(W) Eric Powell, Lucky Yates (A/CA) Gideon Kendall In Shops: May 01, 2024 SRP: $3.99
Eric Powell (The Goon) and comedian and voice actor Lucky Yates (Archer) combine twisted comedic talents to bring you Lester of the Lesser Gods. Originally created as an unproduced animated short by Powell a decade ago, the concept was revived when the two writers were looking for a comic project to work on. Lester, the larping bastard son of the Odin, wanders the post-apocalyptic wasteland after thwarting Satan’s attempt to bring about the end of days. But can this hero of the downtrodden survive the battle arena of Will Frye the Technomancer Guy. With an alternate special edition cover by Eric Powell!
Eric Powell and comedian and actor Lucky Yates have combined their twisted comedic talents in a new comic miniseries, Lester of the Lesser Gods! Originally created as an unproduced animated short by Powell a decade ago, Lester has been reborn with award-winning artist Gideon Kendall illustrating and lettering the series. Lester of the Lesser Gods #1 will also feature a special variant cover illustrated by Powell.
Lester, the LARPing bastard son of Odin, wanders the post-apocalyptic wasteland after thwarting Satan’s attempt to bring about the end of days. But can this hero of the downtrodden survive the battle arena of Will Frye the Technomancer Guy?
Lester of the Lesser Gods #1(of 3) finds his way into comic shops on May 22, 2024. Pre-order now for $3.99 at your local comic shop.
After self-publishing their work for the last decade, alternative comics creators Gideon Kendall and Doug Latino bring their visionary series to an unsuspecting audience with the hardcover collection of Wait It Gets Worse… If We Only Knew from Cosmic Lion Productions.
Described as ‘Ferris Bueller meets MAD’ – or ‘Timothy Leary meets MAD’ depending on what generation you’re from – Wait It Gets Worse… wears its underground comix influence on its sleeve. Not only have the creators paid homage to some of the industry’s greats, but they’ve received praise from those same luminaries they so admire. That includes a foreword from the legendary Denis Kitchen, alongside quotes from Drew Friedman, Gary Dumm, David Collier, and Ron Turner.
Weighing in at 270 pages and due for release in March 2024 (but on pre-order now), Wait It Gets Worse… If Only We Knew collects the best of the original series in one lush hardcover edition, along with 10 new stories and almost 50 pages of new material. Featuring both color and B&W segments, it continues the rich tradition established by the let-it-all-hang-out, autobiographical misfits of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s underground movement.
In addition to collecting the best of Kendall and Latino’s work with new material and a foreword by Underground great Denis Kitchen, the book also features thematic chapter art for each section from an array of acclaimed talent – including Knight-Wallace Fellow and Xeric Award winner, Josh Neufeld, who drew the pair in a police line-up for the offence of ‘too much information’.
Five-time Grammy Award-winner and legendary musical satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic has written ALL of the greatest songs of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Z2 has gathered some of the top cartoonists to express Al’s “Yankovisions” visually within this book’s pages. The great Al-merican songbook features 20+ classic songs interpreted by a group of amazing artists.
Creators:
Hilary Barta, Jim Wiz, Wes Wong, Rick Parker Mark Fredericksom Bob Fingerman Peter Bagge Jay Jay Jackson Bill Plympton Wes Hargis Craig Rousseau Aaron Augenblick Brent Engstrom
Steve Chanks, Claudia Chanks Tim Leong Chris Visions, Nathan Kempf PJ McQuade Ruben Volling Gideon Kendall Ryan Dunlavey, Adam Guzowski Brian McFadden Johnny Sampson Gary Pullin
Kelly Phillips Fred Harper, Nathan Kempf Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey, Mark Welser Jan Meininghaus Sean Pryor R. Sikoryak Mike Kupperman Felipe Sobreiro, Nathan Kempf Drew Friedman, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, Jesse Philips, Danny Hellman
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Cheech and Chong take us a bit through the history of weed as they attempt to get to a gig in Reno.
