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Sacramento comic creators make it to TOP 10 in Worldwide Competition!

ECV Press — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:28:26 GMT

Hi, all. This is Ben Schwartz, a Sacramento comic store owner and small press comic publisher with ECV Press. I am also a co-writer with Hai-Na-Nu Saulque on our new project Hank Houston. We entered a worldwide competition to find the best new comic for Platinum Studios to produce and we have made it to the TOP 10.

From this point forward the winner will be determined by your votes. We need your support and help to spread the word! Please take a look at our website where you will find, concept sketches, alien designs, pin-ups, daily webcomics and a link to give us your vote! Give us a vote and tell your friends.

www.hankhouston.com

Thank you in advance for all of your support and help in taking Hank Houston to the TOP!

Ben Schwartz

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Allied Media Conference in Detroit

Yul — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:42:16 GMT

The Allied Media Conference in Detroit is happening now. For details go to:
http://www.alliedmediaconference.org/about/faq#what

As for me, I plan on being there tomorrow. Hopefully, it might result in some slight progress in getting my work known.

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in praise of small press publications (I am in...)

redhandpress — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:32:26 GMT

1/19/2K5--I just received my contributors' copies in the mail
of:
CLAMOR magazine BORDERS issue, in which I have a short creative non-fiction piece of about 1 and 1/2 pages, which they also Illustrated.
the is a printed publication, but their website is www.clamormagazine.org

check it out...they pay too.
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The Butcher Block 6 arrived in the mail--I have a poem and there are lots of good poets in this issue as always

Butcher Shop Press
529 Beach 132nd St
Rockaway Beach NY 11694
editor's e-mail for correspondence:butchershoppress@hotmail.com
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Thank you for your submission to The Real Eight View. I would like to use (Real Celebrity of Ananymity and Silence) in the 9th issue due on line by or before May 4th.

A supplement to the first issue of the Real Eight Veiw entitled "Poetry Pamphlet" is now in print. Please help spread the news any way you can.
(http://www.realeight.com/poetrypamphlet.htm)

Sincerely

John Buckard
realeightview@yahoo.com
www.realeight.com
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http://www.thesquaretable.com/

Square Table has just posted 1/19/2K5:

India poems by Marie Kazalia

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New Hunter S. Thompson Documentary

petunia — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:24:40 GMT

Dear Friends,
This is a VERY funny and poignant film director Blue Kraning made about Hunter S. Thompson. You can follow this link to where the trailer is posted up on Tribe:

http://people.tribe.net/ef16dbc2-...e40916ff6d

or you can follow the other links to his website www.gonzopatriots.com to see the trailer and buy the film.

I went ahead and copied the text from the tribe page below so you get a better idea of the work.

Please support the spirit of independence in which this film was made AND BUY THIS FILM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Much Love To All,
Lisa Ferguson (aka Petunia Maple Cake)

New Hunter S. Thompson Documentary
This is the trailer for the fun-loving but poignant film that is a tribute to Gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, and a document of how his legacy continues to live on in the hearts and minds of his fans. Blasted!!! follows the many "Gonzo Patriots" across America that volunteered their personally owned artillery to fulfill the good doctor's last wish to have his ashes fired from a cannon. Before Johnny Depp became involved with the ceremony, and paid over 2 million dollars for a professional fireworks company to blast his friend's ashes from a 200 foot tall 'Gonzo fist,' an essay contest was held by the Aspen Daily News (at the request of Hunter's family) to see who would be available to provide the service of firing his ashes. Over 50 private cannon owners applied and though these letters were published in Harper's magazine, these brave men and women, who had come forward to fulfill the dying wish of their hero...were eventually forgotten.

DVD's for this film can be purchased at www.gonzopatriots.com

Blue Kraning, Los Angeles based documentary director and Emmy Award winning writer, has just released the DVD of his film, Blasted, The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S. Thompson, which recently premiered at the Starz Denver International Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Three years in the making, this film is a tribute to a great journalist and renowned physician. Kraning says the film, “is intended for any fan of Hunter S. Thompson or just anyone who likes to see large stuffed animals blown to bits by a homemade Bowling Ball Cannon fired by a man in a purple polyester suit, or see transgender Civil War re-enactors blast their aptly named mountain howitzer...’Lucrecia,’ while reciting Hunter’s wisdom. I made this film entirely as a one-man-band, in the tradition of Gonzo individuality and artistic freedom, so I will be distributing the film entirely by myself by selling the film off my website at www.gonzopatriots.com”

"Hunter S. Thompson embodied the American ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Blue Kraning's Blasted!!! is a twisted, anarchic, fun, and funny tribute to Hunter, those ideals, and Americans who don't merely mouth the Declaration of Independence, but live it." - Michael Simmons, The Huffington Post

“These are not the famous actors, politicians or even journalists. These are Hunter's readers who are “his people” in the purest sense, an army of thoughtful citizens who are inspired by Hunter's work and who do a fine job of carrying on his legacy.” –Anita Thompson, wife of the late author, Hunter S. Thompson

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Zine Wiki

ianthal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:21:51 GMT

I just came upon this attempt to create an open source encyclopedia of the independent and small press:

http://zinewiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

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Still need publicity help

Yul — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:43:59 GMT

I'm of the mind that it makes no sense to have the ability to communicate and NOT have an audience for that communication. Therefore, I feel the need to ask those who are more persuasive than I am (and that's the vast majority of people) to persuade people to buy my comics and such. Just wanted to bring that up.

