Category: zines

  • New Stuff This Week

    doris30_lgDoris #30 Highest Standard of Living $3.50 – Doris continues to be a zine-form stronghold of bold and astute essays on dealing, healing and the art of living. This issue is a big deal: about half of it is a critique on underdeveloped accountability processes and what can be envisioned in their stead, including an interview with members of Support N.Y. Community formation and fluctuation seems to be the other strong thread running throughout – tour comics, bee hives, study groups and the way the term itself can break down or expand. Great issue.

    Zines & Zine-Related
    Dames on Frames: A Feminist Bike Zine (Pioneers Press) $1.50
    Let Gluten Freedom Ring: Vegan Gluten Free Recipe Zine by Adam Gnade & Friends $3.00
    Kicks #1 ed. by Billy Miller et al. (Desert Island Books) $10.00 – Reprinted material from the classic punk zine from 1979.
    More issues of Drop Target by Jon Chad and Alec Longstreth.
    Shifting Premjestanje by Sergej Vutuc $12.00
    Analog #1 Dispatches on DIY Anorexia Recovery by Ponyboy Violet $4.00
    New to Everything #9 by Leanne $1.00
    When Language Runs Dry #3 by Claire and Meredith $4.00
    My New York by J. Frank $3.00
    Ink Drawings By Keef $6.00
    Permanent Record by Jospeh Wilcox $20.00
    issues of Show and Tell by Carman Rachel Lee $2.00
    Think Tank DIY by Reggie Martinez (Pioneers Press) $2.50
    Drinking with Boileryard Clarke Dayn Perry Celebrates Baseball and Himself by Dayn Perry $10.00
    Bohemian Apr 13 Salures 2013 Graduates $1.00
    Hard Fifty Farm by Jessie Duke and Adam Gnade (Pioneers Press) $4.00

    Comics & Comix
    Demon Dust #17 Apr 13 by Bernie McGovern $2.00
    Messy Fast: A Sock Monster Collection by Neil Brideau $4.00
    Three New Stories by Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics) $3.99
    Wicked Vibes #1 by Dillon Hallen $4.00
    Mineshaft #29 by Everett Rand and Gina Palmieri $9.00 – With work by Crumb and more!
    Spiros Greek Myths #4 by Spiro Dousias $5.00
    Hand Of Blood by J. Bayer $2.00
    Falling Rock National Park #1 Feb 13 by Josh Shalek $4.00

    Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
    Aesthetics: A Memoir by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press) $25.00
    Legends of the Blues by William Sout and R. Crumb $19.95
    Raven Girl HC by Audrey Niffenegger $19.95
    Art of the Candy Gang Book by Chet Pickens (CG Comics) $9.99
    Feynman by Jim Ottaviani et al. $19.99
    Superman Action Comics vols 1 & 2 by Grant Morrison et al.
    Red Handed: Fine Art of Strange Crimes, How To Commit the Perfect Crime by Matt Kindt $26.99

    Art & Design
    Typeforce 3 The Annual Show of Emerging Typographic Allstars $20.00 – The book to go along with the show at the Co-Prosperity Sphere.
    Living as Form Socially Engaged Art 1991-2011 by Nato Thompson (MIT Press) $39.95

    Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
    Attempting Normal by Marc Maron $26.00
    Read and Burn: A Book About Wire by Wilson Neate (Jawbone Press) $19.95
    Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond: Captain Beefheart Interviews and Texts 1966-2001 (Desert Island Books) $15.00
    Short History of Nuclear Folly: Mad Scientists Dithering Nazis Lost Nukes and Catastrophic Cover Ups by Rudolph Herzog $26.00
    Yes Is The Answer and Other Prog Rock Tales by Marc Weingarten et al. $24.00
    Sparks Tastic Twenty One Nights With Sparks In London by Tosh Berman (Rare Bird Press) $14.00
    VJ The Unplugged Adventures of MTVs First Wave ed. by Gavin Edwards $25.00 – As in Nina Blackwood Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn.
    What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz $14.00
    Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen $16.00
    New books from the Chicago Center For Literature and Photography, including
    Famous Drownings In Literary History Essays About 21st Century Jewishness by Kevin Haworth