Story: Ceech Marin, Tommy Chong, Eliot Rahal Art: Noah Van Sciver, Soo Lee, Ryan Dunlavey, Butch Mapa, J Gonzo, Chris Visions, Patricio Delpeche, Gideon Kendall, Ellen Lindner Letterer: AndWorld Design Color: Mark Rodrigues, Matt Harding
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Z2 Comics has announced a collaboration with pop culture icon “Weird Al” Yankovic to publish The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic. Written by “Weird Al” Yankovic, this career-spanning visual feast unites some of our top cartoonists and illustrators to express Al’s “Yankovisions.” The Great AL-merican Songbook features 20-plus classic Al songs interpreted by such artists as Bill Plympton, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Steve Chanks, Felipe Sobreiro, Gideon Kendall, Michael Kupperman, Wes Hargis, Ruben Bolling, Fred Harper, Ryan Dunlavey, R. Sikoryak, Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey, Hilary Barta, Johnny Sampson, Tom Richmond, Bob Fingerman, and many more! The book also features cover art by Drew Friedman and Mike & Laura Allred, as well as a custom art print set from Jesse Philips, a collector’s card set by Danny Hellman, and a foreword from legendary comic Emo Philips, who is also opening for Al on his current 133-show tour of North America, with an accompanying illustration by master MAD alumnus Sam Viviano.
Z2 Comics and “Weird Al” Yankovic present The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic in both softcover and hardcover formats, as well as oversized hardcover deluxe, and an oversized hardcover deluxe hand-signed edition. Drew Friedman and Mike & Laura Allredprovide cover art. Deluxe editions include a wax pack of collector’s cards illustrated by Danny Hellman, a 3-piece art print set from Jesse Philips, a vinyl slipmat, drink coasters, and, in the Super Deluxe Edition, Al-signed books as well as a “Weird Al” Yankovic branded mini-accordion.
Full Bleed Comics & Culture Quarterly Vol. 4 The End
(W) Shelly Bond, Conor McCreery, Josh O’Neill, George Gene Gustines, Ron Marz, Gavin Edwards, VARIOUS (A) Gideon Kendall, Jibola Fagbamiye, Craig Yoe, Various (CA) Tony Millionaire In Shops: Apr 28, 2021 SRP: $25.00
They say all good things must come to an end. Alas, this is also true with the World’s ONLY 200 page print-only hardcover magazine – FULL BLEED, at least this version, is coming to a close with its final volume, THE END.
But we may just have saved the best for last! Here’s just the beginning: Part two of Rolling Stone’s Gavin Edwards lost and unpublished Grant Morrison interview, The final two chapters of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Steve Beach’s epic “The Lost Boys of U-Boat Bremen,” an epic appreciation of legendary artist George Pérez by The New York Times’ George Gene Gustines, a long interview with Cindy Whitehead, the world’s first female professional skateboarder, by Shelly Bond…and that’s just for starters! THE END includes more of the fine mix of fiction, interviews and comics you came to expect in the first three volumes of FULL BLEED.
Full Bleed Comics & Culture Quarterly Vol. 4 The End
(W) Shelly Bond, Conor McCreery, Josh O’Neill, George Gene Gustines, Ron Marz, Gavin Edwards, VARIOUS (A) Gideon Kendall, Jibola Fagbamiye, Craig Yoe, Various (CA) Tony Millionaire In Shops: Apr 28, 2021 SRP: $25.00
They say all good things must come to an end. Alas, this is also true with the World’s ONLY 200 page print-only hardcover magazine – FULL BLEED, at least this version, is coming to a close with its final volume, THE END.
But we may just have saved the best for last! Here’s just the beginning: Part two of Rolling Stone’s Gavin Edwards lost and unpublished Grant Morrison interview, The final two chapters of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Steve Beach’s epic “The Lost Boys of U-Boat Bremen,” an epic appreciation of legendary artist George Pérez by The New York Times’ George Gene Gustines, a long interview with Cindy Whitehead, the world’s first female professional skateboarder, by Shelly Bond…and that’s just for starters! THE END includes more of the fine mix of fiction, interviews and comics you came to expect in the first three volumes of FULL BLEED.
