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  • Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz Reads From Dr. Mütter’s Marvels 10/4

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    In Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s new book DR. MÜTTER’S MARVELS (Gotham Books), she explores the previously untold told life story of the man with the famous name: a young, handsome and ambitiously brilliant surgeon whose talents in the operating room and lectures halls were unrivaled in his lifetime. The book delves deep into the life of a man who was truly ahead of his time – from Mütter’s early years as an orphan and time spent studying cutting-edge surgery in Paris, to his struggles to establish himself in Philadelphia amidst the outrageous rivalries among his fellow doctors—many of whom publicly mocked Mütter’s philosophies and innovations (including his devotion to pre- and post-operative care, employing anesthesia, and even the sterilization of his tools).

     

    Although he only lived for 47 years, Mütter’s impact within medicine is still felt, and his legacy lives on with his enormously popular namesake museum. And now, with DR. MÜTTER’S MARVELS, his strange,inspiring and untold story can finally be shared.

     

    “In her deftly crafted narrative, the author provides an absorbing

    account of the charismatic surgeon’s life and career as well as a vivid look at the medical practices and prejudices of his time. Aptowicz draws nicely on Mütter’s speeches and lectures to reveal the depth of his empathetic philosophies and humanist approach.” –Kirkus Reviews

     

    The work of Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz has been featured in such places as: Bust Magazine, About.com’s Poetry Channel, and the spoken word anthology Word Warriors. Most recently, she has been awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry and the 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency.

     

    For more info: http://aptowicz.com

  • John Porcellino Launches The Hospital Suite 9/27

    porcellino092714Join Quimby’s and John Porcellino on Saturday, September 27th, at 7pm, for the launch of his latest, The Hospital Suite! There will be a presentation with a signing to follow. This event will also feature a screening of Root Hog or Die, a new documentary celebrating 25 years of King-Cat Comics.

    The Hospital Suite is a landmark work by the celebrated cartoonist and small-press legend John Porcellino—an autobiographical collection detailing his struggles with illness in the 1990s and early 2000s. One day, John Porcellino suddenly fell ill with extreme stomach pain. After a gruelling abdominal surgery, he quickly recovered–briefly–and then spent the next several years experiencing various surprise illnesses, both physical and mental. First a rash of environmental intolerances left Porcellino black-eyed, cadaverous, and dizzy. Then his mild obsessive-compulsive tendencies became full-blown. With three overlapping narratives, The Hospital Suite recounts one man’s battle for health–Porcellino loses jobs, marriages, and faith but never loses his desire to live and create.

    John Porcellino is the author of the iconic zine King-Cat and the graphic novel Perfect Example. His comics are lauded for their quiet, clear-eyed contemplation of every-day life. The Hospital Suite is a testimony to Porcellino’s subtle gift for transforming his struggles–this time with the medical system and its consequences for his mental health–into art that is universal and engaging.

    Learn more about the documentary here.

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  • New Stuff This Week

    luckypeach12Lucky Peach #12 The Seashore $12.00 – Description as per the mag itself: It is all about food from littoral realms—the spaces where land meets sea. We dive for abalone and gather seaweed off the California coast; we harvest honey in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans; we go behind the scenes at a shrimp farm in Indonesia, and spend a Sunday at the cockle sheds in Leigh-on-Sea. We learn lots about edible sea beasts, from clams to hagfish to sea squirts. Anthony Bourdain takes us on a stroll down a beach town’s memory lane; Robert Sietsema samples practically all the clams on Long Island; Stuart Dybek catches himself a perfect breakfast in the Florida keys. We share recipes from Vietnam and Portugal and the Oregon coast—we aren’t shellfish. Also in this issue: a special, detachable sixteen-page BEACH READS comic book to take on your seaside jaunts, featuring Jason Jägel, Tony Millionaire, and more. It’s summertime and the reading is easy.

    Zines
    Feelings by Robin Hustle & Daniel Luedtke $15.00
    In Your Face by Cacia Zoo $6.00
    Super Trooper #9 by Angela Roberts $3.00
    Fortresses  by Natalie Walser $6.00
    Weegee Halloween (Credit Photo By The Famous) by Rick Majewski $7.00
    Northern Renewal #1 $5.00
    Blue Velvis #1 A Story with Pictures by Theresa Williams (Easy Street Publications) $12.00
    The Match #113 Sum 14 $3.00

