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Helpful Consignment Check-In Clarification!
Our consignors rule! They make awesome zines and comics, lug them over here (or send them over here), and then get excited to see their stuff on the shelves. And we’re excited to put their work in people’s paws.
When we updated our consignment policy last year we had faith that our consignors would make our work sustainable by following some changes in our consignment policy. One thing was that we only accepted consignment check-ins via email at info@quimbys.com to tell people they had to check in for restocks and payment. It was an adjustment, for sure! And we also changed our policy about how often you could check in, which was no more than 3 times a year or once every 4 months. And finally, we told consignors which titles we could restock and how many of them we would accept, instead of blindly just taking any restocks. Like any business, we found it made more sense to actually look at numbers and think about which items we could take more of. In the past, people who stopped here, say, on their way to an art opening and didn’t want to carry all their zines couldn’t just drop restocks in our laps anymore, if they were things that we couldn’t afford to take more of. (New stuff though? Hell yeah! Any time! If we haven’t had it before, we wanna see it! A new issue of your zine, we’ll take 5!) So thanks to everybody who understood and respected why we had to do this. Here is a blog post that outlines why we had to make these changes.
We got some helpful feedback from our consignors. Longtime consignors knew they were being asked to check in every 4 months instead of any time they felt like it, and they were happy to do so. but they weren’t sure when those 4 months started. Was it 4 months from the date they were last paid? Was it 4 months from the last day they asked about their consignment? Well, here’s the answer: you can check in 4 months from the date we itemized your last payout for you. So if you emailed us on Sept 15th (OUR BIRTHDAY!) and we got back to you on say, September 25th (give us a break! We have thousands of consignors!), the next time you’d be eligible to check in would be January 25th. That’s four months from the day we emailed you back and told you what we owe you (and asked you if you want Paypal or a check).
Thank you so much for your continued patience as we’ve refined our consignment process to meet the unprecedented volume of consignment items we continue to receive. Please keep sending us your awesome stuff! We wanna get it up on our shelves.
(cute consignor image by @fraulein_echo!)
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Political comix FTW!
As disorienting as World events have been
in recent yearssince forever, it’s never too late to educate ourselves on the corrupt and violent actions, ideologies and laws created by those in power. Learning about social justice movements grown from the past is a great way to learn how marginalized groups of people fought and died for their rights and the rights of future generations.
Comics, especially political comics, are a great way to tell our stories and read about tough subjects in an easily digestible format. I recently discovered World War 3 Illustrated here at Quimby’s! World War 3 Illustrated is a political comic anthology series founded by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper in 1979 in New York City. This radical comics anthology showcases artists and activists sharing personal and collective struggles of disenfranchised groups all over the world with beautiful, lighthearted, and at times, haunting artwork in the form of poetry, comics, protest posters, and essays. Check out these much needed latest editions of World War 3 Illustrated (#53 and #54), which highlight the importance of fighting for our collective rights to ensure we have a future on this planet:
World War 3 Illustrated #54, aka World War 3 Now? published by AK Press
This urgent collection focuses on the current war and genocide in Palestine, as well as the alarming destruction of the planet due to climate change. I learned about Campamento Carey, a group of land defenders protecting wildlife from the development of property by Americans who moved to Puerto Rico for huge tax break incentives. Each piece in this book is a wake up call for humanity, made thoughtfully and lovingly by activists and artists all over the World. Highly recommended!
World War 3 Illustrated #53, My Body Our Rights published by AK Press
Published in 2023, months after Roe V. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court, this outstanding collection of rageful comix touches on reproductive rights, access to safe abortions, and the difficulties trans and non-binary folks face while navigating the medical system. My Body, Our Rights is relevant as ever as we see an uptick in deaths in states where abortions are outlawed. It’s infuriating to know the US government is sliding backwards as medical technology advances. We should all have autonomy over our bodies, our lives, and our rights as portrayed in this radical anthology.
