Last Gasp Books

Hello! This week's highlights include: the latest issue of "Hi-Fructose" magazine, with an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles; an elegant, eye-catching collection of science-themed tattoos, collected by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer; the newest volume of the acclaimed "McSweeney's" hip-lit journal, featuring Elmore Leonard, Roberto Bolano, J.T.K. Belle and more; the "Class Clowns" volume of the art book series, "Beautiful/Decay"; an essential introduction to Viktor Koretsky, master of the Soviet photographic poster; an exciting new children's book featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink, revealing dozens of surprises visible only when the reader rubs the page; a collection of early underground comics from "Zippy the Pinhead" creator Bill Griffith; and an eclectic mix from some of the most talented Italy-based artists working in pop surrealism.

In our Adult catalog, we have "The Big Book of Pussy," an in-depth photographic exploration of the female pudendum; a stunning, seductive photo book on hot legs in alluring hosiery; an adult Japanese graphic novel about a beautiful and arrogant girl who's hopelessly attracted to a geeky guy she hates; and a unique poster book magazine featuring male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, with nine large-scale prints and one life-sized poster. As always, the adult stuff is at the bottom of the newsletter, so if that's what you're looking for, that's where to look.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BEAUTIFUL DECAY: BOOK 7: CLASS CLOWNS Amir H. Fallah, editor – $20.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9824745-6-3 Softcover – Color Laughter is universal, it transcends culture, trends, eras and time. The art world, however, is not thought of as droll. And yet there are artists that buck conventions and use humor to engage us, make us laugh and make us think. The Class Clowns volume of the Beautiful/Decay book series is dedicated to those artists who pack their work not only with meaning but with a powerful punch line.

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 Softcover – Color Over the past decade, Danish photographer Soren Solkaer Starbird has risen to astronomical heights in the world of international photography, with amazing photographs of many of the world's leading musicians. Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes, U2, Oasis, Robert Plant, Metallica, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Paul McCartney, more.

ART, DESIGN/GRAPHICS

FEATURED ITEM: KORETSKY: THE SOVIET PHOTO POSTER: 1930-1984 Erika Wolf – $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-542-4 Hardcover – Color Viktor Koretsky (1909–1998) was the acknowledged master of the Soviet photographic poster, and produced some of the most memorable images of World War II and the Cold War from the point of view of the USSR. The first comprehensive catalogue of Koretsky's work in any language, this stunning and richly illustrated album provides an essential introduction to his artistic output.

ART, LOWBROW

FEATURED ITEM: ITALIAN POP SURREALISM: NASCITA DI UNA NAZIONE/ BIRTH OF A NATION Andrea Oppenheimer, editor – $14.00 – ISBN-13: 978-88-968500-6-0 Softcover – Color Born with the not so appreciated label of Low Brow (to keep the distances from an art realized by and for an elite), Pop Surrealism makes us aware of a small but extremely significant revolution. This exhibition catalog features an eclectic mix of works by some of the most talented Italy-based artists. IMPORTANT: All copies are scuffed, some with curled edges, etc., and are sold as is.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

GRAFFITI UNDERWORLDS: VILLAINS, VANDALS AND VISIONARIES J.R. Mathews – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936239-16-0 Hardcover – Color We've seen graffiti derided as vandalism and upgraded to art museums. Graffiti Underworld bypasses the galleries and travels across the US to rediscover the original outlaw vandals and their risky, exciting creations. No-bullshit interviews with nearly 200 artists, all pseudonymous, with over 300 images of their work through fences, railroad tracks, and other rough-and-tumble surroundings.

COMICS

FREE ICE CREAM: AND OTHER CARTOONS YOU COULD HAVE DRAWN Sam Henderson – $3.00 Saddle-stitched newsprint – Black and white Sam Henderson's first solo publication since 2008's Magic Whistle #11: Body Armor for Your Dignity. Subtitled "And other cartoons you could have drawn," it collects Sam Henderson's gag cartoons from 2009 and 2010 (148 of them, by our count). Sam has been posting these online and in Smoke Signal for the last couple of years. Also included is a 2-page "Jerrold K. Footlick" adventure.

COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC

SATAN IS REAL: THE BALLAD OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Charlie Louvin, Benjamin Whitmer – $22.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-206903-0 Hardcover – Some b&w photos The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers, one of the most legendary country duos of all time. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him, and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife. An epic tale of love, hate, alcohol, blood, and music.

DRUG & ALCOHOL INFO

MEDICAL MARIJUANA 101 Mickey Martin, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory T. Carter M.D. – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-932551-93-1 Softcover – Three-color In 2009, the American Medical Association officially endorsed the medical value of cannabis, and 15 states have legalized medical use. Medical Marijuana 101 is a concise, accurate, up-to-date resource on the medicinal value of marijuana. An introductory resource for those with little experience treating illness with marijuana, and a quick reference for the more experienced user.

EATING & DRINKING

ALTERNATIVE VEGAN: INTERNATIONAL VEGAN FARE STRAIGHT FROM THE PRODUCE AISLE Dino Sarma Weierman – $17.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-508-0 Softcover – Two-color (orange and black on white) Tofu, seitan, tempeh… it seems like so many vegans rely on these products as meat substitutes. Taking a fresh, bold, and alternative approach to vegan cooking without the substitutes, this cookbook showcases more than 100 fully vegan recipes, many with South Asian influences. With a jazz-style approach, it also discusses how to improvise cooking and how to stock a kitchen.

FICTION – GENERAL

FEATURED ITEM: MCSWEENEY'S 39 Dave Eggers, editor – $24.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-10-4 Hardcover – Color photo inserts, a few b&w photos With their first photo cover since Issue 5, McSweeney's 39 offers Elmore Leonard's latest Karen Sisco caper and Roberto Bolano's Neochilean road trip, J.T.K. Belle's unkillable bovine and Benjamin Weissman's Louella Tarantula, Julie Hecht on Marimekko dresses and Jess Walter on going to cardboard, Amelia Gray, Abi Maxwell, Yannick Murphy, nonfiction on the fall of the Peacock Throne, more.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

INTRODUCING BERTRAND RUSSELL: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Judy Groves – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-302-6 Softcover – Black and white Philosopher, logician, mathematician and historian Bertrand Russell is known not only as a great thinker but as passionate, eccentric and radical social critic. He wrote the Principia Mathematica, the most difficult book on mathematics ever written but considered himself a complete failure for most of his life. This graphic novel guide provides a unique insight into an extraordinary man.

INTRODUCING GENETICS: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Steve Jones, Borin Van Loon – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-295-1 Softcover – Black and white How can science explain what made me who I am? Genetics is one of the keys to understanding life and what is needed to make a human being possible. From the discovery of DNA to radical treatments of inborn diseases, this classic introduction to the science of genetics, by bestselling science author Steve Jones, provides a unique introduction in graphic novel format to this most modern of sciences.

INTRODUCING ROUSSEAU: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Oscar Zarate – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84046-789-5 Softcover – Black and white Musician, poet, novelist, botanist, and philosopher who firmly denied being one, Rousseau was the first to ask: "What is the value of civilization?" His answer — that civilization corrupts natural goodness and increases social inequalities — shocked his Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. This graphic novel guides the reader through his turbulent life.

INTRODUCING THATCHERISM: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Peter Pugh, Carl Flint – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-298-2 Softcover – Black and white Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Never afraid of making enemies to get the job done, she oversaw some of the most controversial changes in British political history, and her legacy still looms large. But how genuinely radical was she, and was "Thatcherism" a coherent doctrine at all? This graphic novel guide explores these questions and more.

