New Library Comics: August 2010

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library's collection in August:


Abel, Jessica. Drawing words & writing pictures : making comics : manga, graphic novels, and beyond / New York : First Second, 2008.

Anzai, Nobuyuki. MÄR : Märchen awakens romance v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, c2005-

Aushenker, Michael. Bound and gagged / Plymouth, Mich. : Iconografix, 1992

Beyer, David. Worthless comix no. 7 / Milwaukee, Wis. : Beyer Beware Productions, [200-?]-

Buttrick, Adam. Tim Tadabrucki and the falling light / [S.l. : s.n., 200-?]

CLAMP (Mangaka group) Clamp school detectives v. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2003-

Crabb, R. L. The natural inquirer by professor Von Crabman no. 1 / Westlake Village, CA : Fantagraphics Books, 1989-

Demo el Yelmo. nos. 1-2 / Guadalajara : Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco, 2009-

Doxiadēs, Apostolos K., 1953- Logicomix / [Athēna] : Ikaros, 2008.

Fawkes, Ray. Possessions. Book one, Unclean getaway. / Portland, Or. : Oni Press, 2010

Grevioux, Kevin. Alius Rex no. 1 / La Mesa, Calif. : Alias Enterprises, c2006-

Helms, Andrew. Bombos vs. everything. v. 1 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007

Hoshine, Ken, 1977- Macbeth / New York : Sparknotes, c2008

Iconografix special. no. 1 / Plymouth, MI : Iconografix, a division of Caliber Press, c1992.

Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians / New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009

Laugh. no. 252 / New York : Close-up, Inc., 1946-1987

Love and romance. no. 15 / Derby, Conn. : Charlton Publications, c1970-

Martin, Amy. Bachelor girl no. 1 / [San Francisco, Calif. : Amy Martin, 2009-]

My mutant heart. / New York : Marvel Publishing, Inc., 2006

Neighly, Patrick. Subatomic / Baltimore, MD : Mad Yak Press, 2003

Paige profile no. 3 / Mount Prospect, Ill. : Paige Comics, 197-?-

Paley, Nina. Down 'n' out in Austin Texas : lonely tales from the Lone Star State / Austin, TX : Nina Paley, c1991

Piskor, Ed. Wizzywig vols. 1-3 / Munhall, Pa. : E. Piskor, c2008-

Pogo Possum. no. 7 1951 / New York, N.Y. : Dell Pub. Co., 1949-1954.

Prime cuts. no. 1 / Agoura, CA : Fantagraphics Books, 1987-

The Punisher summer special. no. 4 1994 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 1991-

Rich, Jamie S. Spell checkers v. 1 / Portland, OR : Oni Press, 2010-

Ross, Tiffany. Alien Dice. [Vol. 1], Days 0 and 1. / Cresbard, SD : Keenspot Entertainment, c2004

Scott, Thom. Motherless child / Princeton, WI : Kitchen Sink Press, c1992.

Starr, Jason, 1966- The chill / New York : DC Comics, c2009.

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. / New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1977.

Turner, James. Rex Libris no. 5 / San Jose : SLG Publishing, 2005-

Vigneault, François, 1960- Friends no. 1 / San Francisco, Calif. : Family Style Co., 2004-


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Self-Loathing Baboon Photo

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Here are three jokes I really like; two new ones and one from 1998.

The basic idea for the baboon joke was sent to me by a reader. I really wish I'd thought of it. So perfect. My wife, CHNW, had heart surgery when she was 20 because one of her valves had been eaten away by a random infection. She needed to have the valve replaced and was offered either a mechanical one or a pig's valve. As regular readers know, she's an avid animal rights activist so you can imagine her response to the pig valve. She got a mechanical one, of course, and now ticks like a clock. When it's really quiet, you can actually hear it.

"Whack-A-Mirror" is based on the popular "Whack-A-Mole" arcade game. I love the self-loathing aspect. Not sure why, I guess because I hate myself sometimes. Don't we all? Please tell me you hate yourself sometimes, I don't want to be the only one. That would give me more reason to hate myself.

This final gag from the archives of Bizarro International Headquaters is a longtime fave of mine. I've seen a few takes on the "I can take that for you if you'd like to be in it" phenomenon, but this is among my favorites. In those days, I used to draw TONS of background on almost every cartoon. I do less of that now because I already work too many hours and the joke is the same either way. Even still, I draw more backgrounds than 99% of cartoonists, so I don't feel so bad. No mirror-whacking for me today.