    Comics & Minis
    Study Group Magazine #2 Sum 13 by Zack Soto and Milo George $12.00
    Kingdom Order Part 2 by Reid Psaltis $8.00
    Hopeless Romantic by Krystal DiFronzo $4.00
    31 Cups of Coffee by Waldo $1.40
    Summers Love Letter  by Ariel Chan $3.00
    Woke Up Lik This by Noel Freibert $1.00
    Creeps #4.5 $10.00

    Graphic Novel & Trade Paperbacks
    Megahex, Complete Seasons One Through Three by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) $29.99
    Tales Designed to Thrizzle vol 1 trade paperback by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics) $22.99
    Batman Incorporated vol 2 Gotham’s Most Wanted trade paperback by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham $16.99

    Art & Design
    101 Best Film Noir Posters, From the 1940 s Through the 1950s by Mark Fertig (Fantagraphics) $35.00
    Midnight Fantasy by Dabs Myla (Zero+Pubishing) $55.00 – Jeremy Tinder-esque cartoony street art from this art collective.
    Blurring Boundaries, Extending the Limits Of Graffiti by Hendrick Beikirch, or ECB (Gingko Press) $39.95
    Adventure Painter by Anthony Lister (Gingko) $35.00

    Fiction
    Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami (Knopf) $25.95
    Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin) $17.00 – Now in soft cover.

    Essays
    Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser (Penguin) $18.00

    Kids & YA Books
    Sisters by Raina Telgemeier $10.99
    Jack and the Box: A Toon Book by Art Spiegelman (Toon Books) $4.99
    Shark King by R. Kikuo Johnson (Toon Books) $4.99
    Crow Feels Like a Pillow by 826CHI $5.00

    Magazines
    Coven Magazine #2 Sum 14 $13.00
    Wax Poetics #59 $11.99
    Monocle Mediterraneo #9 Special Edition $8.00

    Chap Books
    Cut Glove by Julia Rothblatt $2.00
    Bone Bank by Waldo $1.40

    Other Stuff
    Chillin’ With My Gnomies Mug $12.00
    Captain Awesome Mug $12.00
    Hipsterpotamus Pen $3.00

  • CHIPRC's Zine Zine Club Returns!

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    CHIPRC’s zine book club is back Wed, September 10th, 8pm. The club will be reading Kerri Radley’s Deafula #7 and Brianna Dearest’s Motor City Kitty #23 available at Quimby’s and through Stranger Danger Zine Distro. Also bring in a zine you’ve been reading too. There’s room to discuss them all! There is a suggested $3 donation. All ages.

    For more info visit:
    strangerdangerzines.com
    quimbys.com
    chiprc.org

    Please note: This is not at Quimby’s. It is at The Chicago Independent Publishing Resource Center at 858 N. Ashland.

    Wed, Sep 10th, 7pm

  • New Stuff This Week

    Zines
    Second to None Queer and Trans Chicago Voices 2014 by H. Melt & Friends $8.00
    Tazewell’s Favorite Eccentric #16 Saying Goodbye by Sarah $2.00
    Practical Guide to Fighting Monsters Winning Against the Enemies Of Your Heart and Head by Sarah $2.00
    Pizzadelphia OCD and the DOC Pizza Tour Split $2.00
    Laid – Stuff I Wish I’d Known About Sex Before I Started Having It $1.00
    Otherly Love -A Philly Feminist Zine Fest Compzine by The Philly Feminist Zine Fest Crew $3.00
    Photobooth Facebook  by Shaina Hoffman $2.00

    Comics & Minis
    Bear Bird and Stag Were Arguing in the Forest Other Stories by Madeleine Flores (Retrofit) $6.00
    Wicked Chicken Queen by Sam Alden (Retrofit) $5.00
    Number 1 by Box Brown (Retrofit) $6.00
    Extazine #1 & #3 $6.00 each

    Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
    Hip Hop Family Tree vol 2 by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics) $27.99
    Theth Retrofit Giant Size Annual 2014 by Josh Bayer (Retrofit) $10.00
    Moonhead and the Music Machine  by Andrew Rae (Nobrow) $24.95
    Preacher Book Five TPB  by Garth Ennis $19.99
    Scott Pilgrim Book Five Color Edition Scott Pilgrim Vs the Universe by Bryan Lee O’Malley $24.99
    Invisibles Book 2 Deluxe Hard Cover Edition by Grant Morrison $29.99
    People Inside by Ray Fawkes $24.99

    Politics & Revolution
    The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China’s Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem by Ethan Gutmann (Prometheus) $25.95