It’s easy to feel despair during these times, but we need to take action and fight for a better world as generations before us have. I leave you with an inspiring quote from the late Diane di Prima, author of Revolutionary Letters (also recommended)!
<3 Angel
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New Stuff This Week
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ZinesKerBloom #170 $2
Creature Shock by Ashley Belanger $5
Girls Can Do Anything by Mel $19.99
Room Tone #5 $3
Comics
Annabella’s Book of Hours $5
Clutch Tales of the Future by Tyler Starr $15
Belly Full of Heart by Madeline Mouse (Silver Sprocket) $9.99
The Corpse Itself $3,000,000 by Jake Burdoin $3
Commics by Gia Kornfeld Dig Dog #1 $6 and more.
Mason #0 by Louis Petersen $3.99
Domesticates #1 by Andrew Conti $10
Graphic Novels
Demons: Rise and Grind by Hyena Hell (Silver Sprocket) $14.99
Maple Terrace by Noah Van Sciver (Uncivilized) $24.95
Art Books
Propagandopolis: A Century of Propaganda From Around the World by Bradley Davies & friends (Fuel) $32.95
Essays (Sort of)
Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic That Makes It Work by Jesse David Fox $20
Poor Artists: A Quest Into the Art World by Gabrielle De La Puente and Zarina Muhammad (aka the White Pube) $24.99
Sketched Out: Artistic Sketchbooks and Journals Unveiled edited by Victionary $45
Songscapes: Stunning Graphics and Visuals in the Music Scene by Victionary $49.95
Fiction
This Is Your Bike on Plants Fantastical Feminist Stories of Bicycling, Gardens, and Growth edited by Elly Blue $13.95
What Doesn’t Kill Us by Ajay Close $17.95
DIY
A People’s Guide to Houseplants: Thrifty, Sustainable Ways to Fill Your Home with Plants by Cara Brezina (Microcosm Publishing) $14.95
Film
The Museum of Wes Anderson: His Movies and the Works That Inspired Them by Johan Chiaramonte and Camille Mathieu $35
Magazines
Hellebore #12 Samhain 2024 – A Summoning of Ancient Terrors $17
Apartamento #34 $35
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November Newsletter Out Now!
Read it here and make sure you sign up to get it in your inbox at quimbys.com.
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Blurry by Dash Shaw
Have you ever lost your glasses? Or gazed at an impressionist painting? Or gotten lotion in your eye? Seen through a blurry lens, the world becomes indistinct; it’s harder to tell where one thing ends and another begins.
Dash Shaw’s newest book, Blurry, blends the individual stories of several different characters as they struggle to answer both commonplace and life-changing questions. They’re the kinds of conundrums that we are all inevitably faced with. What to create? Who to partner with? What to do with our time? Which ice cream flavor to choose? Such problems sprout like dandelions from the liminal cracks in our lives. And, as Shaw skillfully demonstrates, they’re the questions that spur us to grow as people.
Blurry beautifully portrays the complexity of our inner lives as it fluidly intertwines the protagonists’ narratives. I really loved following each character’s thought process as they sorted through their individual quandaries. Reading this book helped me feel less alienated in my own inner deliberations. It reminded me that, while I might get a bit lost in my own problems from time to time, so does everyone else I come into contact with every day. And even if we sometimes feel alone in our unique struggles, it’s nice to remember that our problems actually connect us to one another, because they are a quintessential part of the human experience.
Be sure to stop by for our event on Saturday, November 9th when Dash Shaw will be in conversation with acclaimed graphic novelist Olivier Schrauwen and brilliant cartoonist Conor Stechschulte! More info here!
Polish up those contact lenses and come on down to Quimby’s to pick up this lovely tome!
