Yet more amazing comics debuting at tomorrow’ Comic Arts Brooklyn show!
Roopert
August Lipp
Revival House
56 pages, 8.5″ X 11″ 2 color offset
$10
The long-awaited debut by comics virtuoso, August Lipp. Perhaps you’ve been fortunate to see glimpses of his work in esteemed anthologies such as Smoke Signals, for example. Now, one can evince the full dexterity of his talent with the exuberant saga, Roopert.
Roopert is excited to return to school after a summer of splendid adventures! His best chums will all be there: Clyve the shy badger, Benji the other, slightly shorter bear, Hannah the ballsy fox, Timothy the average frog, Clarissa the dentally-advantaged crocodile and many more. Hey, this school is a real ZOO! What kind of antics will they get up to when the bell rings and Miss Julienne the human’s 6th grade class begins? Irreverence and beastly nature are masked by overzealous displays of etiquette as the child animals struggle for agency in the face of less-than-responsible authority figures. Follow along as this comic meanders through Roopert’s first action-packed day of middle school! Adult supervision recommended.
published by Revival House Press!
Hot Dog Beach #4
by Lale Westvind
High octane slapstick adventure starring Mop and Fuzz, two ding dongs trying to make a buck on a strange gig that never ends.
“BIG BONERZ: A Street Dawgz Comic Collection”
by Lizz Lunney
This experimental comic tells the story of a group of canines that tackle depression, drug addiction and anger problems whilst roaming the streets and protecting their cardboard box home from outsiders. Lunney explores themes of fame/celebrity, mental health problems, class struggle, addiction and more through a pack of homeless street dogs. Lots of jokes! Lots of bones!
Published by Birdcage Bottom Books
5.25″ x 7.5″, 44 pages. $7
Two-color risograph cover with b+w interior
By Peter + Maria Hoey
Our new accordion fold book takes a surreal and funny look at the noisy world imagined by
the Italian Futurists. Using the style of Marinetti and the rhyming pattern of Dr. Seuss.
8 panels and 45” inches long.
Screen printed in 2 colors and hand bound on black book board in an edition of 50.
At CAB, we are proud to debut our ninth publication, BOOK OF DAZE by E.A. Bethea. Swing by table M3 to check it out—we will also have dozens and dozens of rare zines and art books available, many of them making their debut at the show.
“I first discovered Bethea’s stuff almost twenty years ago, she is one of the people whose work made me finally commit to comics as my medium of choice. With her barbed, nervous line and blunt writing style, she’s like a Duchampian voice calling for comics revolt. Her comics call out to us that no matter how damaged or how much of an outsider someone is, comics is our birthright.” -Josh Bayer, author of Theth
Bethea, a simple interpretation might offer, chronicles the web of living in the world with a heart and a mind sometimes at odds and sometimes simpatico. But Bethea gives us something more complex: at times, the work feels dead-pan as it shifts from exhilaration to resignation without a change in visual presentation, but it’s here where we have a guide to the heart of Bethea’s project. The often uniform nature of the pages and the highly non-uniform nature of what is contained within become a catalog of days or weeks or years. One page offers a subdued period in life, while the next (seemingly) similar page offers a day full of regret. Bethea talks about her work relating to cinema, specifically calling attention to what happens between one of her panels and the next. The shifts in emotion and carefully chosen images alongside highly precise language feel like walking into a film where the entire crew–from director to actor to gaffer—united in one mind to make something highly exquisite.
The Unquotable Trump
by R. SIkoryak
(Drawn and Quarterly)
R. Sikoryak frames Trump and his declarations as the words and actions of the most notable villains and antagonists in comic book history.
The House of Dickinson
by R. Sikoryak
(self published)
This mini combines the poetry of Emily Dickinson with the atmosphere of 1950’s horror comics.
Futile Comics #6
Mike Centeno
A 16 page look at a day in the life of a woman who deals with subway abuse, retail hijinx, and gym bros until she reaches the breaking point and has no energy left to keep all the black goop of rage inside of her.
Precious Little Lives
By Joe Garber
This new American classic follows the melodramatic tragedies of a Tap n’ Scat Jazzist just trying to make her way in the world with a head full of dreams and a pocket full of toxic-male assholes.