    DIY
    The Stoner’s Guide to Munching by Mary Sells $18.95

    Fiction
    Invisible Monsters Remix SC by Chuck Palahniuk $15.95
    Hello America by JG Ballard $15.95
    Unlimited Dream Company JG Ballard $15.95
    Drowned World by JG Ballard $15.95
    Gothic Blue Book: The Revenge Edition or The Haunted Edition by Cynthia & Gerardo Pelayo et al. $7.00 each
    Loteria by Cynthia Pelayo $12.00
    Railsea by China Mieville $10.99 – Now in soft cover.
    Year Zero by Rob Reid $15.00 – Now in soft cover.
    Iris Has Free Time by Iris Smyles (Soft Skull) $15.95
    The Guide To Being Born by Ramona Ausubel $26.95

    Sex & Sexy
    Show Offs Gay Erotic Stories by Richard Labonte (Cleis) $15.95
    Safe Word Erotic an SM Novel Alvarados Pin Up Nudes by Robert Alvarado $34.99
    Handbook vol 7 #2 2013 by Darren Ankenbauer $6.00

    Poltics & Revolution
    Stay Solid Radical Handbook for Youth by Matt Hern et al. (AK Press) $20.00

    Magazines
    Frankie #52 Mar Apr 13 $13.95
    True Crime Apr 13 $8.99
    Backwoodsman vol 34 #3 May Jun 13 $4.95
    Fantastic Man #17 Spr Sum 13 $14.99
    Flamingo Magazine Future Craft Issue $16.99
    Specimen Magazine #5 $6.00
    Black Velvet #76 $9.00
    Signal to Noise #65 Spr 13 $4.95
    Decibel #104 Jun 13 $4.95
    Barcode Version Magazine vol 1 2013 Wedding in Wonderland $12.00 – From SSLM Same Sex Life Magazine.
    Tattoo Society #38 $7.99

    Poetry, Lit Mags, Lit Journals, Chap Books
    Artifice Magazine #5 $8.00
    Iowa Review vol 43 #1 Spr 13 $9.95
    Death In A Rifle Garden by John Vincent Greco (Pioneers) $4.00
    Human is a Donut by Shaina Hoffman $2.00

    Kids Stuff
    Mermaid In Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea (McSweeneys) $19.95
    Anywhere at Once by the Students of 826CHI, illustrated by Laura Park and Aaron Renier $15.00
    There I Am Looking at You With a Hungry Face: Stories and Observations  by the Students of 826CHI $5.00

    Other Stuff
    Keep Track Pocket Calendar by Cindy Crabb $4.00 – Fill in your own dates, made by Cindy “Doris” Crabb.
    Gary Baseman Playing Cards $4.99

  • Teens Read Work Inspired by Chicago Zine Fest 5/14

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    In the week following March’s Chicago Zine Fest, 13 high school students participated in a series of talks and workshops with exciting self-publishing artists from the greater Chicagoland area. Now here’s their chance to present and read from their self-published works inspired by what they learned during the series, that include essays, poems, comics and stories. Quimby’s is proud to support the next era of self-publishers.

    F E A T U R I N G   T A L E S    OF  . . .

    Eggplants <> Deep Fears <> Deep Loves

    White Castle  <> Radio Reception and more!

    Tuesday (a good day for mail), May 14th, 7pm

  • off-site but of interest: Long-Arm Stapler First Aid: OPENING RECEPTION at Spudnik Press Cooperative

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    Long-Arm Stapler First Aid: Self-Care In Zines and Mini Comics