FEATURED ITEM: LOST AND FOUND: COMICS 1969-2003 Bill Griffith – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-482-5 Softcover – Mostly b&w, some color Bill Griffith is best known as the creator of Zippy the Pinhead. But Zippy was conceived as an underground comix character before he became embraced in the mainstream. Lost & Found collects hundreds of Griffith's early underground comics, hand-picked by the artist himself, most long out of print and unavailable. Features the earliest appearances of Zippy, not seen in any other collection!

MILK AND CHEESE: DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD! Evan Dorkin – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-805-7 Hardcover – Mostly b&w, some color A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. The Eisner Award-winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don't judge it — love it! Or else!

THE CARTOON GUIDE TO CALCULUS Larry Gonick – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-168909-3 Softcover – Black and white A complete, and completely enjoyable, new illustrated guide to calculus. Master cartoonist Larry Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive, up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals, using clear and helpful graphics and delightful humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 Accordion style comic in hard case – Color In the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, a princess rescues her 11 brothers from a transformative spell. This story of enchantment is conveyed here in a remarkable and unusual way — as a wordless unfolding accordion book with a series of beautiful illustrations that tell the tale. A separate booklet included contains text to accompany the story. Ages 5 and up.

WANDERING SON, VOL. 2 Shimura Takako – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-456-6 Hardcover – Black and white In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret. A sophisticated work translated with sensitivity. Named one of the Best Manga of 2011 by Manga Worth Reading, and one of the Best Manga Series of 2011 by MTV Geek.

KIDS, 12 AND UNDER

FEATURED ITEM: KEEP OUR SECRETS: (TO BE READ IN A WHISPER) Jordan Crane – $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-52-4 Hardcover board book – Color Two young children tour their home with fresh eyes, discovering that all is not as it seems. Featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink on every page, this book contains dozens of surprises, visible only when the reader rubs the page: a giant dog slumbering in a piano, a wishing puddle full of dimes, a raccoon that is actually a robot, and more. Ages 3 and up.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 See GRAPHIC NOVELS above.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

BEST OF HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #63 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $6.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. This "Best Of" issue is their Ganja Guide 2012 volume. In this issue: best new cannabis strains; closet bud factory; grow monster plants; breeding Denver's nuggets; from seed to weed — how to start growing the best pot now; more.

FEATURED ITEM: HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE #22 Attaboy, Annie Owens, editors – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color An eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles. In this issue they present a major feature on Aron Wiesenfeld's amazing art, interview notorious street artists Trustocorp, go hooking with the paintings of Natalia Fabia, battle nature with Ryan McLennan, plunge into KOZYNDAN's new show, more.

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #434 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $5.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. In this issue: how to grow 10-lb. monster plants; your guide to growing at home; Mel Frank on bud breeding — create your own strains; Feds vs. Meds – new battles to be won; Jeremy Piven on pot; marijuana in Motown; Yippies on Wall Street — it's deja vu all over again; super healing ganja — Cannatonic X; more.

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #133 (FEB 2012) M. Revelli, editor – $5.99 Perfect bound – Color Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced art, etc. In this issue: Jeremy Geddes – cosmonauts return to Ghost Town; Ed Templeton — king of Huntington Beach; Esther Pearl Watson; Laurie Lipton; Internesi Kazki; Modern Multiples; more.

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL MAGAZINE #345 (FEB 2012) Various – $4.00 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Hardcore, punk rock, scene reports, straight edge, radical politics. In this issue: 2011 year end Top Tends; Big Eyes; Dave King; Terrible Feelings; Zero Progress tour diary Vol. 2; The Unruled; Rapid Loss; more.

NATURE/SCIENCE/ECOLOGY

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 See TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD. below.

POP CULTURE

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 See ART & PHOTOGRAPHY above.

ROCK

DIRTY DEEDS: MY LIFE INSIDE/ OUTSIDE OF AC/DC Mark Evans – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935950-04-2 Softcover – Some photos, b&w and color At only 19, Mark Evans joined AC/DC in 1975. In the next few years, and Mark found himself a bona fide rock star. His memoir is the first book by an AC/DC insider, giving fans insight not only into his life but also that of singer Bon Scott (who died tragically in 1980) and other rock 'n' roll icons like George Harrison, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, and members of Metallica.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 Hardcover, die-cut – Color Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. Hundreds of eye-catching tattoos pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics, revealing the stories of the people who inscribed their obsessions in their skin. Foreword by Mary Roach.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

COLD FISH FLEXIBLE ICE CUBE TRAY Gama-Go – $8.00 Slip into your own idyllic scene every time you open your freezer door with the Cold Fish ice cubes. Simply fill the flexible rubber mold with water, juice, or add some drama to your drink with a dash of food coloring in the water. You'll get eight cold fish per freezing. Next time life's stresses have you hot under the collar — chill out and tell the world you've gone fishing.

FLIPPER GUITAR SPATULA, BLUE (SILICONE) Gama-Go – $12.00 Silicone spatula – Blue Serve up some pure Rock n' Roll deliciousness with the Flipper guitar spatula. Perfect for eggs, pancakes, or the Elvis special — fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. The Flipper is 50% rock, 50% roll and 100% Silicone. It's dishwasher safe and tested up to 500º. Crank up the heat, crank up the jams, and get cookin'!

HENRY & GLENN FOREVER STICKER FUNBAG, ASSORTED Igloo Tornado – $5.00 Six stickers in bag – Black or pink on white Henry & Glenn Forever is a love story to end all love stories, starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins. This sticker funbag includes six stickers with Henry & Glenn Forever art. There are two different sticker funbags, featuring two different sets of stickers. Any given order will include one funbag.

RELISTED

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

ILLUSTRATORS 48: THE 48TH ANNUAL OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS Society of Illustrators – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-114424-0 Softcover – Color The latest edition of the Society of Illustrators' Annual presents the best illustrations of the past year. In this massive volume, the artists discuss the "how to" and "why" of their art, making it not only a showcase of impressive art, but also an intensely readable look at the creative process of today's top illustrators.

JTHM: DIRECTOR'S CUT (JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC COLLECTION) Jhonen Vasquez – $21.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-943151-16-8 Softcover – Black and white Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues 1-7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny, who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of blood, and victims in various states of torture.

KRAMER'S ERGOT 7 (OLYMPIC-SIZED) Sammy Harkham, editor – $125.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9800039-5-6 Hardcover – The most ambitious comics anthology of the decade. KE7's massive 16" x 21" page size allows the artists a scope not seen since the expansive Sunday comics of the early 20th century, expanding the boundaries of narrative comics. Daniel Clowes, Gabrielle Bell, Matt Groening, Chris Ware, Jaime Hernandez, Adrian Tomine, Johnny Ryan, more.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

REBUS James Jean – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-7125-9 Hardcover – Color Over the past decade, James Jean has won critical acclaim, hosted celebrated gallery exhibitions, received numerous design awards, and developed a devoted fan base. Rebus showcases new work and important creative milestones. Eerie dreamscapes of oil paintings, elaborate installations and animations for Prada, gorgeous illustration work, never-before-published sketchbook pages, more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE LIZARD OF OZ Mark Bode – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-595-3 Softcover – Color Working from ideas developed by Vaughn Bode before his death, his son Mark has re-enlisted his father's cast of characters for this full-color graphic novel that parodies/pays playful homage to the classic L. Frank Baum fairy tale (and its beloved film adaptation). Mark's graphic style perfectly duplicates and extends Vaughn's unique, pillowy graphic approach. Note: This is not really smut, but it has some partial nudity and mild sexual imagery, and is not for kids.

ADULT CATALOG

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: CLASSIC MALE NUDES: GOLIATH WALLPAPER NO. 2 Walter Kundzicz – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-61-2 Nine prints plus one large poster in portfolio – Color A unique poster book magazine with large-scale prints of exceptional photographs by different artists. Issue 02, themed "Classic Male Nudes," features the work of male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, and includes one life-sized poster such as nine other wall-sized images of juicy vintage beefcakes. Plus detailed autobiographic text and interesting background info on Kundzicz.