    Magazines
    Murder Most Foul #93 $9.99
    True Crime Aug 14 $8.99
    Bizarre #217 Aug 14 $10.50
    Rolla Coaster #12 Sum 14 $8.50
    Huck #45 $14.99 – Curtaed by Ed Templeton.
    Mojo #249 Aug 14 $9.99
    Wire Aug 14 #366 $9.99
    Bend Over Magazine #8 Spr Sum 14: Feminism Sexuality and Queer Art $12.00 – This may be the final issue of Bend Over Magazine, but don’t mourn its passing, celebrate it, by picking it up and celebrating feminism, sexuality and queer art. Interviews with Planningtorock, Milena Chernyavskaya, Amos Mac, Sophia Wallace, and Peaches! Plus a compendium of tactics on acheiving an orgasm. -NB
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    Lit Journals & Chap Books
    Pertunia by Natalie Morrison $10.00
    NA Literary Magazine vol 1 #7 Spr 14 $4.00

    Kids Books
    Animals In Peril Stories  by Ryan Kenealy (Curbside Splendor) $12.00

  • New Stuff This Week

    The Pitchfork Review #3 Sum 14 $19.96

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    Love 15000 Years Later 2015 Calendar (Buy Olympia) $18.00

    Zines
    Remedy Quarterly #15 Triumph $12.00
    Two Fisted Librarians #2 Weird Tales of Patrons and Horror $3.00
    Lay Me Down #1 by Maya Aida $8.00
    Covers Stories About Musicians by Jason Martin $3.00
    NSA $3.00
    Nothing New #4 by Nikki Ochoa $3.00
    Baltimore Breakups: A Pop-Up Memoir by Julia Arrendondo (Vice Versa Press) $15.00
    Moving Back Home Part 1 $5.00
    Phases of the Moon #5 by Stacey-Marie Piotrowski $10.00

    Comics & Minis
    Loose Joints 01 by Jonny Negron $12.00 – Featuring comics completed between 2011-2014.
    Monday Suicide #2 by Gabriel Corbera $6.00
    Demon #1 by Jason Shiga $4.95 – One man’s quest to conquer the world using mathematics and the power of demon posession.
    Weltworld #2 by SD Harrison $5.00
    Half Asleep vol 2 by Beth Hetland and Kyle O’Connell $8.00
    Beautiful Mille Putois stuff! $5.00 each: Rey Rogors by Obom, Dollar Sign by Rick Trembles
    The Drawing Board by Natalie Walser, Dean Johnson and Johnny Misfit $2.00 – Made by CHIPRC, The Chicago Independent Publishers Resource Center.
    In Like Slimer #3 by Aaron Hall Holmgren $2.00
    September Story  by Meghan Ansbach $4.00

    Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
    Juice Squeezers: The Great Bug Elevator vol 1 by David Lapham (Dark Horse) $12.99
    Drew Friedman’s Heroes Of the Comics by Drew Friendman and Al Jaffee (Fantagraphics) $34.99
    God is Dead vol 2 by Mike Costa and friends $19.99
    Trillium TPB by Jeff Lemire (Vertigo) $16.99
    Swamp Thing vol 2 TPB by Brian K. Vaughan (Vertigo) $19.99
    The Collected Works Of Filler Bunny by Jhonen Vasquez (SLG) $11.95
    I Was the Cat by Paul Tobin and BEnjamin Dewey (Oni) $24.99
    Driftwood City – Early and New Comics by Jason Martin $12.00
    Crass Sophisticate vol 1 by Josh Reinwald and Justin Rosenberg $20.00
    Jim – Jim Woodring’s Notorious Autojournal (Fantagraphics) $29.99

    Fiction
    Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires: An Attainable Utopia by Julio Cortazar (Semiotext(e)) $14.95

    True Crime
    Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson (soft cover edition) by Jeff Guinn $17.00

    Music Books
    The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC by Jesse Fink $25.99

    Politics & Revolution
    No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald @7.00
    Divine Left a Chronicle of the Years 1977-1984 by Jean Baudrillard and David Sweet (MIT Press) $15.95

    Magazines
    Majestic Disorder #2 Cultural Map of Aesthetics and Knowledge $18.99
    Juxtapoz #164 Sep 14 $5.99
    Girls and Corpses #8 Sum 14  $8.95
    The Survivalist #18 Sep Oct 14 $7.95
    Cannabis Now #11  $7.99
    Krome #1 Visual and Audio $11.99
    Afterall #36 Journal of Art Context and Enquiry $10.00
    Big Up #17 Bass Music Contemporary Art  $6.99
    Little White Lies #54 $12.99
    Bright Ideas vol 1 #2 $18.00
    AdBusters Sep Oct 14 $12.95
    Tattoo Collection #63 $7.75
    Rebel Ink Oct Nov 14  $5.99
    Skin and Ink Oct 14 #153 $8.99