    Curated by Liz Mason and Neil Brideau
    4/20/13 – 5/31/13
     
    Opening Reception: April 20, 2013 6:00 – 9:00pm
    The Annex @ Spudnik Press Cooperative,     1821 W Hubbard, Suite 303, Chicago, IL
    (NOT at Quimby’s)
    Whether we’re soothing, grooming or creating major life changes, we’re always involved in some sort of self-care, no matter how big or trivial. Drinking coffee, petting animals, getting stuff off our chests, confronting personal and societal demons, we are perpetually creating a space for our own personal world to exist healthfully in the bigger world. Indeed, the personal is social.
    Instead of relying on professional services, one can create change using a DIY mentality, often with the help of some sort of reference. At their core, the pieces in this group show suggest we must be our own proponents for health and well-being.
    The exhibit “Long-Arm Stapler First Aid” features pieces by a variety of zinesters and comics artists. The pieces discuss and/or illustrate self-care topics that both help themselves and inspire the reader to be their own advocate in self-improvement. In honor of self-publishing as a means to foster well-being, Spudnik Press is proud to host this exhibition featuring dozens of zine makers from across the country, including Edie Fake, Rinko Endo, Kathleen McIntyre, Ramsey Beyer, Liz Prince, Dina Kelberman, Sara McHenry, Maris Wicks, Beth Barnett, Nate Beaty, Raleigh Briggs, Danielle Chenette, Emilja Frances, Turtel Onli, Trubble Club, Caroline Paquita, Sarah McNeil, Milo Miller, Corinne Mucha, Kitari Sporrong, Missy Kulik, Cathy Leamy, Erick Lyle and more.
    Long Arm Stapler First Aid will also include a limited edition exhibition zine, compiled by Liz Mason, encompassing relevant self-care themes in zines and mini-comics such as: healing, grief, fitness, and medical issues. The exhibit will also feature a limited edition screenprint by Ramsey Beyer, published by Spudnik Press.
     
    This show brings together an assortment of zines and comics that address health-related issues ranging from mental to physical, personal to societal, and preventative to regenerative, including such specifics as grooming, food preparation, self-defense, coping strategies, defense mechanisms, mental or spiritual development and even soul enrichment. These largely self-published works address, at times, incredibly personal experiences, usually with a large dose of wit.
    Unlike a film or a painting, readers of zines and comics are able to engage with these works at their own pace, choosing when they are ready to confront the next page. Perhaps this is what allows authors to broach difficult, and often very personal, topics with great breadth of emotion, honesty, and clarity. Through the combination of words and images, artists are able to rely on multiple modes of communication to bring together the tangible and the cerebral.
    Why the long-arm stapler? It’s the symbol of home-stapled periodicals, the best kind of stapler to use for getting to the center of the page that a normal stapler can’t reach. And the very act of making a zine and mini comic (and reading) is considered a therapeutic caring action.
    Long live (and maintain, groom and sooth) the long-arm stapler!
    About the curators:
    Liz Masonis the manager of Quimby’s Bookstore, known for selling a variety of self-published works, as well as the editor and publisher for the zine Caboose.

    Neil Brideau is comics artist and comics sommelier at Quimby’s Bookstore, as well as an organizer of CAKE, Chicago’s Alternative Comics Expo.

    *Image Credit to Dina Kelbermann

  • Off-Site Event: Chicago Zine Fest

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    Quimby’s is proud to co-sponsor Chicago Zine Fest is an independent event creating an outlet for small press and independent publishers to showcase their work. Their goal is to make DIY zine-making accessible, highlight the talents of self-published artists, and give independent artists a chance to interact, and swap skills through tabling, community events, and workshops. The 2013 Chicago Zine Fest will take place on March 8th and 9th at various places around the city.

    Friday, March 8, 2013:

    1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Writing about Health, Disability, and Accessibility in Zines: A Panel with Kerri Radley, Maranda Elizabeth, and Dave Roche at the Conaway Center, Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605

    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Youth Reading at 826 CHI

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Exhibitor Reading at 826 CHI

    9:00 pm: Quimby’s will be the site to unveil the recipient of this year’s Long Arm Stapler Award for Awesomeness in Zineness, as well as Zine Win Lose or Draw, hosted by our own Neil Brideau (editor of The Plan).

    Saturday, March 9, 2013

    11:00 am – 6:00 pm: Zine Exhibition featuring over 200 tablers, workshops, and panels at the Conaway Center, Columbia College. Quimby’s will be tabling there. Stop by and say hi!