FEATURED ITEM: KINKY NYLONS Holly Randall – $37.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-50-6 Softcover – Color Sheer, seamless, incredibly sexy — no other garments spark the imagination more than stockings, nylons and pantyhose. For Kinky Nylons, Holly Randall dedicates herself to hot legs in alluring hosiery. In 340 images Holly's stunning girls present themselves in the most seductive leg wear. An absolute must for lovers of thigh-highs and connoisseurs of garter belts. Lots of full and partial nudity.

FEATURED ITEM: THE BIG BOOK OF PUSSY Dian Hanson – $65.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-2182-6 Hardcover – Color and b&w An in-depth exploration of the female pudendum, that coveted orifice man spends nine months trying to escape, and a lifetime attempting to reenter. Because depiction of this body part has long been wrapped in unwarranted shame, The Big Book of Pussy reframes the subject, featuring models who expose their most private part enthusiastically, in images both furry and groomed, from 1900 to today.

ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEATURED ITEM: LOVE & HATE (EROS COMIX) Enomoto Heights – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-470-2 Softcover – Black and white Chika is beautiful, sexy, and arrogant. She wants a nice trophy boyfriend, but finds herself attracted to Keiji, the class geek and a guy she hates. She tries to resist this horrifying desire, but finally gives in. "But we're just 'classmates with benefits,'" Chika warns Keiji, and she'll never love him. Still, time changes all things… Right-to-left manga format, with full-color pin-up!

RELISTED ADULT ITEMS

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

BETTY PAGES ANNUAL VOL. 2 Greg Theakston – $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-069-8 Softcover – Black and white Reprints from the legendary Betty Pages magazine, with loads of nude and erotic photos, plus features, interviews, and more. In the same luxurious format as the first Annual, this volume presents an extensive interview with the Dark Angel herself: Betty Page speaks! Also "The Case of the Missing Pin-Up Queen: Solved" and an eight-page color insert. Hundreds of photos.

CHERRY 08 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. This issue features the "Cyber Adventures" of Ellie Dee and the Wizard of Woz. Featured stories: Ellie Dee in the Land of Woz (Parts One, Two and Three); Cherry in Nurse's Aid and Spaghetti-OH Western.

CHERRY 10 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. Featured stories: The New Guy; Honor Farm Girls; Zara Tungi (Mark Bode); Hole In One (L. Todd); the Cherry Duke Show.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE CHATEAU Madame De Morville – $16.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9525463-3-7 Hardcover – The fourth book to come from the pen of Madame de Morville, author of Slaves of Isis, the text of The Chateau contains hitherto unpublished correspondence between this medieval dominatrix and the modern slave, whether he is a dreamer woken within the nightmare scene, or backpacking tourist lost beneath the leathery tiles and polished boots of a moonlit other world.

THE COLLECTED EROTICA: AN ILLUSTRATED CELEBRATION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY THROUGH THE AGES Charlotte Hill, William Wallace, editors – $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1885-6 Softcover – Color and b&w Erotic texts from a dazzling array of writers — Boccaccio, Casanova, Jean Cocteau, Frank Harris, Erica Jong, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Pauline Reage, Oscar Wilde, and more — are illustrated with over 400 images: paintings, drawings, photos and sculpture from around the world. Not for the faint-hearted, but there's something for everyone else.

An American Language
Show Dates: January 14 – February 4, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 7-11pm
 
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present its January show, An American Language, featuring the works of 12 traditional American sign painters.
 
An extension to the gallery’s show last year with San Francisco’s own New Bohemia Signs, this month’s exhibition brings together artists from across the country who have built a livelihood through the language of sign painting.  For them, sign painting is a trade, a means to support themselves, an outlet for creativity, and simply a way of life. These painters exemplify the core tradition of a studied practice that has had a significant impact in the history of art and communication. Expressing a myriad of messages to people, hand lettered signs represent a language that has crossed over into the world of fine art. These 12 American sign painters are more than tradesmen within the culture; Through their work, they push the boundaries of how the art & language of sign painting is viewed, understood, and appreciated.
 
Featured artists: Mike Meyer, Derek McDonald, Dusty Madsen, Gary Martin, Josh Luke, Gary Green, Greg Jones, Sean Starr, Kenji Nakayama, Bob Dewhurst, Mats!?, and Mark Oatis.
 
Guerrero Gallery
2700 19th Street | San Francisco, CA  94110
Tue – Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 12-5pm
www.guerrerogallery.com

Hi! This week's highlights include: the latest monograph by prolific and influential artist Daniel Martin Díaz, exploring a new depth of symbolism, mysticism and surreal iconography, from our very own Last Gasp Press; a showcase of not- necessarily- tattoo artworks made by renowned tattoo artists; a collection of tattoo art from "Juxtapoz", either creating modern twists on classic themes or changing the game completely; an artistic homage to bicycles, with work created on walls, canvases, paper, pedestals, bikeframes, skin and clothing; the latest volume of "Spectrum," showcasing extraordinary work in contemporary fantasy art; the always exciting "Custom Cars Annual" for 2012; an intimate view of the prolific street art duo Herakut, with all new murals, works on canvas, and sketches; new issues of "Juxtapoz" and "Wax Poetics" magazines; and the latest graphic novel from Daniel Clowes, "The Death-Ray," reconfiguring the superhero genre into a meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.

In our Adult catalog, we have the latest issue of "Secret," the pretty, glossy magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM from England; a history of eroticism in ancient Pompeii, with beautiful color images of erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site; Arse Elektronika's exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations, focusing on biotechnology and body modification; and a fabulous collection of buxom bombshell pinups from an age when eroticism was still innocent — not strictly speaking adult material, but we thought it'd be of interest to our adult-oriented customers.

LAST GASP BOOKS

FEATURED ITEM: ANATOMY OF SORROW Daniel Martin Díaz – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-768-6 Clothbound with dustjacket – Color Anatomy of Sorrow is the latest monograph by prolific and influential artist Daniel Martin Díaz, exploring a new depth of symbolism, mysticism and surreal iconography depicted in paintings, drawing, and prints. Drawing from old masters Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel, and Hieronymous Bosch, both in subject matter and in the ancient egg tempera and resin oil painting technique, the works of self-taught artist and classically trained composer Daniel Martin Díaz possess a sincerity that foregrounds his deep devotion to revealing a higher meaning through painstaking craftsmanship. Through his application of a limited palette on distressed wood, his handmade wooden frames, and his expressive use of Latin text, Díaz's images thrust us into another time and place.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BIKE ART: BICYCLES IN ART AROUND THE WORLD Kiriakos Iosifidis – $34.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-477-7 Hardcover – Color Bike Art pays homage to our two-wheeled friend, presenting works created on walls, canvases, paper, pedestals, bikeframes, skin and clothing by an international team of artists including Taliah Lempert, Janet Bike Girl, Mona Caron, Boris Indrikov, Dzine, Matt W. Moore, Andy Singer, Mike Giant, David Gerstein, Mark Grieve & Ilana Spector, Bike 2.0, Azor, I Bike, Kevin Cyr, Olek, Duane Flatmo and more.

ART, SCI-FI/FANTASY

FEATURED ITEM: SPECTRUM 18: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59929-058-4 Softcover – Color Challenging, controversial, educational, and irreverent, the award-winning Spectrum series reinforces the importance and prevalence of fantastic art in today's culture. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant collection showcases every style and medium, both traditional and digital. Michael Whelan, Sam Weber, Leo & Diane Dillon, Kinuko Craft, Peter de Seve, more.