    Lit Mags & Chap Books
    Sex People by Michael Paul Lopez $3.00
    Barrelhouse #13 Comedy  $10.00
    Fields Magazine #2 Sum 14 $15.00

    Kids Books
    The Story of Pirate Bear and the Treasure Hunt by Tony Lifonti and friends $12.00
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2) by Jeffrey Brown (Scholastic) $12.99

  • New Stuff This Week

    Frontier #4 Ping Zhu by Ping Zhu (Youth In Decline) $8.00

    Zines
    Tiny Friends by Ashley Ronning $2.50
    Motor City Kitty #23 by Brianna Dearest $2.00
    New Morality Zine #1 by Nick Acosta $5.00
    Smells Fingers vol 1 #7 Homes  by Alicia Rose $2.00
    Love and Connection vol 2 by Max Kuehn $3.00
    Symbols of American Opulence #2 by Glenna Fitch and Joshua Humm $5.00
    Learning Machine by RA Burns $2.00
    Yung Magazine Mountains  $10.00
    Systems by Emily Joy $6.00

    Comics & Comix
    Up To The Top by Ian Sampson $5.00
    Alas vol 5 #5 by Cathy Hannah $2.00
    Sandman Overture #3 of 6 by Neil Gaiman $3.99
    Wild Turkey by JM Rickert $1.00
    Slam Dunks by Bobby Sims $4.00

    Graphic Novels & Trade Paperback
    Bensons Cuckoos by Anouk Ricard (D+Q) $19.95
    Lena Finkels Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinich $17.00
    Runaways the Complete Collection vol 1  by Brian K. Vaughan and friends $34.99
    Heroical #1 by David Plunkert $9.95

    Art & Design Books
    Tattoo Color-In Postcards by Megamunden $9.95 – Includes two tattoo flash sticker sheets.

    Fiction
    On Bittersweet Place by Ronna Wineberg $13.95

    Music Books
    The History of Rock’N’Roll In Ten Songs by Greil  Marcus $28.00

    Magazines
    Rue Morgue #147 Aug 14 $9.95
    Hand #5 Jul 14 $10.00
    True Crime Jul 14 $8.99
    Bizarre #216 Jul 14 $10.50
    High Times Oct 14 $5.99
    Dank #7 $21.99
    Smith Journal #11 $17.99

    Lit Journals & Chap Books
    Specimen Magazine #8 $9.00
    Decibel #119 Sep 14 $5.99
    Wiles of A Man 1 Collection of Poems Dreams and Paintings $5.00

  • Lane Milburn Talks About Twelve Gems 8/30

    TwelveGemsQuimbyPosterThe sci-fi epic Twelve Gems by Lane Milburn takes place somewhere in the outer cosmos, beyond reckoning or observation. The mysterious Dr. Z has enlisted three space heroes to search the galaxy for the fabled Twelve Gems of Power: the hulking alien-brawn Furz; the beautiful and deadly sabre-wielding Venus; and the soft-spoken canine technician, Dogstar. They meet many strange and storied characters on their journey, but none so strange or sinister as their dear benefactor himself. With a heavy dose of humor and wall-to-wall action, this is one of the most action-packed and funny books of the year.

    “It’s ’80s-indie black-and-white space-opera action as you like it!” – Robot 6

    Lane Milburn was born and raised in Lexington, KY. He graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Painting. While living in Baltimore, Milburn self published several minicomics with the underground art collective, Closed Caption Comics. The Xeric Foundation awarded him a grant in 2009 for his book Death Trap which he self published in 2010. Milburn currently lives and works in Chicago, IL where he is an active member of the alternative comics community.

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  • International Zine Month Day 28: Food Zines!

    Cook with a recipe from a zine or cook zine! Come get ’em here!

  • New Stuff This Week & IZM Day #26

    wastelandsInternational Zine Month Day #26: Organize a zine event! any size! big or small! You are cordially invited to stop by Quimby’s and purchase Wastelands: Poems to Cry For by zinester Julia Eff ($6.00) then stage an obnoxiously loud impromptu reading in the park, getting jacked up on soda and candy and glaring at all who pass by.

