In her much anticipated follow-up to Copacetic favorite, Book of Changes, McKenna delivers the goods in once again getting together with an amazing amalgamation of personalities, and prying out a wagonload of insights from their veiled thoughts. Subjects interviewed this time around include: Robert Altman, Elvis Costello, Jacques Derrida, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hell, Chrissie Hynde, Rickie Lee Jones, John Lydon, Guy Maddin, Russ Meyer, Joni Mitchell, Iggy Pop, Joey Ramone, Lou Reed, Eve-Marie Saint, Joe Strummer, Tom Verlaine and... Orson Welles! And as if this isn't enough already, each interview is accomapnied by a full page illustration of the subject rendered by cool comics cats such as Megan Kelso, Charles Burns, Tony Millionaire, Rick Geary, Dan Clowes, Mary Fleener, and many others.
Here she is, the Dutch Pop Surrealist Queen in all her glory. This perky die-cut hardcover volume designed and edited by Jacob Covey contains a vibrant mix of painting, sketches, and mixed-media objets d'art. Get a taste with this generous 15-page preview courtesy of the fine folks at Fantagraphics.
The life of one of Comics' indisputable geniuses finally gets the in-depth treatment it deserves in this illustrated - and illuminating - 640 page biography from comics historian, Bill Schelly, whih we are currently offering at a special introdcutory special price. Can't wait to dive right in? No need to, you can start right now, with this PDF preview.
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We had been selling this in the shop since it was published in 2017, but only now, with Trina's passing, did we realize that it wasn't listed here on the site.
The Last Girl Standing is an amazing, mind-blowing memoir of Trina's life and times, from her upbringing in Queens (which included her dating the then equally young Harlan Ellison, if you can believe it!) to her wild, fashion-centric, bi-coastal times in NYC, LA and SF in the swinging sixties, then on through her amazing career in comics. A nice and concise selection of Trina's comics work are sprinkled through the story, along with plenty of photographs all of which serve to bolster the vibe and get you in the groove.
Trina was one of a kind, and so is her story.