FEATURED ITEM: SPECTRUM 18: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59929-059-1 Hardcover – Color See Softcover description above.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

FEATURED ITEM: AFTER THE LAUGHTER: THE 2ND BOOK OF HERAKUT Jasmine Siddiqui, Falk Lehmann – $39.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-939566-36-6 Hardcover – Color Since The Perfect Merge was published in 2008, the prolific street art duo Herakut has risen to the spotlight in the international art world. Herakut: After the Laughter takes an intimate view at the individuals behind the impressive pieces, as well as their dynamic as a team, their interior styles, and their place within the art world, with all new murals, works on canvas, and sketches.

AUTOMOTIVE

FEATURED ITEM: CUSTOM CARS 2012 ANNUAL Justin Kudolla – $12.95 Softcover – Black and white If you remember the Custom Cars Annuals published during the 1950s & 1960s, you'll love Trend Books' all new Custom Cars Annual for 2012! East Coast Roundup; the 10 Best Customs for 2012; ace stylist Ronald O'Neal presents customizing ideas for the 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorado; recomendations on reading material for custom car fans; the modeling talents of Joe Gembeck; more.

COMICS

WUNDERKAMMER 4 (SUMMER 2011) Sean C. Chiki – $5.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4507-8145-9 Saddle stitched – Black and white Exciting tales of fantasy and strange adventure continue in the fabulous fourth issue. Continuing stories include The Flying Duchess & Starling Hall… plus Muni comics and San Francisco's Mission district history!

CYBER AGE

OF INTERCOURSE AND INTRACOURSE: SEXUALITY, BIOMODIFICATION AND THE TECHNO-SOCIAL SPHERE Johannes Grenzfurthner, Guenther Friesinger, Daniel Fabry – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-889307-30-5 Softcover – Some b&w art (some adult, some not) The Arse Elektronika colloquium is an exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations. 2009 was centered around biotechnology and body modification. Besides lively interviews and fiery panel discussions, Of Intercourse and Intracourse includes personal essays and anecdotes, project descriptions the reader can build, info on historical and speculative theories and practices, more.

FICTION – GENERAL

SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK David Sedaris, Ian Falconer – $13.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-316-03839-3 Softcover – Two-color illustrations Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal tales is an utter delight, with an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. Three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line; a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings; more. Original illustrations.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

BLABBER BLABBER BLABBER: EVERYTHING VOL. 1: COMICS FROM AROUND 1978-81 Lynda Barry – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-052-2 Hardcover – Mostly b&w, some color Lynda Barry has been part of the North American alternative comics scene for thirty years. Everything collects all the seminal Ernie Pook's Comeek, her earliest books such as Boys & Girls and Big Ideas, and more. Volume 1 covers 1978-81. Though Barry's early drawing style is often described as "scratchy," her uncanny ability to zero in the very essence of life is as present as ever.

THE ADVENTURES OF HERGE Bocquet, Fromental, Stanislas – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-059-1 Hardcover – Color A biographical comic of Tintin's creator, the world-renowned Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pen name, Herge. Meticulously researched with references to many of the Tintin albums and complete with a bibliography and mini-bios for each of the main "characters," the biography is appropriately drawn in the iconic clear line style. Funny, charming, and packed with information.

FEATURED ITEM: THE DEATH-RAY Daniel Clowes – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-051-5 Hardcover – Color Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, until the glorious day when he takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes, heart pounding, soaked in sweat, and finds himself overcome with the notion that he can do anything. The Death-Ray reconfigures the classic staples of the superhero genre into a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.

HISTORY

EROTICISM IN POMPEII Antonio Varone – $30.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-628-6 Hardcover – Color The ancient Romans — a society with a more relaxed attitude toward sex — practiced and portrayed a diverse array of sexual activities. This book sheds light on the ways eroticism appeared in the resort city of Pompeii by combining excerpts from the authors of the time, especially Martial, with erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site. Beautiful color images of artwork from Pompeii.

PEEPSHOWS: A VISUAL HISTORY Richard Balzer – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6349-8 Hardcover – Color and b&w Long before the movies were created, peepshows were appealing to a public eager for entertainment and enlightenment. The peepshowman and his box were a common sight on city streets and village greens. He might offer a view of a famous battle scene or a storied landscape. This book offers the reader a rich sense of its history. Nearly 200 annotated images, many never before published.

HUMOR

TOILETRY FROM A TO Z: SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU'RE TAKING A POO Les Bloch, Joe Mielke – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9833112-0-1 Die-cut hardcover – Black and white An iconic piece of die-cut art, this gift book will probably be sold at the Antique Roadshow 2090. Shaped like a tiny toilet, Toiletry from A-Z offers definitions from "Anal Retentive" to "Zipper" with drawings and quips crafted for laughs. A collector's item and even greater gift.

KIDS, 12 AND UNDER

CHARLEY HARPER ABC'S (CHUNKY BOARD BOOK) Charles Harper – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-934429-07-5 Hardcover board book – Color A graphic and delightful children's board book featuring this American icon's colorful illustrations of animals and nature. Conceived of as a mini companion to the large format Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life, the ABCs introduces Charley's work to budding readers and grown-ups alike, and is sure to appeal to Charley's loyal fans and introduce him to a whole new generation.

DOG DREAMS Michael Wertz – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-471-5 Hardcover board book – Three-color (cyan and red on white) A labor of love from the mind of author, artist, and printer Michael Wertz. The vibrantly colorful, engaging shapes pop out from the page in retro red and cyan that evokes a 60s feel. The narrative of the book imagines the many places man's best friend may go during a long dog nap from Tracy's dream of a rooftop tap dance to Dooey's evening cup of coffee on top of his new French chateau.

STAR TREK: BOOK OF OPPOSITES David Borgenicht – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59474-519-5 Hardcover board book – Color Explore strange new worlds! With the help of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and two dozen colorful pictures from across the galaxy, teach your children the meaning of big and little, hot and cold, apart and together, and much more! Ages 0 and up.

THE KING'S 6TH FINGER Jolby, Rachel Roellke Coddington – $16.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-474-6 Hardcover – Color This utterly charming tale relates the story of King Mortimer, a royal plagued by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder who only finds comfort and ease by surrounding himself with the number 5 — be it 5 knights, 5 moats or 5 points on his crown. One day he awakens to find that he has grown a sixth finger! Woe is he! His wizard is quick to suggest a remedy, but not one without risk.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

BITCH MAGAZINE #53 (WINTER 2011): THE UNDERGROUND ISSUE Andi Zeisler, editor – $5.95 Perfect bound – Two-color Feminist response to pop culture. Mag for smart cranky gals. Bitch — it's a noun, it's a verb! Similar to "Bust," but even more radical and political. Smart writing. This is their Underground issue. In this issue: who's to say what makes a gay anthem?; the challenges of sharing the road with boys; two new books ponder dating while feminist; The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl's Issa Rae; more.

BUST MAGAZINE #72 (DEC/JAN 2012) Debbie Stoller, editor – $4.99 – ISBN-13: 0 Perfect bound – Color For women with something to get off their chests. Post feminist girly girls with bad attitude. Smart & funny. This issue has a free illustrated 2012 calendar inside! In this issue: badass babes; 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings; Miss Piggy hams it up; roseanne Barr solves your problems; Mad Men's Alison Brie; Anthony Bourdain; Dum Dum Girls; Carrie Fisher; more.

CABINET MAGAZINE #43 (FALL 2011): FORENSICS Sina Najafi, editor – $12.00 Perfect bound – Color Immaterial Incorporated's non-profit quarterly magazine of art and culture. Articles, interviews, specially commissioned artist projects, and a special section around a particular theme. This issue's theme: forensics. In this issue: Mengele's skull; osteobiography — forensic anthropology and the law: forensic machinery; a contemporary chronology of forensic listening; more.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE VOL. 35 #8 (JAN 2012) Kevin Eastman, editor – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color The adult illustrated fantasy comic magazine. Reprints lots of good Euro stuff, exposed breasts, proficient art. In this issue: "Wisher #2: The Fabled Ones" by Giulio De Vita and Sebastien Latour; "Dreamz" by RG Llarena and Axel Medellin; "Metal Media" by Horatio Weisfeld; "The Tants" by Abraham Martinez and Mehdi Cheggour; more.