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More Cara Schwartz

Yul — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:14:46 GMT

Here the link to a new Cara Schwartz web comic which includes the title character's date with a Stargate freak:
http://www.nailbytes1.com/rw02001.htm

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More Whiners pages

Yul — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:21:08 GMT

I just uploaded more Whiners pages.
http://www.comicspace.com/timelike01/comics.php?action=gallery&comic_id=7333
For those who don't know (and that's most of you), Whiners is a web comic miniseries I creatred that deals with a small group of whiny cats and their human friend as they travel to other universes in search of a world where cat persecution doesn't exist. After all, cat persecution is one of the most prominent and obscene cliches in history. Whiners represents a more creative view of the cat bashing cliche in that it regards that mess as the mess that it is. Very rare in today's modern dystopia.

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The postal rate increase problem

Yul — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:06:49 GMT

For those who still produce print zines and are concerned with ever increaing postal rates, here's something you might want to look into:
http://action.freepress.net/campaign/postal

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Walking Acroos America animation

Yul — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:00:14 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RbSGyOR5tWQ
More animation coming soon (I guess)!

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Give the public what they want -- NOT!

Yul — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:39:14 GMT

I've been told my numerous people that the only way I'll be able to successfully sell my comics is if I give the comic-reading public what they want. because apparently the way I do comics is not what the public wants. In other words, my comics present unpopular imagery as well as unpopular ideas. Now I fully understand the reasoning behind that. But I still reject the "normal" way of doing comics because (1) I live in a free country where freedom of expression exists and (2) I live in a world where the human population is over 6 billion.

It may be true that I wont make money doing comics the way I want. But it is also true that I have a consitutional right to produce comics the way I want. That also means I have the right to produce comics that are unpopular and unprofitable. As for the population of 6 billion issue, there is a lot of diversity amongst such a vast and inconcievably high population. Therefore, people who have the mentality to appreciate my comics are very likely to exist. The only problem here is the extreme difficulty in finding such people. Other than that, I should -- in theory -- be ale to do comics the way I want and find a small yet substantial number of people who can appreciate them.

Of course there's a good chance that many of you will disagree with my position here. Whatever. But in any event, I still believe that I should do comics my way whether they meet the public's approval or not. Life is already boring enough as it is.

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New York Times: Viggo Mortensen’s Unusual Role: Indie Publishing Mogul

ianthal — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:53:38 GMT

Turns out that film actor Viggo Mortensen is a small press poet and publisher:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/movies/01viggo.html?em&ex=1162616400&en=807acc205dc6891e&ei=5087%0A

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Call for Papers: Small Presses/Little Magazines/Mimeo Revolution

ianthal — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:24:28 GMT

�Small Presses/Little Magazines of the Mimeograph Revolution: Their
Audiences and the Role of Printing Technologies�
Proposed Panel for The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and
Publishing (SHARP) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 11-15, 2007

The readership for twentieth century little magazines and small presses has
often been considered a narrow one, with the majority of readers being those
interested in experimental or avant-garde literature. The Mimeograph
Revolution of the 1960s resulted in an explosion in the number of little
magazines and small presses, particularly in the United States, Canada and
the UK. While the focus continued to be on �new writing,� the community of
publishers and writers of this movement brought a grassroots ethos to
literary publishing in opposition to what was perceived to be the domination
of academic criticism and the commercialization of mainstream publishing.
As Curt Johnson and Diane Kruchkow have stated, the 1960s small press
�provided an environment�in which one could discover literature first-hand.�

In recognition of SHARP�s 2007 theme, �Open the Book, Open the Mind,� this
panel seeks to explore how this discovery took place for readers of these
publications by examining the role of different printing technologies and
production methods employed during this �revolution� and how they affected
the target audience for these publications. Exactly what were the production
methods used under the banner of the Mimeo Revolution and how did they
differ from each other and from publications of earlier eras? What, if any,
divergences were seen in the traditional audience for literary work produced
by little magazines and small presses? How did this grassroots effort
differentiate itself from the more conservative academic quarterlies and
commercial publishers? The panel encourages papers that take a historical
look at literary publishing with a focus on the publication and production
of these works, rather than a critique of the work within, or how the styles
of writing originating during this time affected the publication of that
work. Papers may examine individual presses or magazines or take a wider
view of the era.
Send a one page abstract and brief CV by November 20, 2006, to Christopher
Harter (charter@uiuc.edu).