~ Echo
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New Stuff This Week
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Wicker Park Indie Bookstore League Sticker $3.99
Quimby’s Bookstore Black and White Book Spine Sticker by Casey Gartlan/Witchmxm $6
Jenn Woodall Postcard Box Set (Silver Sprocket) $19.99
Zines
The Papercuts Library #11 Baking Cookies on Every Type of Day by Joey Sellers $5.99
Auntie by Rita Sindelar $5
Zazazine issues #0 and #3 by April Ursula Fox $13 each
Fetish #2 Fall 24 by Tina Mead $3
Postcards From Irving #9 by Tyler $5
For the Love of Peter Hujar by Steven Reigns $12
Hey Look at That #4 by Aaron Brown $12
Qwerty Quarterly #6 Scenes From Qwerty Fest Fall 2024 $5
Malt Adult #30 $5
Alchemy, Memory and the Architecture of Initiation by Brian Cotnoir $10
Sketchbook Drawings 2024 by Drew Lerman $10
X Kool Kids #9 $5
Vizualis Kolteszet (Visual Poetry) An Introduction to the Work of Andras Rajnai by Robert Newsome $6
Silences Ohio by Maud Lavin $7
Human Issue #3 Unsettling Sight by Edwin Perry Manchester $5
Comics
Bloody Mary by Nick Winn (Silver Sprocket) $9.99
New Wave Comics presents Hero League #1 & #2 by Reginald Wayne Soileau $2 each
Devout by Frankie Lyne $12
Grendel’s Dog #1 by fscare $7
Unknown by Genevieve Kotz $5
50 Flip Experiment #33 by Dan Hill $5
So Buttons #14 Life and Death edited by Jonathan Baylis $10
Airbag #3 More Stories by Brian Canini $8
Death Spark by Thomas Campbell $20
Catboy Catalogue #2 Sum 198X by Fox Graham $8
Comics Blogger #10 $5
Occult Comix: An Eclectic Anthology by Village Archives $15
Graphic Novels
Acme Novelty Datebook vol 3 by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) $49.95 – Yes, we have signed copies, but ya gotta come in to the store to buy those. Want vol 1-3 in a slipcase? Geddit at $149.95. (Those are unsigned.)
Applewood Canyon: An American Suburban Satire by Brian Canini $16
Complete Poe Clan VOL 1 & 2 The 70s by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics) $80
Art Books
I Fashioned and I Broke by Anna Gregoline $10
Outer Limits
Mysticism by Simon Critchley $18.95
Music Books
Marquee: The Story of the World’s Greatest Music Venue by Robert Sellers and Nick Pendleton (Trouser Press) $22.95
Hell on Wheels: Tour Stories Remembered, Remixed, Remastered by Greg Jacobs (U of Hell) $19.95
Dolly Parton’s White Limozeen (33 1/3 vol 186) by Steacy Easton $14.95
The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin $32
Fiction
Blue Sisters: A Novel by Coco Mellors $30
For the Young at Heart
Dinosaur Uproar by Michael Barron $24 and Dinosaur Uproar Coloring Book $12
Essay Books
Yokels in the Windy City and Other Ridiculous Reflections From “Magic Mike 6XL” by Michael D. Davis $5.99
Chap Books & Poetry
Dirt by April Ursula Fox $13
Prairie Roots by James Lowell Hall (Lake Claremont Press) $18.95
Sexxxy
by fscare: My Precious Doll by Fscare $6, Catfished $7
Boyfriend Material: A Trans Masc Smut Zine edited by Frances Andonopoulos and Blue Buzbee $12
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Scary Zines in Spooky Series!!
With the full force of spooky season upon us, I’d like to share some of my favorite scary zines around the shop, each of which just happens to come from a series. So whether you want classic tales, fabulous comics, or a heavy dose of reality, we’ve got something for you with issues to spare.
