Quimby’s will be closed Nov 28th, Dec 25th and Jan 1st. Now ya know!
And guess what? We’ll be open on one Tuesday! 12/24 noon to 6. Thought you’d want that day to shop, even though we’re normally closed on that day of the week. Now you know that also!
Are you in the U.S. and hoping to get your mail order by Dec 24th? Please place your order by Dec 12th. Now ya know about that too!
Now you know everything, Know-It-All!
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Zines
more zines from Catmothcrow: Zines as Activism: An Abridged History $1, Ritual Tradition $1, Catmothcrow Guide to Terrariums by Dayna Moth $6
more zines by John Dishwasher: Beauty as Power $3, Street Gallery vol 2 Photographs with Street Art from Southern California and Baja, California (Six Fires Press) $15
Loneliness of the Electric Menorah by Aaron Cometbus (originally Cometbus #51) (PM Press) $12.95
Cross Mountain by Isaac Barnett $15
American Surveillance: A Video Look Into Human Experience by Dylan Simon $12
A Document of a Chicago Music Community: The Second One by Braeden Long $10
Life of Work issues #3 & #4 by David LaBounty $3 each
issues of Sabotage, $7 each: Top Secret CIA Operations, Native Resistance Part 1 & more.
Nuclear Eye #1 by Dan Ducas $5
new comics by Steve Schaberg: Car World $15, Manifest Content Dream Comics $10
Spukschloss and Heimweh Unofficial Publication $8
Die Madchen $5
…and zine-related stickers $1.99 each: Ask Me About My Long Arm Stapler, This Is Going In My Perzine, I’d Rather Be at a Zine Fest
Comics
comics by Sam Rose, $1 each: Sex and Magic, Feygele Shabbes Parshas Vayechi 5784 & more.
Funeral Dreams by Danielle Stanko $10
Art Books
The British Invasion! by Herve Bourhis $34.99
Music Books
High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul by Marcus J. Moore $29.99
What is Anarchist Music by Ruud Noys (PM Press) $5
Piss in the Wind vol 1 Misadventures of an Indie Troubadour by Brett Newski $16
A bounty from Underworld Amusememts:
Sorceries and Scandals of Satan by Henry M. Tichenor $15.95
Infernalia by Michael Rose $16.95
Critique of Anarchist Communism by Ken Knudson $6.95
Hotcha! Three Vintage Booklets on Scandalous Broads and Sinful Sweethearts $14.95
Occult Technology of Power by the Transcriber $8.88
Anarchist Ephemera by Peter Lamborn Wilson $8
…and more!
Mayhem & Outer Limits
How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K. Dick (Isolarii) $17.95
Haunted World: 101 Ghostly Places and Encounters by Theresa Cheung $17.99
Beyond Esoteric: Escaping Prison Planet (2nd Edition) by Brad Olsen $22.95
Essays
Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business by Roxane Gay $19.99
Fiction
Nosferatu Unbound edited by Steven Paulsen Christopher Sequeira $14.99
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (British Library Tales of the Weird Series) $16.99
Food
Cocktails from the Crypt: Terrifying Yet Delicious Concoctions Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films by Jonathan Dehaan & Kimberley Elizabeth $23.99
Poetry
20 Erasure Poems of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jennifer Roche $14.99
Sexxxy
Newspapers
County Highway vol 2 #3 Nov Dec 2024 $8.50
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Restocks and new stuff from Arcane Bullshit, Stay Home Club & Badaboom Studio! The gifty shit is coming in fast and furious.