Christopher Harter
Pathwise Press/Bathtub Gin
PO Box 1164, Champaign, IL 61824
pathwisepress@hotmail.com
pathwisepress.com

FORTHCOMING BOOK: from Scarecrow Press: "An Author Index to Little
Magazines:
The 1960s/70s Mimeograph Revolution" -- contact pathwisepress@hotmail.com
for information.

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Critical of Zine World

Yul — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:28:57 GMT

King Wenclas of the Underground Literary Alliance just posted a blog entry critical of the Zine World. Much of what he said about ZW is similar to what I've said for years about the review zine in question.
http://kingwenclas.blogspot.com

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Any alternatives to LULU?

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:10:55 GMT

I tried them once and I'm very dissatisfied with the quality, speed, cost, and so on. I'd prefer not to use them again, but who else is there?

Thanks!

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The "Non-Poetry" Poet

Daniel — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:51:01 GMT

Daniel Roth, the "anti-poetry poet", has released Ordinary Life in Three Acts ( www.ordinarylifeinthreeacts.com), to share his reductive
poetry with the world and to raise proceeds, taken from the book's profits, for Doctors Without Borders. Daniel proves that truth can be
found in the most reductive of poetic structure. Fluffy and elaborate verse is unnecessary when it comes to expressing the beauty and
rawness of life. When asked "Why reductive?" he said that, "People seem to range between dislike and indifference when it comes to
poetry. It often obscures. Readers tend to feel stupid because so many poems appear to make no sense. I have no need to confuse anyone."

This collection of poems reflects the arc of Daniel's life. From fish fries in Mississippi, juke joints in South Central L.A.,
barefoot dances under the Sahara Desert sky, to whirling on the beaches of Morocco to the trance of Gnawa music, these poems reflect
a joy, a curiosity and love of what is best, most authentic in people and cultures all over the planet. The poems are about love, loss,
curiosity, a life embraced in all its turmoil, richness and heartbreak.

Please visit the Ordinary Life in Three Acts website where you can read poetry and book reviews, order a copy, email comments to
the poet, or just watch one of his many dances in the desert on film. If you resonate with what you see, please send this on to your email groups because this is an
attempt to break past the old paradigm of publishing houses. This book is only being promoted through the internet to show that information,
whether it is art, poetry, or news, can be spread no matter what. With the internet, we now have the freedom to share anything we want with the world. - Daniel Roth , posted 09/16/06

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Poets & Writers Magazine

ianthal — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:38:39 GMT

The current issue (September/October) of P&W has its annual report on the independent small press. It's pretty interesting. They profile three different publishers in detail and also include a time line of important years in small press history.

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How to REALLY sell comics

Yul — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:54:20 GMT

As you probably know, the main reason why cigarettes and alcohol sell so well is because they are addictive. Therefore, if I could find a way to make my comics addictive, then chances are they will sell very well as well.

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More Cara Schwartz!

Yul — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:33:41 GMT

Here's more of my Cara Schwartz long nail fetish web comic:
www.nailbytes1.com/rw02001.htm

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More web comic success too!

Yul — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:32:53 GMT

Here's the link to yet another web comic I'm producing and getting paid for doing:
http://www.conceptfan.com/sal/index.html

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More web comic success!

Yul — Wed, 24 May 2006 13:49:47 GMT

I just started ilustrating a web comic called "Walking Across America", and I'm GETTING PAID for it! Go to: www.walking-across-america.com

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Out Orb web comic too

Yul — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:49:55 GMT

Here's where to see the second installment of my Out of Earth Orbit web comic:
http://space1999.org/features/out_of_orbit/index.html

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Indie author zine-book release & free download

Hamish — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:12:49 GMT

Hello, Tribe-folk!

I'm a independent author who's publishing his third novel, which I'm approaching as a "zine book", since I do all the production of it at home, myself. The book is called "Idea in Stone", and it's an alternative, magical realist tale about Edinburgh.

I'm offering this novel to the public as:
- a free e-book download
or
- a hand-made perfect-bound book

...from my website, hamishmacdonald.com

Here's the URL for the book (where you can download a free copy of the e-book, or buy a handmade copy for 5 pounds):
http://www.hamishmacdonald.com/novels_IdeaInStone.htm

And I've posted a press release, if you want any more details:
http://www.hamishmacdonald.com/PressRelease.htm

Thanks for your interest. (And power to the indies!)

- Hamish MacDonald

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NOT done to death

Yul — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:30:45 GMT

I'm not sure if this is true, but could I be the first person in the history of the world to produce a long toenail fetish web comic? If so, then it's just another example of how I tend to achieve things that HAVE NOT been done to death.

-- Yul

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I have to ask again

Yul — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:11:41 GMT

Does anybody know of any web sites that need web comics and also pay for web comics?