FEATURED ITEM: JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #132 (JAN 2012) M. Revelli, editor – $5.99 Perfect bound – Color Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced art, etc. In this issue: Audrey Kawasaki opens up about the Elusive "Her"; Peter Beste — Houston rap meets Scandinavia metal; Charming Baker; Paul Insect; Mark Whalen; Luis Toledo; Horfe; more.

PINSTRIPING & KUSTOM GRAPHICS MAGAZINE #29 (NOV/DEC 2011) Lynda Johnson, editor – $9.95 Perfect bound – Color Exploring the world of kustom art and lifestyle. Pinstripe, airbrush, tattoo, lifestyle, and more. The first dedicated pinstriping and airbrushing magazine for the UK and EU. In this issue: Mick Pratt; Percy Badbrush; Dave Dickinson: Tall Plane Tiger; Paul Reijnders; Aaron Goodrich; Sebastian Mulsow; Scott Fisk; Krazy Dotty; more.

FEATURED ITEM: WAX POETICS MAGAZINE #49: LATIN ISSUE Andre Torres, editor – $9.99 – ISBN-13: 0 Perfect bound – Color The definitive vinyl collectors journal. Beautifully laid out, features monsters of old jazz, funk, and hip hop. This is their Latin issue. In this issue: Eddie Palmieri; lowrider oldies; Fania & Alegre All-Stars; Cal Tjader; Harlem River Drive; Speed Records; more.

PINUP ART

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel – $21.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-3244-0 Hardcover – Color Buxom bombshells: pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent. They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. This book tells the tale of a genre as utterly American as the paintings of Edward Hopper, describing its origins and development in detail and showcasing the most important artists.

RESISTANCE & REBELLION

ON THE GROUND: ILLUSTRATED ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF THE SIXTIES UNDERGROUND PRESS Sean Stewart – $20.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-455-7 Softcover – Color An eye-opening account of the birth of the underground newspaper. From 1965–1969, the subversive press grew from five small papers to over 500 around the world. Stories by the people involved, such as Bill Ayers, Paul Buhle, Paul Krassner, and Trina Robbins, bring the movement to life. Full-color scans show the incredible energy that fueled the counterculture of the 1960s.

ROCK

THIS IS A CALL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVE GROHL Paul Brannigan – $26.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81956-8 Hardcover – A few b&w photos The first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with Grohl and conversations with a legion of musical associates. Grohl speaks candidly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: JUXTAPOZ TATTOO 2 Juxtapoz, editor – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-422-7 Hardcover – Color Many of the gifted tattooists in Juxtapoz Tattoo 2 emerged at the beginning of Tattoo's modern renaissance at the end of the millenium. Whether they're creating a modern twist on a classic theme, or changing the game completely, aesthetic integrity is the goal. Angelique Houtkamp, Mark Bode, Jime Litwalk, Shawn Barber, Sunny Buick, Mike Ledger, Jose Lopez, Jun Cha, Liz Gruesome, more.

FEATURED ITEM: TATTOO PARLOUR Martin McIntosh, Gemma Jones – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9577684-3-7 Softcover – Color Step into the studios of artists who also have a foot in the world of tattoo. Tattoo Parlour is a showcase of artworks made by artisans who also make tattoos. From skin to canvas to laser cut dollar bills, these are artists immersed in tattoo culture but also their own creative practice. Alex Binnie, Angelique Houtkamp, Dr Lakra, Mike Giant, Scott Campbell, Shawn Barber, more.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYING CARDS Sir John Tenniel – $7.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9821232-1-8 Deck of playing cards – Color These beautiful playing cards have quotes and illustrations on every card! The text on these cards by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) has delighted children and the literary elite for over a century. Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) is one of the most famous illustrators in English literature. 52 cards plus 2 jokers. This deck has a blue back.

MOJO NIXON THROBBLEHEAD FIGURE Anonymous – $19.95 Bobblehead figure in box – Mojo Nixon, the patron saint of psychobilly, has finally been realized in throbblehead form! This figure capturing his look from the late 80s is limited to 500 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of super strong polyresin. Mojo holds his sweet sunburst hollow body proudly while extemporaneously pontificating. "It makes a great stockin' stuffer for your drunk uncle," said Mojo.

ROKY ERIKSON THROBBLEHEAD FIGURE Anonymous – $19.95 Bobblehead figure in window display box – Roky Erickson, founding father of psychadelic rock gods The 13th Floor Elevators, in throbblehead form. This figure capturing Roky's look circa 1980, or "The Evil One" era, is limited to 1000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of super strong polyresin. Displayed in a window box, Roky is accurately sculpted right down to the grizzly beard, wild hair and Vanson jacket.

ADULT CATALOG

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: EROTICISM IN POMPEII Antonio Varone – $30.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-628-6 Hardcover – Color The ancient Romans — a society with a more relaxed attitude toward sex — practiced and portrayed a diverse array of sexual activities. This book sheds light on the ways eroticism appeared in the resort city of Pompeii by combining excerpts from the authors of the time, especially Martial, with erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site. Beautiful color images of artwork from Pompeii.

FEATURED ITEM: SECRET MAGAZINE #36 (OCTOBER 2011) Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Black and white From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of photos of bondage and kink, very glossy, very pretty, Plus fiction, articles, etc. In this issue: violet wands; who gets tied up tonight?; the story of Rubber Boy; the art of mindfuck; fashion by Polymorphe; shibari style impressions by David Lawrence; vacbeds in 3D; fetish models Cake Krissy, Death Bird, Acid Doll; more.

ADULT NONFICTION

FEATURED ITEM: OF INTERCOURSE AND INTRACOURSE: SEXUALITY, BIOMODIFICATION AND THE TECHNO-SOCIAL SPHERE Johannes Grenzfurthner, Guenther Friesinger, Daniel Fabry – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-889307-30-5 Softcover – Some b&w art (some adult, some not) The Arse Elektronika colloquium is an exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations. 2009 was centered around biotechnology and body modification. Besides lively interviews and fiery panel discussions, Of Intercourse and Intracourse includes personal essays and anecdotes, project descriptions the reader can build, info on historical and speculative theories and practices, more.

PINUP ART

FEATURED ITEM: THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel – $21.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-3244-0 See PINUP ART in the General Audience section above.

    

In our Adult catalog, we have an adult Japanese graphic novel about a repressed nymphomaniac; the latest "Teens at Play" collection, depicting barely-legal girls wise beyond their years in matters of pleasure and pain, from "Housewives at Play" creator Rebecca; a delectable collection of butt photos from master photographer Dave Naz; a collection of the elegant erotic glamour photography of J. Stephen Hicks; a reprint collection from Betty Pages magazine, with loads of nude and erotic photos of Betty and others; a collection of sex writing from The Unbearables, downtown New York's "drinking group with a writing problem"; and a mind-melting compilation of gonzo writing, illustration and comics about sleaze and grindhouse cinema, "Cinema Sewer." 

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BUTT BABES Dave Naz - $34.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-45-2 Softcover – Color Juicy, plump, round mounds of delectable flesh. The architectural fundament from which the rest of the body brilliantly blossoms. The most mesmerizing of all the feminine charms. This volume proves once more that Dave Naz has mastered the art of an erotica so intimate that the viewer is made to feel part of the photograph. Lose yourself in ass, that glorious masterpiece.

