Here's another new 8 1/2" x 11", 40-page, pencil-drawn pantomime comics magazine, which come to us from rugged Rutland, VT.  The  half-tone reproduction is excellent throughout each of these self-published issues, both of which feature cover-to-cover comics -- all killer, no filler -- and each of which contain several pieces.  All of these are expertly drawn with a great attention to detail which draws the reader into the dream-world they depict, all are pretty darn strange, and some readers may find themselves disturbed.  These comics are very visual and defy encapsulation.  Suffice it for now to say they feature coal mining, aliens, the Loch Ness monster, a giant bear, the grim reaper, a lonely psycho and more.  These comics are definitely not for everyone, but they might be for you. 

Here's a new 8 1/2" x 11", 32-page, pencil-drawn pantomime comics magazine, which come to us from rugged Rutland, VT.  The  half-tone reproduction is excellent throughout each of these self-published issues, both of which feature cover-to-cover comics -- all killer, no filler -- and each of which contain several pieces.  All of these are expertly drawn with a great attention to detail which draws the reader into the dream-world they depict, all are pretty darn strange, and some readers may find themselves disturbed.  These comics are very visual and defy encapsulation.  Suffice it for now to say they feature the Loch Ness monster, a giant bear, the grim reaper, a lonely psycho and more.  These comics are definitely not for everyone, but they might be for you.

We're glad to report that, balancing out the massive outpouring of classic comics collections, there is also a healthy influx of new, small press and self-published works out this month as well, demonstrating that the riches of comics past are not crowding out the healthy spouts of new comics growth.  John Brodowski's weird and wonderful – and largely wordless – self-published comics have developed a small but faithful following here at Copacetic, and we are pleased to be able to offer these no-longer-available issues in this single volume to what we hope will be a wider audience.  These are comics that are extremely difficult to write about.  What, exactly, is going on in these deftly pencilled pages?  Well, what we can say is that the unique pleasure that the reading of this work affords is precisely the evocation of this mystery.

Fans of Eric "Tales to Demolish" Haven who are ready to delve deeper into the uncanny of the unconsciousness may be ready to step into the dark interior of the Curio Cabinet... if they dare!

Now out of print?  We're looking into whether or not we can get a restock on this, so please check back...

A long awaited new issue of this unclassifiable series if finally here.  The first four issues were self-published by Brodowski before being collected into a trade by the fine folks at Secret Acres, who have now assumed publishing duties on the series as well.  Secret Acres has put their weight behind this issue and as a result it has vastly improved production values.  Brodowski's work is surreal, presenting dreamlike narratives pulsating with an elusive intuitive internal logic that while palpable, remain ever just beyond the reader's grasp.  This issue features four stories, each of which confronts an often violent and/or militaristic masculinity from a particular – what can only be termed "Brodowskian" – angle.