-- Yul

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You know, I learned something today

Yul — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:38:32 GMT

You know, I learned something today. I learned that Detroit is a HORRIBLE place for creative people to live. And I learned that by going to Craig's List. In the Detroit section of the list, I noticed that there are extremely few freelance art jobs in Detroit. But when I went to the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles sections, I noticed those cities have freelance art jobs by the megaton. Therefore if I want to improve my chances of succeeding at art, I need to get my black ass out of Detroit. It's like living amongst the Borg Collective here anyway.

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The "Out of Earth Orbit" web comic

Yul — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:57:25 GMT

The "Out of Earth Orbit" web comic is finally here. To see it go to: http://space:1999.org web site. Or: http://space1999.org/features/out_of_orbit/out_orb_00001.png

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My new Cara Schwartz web comic

Yul — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:42:42 GMT

Certain people like to tell me that it's impossible for me to have total creative freedom and make profit at the same time. Well, certain recent events have convinced me that they are wrong (or at least mostly inaccurate). I just slapped together a web comic that will provide me with a much bigger audience than ever, and potentially lead me to profitable cartooning ventures. Here's the web comic in question:
http://www.nailbytes1.com/rw02010.htm

I also can't help but to ask why are there so many creative people who oppose creativity? But since that question is off topic here, so I won't go into it any further. But I will say that at least my population of 6 billion theory is accurate. (And please don't give me that "There are billions of people in poverty and the last thing on their minds is looking at web comics. Plus, most of the world's population doesn't have Internet access." stuff. I've known that for years, and I probably knew it before you did!)

Anyway, doing web comics for popular web sites kicks ass!

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free lance writer

shiloh — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:20:54 GMT

I am a free lance writer and am searching for an agent to represent my work. If anyone wants to give me some tips, I would appreciate it! I just finished my chapbook "sunday morning girl"

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Mahfood and Crosland!

Chris — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:57:18 GMT

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is proud to
announce those very Silky Bureaucrats themselves, Jim
Mahfood and Dave Crosland! Jim (www.40ozcomics.com)
and Dave (www.hiredmeat.com) will be bringing their
own unique brand of artistic madness to STAPLE! Come
see the Bureaucrats at the show on March 4, 2006 in
Austin, Texas, and then check out one of their now
famous Live Art performances later that evening
(location TBA)!

More Quick Questions!

The newest installment of Quick Questions at the
STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org features Tom
Beland (www.tombeland.com) creator of True Story,
Swear to God. Tom talks inspiration, digital tools,
and life experience in our second Quick Questions
interview.

Tables running out!

Only about 15 spots left! Tables are $55 for an 8’
full table and $30 for a half table. In order to
appear in the official program your registration must
be received by December 31st, 2005. Download a
registration form at www.staple-austin.org/register.

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and
only convention for independently produced comics,
zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be
held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For
more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email
info@staple-austin.org

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What web sites need web comics?

Yul — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:28:55 GMT

What web sites need web comics and how can I submit comics to them?

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STAPLE! November Update - Tony Millionaire!

Chris — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:14:56 GMT

STAPLE! November Update!

Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Tony Millionaire at our second annual expo to be held March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Millionaire is the creator of Maakies (www.maakies.com), Sock Monkey, the new Billy Hazelnuts, and other fine comical adventures. We are proud and excited to have Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

Xeric Grant Panel!

Five recent winners of the Xeric Grant - Alex Cahill & Jad Ziade - Something So Familiar (www.newradiocomics.com), Emily Benz & Summer McClinton – Thread (www.threadcomics.com), and Michael LaRiccia - Black Mane (www.michaellariccia.com) – will discuss their work and the processes involved in acquiring this prestigious grant. Indispensable for the aspiring self-publisher, this presentation is not to be missed.

Quick Questions!

Quick Questions is a new feature at the STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org. Five questions posed to artists working in the comics medium, updated with answers from a new person each week – so be sure to keep checking back! First up is Paige Braddock, creator of Jane's World, www.unitedmedia.com/comics/janesworld. Come see Paige at STAPLE!

Tables still available!

Vendor tables are still available but moving fast. We sold out last time and fully expect to do so again. Tables are $55 for an 8’ full table and $30 for a half table. Don’t miss your chance to show your stuff at STAPLE! – register today at www.staple-austin.org!

Exhibitors!

Our list of exhibitors is growing and includes the folks mentioned above plus Chris Moreno, Silent Devil Productions, Rafael Navarro, Viper Comics, Drew Edwards, Danielle Corsetto, Jeffery Stevenson, John Thornton, Justin Humphries, Nate Southard, Dylan Edwards, Jason Degroot, Toby Craig, and more!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and only convention for independently produced comics, zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email info@staple-austin.org

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SNAP! kicked ass!

Yul — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:12:59 GMT

SNAP! kicked ass! It was the best comic convention I ever did. I made over $35 selling my comics -- an unprecedented success! Also, the con further proved my "Population of 6 Billion" theory. That is, since there's apopulation of 6 billion, there exists a small yet substantial number of people who have the mentality to appreciate my comics! Moreover, the secret to my success at SNAP! doesn't really seem that secret. SNAP! had a focus on small press comics. While the comic cons I previously attended -- which were mostly unsuccessful for me -- had a focus on mainstream comics.