FEATURED ITEM: DIGITAL DESIRE J. Stephen Hicks - $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-3-03766-589-3 Hardcover – Color Creating his own niche as an avant-garde photographer J. Stephen Hicks's website www.digitaldesire.com is the flagship destination for his signature elegant, erotic nude/glamour photography. Assembled in this volume are some of the most erotic and evocative images from his collection. Lots of full nudity, with many shots of girls with their legs and vulvas spread wide open.

EROTIC VISIONS Manfred Baumann - $50.00 – ISBN-13: 978-3-03766-596-1 Hardcover – Mostly color, some b&w Manfred Baumann's work can be seen in well-known glossy magazines and ad campaigns of international companies. He knows how to make beautiful women look erotic, emphasise their charisma and beauty, and tell a story. His pictures envelope the observer in an almost tactile experience. Lots of full nudity, with many shots of girls with their legs and vulvas spread wide open.

NUDE: THE JOB OF FIGURE DRAWING Jim Silke - $22.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-409-7 Softcover – Color In the world of contemporary pinup art, few artists can capture the sexy essence of a gorgeous woman as wonderfully as Jim Silke (Bettie Page, Queen of Hearts; Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art). This time, the pinup master strips his subjects of dress and other distractions to better reveal the delicious details that are usually hidden from admiring eyes. Includes two sexy centerfold inserts!

FEATURED ITEM: THE BETTY PAGES ANNUAL VOL. 1 Greg Theakston - $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-000-1 Softcover – Black and white People love pinup and fetish queen Betty Page for many reasons. Goths like her fashion, the S&M crowd likes the fetish photos, old guys remember their first stroke material, young men discover a different sexual flavor. And many young women find a role model. Reprints from Betty Pages, with loads of nude and erotic photos, plus features, interviews, and more. Intro by Harlan Ellison.

ADULT COMICS

HOT MOMS #15 Rebecca - $4.95 Saddle-stitched – Color The wanna-be celeb of reality TV's "Caroline's Nine" isn't quite the devoted, loving mom she would have you believe. When the cameras stop rolling, she's a demanding bitch who doesn't care about anyone but herself. Luckily for us, her producer and nanny stay behind for a long weekend of educating her in good manners. Lesbian ones, of course. That is, until the crew returns for work on Monday…

ADULT FICTION

FEATURED ITEM: THE UNBEARABLES BIG BOOX OF SEX The Unbearables - $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-57027-233-2 See ADULT NONFICTION below.

ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEATURED ITEM: STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN VOL. 1: A  Inu - $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-514-3 Softcover – Mostly b&w, a little color Shion is the cutest and sexiest girl in the school, but she literally never has anything to say. This doesn't stop Mamoru from asking her out, and he is elated to discover that she is actually a repressed nymphomaniac. But the fun is short-lived once his tall, slim, and stacked, but scary classmate Yuki begins stalking him for herself! Traditional right-to-left manga format.

FEATURED ITEM: TEENS AT PLAY: NSFW Rebecca - $9.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-556-3 Softcover – Black and white These tempting teens may be barely legal but they know how to work their moneymakers! Rebecca's high school honeys are wise beyond their years in matters of pleasure and pain. Sometimes they even have a thing or two to show their Hot Moms! See them hazing recruits to the cheerleading squad, helping each other with geometry homework, and enjoying a snack of ladyfingers and a juice box.

ADULT NONFICTION

BENEATH CONTEMPT AND HAPPY TO BE THERE: THE FIGHTING LIFE OF PORN KING AL GOLDSTEIN Jack Stevenson - $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-900486-79-8 Softcover – Black and white The incredible life of Al Goldstein, an overweight cab driver who became the most outspoken leader of America's sexual revolution, is captured in this unauthorized bio in all its X-rated glory. It charts Goldstein's rise as the founder of the pioneering sex tabloid Screw, bizarre offshoots like Death magazine, and his battles against censorship, political correctness and good taste.

CINEMA SEWER VOL. 3: THE ADULTS ONLY GUIDE TO HISTORY'S SICKEST AND SEXIEST MOVIES! Robin Bougie, editor - $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-903254-64-6 Softcover – Black and white A mind-melting compilation of gonzo writing, illustration and comics about the most insane, sexy, awkward, cheesy, hilarious, upsetting and jaw-dropping movies in the history of film, Cinema Sewer joyously celebrates the sleaziest aspects of the moviegoing experience, whilst delving deep into bizarre cinematic history.

FEATURED ITEM: THE UNBEARABLES BIG BOOX OF SEX The Unbearables - $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-57027-233-2 Softcover – 29 pages of color art Downtown New York's "drinking group with a writing problem" finally turn to their most likely subject matter ever — sex (even if it's frequently as much a matter of fantasy and theory as deviant practice)! Jonathan Lethem, Samuel Delany, Penny Arcade, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Bob Holman, Chavisa Woods, Tsaurah Litzky, Gerard Malanga, Jordan Zinovich, Jennifer Blowdryer, Susan Scutti, more!

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Michael Leigh - $13.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-902588-82-7 Softcover -  Swingers and swappers, strippers and streetwalkers, sadists, masochists, and sexual mavericks of every persuasion; all are documented in this legendary expose of the diseased underbelly of '60s American society. The legendary sexology book that lent its name to Lou Reed's seminal New York rock group The Velvet Underground, whose songs mirrored its themes of depravity and social malaise.

Hi! This week's highlights include: the third and final volume of "The Art of Hergé" series, presenting a selection of Hergé's outstanding and often unpublished drawings, from our very own Last Gasp Press; an activity book with great puzzles and games based upon the many adventures of Tintin, also from our very own Last Gasp Press; a chronicle of the rich legacy of La Luz de Jesus Gallery and the thriving art movement it helped launch, yet again from our very own Last Gasp Press; an epic, adventurous, and unsettlingly hilarious comic documenting a 23 year old girl's battle with cancer, one more time from our very own Last Gasp Press; the magnificently lavish second volume of "Bloodwork," showcasing 119 backpieces & bodysuits from 53 tattooers; an in depth study of the Esoteric Buddhist tattoo icon Fudo Myo-o; an NYC-inspired lettering tool for tattoo artists and shops; a collection of tattoos, art, and profiles of some of the best straight edge tattoo artists in the world; the new issue of "Juxtapoz" magazine; and the always eagerly-awaited 2012 edition of the "Slingshot" organizer, in two convenient sizes, both loaded with state-smashing tidbits.

LAST GASP BOOKS

FEATURED ITEM: THE ART OF HERGE, INVENTOR OF TINTIN, VOLUME 3 1948-1983 Philippe Goddin - $39.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-763-1 Hardcover -  Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, left an exceptional legacy, the center of which was Tintin's cartoon adventures, but also included much other work. From generation to generation, his creation has endured such that whatever their age, readers feel they have grown up with Tintin. Covering the years 1948 to 1983, this third and final volume of The Art of Hergé series presents a selection of Hergé's outstanding and often unpublished drawings, showing the diversity of his work and the range of his talent. The prolific outpost of the master of the "clear line" included advertisements, comic strips, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures. In this series, Hergé's work is presented in chronological order, featuring many high-quality reproductions of the art. The artwork is accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine and output.

FEATURED ITEM: LA LUZ DE JESUS 25: The Little Gallery That Could Billy Shire - $40.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-764-8 Hardcover -  To celebrate the 25th anniversary of La Luz de Jesus gallery, mastermind Billy Shire has organized a monumental group show featuring around 300 artists, each of whom have contributed one new piece and a written anecdote about their experience with the gallery. In 25 years of groundbreaking exhibitions, this is La Luz's first published survey, featuring three generations of the most important artists working today. The book, a companion to the show, chronicles the rich legacy of La Luz de Jesus and the thriving art movement it helped launch. The talent involved with the La Luz de Jesus 25th Anniversary project reads like a veritable who's-who of art, including Robert Williams, Joe Coleman, Gelnn Barr, Elizabeth McGrath, the Clayton Brothers, Gary Panter, Mark Mothersbaugh, Lou Beach, Hudson Marquez, Aaron Smith, Owen Smith, Frank Kozik, Manuel Ocampo, Don Ed Hardy, Jeff Soto, Dave Cooper, Daniel Martin Diaz, Scott Musgrove, Bari Kumar, Tim Biskup, Joe Sorren, Chris Mars, Jessica Joslin, The Pizz, Coop, shag, Gary Baseman, Bob Dob, and many more.