    Zines
    Stay Cool in the Evil Zone #6 $2.50
    Nothing There $1.50
    Last Night at the Casino #8 Jul 14 by Billy $2.00
    Brooklyn to Mars #7 $7.99
    Small Bikes Big Trees  by Jen & Benji $3.00
    Well Never Have Paris vol 11 2014 Crime by Andria Alefhi $5.00

    Comics & Minis
    UDWFG Under Dark Weird Fantasy Grounds ed. by Michele Nitri $25.00 – Imported from overseas, this collection is some crazy dark underworld shit. With work from Mat Brinkman, Miguel Angel Martin and more.
    Package of stuff from Neoglyphic Media!: Poor Thing #1 by Drew Miller $8.00, stuff from Theo Ellsworth, Love Wins #11 (comics folks remember Kim Thompson RIP) and more!
    Sorry If That Was Weird by Alex Dahm $2.00
    Withershins vol 1 by Jen Korff $8.00
    Castle and Wood #8 In Bloom & Castle and Wood #9 Kittens Alright by Darin Shuler $4.00 each

    Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
    League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 3 Century by Alan Moore (Top Shgelf) $29.95
    My Neighbour’s Bikini by Jimmy Beaulieu (Conundrum) $15.00
    Street Angel by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca (Adhouse) $19.95
    Walking Dead vol 21 All Out War Part 2 by Robert Kirkman & friends
    $14.99
    Superman Action Comics vol 3 At the End Of Days by Grant Morrison and friends $16.99
    Murder Me Dead a Harrowing Tale Of Love and Murder by David Lapham $19.99
    Gast by Carol Swain (Fantagraphics) $22.99
    Irvingtome by Dan Rhett $13.50
    It Never Happened Again Two Stories  by Sam Alden (Uncivilized) $11.99

    Art & Design Books
    Kawaii Design+ (Inspire Series) (Cypi Press) $39.95 – Literally meaning cute, kawaii embraces various elements of Japanese visual culture that reflect this aesthetic. This book collects the work of approximately 30 young artists and designers. From graphic to product design, illustration, toys and installation art the manifestations are endless.
    Beneath the Streets: The Hidden Relics of New York’s Subway System by Matthew Litwack & JURNE (Gingko Press) $35.00
    Soviet Ghosts by Rebecca Litchfield (Carpet Bombing) $39.95
    Zerofriends: A Collection of Art, Passion and Madness by Zerofriends Collective (Gingko Press) $29.95 – Featured artists include Alex Pardee, Tara McPherson, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, Skinner, Dave Correia, Robert Bowen, Jon Wayshak, Jason Edmiston, and others.
    Agents Provocateurs: 100 Subversive Skateboard Graphics by Seb Carayol (Gingko Press) $24.95
    Copycat and a Litter of Other Cats by David Yow (Akashic) $23.95 – We also have a $60 version of this book that comes with a t-shirt and signed print.
    Death and the Eternal Forever by Ron English (Korero) $34.95

    Fiction
    Ladies of the Night by Maggie McNeil $15.95
    The Invisible Man: The Art of the Novella by HG Wells $12.00
    Splatter Lands: Reawakening the Splatterpunk Revolution by Anthony Rivera & Sharon Lawson $14.99
    There Is No Lovely End by Patty Templeton $16.00

    Sex & Sexy
    In My Bed Magazine vol 5 #1 $9.95
    Sex From Scratch Making Your Own Relationshp Rules by Sarah Mirk (Microcosm Publishing) $14.95

    Outer Limits
    Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling by Gabriel Nostradamus $11.95

    Politics & Revolution
    Tunring Money Into Rebellion: The Unlikely Story of Denmarks Revolutionary Bank
    Robbers by Gabriel Kuhn (PM Press) $19.95
    Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective by scott crow (PM Press) $20.00

    Magazines
    Bust Aug Sep 14 vol 88 $5.99
    Horror Hound #48 Jul Aug 14 $6.99
    IDN vol 21 #2 $19.95
    Flaunt #135 the Selfie Issue $15.95
    Black Velvet #81 $9.00
    Shindig #40  $12.99
    Maximumrocknroll #375 Aug 14 $4.99
    Razorcake #81 $4.00
    Rad Dad Sum 14 $6.95
    Harpers Magazine Aug 14 $6.99
    Inked Sep 14 #64 $6.99

    Lit Journals & Chap Books
    Did Your Culture Kick You Out by Dan Tarnowski $7.00
    Taddle Creek #33 the Kids Issue $5.95
    Geist #93 Sum 14 $6.95
    Mosaic #33 Sum 14 $6.00
    A Public Space #21 Sum 14 $12.00

    Kids Stuff
    Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean $18.99
    Best Book In the World by Rilla (Flying Eye) $17.95

    Organize a zine event! any size! big or small!
    Organize a zine event! any size! big or small!