Yup! That's what I'm talkin' about! If you want to sell small press comics at a comic convention, then you need to go to a convention whose focus is on small press comics. Again I say, SNAP! kicked ass, and there's still a population of 6 billion!

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Custom comics: Now that's what I'm talkin' about!

Yul — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:18:16 GMT

Doing custom comic books seems to be the best way to stay in the comic production business as far as I can tell. Because when you give the individual comic book reader what they want, you are virtually guaranteed an audience. If someone tells you what they want in a comic, then all the guesswork is taken out of the usually painful attempt at figuring out what the audience wants. Recently, I was hired to do a custom foot fetish comic book for a rather enthusiastic reader. ("Did you say 'foot fetish comic'?! Holy crap!!" "Whatever!") And I'm getting paid $50 for the deal. If you think that's something, I hear that there may be many more comic fans interested in hiring me to do similar comics. It's a definite decent deal!

Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Doing comics that you enjoy doing and getting paid for doing them. If this thing works out to its fullest, I'm going to make custom comics my main focus in comic book production.

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Question of comic promotions

Yul — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:32:41 GMT

How do you successfully promote comics that have a very unpopular theme without making any changes to such comics? I know there's a good chance that this question can't be adequately answered, but I still think the question is worth asking.

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Outdated information

Yul — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:16:15 GMT

One of the biggest problems with zinedom is OUTDATED INFORMATION. I understand that many zinesters are constantly on the move. But I'm too poor to afford wasting postage writing to a zinester who changed his or her address all of a sudden. Now here's my stupid question of the moment: How do you adequately determine if a zine address you've found is current?

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My first 24-hour comic (Mia unua dudek kvar-hora bildgazeto)

Yul — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:22:08 GMT

I finally got around to printing up copies of my first 24-hour comic. It's called "Gen X Slap Happy Life" ("Geneksa Felic^ega Viv'") and it's written in both English and Esperanto, the international language that combines elements from a number of other languages including English. The theme of the comic deals with what my life might be like if it were perfect. And as an added bit of uniqueness, I also drew most of the comic left-handed even though I'm right-handed. It's an idea I got from my therapist.

Anyway, to get a copy of this comic book, send $2 cash or postal money order to: Slap Happy, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998. It can work for you (I guess).

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New e-zine

redhandpress — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:44:44 GMT

I have a poem in this new e-zine

http://members.tripod.com/orator_hoof/water2004/
Publisher, Mystic Horizon Press
http://www.mystichorizonpresscom/

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The Superfuture! is here!

Yul — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 19:20:07 GMT

The new mostly-computer-illustrated comic book Adventures in the Superfuture! is here! It's a digest size comic about intergalactic mercenaries, terraforming scientists and an "astrophyisical" women's prison among other things. It's what you might call the Timeliketoon version of Futurama. It only cost $2, so price-wise it's not half-bad. That said, what good is buying a copy of the Superfuture!? The good is that you will get to see a comic that has a fairly unique look and is substantially creative. If you're into that sort of thing, then the Superfuture! should work very well for you.

Anyway, to order a copy of the Superfuture! send $2 cash or postal money order to: Superfuture!, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998. If you still have questions, e-mail: timeliketoons@mail.com

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Zine Solar System

Yul — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:54:17 GMT

Zine Solar System is what I like to call a zine of zine affairs. It's published quarterly and its contents include an anthology section and a low-cost ad section known as The Timelike Ad Sheet. The anthology section has a variety of submssions in the form of comics, short stories, poetry and other similar works. And the ad section contains full-page ads that cost $4 each. At this point in time, ZSS has no paying positions. But if ZSS reaches a profitable level, then paying positions should be possible. You can send submssions and/or ads to: ZSS, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998.

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News from the Superfuture!

Yul — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:36:01 GMT

The computer-generated art for my Adventures on the Superfuture! comic is almost done. I almost wasn't able to get it done at all due to the slowness of my slow, slow, slow computer. But luckily I found a shortcut in the computer art process involving Photoshop. (Yeah! Photoshop rocks!) Anyway, if all works out, the Superfuture! comic will be done as soon as next week. If you want to order a copy in advance (and I say you do), send $2 cash or postal money order to: Superfuture!, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998.

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Letters from editors #4

redhandpress — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 03:04:10 GMT

poems by Marie Kazalia
titled *Daring Girl* published in print zine called Dream Virus
poem *NOW* *pushing thru* and *(he must have felt me up)*
published in new print zine called positive space negative space
in Pittsburgh PA
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the print magazine CLAMOR
has accepted a short story called *Waiting Room* by Marie Kazalia
a vignette from the author's travels thru China
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Skive has been updated with your story

HOUSE WARMING

included

Web address is

http://www.skivemagazine.mockfrog.com.au/stories1104/housewarming.html

Have a look to make sure paragraphs etc... look okay

cheers

Matt @ Skive

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Greetings Marie,

We have reviewed your submissions and are pleased to announce you have been selected be a DREAM WEAVER.

