We’re at #CAB2015! Downstairs till 7pm today :-)

My comic Rabbit landed in the Notable Mentions in The Best American Comics 2015! Thanks to Bill Kartalopoulos for choosing my work, and thanks to Leah Wishnia for editing Happiness #4 and inviting me to be a part of it.

You can read the entirety of Rabbit here.

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CAB 2015 application is live!

just applied, you should too! 

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This Friday at 8pm! What Happens When Graphic Art Meets Movement?

I’ll be conducting a 10-minute live-action comics & audio/visual performance called “BOTOX HARMONY” as part of The Consequences, along with 7 other talented cartoonists, artists, and performers, each with their own 10-minute set. Tickets are $10, first come, first serve. At Standard ToyKraft 722 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 

More info & RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/820056308068703/

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TCAF is coming up and this is just a reminder that Woweezonk (a.k.a. Patrick Kyle, Chris Kuzma & Ginette Lapalme) were generously given space to curate a small press room yet again in 2015 !!! (((much ♥♥♥ to TCAF organizers for inviting us back)))

If you’ve visited in years past, you won’t find us in front of the giant windows this time because this year we’ve moved into the Beeton Auditorium (just off the main room/1st floor) so don’t forget to stop by ~~ ~~ ~~ 

Our Small Press Room has more ppl tabling in it than ever before and here is the full list with links : 

Adam Buttrick Aidan Koch Alicia Nauta Andy Burkholder Ben Urkowitz Brandon Celi Brie Moreno Chris Kuzma Conor Stechschulte Daryl Seitchik E Howey / Sever Press Eric Kostiuk Williams Ethan Rilly Eunice Luk / Slow Editions Ginette Lapalme Hudson Christie Issue Press Jason Murphy Jesse Jacobs John Porcellino Keith Jones Kendra Yee Katie Ridley Murphy Lala Albert Laura Kenins Laurence Philomene Leah Wishnia / Happiness Marc Bell Mark Connery Michael Comeau Mimi Chrzanowski Morgan Criger Noah Van Sciver Noel Freibert Nosebleed Comics OCADU Comic students Patrick Kyle Peter Kalyniuk Phil Woolam Rosena Fung Ryan Dodgson Sab Meynert Space Face Books Starchild Stela Susan van Beek Swimmers Group Ted Gudlat Zach Hazard Vaupen Zuzu Knew

SOON

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Join us this Saturday April 25 at 2 p.m. for Our Memories Are Cut and Paste, which in the words of organizer, facilitator, and zinester Jordan Alam is “a zine-making workshop and discussion about zines by queer and trans people of color as a way to preserve our thoughts and histories.” Come by to learn about other zines by QTPOC zinemakers, writers, comics and storytellers and start in on your own one page zine.

When Chitra Ganesh’s Tales of Amnesia (2002) was installed in her new exhibition Eyes of Time, currently on view at the Museum, I was excited to take a closer look, and to use her powerful work in storytelling as a point of inspiration to recognize the work of other queer zinemakers of color that are active in NYC.

Jordan Alam was the perfect partner to work with to create a celebratory and critical space, where folks with all levels of familiarity with zine culture are welcome to participate and learn more about zinemaking and self-publishing. Jordan has worked with Feminist Zine Fest NYC and Barnard Zine Library, and advocates for the visibility of QTPOC artists and zinemakers in DIY spaces. Jordan blogs at The Cowation and edits at As[I]Am, an Asian American online social justice magazine.

Jordan will be joined by Suzy X and Sherley Olopherne. Sherley is a photographer that engages mainstream communities in a dialogue about what immigrant, dyke, and various marginalized communities look like. She works in partnership with the Lesbian Herstory Archives, our neighbors in Park Slope. Suzy X is a staff writer at Rookie Mag and MTV World and contributes to Bitch Magazine, Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. I have been a fan of her work for a while after I came across her comics online. Her zines include Riot Grrrl Problems, Malriada and The Mallgoth Chronicles.

This is happening on Saturday, right after the Cherry Blossom festival! ^_^

*NEW* in the SPITHOUSE SHOP - THE ULTIMATE HAPPINESS BUNDLE (*now includes issue #4)!

Get all 4 issues of HAPPINESS COMIX now for only $30 (—that’s 24% off retail cover prices, including reduced International shipping prices, FINALLY)

This bundle includes:

Issue #1 (2011, NFS elsewhere online) - 8”x10.5”, 72 B&W offset interior pages, saddle stitched, with comic stories from over 20 artists.

Issue #2 (2012) - 8” x 10.5”, 88 B&W offset interior pages, saddle stitched, with comic stories from over 20 artists. Cover by Andrew Bell.

Issue #3 (2013) - 7.875” x 10.5” x .475”, 172 B&W offset pages & 36 full-color digital pages, perfect bound, with stories from over 30 artists, a spotlight section on contemporary painting, essays, & more. Covers by Clayton Schiff.

Issue #4 (2014) - 7.875” x 10.5” x .475”, 152 B&W offset pages & 40 full-color digital pages, perfect bound, with comic stories from over 24 artists, a spotlight section on contemporary punk flyer art, essays, interviews, & a bonus 46-minute music CD. Cover art by Jordan Speer, CD album art by Lale Westvind.

All issues edited by Leah Wishnia & printed in Long Island City, Queens. Distributed from New York, NY.

Full list of featured contributors with images on the site!

PURCHASE HERE

Hey all, just so you know, this bundle is only going to be available for another week or two, as Happiness #1 is almost sold out. After that, issues #2-4 will still be available as part of their own bundle, but not at such a greatly reduced price as this. Just FYI!

Reppin Happiness at luckyscomics!! thespithouse

concept sketch thing for the cover illustration for happiness 4 

Open Space is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Publications & Multiples Fair (PMF VI) on March 28th and 29th, 2015. This annual event is a celebration and survey of artist publications, prints, and objects produced in multiple, with related lectures and programs. Last year’s fair featured over over 80 independent publishers, galleries, and artists from Baltimore and across the country. We hope to showcase even more amazing work at the fair this March, in a great new location here in Baltimore, The Baltimore Design School. Join us for the weekend!

Vendor applications open until February 9th. Apply here!

I've done PMF the last 2 years and it's one of my favorites. Hope to see you there!

"PARANOID APARTMENT"

part 2

part 1

originally published by Sacred Prism in 2013

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