Generous Consolation
Conor Stechschulte
In consolation for not having the third volume of Generous Bosom ready in time for CAB, this zine offers a preview of selected images from that book. Available on its own or for free with a preorder of GB3.
TRUMPTRUMP Volume 1: nomination to inauguration
by Warren Craghead III
Every day, Warren Craghead draws and shares grotesque portraits of Donald Trump and his minions. TRUMPTRUMP Volume 1 collects the first six months of these daily drawings with context and commentary, from when Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on July 21, 2016 until his inauguration on January 20, 2017.
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Retrofit Comics
Bestiary
by Alden Viguilla
A collection of mythical beasts risographed in blue and gold.
Final form #1
By Craig Bowers
A fantasy about two friends trying to make quick cash so they can go travel the world and two frogs slacking on the job.
Tales of the Night Watchman LLC
Tales of the Night Watchman is the story of Nora, a blogger stuck working a dead end job in coffee, and her roommate, Charlie, who happens to be possessed (in the nicest way possible) by a spectral detective called The Night Watchman. Baristas by day, heroes by night, Nora and Charlie answer the call to fight the city’s never-ending flux of supernatural activity.
Issue synopsis:
The Gowanus Golem is back! In this follow up to one of the series’ most popular tales, Brooklyn’s most toxic monster is after a couple thugs who are responsible for the death of a young boy. There’s only one problem: To stop him, The Night Watchman must protect one of the killers. Oh, and did we mention it’s also a Christmas special?
Written by Dave Kelly
Artwork by Brett Hobson
Colors by Clare DeZutti
Cover by Tim Hamilton
Over Time, Every Section Was Allowed To Grow Accordingly
Aaron Cockle, New York Is For Sale, Table J2
It’s part 1 of a 2-part Franz Kafka fan comic, 32 pages
Annie Mok Loves Videogames
by Annie Mok
A collection of comics, essays, and an interview, all about an abiding love and critique of games such as The Legend of Zelda, Shenmue, Sonic, and others. Annie Mok freelances for Rookie Mag, The Comics Journal, The Establishment, and others, and now makes games such as The Haunted Nintendo.
Keep Going
Greg Kletsel
32 page Risograph zine inspired by the phrase “keep going”.
Animation: Dansemorphia (on custom silicone USB’s !)
Zine: Frame Drain –
blurb- Danse! Morph! Ya!
Parasite Wanderer
By Connor McCann
A girl wakes up with a parasite attached to her face and the two embark on a bombastic and poetic 16 page adventure.
People of Oakland
Asuka Ohsawa
When I moved from Brooklyn to Oakland in 2014, in an attempt to get to know my new environment, I got into the habit of staring at people who caught my attention, memorizing their facial features, and drawing them at home. The book is a collection of some of those sketches.
Somewhere, Sometime
Asuka Ohsawa
After my dad passed away in 2016, I traveled to my childhood home in Japan often and dug through his material possessions. This experience triggered an avalanche of childhood memories that I hadn’t thought of for so many years. I decided to piece together bits and pieces of these memories in this book.
Slasher #5
by Charles Forsman
It’s all been leading to this. The final issue of Charles Forsman’s exploration into violence and sexuality. After the events of issue four, Christine lets herself indulge for the last time. From the creator of the E4/Netflix series The End of the F***ing World.
Live at the Grelman: #4 Amy Magick
By Vinnie Neuberg, AT Pratt, and Derek Timm-Brock
Live at the Grelman is a collaborative storytelling stand-up comedy comic strip. All strips are written and drawn in the order that they appear and nothing is preplanned. This issue features guest strips by Drew Miller, Disa Wallander, Lane Graff, Max Huffman, Kelsey Wroten, Haejin Park, Mikey Karpiel, and Michael Furler. 40pp
Touch
By Vinnie Neuberg
A new mini-comic about an online date gone awry in a Virtual Reality world. Each comic comes with a foldout poster. 24pp
False Advertising
By Dylan Balliett
False Advertising is a collection of recent illustrations, comic strips, and single panel gag comics by Dylan Balliett.
The Fishes’ Ball
By Priscilla Boatwright
A locket. A fisherman. A steed. The Fishes’ Ball is a short tale about a man who descends to the bottom of a lake in search of his beloved.
Am I missing The Beat’s coverage of Eddie Berganza? Or is he one of the harrassers The Beat is OK with?
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