You and your work will be featured in the upcoming issue of Chaotic Dreams Online; slated for release December 2004

As a DREAM WEAVER contributor, please provide the following items:

1. Complete the interview questions. (included below in this email)

2. A biography, photo, email address and web site (if applicable)

To facilitate the timely release of the next issue, please send the required material to chaoticdreams@chaoticdreams.net no later than November 15, 2004.

Again, we thank you for choosing Chaotic Dreams Online as the venue for your literary voice.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Experience the Dreams of Chaos!!!!!

Omavi
Editor/Webmaster, Chaotic Dreams Online
http://www.chaoticdreams.net

Unlikely Stories on-line has posted the first batch of my writing:
Thanks for the submissions! I enjoyed, and would like to publish several of your pieces, and would like to space them out. I plan to publish "drinking coffee at 5:30 PM," "the ambivalence of gift exchange," and "Suicide is a disease of singularity and selfhood" on November 3rd or 4th. I would like to publish "Men-cat-dude-guys" on December 1st, and "real celebrity of anonymity & silence," "later, uncertain this conversation ever actually took place at all," and "Rot" on or around January 1st.

Thanks again,
Jonathan Penton
http://www.unlikelystories.org---

Thank you for sending your work to Wieldy. I just posted "Recurrences"
to the site. Please take a look and let me know if there are any
errors. Bob Marcacci, ed.
http://wieldy.blogspot.com

__________
OCt 2K4

I like this "that moment," (copied below) and would like to
put it online with the Nov/Dec change. I'll mail you with a
"Work's Up" notice.

...and I'll link to your email address in your bio.
Let me know if this is ok.

Clarify the ending for me.
> on a washing stone in the heat
> and poverty of inconvenience
> South India--
Do you mean: "...and poverty of inconvenient South India" or is
inconvenience the end word?

Nice piece, this. Glad to have it in Niederngasse.

Best,
Pasquale Capocasa

Poems Niederngasse - http://www.niederngasse.com
Editions online in English, German, Spanish, and Italian

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Marie,

We would like to include *Daring Girl* in the Autumn 2004 issue of our
magazine, which will be available in the next couple weeks.

Best wishes,

Lindsay Vaughan
Editor, Dreamvirus Magazine

I loved "My father has a box of photos," and "AWAKE"
was excellent even though the title is recycled. I
also liked "Film nightmares," but i think you should
choose whether the soldiers ARE Nazi or
Japanese...there's a big difference. Also, i feel you
should make each separate nightmare a separate
stanza...unless i'm reading the poem wrong, there are
3 nightmares? Also think the word "want" can be
replaced in the second to last line.

We can use the 3 poems mentioned above. They will go
online for the month of Oct. Send me a photo of
yourself, if you want. Also, i offer a payment of
$3.33

Thanks,
Patrick

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Hey Marie,

Great to hear from you again. Just read the latest batch of Flash Fiction pieces you sent my way. Gotta say I loved 'em! I'll definitely use "swallowing lipstick", "Crimson electric company", "Universal truths", "---waking to a place--some of the words clarify, these I get down..." & "3 trips".

I really admire your work & the range of styles you've mastered. There are a lot of poets in the underground/small press scene who are only content with writing in the BUKOWSKI style of hardluck realism. They also tend to scoff at any poet or poem that deviates from their comfortable little formula. It's refreshing to see that someone with your talent can shake it up branch out. I, for one, really dig metafiction/experimental work--something I attribute to my fascination with the twisted prose of William S. Burroughs & the cinematic genius of David Lynch.

So anyhow, it's always a treat to feature your work on Zygote. Look forward to reading more of your poetic gems in the future.

Take care & keep in touch.
~Brian Fugett (Editor/Zygote in my Coffee)
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Dear Marie:

I have accepted and have published "Waiting Room" in the current issue of 13thWR (http://www.13thwr.com )

--best,

JCE

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Hi, Marie... Just wanted to let you know I am doing data entry for
Volume 8; Issue One now, and your two poems (Stench too great to endure
and NOW) are in as the opening and closing poems for that issue.
It's "due" to come out next summer, hopefully in June (or July)
assuming we don't run into any incapacitating disasters.
Sincerely, Norm Davis poetry editor HazMat Review
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Greetings Marie,

We have reviewed your submissions and are pleased to announce you have been selected be a DREAM WEAVER.

You and your work will be featured in the upcoming issue of Chaotic Dreams Online; slated for release December 2004

As a DREAM WEAVER contributor, please provide the following items:

1. Complete the interview questions. (included below in this email)

2. A biography, photo, email address and web site (if applicable)

To facilitate the timely release of the next issue, please send the required material to chaoticdreams@chaoticdreams.net no later than November 15, 2004.