    For more info such as workshops and panels etc. on Saturday, see : chicagozinefest.org

  • Zine, Lose, or Draw!: A Chicago Zine Fest Game Show Hosted by Neil Brideau, at Quimby's 3/8

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    “Zine, Lose, or Draw!” is CZF’s own take on beloved gameshow “Win, Lose, or Draw!” Teams will compete in this Pictionary-style game with a self-publishing theme. Be a part of the action by joining a team or cheer from the audience. Fun for everyone!

     

    “Zine, Lose, or Draw!” will be hosted by Quimby’s very own Neil Brideau, co-organizr of Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) and creator of Oh Boy! Comics.

     

    “Zine, Lose, or Draw!” is a part of Chicago Zine Fest 2013 taking place March 8-9 at various Chicago locations. CZF is an independent event creating an outlet for small press and independent publishers to showcase their work.

     

    For more info: chicagozinefest.org

  • Quimby's Zlumber Party 1/19-1/20

    Hey zinesters! Come to our Zine Slumber Party (Zlumber Party, geddit? Gosh we’re clever.) This is the second year in a row we’re inviting you to come in and spend the night with us working on your zine, because we had so much fun doing it last year. The store closes at 10pm on Sat the 19th and then you’re invited to spend the night here. So bring yer jammies and a sleeping bag, then leave in the morning with the zine you worked on. Interested in attending? Be sure to shoot a regular ol’ e-mail our way at info(at)quimbys(dot)com or call us at 773-342-0910 so we can have a head count.

    Facebook event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/490262824359447/?__req=9

  • Middle Coast Zine Fest {MCZF} Dec 8th and 9th at Galerie F


    MCZF is a two-day gathering of artists featuring well-crafted zines inspired by art, music, and graffiti & street art. Middle Coast aspires to engage dialogue, writing, photography and other artwork through beautifully designed and independently published zines. Featuring work from local artists, Oscar Fotoflow and Loosey Goosey. Enter to win awesome raffle prizes from Saki and Quimby’s Bookstore while sipping on delicious Gaslight coffee! For more info, see galerief.com/galerie-f-zine-fest and also the Facebook group for the event.

    Free and open to the public.

    Please note, Quimby’s is a co-sponsor of the event, but it is NOT AT QUIMBY’S, It is at Galerie F at 2381 N. Milwaukee Ave.

    Sat, Dec 8th, noon-6pm, Sun Dec 9th 11-6.

  • Chicago Zine Fest Open Meeting: Sat, Nov 17th at the Chicago Public Library, Logan Square Branch


    While planning for Chicago Zine Fest 2013 is already in full swing, CZF would love to get input from you! They’re holding an open meeting to gather opinions & ideas for the upcoming fest. (If you don’t live in Chicago but want to send suggestions, email them at chicagozinefest@gmail.org)
    Saturday, November 17 at 2pm
    Chicago Public Library: Logan Square Branch
    3030 W. Fullerton Ave.
    Click here for the Facebook event for this meeting.
    Please note: this meeting is NOT at Quimby’s.

    And also! Check out the official 2013 artwork for CZF at chicagozinefest.org by the talented Laura Berger.

  • Punk Rock Karaoke Fundraiser for Chicago Zine Fest

    And hey! Chicago Zine Fest is march 8th-9th, 2013. Click here for more info.

  • Not at Quimby's: Hallow-Zine Chicago Zine Fest Fundraiser

    Come get spooky at Hallow-Zine, a fundraiser to benefit the 2013 Chicago Zine Fest! This all-ages event will feature zine readings from local ghouls, some monstrous tunes, and tarot readings for a little extra cash. $5 suggested donation, October 25th, 8pm, at 2110 S Halsted (enter through the alley).

    Featured readers include:
    Brenton Harper-Murray (Dead of the Union: A Historical Zombie Novel)
    Jim Joyce (Let It Sink)
    Edie Fake (Gaylord Phoenix)
    Dave Roche (About My Disappearance, On Subbing)
    Gas Mask Horse (Start Your Own Haunted House)
    Rosy Phinick (Bacterial Turned Viral),
    scary songs performed by Dalice Malice (Curioddity)

    Want more info? Check out the Facebook event page for more details.

    Want more info about Chicago Zine Fest? See chicagozinefest.org