FEATURED ITEM: TINTIN & SNOWY BIG ACTIVITY BOOK Simon Beercroft, Guy Harvey - $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-761-7 Softcover -  An activity book with great puzzles and games based upon the many adventures of Tintin, including mazes, language exercises, and how-to-draw sections. This book was conceived and designed in collaboration with studio Moulinsart, and is an officially licensed Tintin product. All of the illustrations are taken from the 23 full Tintin adventures drawn by the original artist, Georges Remi, commonly referred to as Hergé.

LAST GASP COMICS

FEATURED ITEM: TERMINALLY ILLIN' 1 Kaylin Andres, Jon Solo - $4.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-770-9 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Cancer is not funny — cancer is hilarious. Terminally Illin' is a collection of comics written during a 23 year old girl's battle with a rare bone cancer. While enduring harsh chemo treatments, Kaylin teamed up with her friend, Jon, and they brought the comics to life. The laughter helped to ease the pain. They want to share this laughter and imagination with others that might find it helpful or entertaining. After all, laughter is the best medicine!Terminally Illin' has been adapted for the cancer community. Kaylin and Jon took all the separate comics and weaved an epic adventure from it. Think of it as a chemo-induced-Alice in Wonderland meets The Hero's Journey meets Kaylin's candid account of her cancer experience as documented in her blog (www.cancerisnotfunny.blogspot.com). The hero (Kaylin) travels inside her own body to meet her disease face to face and "kick it in the balls." She joins the front lines with her trusted battle kitty, Iceman, for some serious cancer-ass-kicking-fun. But don't let the silliness of the storyline fool you, this story goes deep into the emotions and the subconcious of a young adult facing the sudden possibility of dying before their time.Part 1, "Down the Chemo Rabbit Hole," ends with our hero on a date with death himself, epiphanies taken straight from her blog. It reveals her candid thoughts and how it changed her. You won't believe how it ends!… but that's just the begining…

BOOK OF THE WEEK

AWFUL/ RESILIENT: THE ART OF ALEX PARDEE Alex Pardee - $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-446-3 Hardcover – Color Enter the incredible world of Alex Pardee — inhabited by a disturbing menagerie of misfit monsters and improbable superheroes plucked from the very nightmares of childhood. This newest collection brings a broader picture of his twisted genius. Yet, amongst the entrails and decapitations, improbable appendages and suppurating fleshy masses, we discover a vein of goodness, of humanity.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

ARTHUR POLLOCK Arthur Pollock - $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9836698-0-7 Hardcover – Black and white A news media photographer for over forty years, Arthur Pollock creates images that incorporate great depth and allure with a photojournalistic viewpoint. Reminiscent of the gritty, yet artistic style popularized by Weegee in the forties, the photographs in the book bring to light the daily travails that build the foundation of a city. Limited edition of 500.

UNVENTIONS Cleon Daniel - $16.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-908211-03-3 Hardcover – Black and white Even invention has an equal and opposite unvention… This series of annotated technical drawings came to light after a major balls-up at the patent office in 1987. They're called Unventions and you just might recognize some of them as everyday objects to which we associate relatively boring uses. Unventions will reaquaint you with the familiar in a way you've never imagined before.

ART, DESIGN/GRAPHICS

5000 FLOWER & PLANT MOTIFS, WITH CD Graham Leslie Mccallum - $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-906388-92-8 Softcover with CD – Black and white With more than 5000 floral and plant motifs to choose from, this resource is a perfect source of inspiration for all kinds of creative workers — graphic designers, stitchers, woodworkers, ceramists, or tattooists. Artist Graham McCallum's hand-drawn designs include many historical styles, border motifs, and simple and elaborate plant compositions. All are available on an accompanying CD.

MEXICAN GRAPHICS: GRAFICA MEXICANA Dr. Alderete, editor, Antoni Cadafalch - $44.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-907621-02-4 Hardcover – Color A singular survey of the amazing world of Mexican graphics — Lucha Libre, Day of the Dead, hot rods, cabaret, and more. The Mexican influence in the lowbrow art scene is enormous and growing all the time, and contemporary Latino graphic artists are now having a big impact on Californian subcultures. This collection is astonishingly vibrant and absolutely unique.

PEOPLE Blexbolex - $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59270-110-0 Hardcover – Color Mother and father, dancers and warriors, gardener and farmer… All sorts of people appear in People, linked in ways that emerge page after page. Real, mythic, and imaginary types inhabit this extraordinary, gorgeously rendered world, referring to each other through form and function. Sumptuously produced with silkscreened images and a jacket that folds out into a poster.

FEATURED ITEM: R. CRUMB: THE COMPLETE RECORD COVER COLLECTION Robert Crumb - $27.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-393-08278-4 Hardcover – Color A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music. Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin asked him to provide a cover for Cheap Thrills. Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and old 78 rpm singles — art that proved influential in the rediscovery of these largely forgotten masters.

VECTORISM: VECTOR GRAPHICS TODAY Viction:ary - $39.95 – ISBN-13: 978-988-19-4380-4 Softcover – Color The hottest vector graphic showcase, with more than 480 artworks by 50 graphic artists from around the world! In art and design, there has been a shift towards more lo-fi processes. Vector graphics have weathered this backlash taking pride of place alongside the fruits of more handmade techniques. Vectorism examines the state of contemporary vector graphics and its continuing relevance.

ART, LOWBROW

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?: THE ESSENTIAL DAVID SHRIGLEY David Shrigley - $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-393-08247-0 Hardcover – Color By turns hilarious, satirical, and brilliant, David Shrigley's full-page illustrations — a combination of drawing, comics, photography, and sculpture — are sui generis: uproariously funny, pleasantly unnerving, and really cool. Neither "graphic novel" nor "art book," this book celebrates the surreal world of the artist calls "probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived."

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

STREET ART COOKBOOK: A GUIDE TO TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS Benke Carlsson, Hop Louie - $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-91-85639-46-5 Softcover – Color The complete DIY bible of street art. Now in softcover! A guide to the materials and techniques used within today's most creative and progressive art movement: from stencils and stickers to laser tagging and guerrilla gardening. Hundreds of pictures and illustrations and a dozen of interviews with some of the world's most famous artists. Swoon, Gould, WK Interact, Ron English, more.

BEAT GENERATION

ALLEN GINSBERG: BEAT POET Barry Miles - $16.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-7535-2252-3 Softcover -  Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. Following his death in 1997, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet and on Ginsberg's journals and correspondence to produce an immensely detailed and fascinating account of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary poets. A new preface by the author updates this reissue.

JACK KEROUAC: KING OF THE BEATS Barry Miles - $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-753500-59-0 Softcover -  A provocative and intimate portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential writers. Meticulously researched, this is a compelling exploration of the complex man and extraordinary writer, and his creative mishmash of joyous incoherence, drug-induced ecstasy, genuine mysticism, and constant craving, revealing a man full of contradictions, rarely at peace with himself.

ONE AND ONLY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ON THE ROAD Gerald Nicosia, Anne Marie Santos - $22.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936740-04-8 Hardcover – A few b&w photos Beloved by both Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, Lu Anne Henderson's story has never been told. Lu Anne was 15 when she met Neal: they married, and soon were hanging out with writers including Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. But Neal and Jack initially didn't like each other much. Lu Anne taught them how to love each other — making On the Road possible. One and Only traces her life.