Again, we thank you for choosing Chaotic Dreams Online as the venue for your literary voice.

******IMPORTANT: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS******

Q-01: Do you remember the exact moment you knew you wanted to be a writer?

Q-02: What inspires you to write?

Q-03: Are there any notable authors who have influenced your writing?

Q-04: What would you consider some of your obstacles and how do you over come them?

Q-05: How do you research the materials for your stories/poems?

Q-06: Is there any particular target market you are trying to reach, and what do you want them to get out of your work?

Q-07: Do you follow a strict writing schedule or just write when the spirit hits you?

Q-08: What advice would you give to writers who are just starting this literary journey?

Q-09: Have you ever had writer's block and how do you overcome it?

Q-10: How are you working to grow as an artist?

Q-11: Do you belong to any writing groups? How has that helped you?

Q-12: Where do you see yourself as a writer ten years in the future?

Q-13: Other Comments:

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Experience the Dreams of Chaos!!!!!

Omavi
Editor/Webmaster, Chaotic Dreams Online
http://www.chaoticdreams.net
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Greetings Contributor,

I wanted to let you know that unfortunately the print version has come before the online version. However, we have decided to give the print issues for free please submit your address so I can send your free copy.

Shaela Montague-Phillips
Meeting of the Minds Publications
110 Atwood Street, Suite 247
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-527-9080

> RESPONDERS.COM received the following web response at 7/29/2004 7:41:10 AM ET:
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> Q: WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
> A: Marie Kazalia
>
> Q: WHAT IS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS?
> A: MAKazalia@aol.com
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> Q: PLEASE SUBMIT 5-7 POEMS
> A:
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> Q: BIO
> A: Marie Kazalia
> PO BOX 422344
> San Francisco CA 94142-2344 USA
> E-mail: MAKazalia@aol.com
> phone: 415) 447-7334
>
> Marie Kazalia was born in Toledo, Ohio but has lived her adult life primarily on the West Coast and in San Francisco, with the exception of 4 expatriate years in the Asian countries of Japan, India and China. Marie has a BFA degree from California College of Arts and Crafts. Marie Kazalia's book of poems titled *Erratic Sleep in a Cold Hotel* has been published by Phony Lid Books, in two editions--ISBN: 0-9676660-0-7 & ISBN: 1-930935-15-3 (www.phonylid.com). Marie Kazalia also has two mini-chapbooks published by and available from CC Marimbo, PO Box 933, Berkeley, CA 94701-0933. Price $6. each--titles are: *All-Purpose Tragedy* ISBN: 1-930903-02-2, and, *Megalopolis*
> ISBN: 1-930903-18-9.
>
> Marie Kazalia's poetry and creative prose writing have been widely published in anthologies, such as *THe Bukowski Hangover Project ISBN: 0-9701950-3-6. *Pull The Trigger* and the *Uno Anthology ISBN: 1-4010-4120-5 (UK) and in numerous print zines, and literary journals nationally and internationally, as well as in many on-line e-zines.
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the woman who write with scissors--comments on Blue Language & Big City Savvy chapbooks written by Marie Kazalia

redhandpress — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:39:44 GMT

10/25.2K4
I received a flyer for Randy Fingland/Bert Glick poetry reading in Berkeley--
on the back Randy Fingland had printed:

*To the woman who writes with scissors:

Incisive curled viscera worn on the tongue, fleshly apt in the urban towers known for
exotic pasts and emphatic presence, these two controls called Big City Savvy and
Blue Language, must have been assembled by a scapel-wielding word autopist trying to resurrect the insufficiencies of the English manner of speaking, that balwark that assembles
nonanswers to specific heartaches of human endeavor, but here gets the results of the profound slashing, the dig to, instead of the take two, a quality reserved only for the few who slice to underneath hamlet’s melon(water?)cholic jockstrap rich kid problem, nor closer then to madame socrates’ reports of her errant husband’s (philosophical?) philanderings (there was mention of the Story of O in BL as I recall), although what’s coming up roses here is a stampede of buffalos through San Francisco streets when it’s raining enough flood the intersections with BEEG POEMS that make anyone feel they know this woman who writes with scissors, they know this is how they feel too sometimes but wouldn’t let anyone else know because that’s only up to those who tear at the wounds enough to strike goldrush veins, not that either, really because that’s not accounting for radioactivity, but those results are the must of descriptions that move the whole houses without ever harming
a tree, or whole mindsets without ever disturbing the furniture.

Just a thank you note for the two volumes, and congratulations for both a totally admirable production, silkscreening great!, and of course the content therein.
Extremely inspiring, Marie!

