda $6
San Francisco Neo Futurists Chapbook #9 24 Selected Plays from the Infinite Wrench $10
Comics
Cat Miscall by Ivy Rose $10
From Roostercow: Woodrow Comics #1 $6, Sssnakes #5 $3 (both by Chris Auman), Hose Got Cable $7
Green Whispers by Sue Cargill $4
Graphic Novels
War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics) $12.99
Politics & Revolution Books
The History of Disruption: Social Struggle in the Atlantic World by Mehmet Dosemeci $29.95
Magazines, Newspapers & Journals
County Highway vol 2 #4 January/February 2025 $8.50
Austin Seance Quarterly Journal Winter 2024-2025 the Winter Haunts Issue $5
