Almost Normal News & Reviews No. 1 Vol I
So, I've decided to change things up a bit and rather than post individual reviews, post a collection of reviews, news, and other info that might be of interest. In this first issue you'll find my short, descriptive reviews of a few new publications. You'll also find news and info on other publications from within the world of indie comics, announcements of upcoming events, and current open calls for submissions!
As this thing evolves I'd like to feature news, reviews, and press releases from anyone that would like to contribute. If you have something that falls in the realm of indie entertainment, consider dropping me a line and I'll share your info here! Comics, zines, music, movies, shows, events, or just weird stuff, whatever, just let me know about it!
Okay, now on with the show...
Reviews!
Ooh, Rupert! is a 12-page, mini-sized, Black and White, illustrated literary zine published by The Bubblegum Dada Corporation.
In just a few short pages Ooh, Rupert! manages to shake the world from its torpor and tickle a contortionist’s nadgers! Just imagine what archaic delights Ooh, Rupert! must have in store for you! Keep reading to learn how to get your copy!
Barnaby Says Some More is a 14-page, mini-sized, Black and White, illustrated literary zine published by The Bubblegum Dada Corporation.
This is the second installment of wise words from Barnaby Brackspeare! In this sophomore offering Barnaby points out the hypocrisy of the church, with a focus on who you can and can’t love…and the consequences! Wallow in the wisdom of Barnaby at The Bubblegum Dada Corporation! (Barnaby Says a lot, but he won't tell you how to order from The Bubblegum Dada Corporation! For that read on!)
Poor Lou, his girl thinks he needs spectacles, his optometrist thinks he needs spectacles, frightened pedestrians think he needs spectacles, but Lou ani’t no four-eyed pansy man, he’s a real man with dirt under his nails and astigmatisms in his eyes!
You can be a real man too by reading Industrial Jeopardy, or any of the above titles from:
The Bubblegum Dada Corporation
c/o 15 Dartington WalkLeigham
Plymouth
Devon
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UK
In this issue of Weird Comix a wandering man finds himself employed at a highway inn where he befriends a former up and rising Blues Man. Then Fabio gives us readers a glimpse into his personal world and his ongoing battle to complete his George Pills story, clean his cat’s litterbox, and do everything else that life demands! Next, we get dropped off in the seedy part of town where a mister everybody has a close encounter with some scary and unsavory types. Later we get a lyrical ditty about love and lust and the violent impulse those two things can bring about. And finally, we get a silent story about the danger of looking into the toilet, and a more talky tale of why you shouldn’t follow your dreams! Plus, there’re a bunch of ADULT pin-up illustrations springled throughout this rag to keep all the degenerates and depraved readers happy!
Git yer grimy paws on Weird Comix #13 at https://weirdworksshop.bigcartel.com/ and find more at https://www.facebook.com/weirdworksfabiovermelho/ and https://instagram.com/fabiovermelho
Before there was Cocaine Bear there was Dundee Bear! An escaped polar bear loose in the streets of Scotland and David Robertson has captured that rampaging bear in the pages of Reject All! Between these covers you, dear reader, will not only behold the drama of Dundee’s polar dilemma, but also be faced with the question “To see or not to see?” And decide what do you do when you don’t see eye-to-eye with the eye doctor?! But wait, that’s not nearly close to being all, oh no, there are plenty of other questions. Where is my mask in this new age of needing a mask handy whenever you enter a public place? What gender should I decide to be? Can you cheat with a sex bot? What fantastic truths did all those shows I couldn’t stay up and watch as a kid hold? And then there’s Star Wars…lots of Star Wars (really David, I think you may have a problem. Beam over to the Enterprise and see if you can have a talk with Counselor Troi). Okay, other space-based Sci-Fi franchises do make an appearance in the pages of Reject All, but there’s clearly some sort of Star Wars fetish going on here. Seriously, if you want variety in your reading, then get Reject All, it’s packed with all sorts of stories and varying art styles that offers something for everybody!
You can find Reject All and more from David and Fred Egg Comics at
http://fredeggcomics.blogspot.com/ and https://fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com/
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We’re happy to announce that our next book, Escape from the Great American Novel by Drew Lerman, is now in production, and on schedule to be released April 18! When you pre-order Escape from the Great American Novel, you’ll also receive Purim Madness, an exclusive bonus minicomic! Purim is March 6-7, and we want you to enjoy Purim Madness in time for the holiday! If you pre-order Escape from the Great American Novel by Thursday, February 23rd, we’ll ship Purim Madness to you so it arrives before Purim! If you pre-order after the 23rd, we’ll include Purim Madness with Escape from the Great American Novel when we mail the book out at the beginning of April. Escape from the Great American Novel by Drew Lerman follows best friends, Roy and Dav, as they find themselves on opposite sides of a battle between apocalyptic oil barons and bomb-chucking anarchists. But Dav just wants to write the Great American Novel, while Roy wonders what the big deal is—after all, their world is only another fiction. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Other News...
Super Pigs are Invading America!!!
from Popular Mechanics
Highly Intelligent and Possibly Invincible Super Pigs Are Invading America
Story by Tim Newcomb
A special breed of highly intelligent super pigs from Canada have started to travel south into the northern United States. Here's what we know.
© Getty Image
The pigs pose a threat to native wildlife and may prove tough to eradicate.
The spread of the pigs has only increased in recent years.
“Wild hogs feed on anything. They gobble up tons and tons of goslings and
ducklings in the spring. They can take down a whitetail deer, even an adult.
Originally, it was like ‘wow, this is something we can hunt.’ But it’s become
clear that they’re threatening our whitetail deer, elk, and especially, waterfowl.
Not to mention the crop damage. The downsides outweigh any benefit wild
hogs may have as a huntable species.”
A hybrid breed of super pigs—a mix of a domestic pig and a wild boar—is running wild in Canada. And now they have their sights set on the United States.
Originally crossbred to help farmed pigs grow larger and tolerate the cold temperatures of Canada, a drop in the market about two decades ago led some farmers to let their hybrid pigs run free. Now they’re running very free, according to Field and Stream. The super pigs are coming south, likely heading to Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan.
The problem? The super pigs are proving hard to eradicate.
“That they can survive in such a cold climate is one of the big surprises of this issue,” Ryan Brook, leader of the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Wild Pig Research Project, tells Field and Stream.
The cold-hardiness of the hybrid pigs means they survive well. That means other native species don’t. Brook elaborates:
The super pigs have already traversed across the international border, dipping into at least North Dakota. So, expect an even greater occurrence as the hybrid population only grows. Like on public transit, if you see something, say something. The Squeal on Pigs website makes that even easier.
The super pigs have become adept at fending off recreational hunters, sometimes with entire sounders (the term for a group of pigs, generally led by mature sows) turning nocturnal to avoid the hunting. Other times the sounders will disperse, making them harder to locate, or change their patterns and retreat to forests or wetlands.
The best strategy at reigning in the super pigs has been employing the Judas Pig concept, which straps a GPS collar onto a pig to lead game officials to other pigs. Deception may be our only hope.
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