All best,

(signed) Randy

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3 New Literary annual seeking submissions CLARA VENUS, fulva flava, Defect Cult

redhandpress — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 02:34:30 GMT

In 2005 Red Hand Press begins publishing 3 new literary annuals--Clara Venus http://ClaraVenus.BlogSpot.com
fulva flava http://fulvaflava,blogspot.com
, and Defect Cult http://DefectCult.BlogSpot.com

--in print and on-line versions-- ( 3 annual titles rather than
one quarterly). Writers & artists receive payment in contributors’ copies.
One year subscription $15. Single issue: $5.

Small Press poets, writers and artists may submit their work now for consideration for the inaugural issues. One submission opens you to consideration for all three publications--unless your (optional) cover letter indicates a preference.

SUBMIT:
Poetry: all forms and styles, prose poems
Prose: flash (500 words or less) fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction
Artwork:
Send your high contrast color and b&w graphics, drawings, prints, collages, paintings and photographs for consideration. By mail: submit clear clean photocopies of original images. Via e-mail: send JPEGs. Keep in mind the openness of these publications and the stated themes when submitting artwork.

Clara Venus http://ClaraVenus.blogspot.com

The name of this publication taken from Rimbaud’s poetry--his description of a lady emerging from her bath --*her buttocks engraved with the words Clara Venus ...
hideously beautiful...*

The focus of Clara Venus literary annual--the female outside roles and beyond
descriptions she’s commonly been written into. Let*s eradicate the last vestiges of those hackneyed stereotypes. You tell us in your words what they are/were and go beyond...

The theme(s) of the first issue: POSE, euphemism & images of the past

*There’s no deconstruction without the memory of the tradition.*
Jacques Derrida

Seeking unconventional writing/images on the conventional-- exposing the pose, truth and the untruthful, those who speak with forked tongue and role-play, ringers and replicas, pretensions, affectations, and the unpretentious, lifting the veil or mask, vintage poses of women on postcards, the female form as logo in advertisements, Barbie dolls and equivalents of today. How many euphemisms can you think of that name female body parts? Delving into family photos or your personal memories--the series of images seared into your brain--women you grew up hearing about--Indira Ghandi, Janice Joplin, the go-go dancers on TV. Images of the past--all the images you know about that contributed and shaped you as a women ( even before your were born).....where you are now and intend to go--tell us about a whole new world, a few words at a time...

fulva flava

Fulva Flava purportedly means *the woman of fire* in Latin-- as stated in Honore
de Balzac’s The Girl With The Golden Eyes.

Flava and Fulva are both associated with lilies & horticulture.

fulva flava the name chosen for the second Red Hand Press literary annual

as evocative of ripply lively female aspects--

where the hush-hush, not to be spoken-- will be...

pages for putting the indecent to question...

So froth forth and submit any very short prose and/or poetry and cover art
for, by & about the sexual intellectual exploring the wet spots...
of the unembarrassed female...

fulva flava http:llfulvaflava.blogspot.com

DEFECT CULT --- the fear and freedom issue

Defect Cult, the name for the 3rd Red Hand Press literary annual, derived
from a phrase within Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“ ...a poor woman devoted to the cult of her defects.”

The first issue of Defect Cult calling the *fear* issue--seeking writing on
*fear and the social facade* *female fears* *origins of fear(s)*
*overcoming fear(s)* *fear as control* *recognizing origins/breaking free*

*Poetry sustains life. Of this I am certain. There is no doubt in my mind that the
pain of poverty, whether material of emotional lack, can be eased by the power of
language. I know this intimately.*
bell hooks -- from Words of Passion

send submissions to:

Red Hand Press
PO BOX 422344
San Francisco CA 94142-2344

E-mail: RedHandPress@hotmail.com

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do you buy/sell? small press publications regularly or occassionally, and where to you get them/sell them at?, stores, or subscribe/on-line orders?

redhandpress — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:31:44 GMT

sometimes I forget to give useful information to others unless some question comes up--then I'm reminded, oh yeah...
so I thought I'd ask--and I don't think it matters what city you live in, information & resources can be useful & thought-provoking etc. Here in San Francisco a collectively run *anarchist* bookstore on Haight Street called Bound Together has sold a total of 15 copies of my book titled Erratic Sleep in a Cold Hotel (over a period of approximately 3 or 4 years--I forget.) Well, that's a lot of copies for one store to sell. Employees in another (supposedly progressive) store in San Francisco told me they *never sold 3 copies of any book*, ever--that I must have sent people in to buy all three copies of by book that sold in their store--(annoyed at sales!? Does that make any sense?) Well, I suspect the photographer(a friend of many years) who did the bookcover and who lives in that neighbor told friends to go in and buy my book. (And I have many other similar tales dealing with bookstores) so I think Bound Together Bookstore has got to be one of the best stores around, I am usually treated well, often the person working is friendly and willing to talk--and they pay cash, boom, as soon as I ask will check the log book and pay up on sales...there's a place for flyers--both a rack and a board to post--my books are placed on a table with plenty of room around them--so I'd like to hear of
other good places to sell/buy small press publications--anywhere, any city, on-line, whatever...

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