FRANK GIBSON is a writer from New Zealand who now lives in Los Angeles. His work includes Tiny Kitten Teeth, a hand-painted comic that he works on with his partner Becky, as well as its retro children book companion piece, Tigerbuttah. He has also contributed a few stories to Boom!’s Adventure Time series.
SUPERMAG is Jim Rugg’s latest print project… a glossy, magazine-format collection of “narrative collapse.” It showcases his interests in genre, irreverent humor, graphic design, drawing, and typography. SUPERMAG features new work as well as collecting the best of his recent anthology contributions.
[close]“There are so many things that I love about Tibonom that continue to reveal themselves with repeated readings; the Charlie Brown motif on his cauldron, the inexplicable expressiveness of the featureless face of Lifeform and the beautiful, detailed pencil-shade and smudge drawings, littered with “incidental” ephemera that you can lose …read more
[close]Early morning on a perfect summer’s day, people begin to descend on an idyllic, secluded beach. Amongst their number, a family, a young couple, a refugee and some American tourists. Its fine white sand is fringed with rock pools filled with crystal clear water. The beach is sheltered from prying …read more
[close]The new book from the acclaimed author of Guilty, Whatever and The Lodger (2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist). FAILURE collects Karl Stevens’ beautifully rendered humorous comic strips from The Boston Phoenix; winner of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for Best Cartoon. His slice of life vignettes and …read more
[close]New comics by Toronto’s Hot-Dog-Madman Keith Jones. Stupid Stories #1 contains Jones’ newest work “Donut Daze” where rival drivers clash in a garbage encrusted drag race through a post-apocalyptic roadside donut den. Scrawled masterfully in Jones’ unmistakeable erratic style. Not to be missed! Catch Keith Jones’ artshow Budsies at Capital Espresso (1349 Queen Street …read more
[close]A collection of wordless stories. Sometimes strange, sometimes absurd, but mostly funny, Garder le rythme is a follow up Tranquillement pas vite and Il faut que ça bouge. Which are all comics that include faceless characters in really small squares.
[close]What would you do if someone you trusted asked you to believe what you thought was impossible? When high school science teacher and pragmatic realist Mark is inexplicably drawn to renting a cheesy alien-abduction flick, it sets in motion a chain of events that makes him rethink everything he has …read more
[close]In Christopher Adams’ Strong Eye Contact, the reader is led through a kaleidoscope of crystalline memory fragments. These fragments coalesce into one narrative track, guided by a quixotic, Buster Keaton-like figure. As this unnamed figure tries, with limited success, to be a typical American: using consumer products, failed vacations, fabricated …read more
[close]John and Naomi were childhood sweethearts— and then they grew up. Life took them on very different paths, but accidents will happen. When their two lives intersect again, they decide to have another go at love. But this is no simple romantic rekindling: Both John and Naomi are wearing the …read more
[close]The wanderer is on journey across the lands of the subconscious. Travelling through the fantastic vistas of his imagination, our intrepid adventurer draws what he sees. Chronicles of a Wanderer is a record of his travels. Author and visual artist Frédéric Cordier imagines playful worlds where imaginaton, poetry and beauty …read more
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The Doug Wright Awards
TCAF Queer Mixer: Featuring Tagame & Vellekoop!
