Lala Albert lives in Brooklyn where she does art and comics at night and on the weekends. During the week she works as the textile designer/whatever-else-they-need-her-for at a small fashion company in Manhattan.
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"Paws" by Pete Toms
Pete Toms is back with part 2 of PAWS, which he describes as a horror comic about watching TV.
The comic is essentially a horror comic about a guy that only experiences the outside world through television trying to sell an autobiographical screenplay. It has all the same themes as my other comics, how people choose identity roles, the media’s effect on memory, how we mythologize our personalities, but this one has a lot more dogs and possibly werewolves, and jokes about how creepy sitcom laugh-tracks are.
I’m doing the same stuff as always, drawing at night, using my natural jazz dancing ability to put my kids through college during the day.
Here’s a great interview Pete did with Escape from Suicide Wolf Forest where he shares the harrowing details of joining a street gang at age 8.
Floating World Comics presents: Seripop New Mutantes
Seripop is a Montreal based, internationally focused art/design duo made up of Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau. In addition to doing gig posters and international gallery exhibitions, they are currently touring as the noise-rock band AIDS Wolf. Catch them on tour and pick up a copy at their merch table. Limited to only 1000 copies, this oversized 10″ x 15″ newsprint monograph collects 16 mutated and melty designs suitable for browsing or framing. Each image is composed of layers like a 4 color silkscreen, inviting viewers to indulge in optical exploration.
16 page bound 10″ x 15″ newsprint, limited to 1000 copies, only $5 on Floating World’s website.
"The Whale" by Aidan Koch
Blaise Larmee (Young Lions) (http://www.arthurmag.com/2010/02/13/exclusive-preview-of-blaise-larmees-young-lions/) has started his own publishing imprint, Gaze Books (http://www.gazebooks.com/index.html). Their first book is Aidan Koch’s debut graphic novel, THE WHALE.
The 64 page book is a gorgeous showcase of Aidan’s ethereal pencil illustrations and poetic storytelling. The story follows a young woman who has just suffered the loss of a loved one. There is no backstory or explanation. Instead we simply follow the protagonist for a day as she walks her dog on the beach, makes tea at home, is surprised that all of her loved one’s belongings fit in a couple cardboard boxes. The text is minimal, just her internal dialogue, but very resonant.
Most of the time we keep death at bay as an abstract mystery. Butwhen death cannot be avoided it pierces each moment like a needle.Those painful hours become linked with normally small and mundane details, almost absurd, always irreversible. I think the book is trying to capture this melancholy paradox; the complex idea that we live in a world of objects, sweaters and seashells, while simultaneously existing in the overwhelming emotional world of our memories. In our hearts we identify with the grandeur of existence, and in our minds we know there is nothing.
Special thanks to Blaise and Aidan for sharing this 12 page preview. Preorders are available on Gaze Books’ website (http://www.gazebooks.com/store.html) and Blaise has announced a release party in October, at his apartment.
Jodorowsky & Moebius' masterpiece THE INCAL returns to print this November.
Jason Leivian writes:
Moebius is arguably my favorite comics creator of all time. For the past few years, zero of his books have been in print in the US. Zero.
The good news is Humanoids is back and they’re bringing all of the Jodorowsky/Moebius collaborations back to print. Jodorowsky and Moebius worked together to create a film adaptation of Dune in 1974. The film was never made, but instead of letting all their designs and ideas go to waste, they took those concepts and made some awesome comics like Metabarons and The Incal. This November their finest collaboration, THE INCAL, returns with all three volumes collected in a deluxe slipcase format (with the original colors, not those terrible digital recolors from a few years ago).
Humanoids just received a sample copy of the book and there’s more great photos of the interiors on their blog.
"The Future" by Mike Getsiv
Mike Getsiv has completed three books of wordless comics (Eyeballs, Lightbeam and one more as yet untitled) plus the anthology he edited called Snow Stories. He was a major supporter and contributor to the Eisner-nominated anthology Abstract Comics published by Fantagraphics and now he’s working on a full-length autobiographical comic book called The Green Kid.
He also started a collaborative project called ABCOLAB on Abstract Comics: The Blog and received contributions from ten countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, England, Finland, Portugal, Russia, the United States and Uruguay.
Twitter along with him at: http://twitter.com/MikeGetsiv
"2005" by Sean Christensen
Sean Christensen aka Awesome But True aka Glass Moustache is a prolific comics maker and mega awesome bro from way back. When he’s not getting radical or enjoying life… oh wait… that’s never. So in the midst of all that awesomeness you know he’s drawing pictures and making comics with his friends here in Portland.
One of his newest books is Labanotation: The Center of Weight, a collaboration with the incredible Amy Kuttab. We’re pleased to present some pages from a new odyssey in progress, ‘2005’.
http://seanchristensen.blogspot.com/
http://awesomebutcomics.blogspot.com/
"Mild Hasslecop" by Chris Cilla
Chris Cilla’s modern underground comics have been published in Kramers Ergot and his new book ‘The Heavy Hand‘ is now available from Sparkplug Comic Books. “What’s in ya sack, Portland?” Mild Hasslecop was previously printed in Made magazine, but now we’re reprinting it here for all to enjoy!
"How To Find A Witch" by Inés Estrada
If you enjoy the comics you’ve been reading on the Arthur blog I highly recommend ‘GANG BANG BONG’ a new anthology compiled by Inés Estrada. The first issue includes comics by Inés as well as new work by some of my favorite creators: Sua Yoo, Maureen Gubia, Ginette Lapalme, Patrick Kyle, Ralph Niese and Zack Hazard. Inés mentions that there isn’t a huge “alternative comics scene” in Mexico City which makes it even more awesome that she’s producing a bilingual comics anthology there.
“I live in the same place where I was born: Mexico City. I like drawing, but I’m sure you know that already. I’m fascinated by zines and self publishing, I really like the idea of making “art” an accessible and touchable thing.
I’m one half of Café con Leche, alongside with my boyfriend Roi. We make things togethers like stories and songs and bastard monster kids out of textiles.
I’m also co-editor of the bilingual comic anthology Gang Bang Bong, and we released our first volume (of many to come!) this February.” ~ Inés Estrada
'You're a dog… and I'm drunk.' – New 'Paws' by Pete Toms
Pete Toms is back with a stunning, expanded ‘PAWS‘!
ARTHUR readers experienced a nine page preview toke of ‘PAWS’ in February, but who would have seen this one coming?
The comic is essentially a horror comic about a guy that only experiences the outside world through television trying to sell an autobiographical screenplay. It has all the same themes as my other comics, how people choose identity roles, the media’s effect on memory, how we mythologize our personalities, but this one has a lot more dogs and possibly werewolves, and jokes about how creepy sitcom laugh-tracks are.
I’m doing the same stuff as always, drawing at night, using my natural jazz dancing ability to put my kids through college during the day.
We found an interview Pete did with Ecstatic Days back in November where he talks about what’s abstract and what’s real. Enjoy and follow up if you please over at Pete’s website!
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