DSP Classic Ghosties Book Five: The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard DunbarThe last of this spooky series is perhaps my favorite; a heart-breaking, inspiring tale of life after death and love after jealousy. I didn’t know who Olivia Howard Dunbar was before this perfectly pocket-sized zine fell into my hands, but now that I do I’m hungry for more. Presented by Displaced Snail Publications via Project Gutenberg, these public domain classic short stories are sure to sneak a little creep into your reading pile. @DisplacedSnail
Scorpio Venus Rising #2 by Corinne HalbertFollowing Venus on her escape through celestial existence steeped in Tarot is gorgeously horrific. I especially enjoyed #2, because her strength is challenged as she literally unpacks her emotional baggage in a struggle of self-transformation. And if you can’t relate to that, then perhaps you should take a moment to contemplate your own existence or get yourself a reading to consider what Scorpio season has in store for you. Fans of Acid Nun will eat up the artwork by the one and only Corrine Halbert (full disclosure of her awesomeness: she used to work here!). @CorinneHalbert
So… You Wanna Unionize? #2Let’s be serious for a second: there are few things in this world scarier than unchecked capitalism! Thank the heavens for unions and the workers who have fought and continue to fight against the evils of corporate greed. This series of political zines from the Starbucks Workers United gives voice to the working class struggle with a heavy dose of education and community. Because step one in worker solidarity is knowledge, these zines explain terms, quote laws & policies, and present infographics alongside comics and collages to clarify the importance of unions and the path to get them. All three are great, but I especially love the cover art of a decaying skeleton worker on issue #2. @SBWorkersUnitedBecause they are abundant with Halloweenie content, I have shied away from the Outer Limits, the How To, and the Film & TV sections, though I highly recommend that you browse those in our store as well. Honorable mention goes to the mini-zine series of ‘Thirteen Facts’ which lists–you guessed it–thirteen facts about select horror movies, their characters, and actors such as the venerable Vincent Price.Keep it spooky silly!Toujours, elizabeth @GetBackToPrintP.S. Yes, Rosie is my third costume so far this week! You’re welcome. -
Offsite: Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout
Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout
Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown
7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024
Free!This month, Zine Club Chicago is teaming up again with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club to host a free zinemaking hangout at the locally owned taproom and café space. We’re inviting folks to help create a group zine on a theme that’s close to our treat-loving hearts: SNACKWAVE!
Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE! Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, November 14 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!
Zine Club Chicago will provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. The taproom also will be holding a DJ Night featuring Tender Lovin’ Cutz with Tommy Kladis after our event wraps up at 9 p.m., and we encourage y’all to stick around for some all-vinyl jams, too!
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the monthly flyers, created the logo.
Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago like here on IG and here on Twitter.
#zines #zinemaking #ZineClubChicago #DIY #LifeonMarz #Quimbys #QuimbysChicago
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A flyer featuring a stack of Oreo cookies riding a surfboard inside a huge wave and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: SNACKWAVE!; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, November 14; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info: quimbys.com”
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New Stuff This HalloWeeeeeeeek
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2 Public Collectors/Half Letter Press Titles! CB Radio Postcard People $7, Johnnie Anderson’s Botany and Zoology Drawings $13
Draculas Dumpster #3 Wild World of Color $9.75
Zines by by S. Hansen: Staying Resilient As a Working Artist: Advice From the Field $4, Tools at the Queer Press $4, Average Person to Zinester Pipeline: The Seven Phases I Passed Through to Become a Zinester in Just a Year $5 & more.
zines by Yhasmin: YHVSM #1 & #2 $5 each, Body $8
Friday Aug 2nd $3
One Skate Beyond #1 Chicago Edition by Buster Wawrzaszek $3
Sk8 Movie Watchlist by Johnny Misfit $2
Klaus-o-graphic issues #6 & #8 by K. Klaus $2
Thirteen Facts, multiple issues, $2 each about topics like Dracula, Vampira, Vincent Price & more.