WILLIAM BURROUGHS: EL HOMBRE INVISIBLE Barry Miles - $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-7535-0707-0 Softcover -  Following William Burroughs' death in 1997, Barry Miles updated his riveting, unconventional biography of this legendary provocateur. Iconoclast; visionary; homosexual crusader; drug advocate; teacher and elder statesman to the Beats; anti-hero guru to each counter-culture generation — Burroughs remains one of the most complex and controversial American writers of the 20th century.

BIOS – MISCELLANEOUS

THE BOOK OF THE IS VOL. 1: FAIL… TO WIN! Chicken John Rinaldi - $40.00 Hardcover – Color Lies, propaganda and brutal truths that will change the way you think. This self harm book encourages engineered failure, since you don't really want what you think you want. Can you travel the country in a circus with zero talent? What happens if you run for mayor as a joke and no one gets it? Can you truly live your life as art? 247 color photos, 11 adventures, a million laughs!

BIOS – WRITERS

MORE NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN: THE UNCOLLECTED COLUMNS Charles Bukowski, David Stephen Calonne, editor - $16.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-87286-543-3 Softcover -  After toiling in obscurity for years, Charles Bukowski found fame in 1967 with his autobiographical newspaper column, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man." He continued writing this column, in one form or another, through the mid-1980s. Filled with his usual obsessions (sex, booze, gambling), here are uncollected gems from the column's 20-year run, with stories and essays unseen in decades.

BLUES, JAZZ, & SOUL

DEEP IN A DREAM: THE LONG NIGHT OF CHET BAKER Dave Thompson - $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56976-757-3 Softcover – A few b&w photos This first major biography of the most romanticized icon in jazz thrillingly recounts his wild ride. From his emergence in the 1950s until his violent, drug-related death in 1988, Chet Baker lived a life that has become an American myth. Here, drawing on hundreds of interviews and previously untapped sources, James Gavin gives a hair-raising account of the trumpeter's dark journey.

CALENDARS

ART OF HEAVY METAL WALL CALENDAR 2012 Various - $13.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935351-41-2 Saddle-stitched wall calendar – Color This wall calendar features fantasy art from Heavy Metal magazine. Scantily-clad warrior chicks a-plenty.

CAROLINE PAQUITA CALENDAR 2012 Caroline Paquita - $12.00 Saddle-stitched – One-color (burgundy on light gray) Taking us into 2012, the annual Paquita time-tracker accompanies each month with charming vignettes from the realm of the Womanimals. Hairy sheeps, lazy rivers, blazing stars and truffle pigs. Printed by Pegacorn Press using a Risograph duplicator, blue cover.

LUIS ROYO OFFICIAL WALL CALENDAR 2012 Luis Royo - $13.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935351-42-9 Saddle-stitched wall calendar – Color 12 months of pleasure and beauty. Published by Heavy Metal, this calendar features the delicate, erotic fantasy art of world-renowned artist Luis Royo. The fantasy airbrush artist goes into the depths of his imagination and creates eerie works of subversive beauty for this calendar.

FEATURED ITEM: SLINGSHOT POCKET ORGANIZER ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR 2012 Various - $7.00 Softcover – One-color (color ink on white) Okay all you organizer-buying weirdos, this is the year to go crazy with action against the capitalist, imperialist state! This pocket- or purse-sized datebook organizer pocket-calendar thingie is packed full of state-smashing tidbits; mostly dates in history and scratchy art, but there's also resource lists, tips on resisting police, and stuff. Fight capitalism by buying this thing!

FEATURED ITEM: SLINGSHOT SPIRAL DATEBOOK ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR 2012 Various - $13.75 Softcover, spiral bound – One-color (color ink on white) Okay all you organizer-buying weirdos, this is the year to go crazy with action against the capitalist, imperialist state! This full-sized datebook organizer thingie is full of state- smashing tidbits; dates in history and scratchy art, resource lists, tips on resisting police, and stuff. This is Slingshot's full-sized datebook, and it's got lots more room for writing stuff down in.

VAMPIRES WALL CALENDAR 2012 Various - $13.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935351-44-3 Saddle-stitched wall calendar – Color This wall calendar featured twelve different images of vampire art, from fantasy-art magazine Heavy Metal. Art by Melanie Delon, Arantza, and Rebeca Saray.

VICTORIA FRANCES GOTHIC ART WALL CALENDAR 2012 Victoria Frances - $13.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935351-43-6 Saddle-stitched wall calendar – Color Twelve months of gothic beauty from fantasy artist Victoria Frances. Dark angels of the night adorn this wall calendar from Heavy Metal.

COMIC THEORY/HISTORY/BIOS

METAMAUS: A LOOK INSIDE A MODERN CLASSIC, MAUS Art Spiegelman - $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-375-42394-9 Hardcover with DVD-R – Color Art Spiegelman re-enters the Pulitzer prize–winning Maus, probing the questions it most often evokes — Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics? — with new and essential work about the creative process. Bonus DVD-R has digitized reference copy of The Complete Maus linked to a deep archive of audio interviews with his survivor father, historical documents, and private notebooks and sketches.

COMICS

BRILLIANTLY HAM-FISTED: 23 COMIC STRIP POEMS Tom Neely - $9.00 Saddle-stitched – Mostly b&w, some color A collection of 23 comic strip poems by Tom Neely (I Will Destroy You, One Fine Day, The Blot). "I remember everything from my childhood like it was yesterday. But I have trouble remembering yesterday."

DOPPELGANGER Tom Neely - $4.00 Saddle-stitched – Black and white 16 pages packed with psychedelic pummeling and paranoid pathos! An action packed, surreal, Popeye-inspired mini-comic, by Tom Neely (I Will Destroy You, One Fine Day, The Blot).

FUTURE TENSE Caroline Paquita - $8.00 Saddle-stitched – burgundy, blue and red ink The hotttt international comics anthology ominously about THE FUTURE or something like it! Crazy comics mayhems from Anna Haifischs and James Turek, mythinformation from Al Burian, bird brains from Jo Dery, troubled times from Roby Newton and Mike Taylor, glowing roaches from Kasey Henneman, utopian visions from Sy Wagon, Paquita's womanimalistic tendencies, more.

NEELY COVERS COMICS TO GIVE YOU THE CREEPS! Tom Neely - $6.00 Saddle-stitched – Color Reinterpretations of classic horror comic book covers, by Tom Neely (I Will Destroy You, One Fine Day, The Blot). Creepy, Adventures Into Weird Worlds, Weird Tales from the Future, Astonishing, more.

POPE HATS 1 Ethan Rilly - $4.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9812013-0-6 Saddle-stitched – Black and white The Xeric-winning Pope Hats follows the trials of a young woman named Frances Scarland, whose social circle mainly consists of an alcoholic actress and an inept ghost named Saarsgard. The comic is an engaging slice-of-life story about young people navigating their own daily shortcomings. "The most impressive debut comic I've seen in years." -Seth.

POPE HATS 2 Ethan Rilly - $6.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935233-16-9 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Young law clerk Frances Scarland must survive an unwanted promotion at one of Toronto's major Bay Street firms, while tending to the regular wake of destruction left behind by her best friend. This eagerly anticipated issue follows what Seth described as "the most impressive debut comic I've seen in years" with a surreal exploration of growth and failure in downtown Toronto.

WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED #42: Tahrir: Liberation from the Mideast to the Midwest Seth Tobocman, Ethan Heitner, Jordan Worley, editors - $7.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60309-101-5 Perfect bound – Black and white This semiannual political comix mag shines a little reality on the fantasy world of the American kleptocracy. Issue #42, "Tahrir: Liberation from the Mideast to the Midwest," features new stories by cartoonists from Egypt,