Full Bleed: Comics & Culture Quarterly Vol. 4 The End
(W) Shelly Bond, Conor McCreery, Josh O’Neill, George Gene Gustines, Ron Marz, Gavin Edwards, VARIOUS (A) Gideon Kendall, Jibola Fagbamiye, Craig Yoe, Various (CA) Tony Millionaire In Shops: Apr 28, 2021 SRP: $25.00
They say all good things must come to an end. Alas, this is also true with the World’s ONLY 200 page print-only hardcover magazine – FULL BLEED, at least this version, is coming to a close with its final volume, THE END. But we may just have saved the best for last! Here’s just the beginning: Part two of Rolling Stone’s Gavin Edwards lost and unpublished Grant Morrison interview, The final two chapters of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Steve Beach’s epic “The Lost Boys of U-Boat Bremen,” an epic appreciation of legendary artist George Pérez by The New York Times’ George Gene Gustines, a long interview with Cindy Whitehead, the world’s first female professional skateboarder, by Shelly Bond…and that’s just for starters! THE END includes more of the fine mix of fiction, interviews and comics you came to expect in the first three volumes of FULL BLEED.
You can pre-order Birdcage Bottom Books‘ 2021 publications now through their Kickstarter campaign and get exclusive original art, custom art, limited edition comics, and more! The campaign ends March 29 and 4:06 ET.
Coming in 2021 are:
TOO TOUGH TO DIE: An Aging Punx Anthology
From “tired of being pushed around” to “just plain tired”, the TOO TOUGH TO DIE anthology explores the spectrum of what it means to be an aging punk through personal stories by some of the best cartoonists around. Shifting perspectives on angsty rebellion, the importance of community, persistent racism within the scene, appearance and identity and more are covered within this nearly 300 page tome.
Co-editors Haleigh Buck and J.T. Yost have tapped preeminent punks including Josh Bayer, Emily Flake, Casanova Frankenstein, Hyena Hell, Janelle Hessig, Gideon Kendall, Carrie McNinch, Brother Malcolm, Liz Prince, Aaron Renier, Ben Snakepit, Jenn Woodall, and so many more to provide punk-themed autobiographical comics for your eager consumption.
6” x 9”, 260+ pages. $20 Full-color covers with b+w interior. Perfect-bound
Flop Sweat is an ongoing serialization of Lance Ward’s autobiographical comics arranged chronologically. Previous self-published collections of these comics were featured in The Best American Comics. Ward’s life has been rife with pitfalls: abandonment, addiction, mental illness, sexual assault, arrest, attempted suicide, and even a death experience (not “near-death”, he was clinically deceased!). Yet, through it all he has somehow maintained a positivity about and loyalty to his art, even after crushing his drawing hand!
This second issue delves into Ward’s teen years battling family dysfunction, sex & drugs, another injury and joining the military!
In issue three, Ward is befriended by a shady character while working night shifts at a convenience store leading to cocaine addiction, grand larceny and committal to a psych ward.
This fourth issue finds Ward struggling (and failing) to remember an entire year of his life after waking up in yet another psychiatric hospital.
5.5” x 8.5”, 28 pages. $6 Full-color covers and interior
Everything Is Super by Rottsteak
Everything is Super follows the misadventures of Lloyd the Human Hemorrhoid Herman as he stumbles through contemporary life in a dead end, backwater superhero town. Volume one collects issues one through four. Recommended for mature audiences.
6” x 9”, 120 pages. $15 Full-color covers and interior. Perfect-bound
Comfort Creatures by Robert H. Stevenson
What happens when the things that once brought joy and comfort to your soul have transmutated into a haunting, dripping, mess of a monster you can’t help but love/hate? It’s called Comfort Creatures, an all-ages collection of illustrated rhymes with corresponding creatures that play like cautionary tales about some of our delicious escapisms.
5.5” x 8.5”, 24 pages. $6 Black cardstock with white ink cover with b+w interior