Rate of Decay #10 $2
Zines by Karina Hagelin: Femme Filth #5 $10, What is Suicide Prevention? Or How to Create a World Worth Living In $6
Why Do Honeybees Kill if It Kills Them? Reflections on Evolutionary Selection for the Instinct to Self Destruct by Dalia Silverstein $6
1438 #2 Midwest Jungle, Techno and Rave Culture by Ripe Productions and Aria Pedraz $15
Better Homes and Dykes vol 1 #4 by Elli and S. $20
Comics
I Hope This Finds You #15 Diary Comics by Kevin Budnik $6
Shadow Banshee Periodical #1 Pontificating Amongst Nature by Nadia Stodder $7
Whoopsie Doodle – Short Comics by Kat Tuesday $10
Gallant Valor #1 by Dylan Sparks $20
Graphic Novels
OUT LATER THIS WEEK! Acme Novelty Datebook vol 3 by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) $49.95
Brian Blomerth’s Lilly Wave: Visual Biography of the Infamous Ketamine Researcher John C. Lilly $35
Kids Are Still Weird and More: Observations From Parenthood by Jeffrey Brown $9.99
My Time Machine by Carol Lay (Fantagraphics) $24.99
Longboxes by Nate McDonough $20
Parasyte vol 8 Full Color Collection by Hitoshi Iwaaki $19.99
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: High Times and Misdemeanors by Gilbert Shelton & Dave Sheridan (Fantagraphics) $22.99
Jessica Farm by Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics) $29.99
Art Books
Profane Creations: The Metal Art of Mark Rudolph $49.99
Politics & Revolution Books
Palestine in a World on Fire: A Global Conversation by Katherine Natanel & Ilan Pappé (Haymarket Books) $17.95
Music Books
Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival by Mark Guarino $20
The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast by S.H. Fernando Jr. $30
Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore $20
In Defense of Ska: Expanded 2nd Edition by Aaron Carnes $24.95
Fiction
Gigantvm Penisivm: A Tale of Demonic Possession by Jose Elvin Bueno $18.95
Chap Books & Lit Journals
I Almost Had It by Sophie Potocsnak $6
Sinister Wisdom #134 $16
Chicago Review vol 67 #2-#4 $24.99
Sexxxy
Drawings of Rainier Flores Side B (Rainstrike Comics) $5
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Five Things From the Archive
I was looking for something and poking around in our archives (or perhaps I should say “archives” since it’s really just boxes, shelves and file cabinets bursting with ephemera) and fell upon some real fun stuff. Quimby’s has such a rich legacy of weirdness and a lot of folks have come through here, either as employees, consignors, shoppers, event performers or friends. Here’s a few choice things I pulled for you today.
Shoplifters will be damned to hell. Who made this sign? Shappy? (RIP, good man.)
Mini-comics BFFS It’s designer and musician Paul Koob (on the left) when he was in the thick of his Hamster Man days and director/illustrator/designer Arthur Jones who similarly sold his comics 900 Lb Gorilla and Magic Pants here. 2002, baby!
Two experimental writers On the left is Shelley Jackson in the days of her tattoo short story project called Skin Project where people would get words to get tattooed on their skin and all the participants’ tattoos added up to a short story, around 2003. She was one of the first writers to really embrace hyperlinks as storytelling, which she did in her 1995 book Patchwork Girl. On the right is writer, Small Beer Press/Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet co-editor/Book Moon Bookstore co-owner, and MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient Kelly Link. Her newest novel The Book of Love is awesome. I think this photo was roughly 2003-ish.
When I found this picture of Billy McCall and texted him with it, the main thing he had to say about it is how amusing the Goldfinger shirt is. Former manager of Uncle Fun, editor of Behind the Zines Distro, writer of Chicago Joe and the Ancient Pages, zinester extraordinaire and so many other things, we miss the fact that he left Chicago. He now resides in Albuquerque. This picture is probably 2004 maybe? He had just started running his Chicago-based mail order Loop Distro.
2005: When We Printed Out Articles Ahahahahaha this is hilarious to me! We got a mention in the Trib because they talked about Zisk editd by Mike Falloon, Mike Fournier & friends. And they have a yahoo address! This is the greatest thing ever. I apparently have grandparent tendencies if I was printing out articles. Well, long live paper, may bit rot rest in peace.
xoxo