Zines
Zines by Hamish Ironside: Saudade issues #6-#8 $5 each, Tacky Tiger #2 The World’s Only Sparks Zine $5
Leaf #1 Nov 24 by T E P Noodle $5
Photo zines by J. Daniel Hud: Grasshopper Looking at Itself $18, Business Trip – Pictures From Downtown Chicago with Michael Gerstein, Jack McKinney, Ludvig Peres and Jordan Putt $24.99
Quarter Life Crisis #1 Huh, Is That Who I Think It Is? $2
Magic Mirrors edited by Lulu Schwed issues #3 and #4 $6 each
Twelve Things I Found While Killing Time at Walmart by T. Wesley Snead $2
Secrets Inside Cabling #73 by Calliope Neurotoxin $7
Creepy Ephemera by Donna Ramone $3 each: American Christmas – A Pack of Lies, Letters to Santa, The Christmas Gavle Goat
Ice Cream Man #1 by Otron Hastings $4
999 Stories About Dying by Dan Gleason $3
Love Letters for Nesting Dolls by Stephanie and Heather Lynn $5
Photo zines by Mary $15 each: Styles of the Hood August 2024, Felt, Hexagons 2024
Gab Magazine #1 $20
Comics
Dust Devil: Curse of the Remolino by Charlie Angell and Orenthal Twain $16
Two Invisible Friends in 50,000 Years of Darkness by Twyla Rhode $15
Pigeonface – Hair of the Dog by Josh Josh Jones and T. Wesley Snead $5
Comics by Conor Stechschulte: Crepuscular #1 $12, ORD-CDG-ORD $7
Zachary in the Shadow World by Zak Biggard, various issues
Dead Time Data by Andy Leuenberger issues $5 & #6 $10 each
limbs by Tori Holder $7
Domesticates #1 by Andrew Conti $10
Graphic Novels
Atlas Comics Library vol 4/War Comics vol 1 edited by Dr Michael J. Vassallo (Fantagraphics) $34.99
Politics & Revolution Books
To Rob a Bank Is an Honor by Lucio Urtubia (AK Press) $22
Essay (Sort of)
The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism by Georges Bataille $24.95
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber $32
Art & Design Books
Elements: Chaos, order and the five elemental forces by Stephen Ellcock $35
Krampus Greeting Cards Box Set 3 (Last Gasp) $24.95
Mayhem & Outer Limits
STOP Looking At My Tiny Town: An Arcane Bullshit catastrophe $18
Time Expansion Experiences: The Psychology of Time Perception and the Illusion of Linear Time by Steve Taylor $21.95
Stories of the Occult: Supernatural Happenings and Strange Tales from Around the World by Jamie King $11.99
Born with a Tail: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of the Church of Satan by Doug Brod $31
Killer Cocktails: Dangerous Drinks Inspired by History’s Most Nefarious Criminals by Holly Frey & Maria Trimarchi $29.00
RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick by Suruthi Bala & Hannah Maguire $18.99
The Little Book of Cults: A Pocket Guide to the World’s Most Notorious Cults by Jamie King $10.99
Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders by Cara Giaimo, Joshua Foer & more. $40
Music Books
New 33 1/3 books, $14.95 each: Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love by Leah Kardos & Modest Mouse’s The Moon & Antarctica by Zachary Petit
Ever Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes by Pete Shelley with Louie Shelley $16.99
MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band by Brad Tolinski, Jaan Uhelszki & Ben Edmonds $30
Self-Care
The Essential Dr. Faith: Using Science to Boost Your Brain, Body, Intimacy, and Boundaries by Faith G. Harper (Microcosm Publishing) $28.95
Cooking with Magic Mushrooms: The Psilocybin Cookbook by David Connell (Microcosm Publishing) $19.95
Fiction
Daughters of the Nile by Zahra Barri (Unbound) $18
The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel by Haruki Murakami $35
In Thrall by Jane Delynn $17.95
Wellness: A Novel by Nathan Hill $19
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen $19.99
Portals by Noel Sevilla $17
Set My Heart on Fire: A Novel by Izumi Suzuki $19.95
Lit Journals & Chap Books
Midnight Mind #7 $12
Agon Journal #1 $24.99
Restocks and new titles from porkbelly press chap books: Woman the River by Sayuri M. Ayers $13, Mascara Boobs and Headbands by Susan Milchman $9, Final Girl: An Anthology of Survival by Nicci Mechler $13, Few Mythic Paths by Mari Ness $13, For Every Tower a Princess by Kathryn Kulpa $9
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Elska #49 Salt Lake City, Utah $20
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!)
As disorienting as World events have been in recent years since 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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Zines
KerBloom #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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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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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
