Chicago Comics » Small Press http://www.chicagocomics.com/blog Worlds of wisdom. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:55:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Stocking up on Mini-Comics! http://www.chicagocomics.com/blog/2012/01/stocking-up-on-mini-comics/ http://www.chicagocomics.com/blog/2012/01/stocking-up-on-mini-comics/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:04:58 +0000 Raphael http://www.chicagocomics.com/blog/?p=819 What a week here at Chicago Comics. We just received a huge Microcosm order today: I suggest you come check out the new Zines and Mini-Comics we just stocked!
Speaking of Mini-Comics!
Harry gets a little too excited about new mini-comics, sometimes he gets so excited he vomits. I caught this pic right before that.
Our buddy Becky Cloonan just sent us a handful of her self-published comic, Wolves. It looks absolutely stunning, i mean, what else would you expect from her?! I haven’t gotten a chance to read it yet but it’s definitely at the top of my pile of comics marked ‘To Read.’

What kind of zines and mini-comics do you like reading? Let us know, we’d like to get a feel of what our costumers are interested in!

Also, a little self-plug, if you have any mini-comics or zines and you don’t sell through Microcosm or you aren’t a world famous artist you are always welcome to consign with us! It’s so easy! Once it’s done and ready for the shelves just print out our consignment form from our website and bring it in, if you’re not from town just ship it over to us. Legalities are written on the form, if you still have questions give us a call!

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Onrie Kompan SIGNING! 4 – 8pm Wednesday, December 7th.
Onrie will be in store signing promoting his comic Yi Soon Shin. Issue 4 will be out Wednesday.

It is a limited series based on the true story of Admiral Yi Soon Shin, a Korean naval commander who saved his people from Japanese invasion forces during the Imjin War (1592-1598).

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5/28 Wilfred Santiago Signing!
Wilfred Santiago Signing! 3pm May 28th @ Chicago Comics!!!

The biographical 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente is a human drama of courage, faith and dignity, inspired by the life of baseball star Roberto Clemente.

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April 1st 5pm – 7pm
@ Chicago Comics!
Ivan is re-releasing his book Cartooning, Philosophy and Practice, and he will be signing with us on April 1st to promote it! This is not an April fool’s joke!

Through simple, creative exercises and assignments, Brunetti offers an unintimidating approach to a complex art form. He looks at the rhythms of storytelling, the challenges of character design, and the formal elements of comics while composing pages in his own iconic style and experimenting with a variety of tools, media, and approaches.

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Cursed Pirate Girl is arguably one of the most exciting independent titles to be published in the last couple years. A fan favorite, Jeremy Bastian’s meticulous and incredibly detailed art greatly compliments his tale of a little girl caught up in a pirate adventure!

Nautical adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions in this whimsical tale of thrilling swashbucklers, wonderland journeys, and unimaginable dangers!

Published by Olympian Publishing, the Cursed Pirate Girl collection earned Kickstarter’s Best of 2010 award. It is also printed on all recycled materials. This is the kind of conscientious publishing that will carry comics long into the future.

Join us to hang with Jeremy Bastian while he promotes this new and exciting collection! There will be swashing AND buckling.

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Best shelf ever


From Left to Right:
Charles Burns’ new masterpeice ‘X’ed Out’, Alan Moore’s magazine ‘Dodgem Logic’ September 2010, Chris Ware’s ‘Acme Novelty 20′, Lynda Barry’s ‘Picture This’, and ‘Horror! The Horror!’ a collection censored and thought to be long buried comics. They’re all new this week too! Holy crap! Weeks like this make me happy i’m working at a comic shop!

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Queer Rack


Just letting everyone know we just got in the latest issue of Handbook Men (Volume 4 Issue 3), come take a look at the sultry and seductive men between the pages of this sexy zine!
Can’t wait for more? Check out our selection of queer zine backstock; Butt, spank and even some superhero porn! Whoa!
Make this summer even hotter with something from our Queer Rack!!!

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Title: Onrie Kompan SIGNING (Yi Soon Shin Writer and Creator)

Location: Chicago Comics
Date: 2010-06-16

Link out: Click here
Description: Onrie Kompan will be signing and promoting his book Yi Soon Shin on June 16th from 6 to 9pm. The second issue is out now!

Issue 2:
THE JAPANESE ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE YI SOON SHIN ELIMINATED. IN ORDER TO GET THE JOB DONE, THEY EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF A MAN KNOWN AS BARON SEO. WHAT DOES THIS MANIAC HAVE IN STORE FOR KOREA’S SUPREME COMMANDER? FIND OUT AS ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS VILLAINS APPEARS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER!

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Title: Free Comic Book Day 2010
Location: Chicago Comics
Link out: Click here
Description: Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away select comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores.
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2010-05-01
End Time: 21:00

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