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PBox Week in Review
May 11th, 2012 by Molly Roth
It’s been a very blinged-out week for PictureBox. We had a Blingee contest, which I think may need to become a monthly or every-other-monthly thing. Really fun stuff. Congratulations to Graham Sigurdson for submitting the winning blingee (below). The prize? The King Terry DVD, 100 Channels. Lucky man!
Here are a few honorable mentions:
Kramers 8 by @JerrySherbert
Cold Heat Blingee from Kevin Singles
Facebook user Ar Es made this badass CF blingee.
All the glitz and glamor of blingee competitions aside, this was an exciting week for PictureBox.
There’s been a lot of buzz about Jonas Wood’s solo show at the David Kordansky Gallery. The LA Times, New American Paintings Blog, and BLDGWLF Blog have all posted about his work. And now, you can get a piece of the action since Interiors is available for purchase on the PictureBox website.
Matthew Thurber posted a new webisode of INFOMANIACS, and also has a new comic up over at VICE.
Better late than never – we found this double PictureBox review of Kramers 8 and CFs Sediment.
Jonathan Chandler has a new book for sale on the Famicon website. He also posted to the Famicon blog on PictureBox. Check it out! Check them both out!
Brian Chippendale added another episode of PUKE FORCE.
New update on the Containerlist blog, too!
Hopefully you’ve made it through this entry without suffering a seizure. Here’s one last blingee to welcome you to the weekend.
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A Sammy Harkham Poster!
May 8th, 2012 by Molly Roth
Sammy Harkham made this 5 color silkscreen for the re-release of Land of Look Behind, an early ’80s documentary by Alan Greenberg. The poster measures 20 x 28 (que grande!) and can be yours for only $50! Send $50 via PayPal to sammysumo[at]mac[dot]com.
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TCAF Report
May 7th, 2012 by Molly Roth
It was an exciting weekend, full of firsts for this PictureBox gal (first NJ Transit/Newark Airport experience; first time FLYING into Canada; first TCAF…). I didn’t take too many pictures, but I think I took enough to support a weak, but passable, narrative. This way, please.
This is the beautiful view from the train to Newark International Airport. The scenery only bolstered my excitement for the impending book sale.
On my cab ride from the Toronto Airport (which is on an ~*ISLAND*~), I saw this gem of a hovel – the Museum of Vinyl Art. I wonder if it was open, and/or what is inside. If not a collection of esoteric rarities, then possibly bowls made of melted Mitch Miller records…Your guess is as good as mine. This has nothing to do really with TCAF, but it was too good not to share.
TCAF was a raging success. Lots of talented people in one, crowded, sweaty room. I could *literally* smell their excitement. One guy was so happy to be there that he harangued us all in his native Slavic tongue. Here’s a picture I took of a dude grabbing a book.
Day Two of the fest, supplies already running low.
Like I said, lots of talented people in one spot. Here’s David Collier sitting with Conundrum Press, looking like a motherfucking bad-ass.
It all happened so quickly, the next thing I knew, I was on a plane back to New York. So long, Toronto. You will be missed.
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PictureBox @ TCAF
May 4th, 2012 by Molly Roth
For your information, if you’re in Toronto, you should come to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. I am here on behalf of PictureBox Books. Come say hello and buy some stuff.
And as for you poor folks stuck somewhere not-here, I will do my best to document the experience. So far the best I’ve got is a bleak and blurry picture taken on my ride to Newark via NJ Transit.
More l8r.
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Monday Links Round-Up
April 30th, 2012 by Molly Roth
This past week was very exciting in the world of PBox. First of all, the much-anticipated Electrical Banana Events all went down. You’ve already seen Norman Hathaway’s pictures from L.A. Here are a few pictures from London. Dudley Edwards was there. Looks like it was fun.
Speaking of Dudley Edwards, check out this video. It’s called “Pop Art Automobiles” and features his work.
In social media news, I made a Pinterest site for PictureBox. It’s yet another wonderful way to access PBox content. I highly recommend using it to keep up with the PBox comics (i.e. True Chubbo and Spheric Dialogues).
It’s also worth noting that PBox artist, Jon Chandler, also has a Pinterest, and it’s amazing.
Jim Rugg has been posting some really awesome ballpoint pen drawings that are definitely worth checking out.
Brian Belott posted some fun pictures of Joe Bradley in his studio.
Beautiful/Decay Magazine recently featured C.F. in a post.
Will Sweeney has some new t-shirt designs up for sale.
On the PBox site, we’ve got some new, totally awesome shit to buy, like this book (Verbatim From The Verboten Diaries Of Niagara 1974-1976).
AND the Jonas Wood book, Interiors is up and ready for you to order!
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Monday Link Roundup
April 23rd, 2012 by Molly Roth
As you may or may not know, Norman Hathaway, co-author of Electrical Banana, was in L.A. last week for a book event at MOCA Geffen. Here are the pix to prove it.
Thanks, Sammy Harkham, for unwittingly supplying the last photo.
Brian Chippendale has been on a Black Pus mini-tour. You can read about it here on the Black Pus blog. In other B.C. news, there’s another installment of PUKE FORCE up. Check it out, bro!
Matthew Thurber‘s music project, Ambergris also went on an April mini-tour. His album, “Militant Statuettes” is now available for purchase online.
This week’s installment of True Chubbo touches on a topic near and dear to my heart: BUTTS. Please note that the panel backgrounds are an homage to Ben Jones.
(image via Nick Weidenfeld)
Speaking of Ben Jones, he, Jim Drain, Takeshi Murata, and Ara Peterson are all featured in Transmission LA at MOCA. The show, curated by Mike Diamond, opened April 19th. In the video linked here, Mike D. graciously walks you (and no one else!) through the exhibit.
A major congratulations to Gary Panter on being among the few individuals selected for the Cullman Library Fellowship.
Of course, I’d better remind you Londoners and New Yorkers about the Electrical Banana events taking place this Thursday and Sunday, respectively. Please refer to this blog post for the info.
TCAF is fast-approaching. If you’re going to be there, feel free to let us know if there’s anything specific you’d like to buy from PictureBox, and we can make sure it’s there for you. Send a message to the PBox facebook page or tweet @PictureBoxBooks or send smoke signals. Whatever.
That’s all for now, please keep checking back for more updates!
XOXO Gossip Girl
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A Look Inside: The Dolls Weekly and the Crawlee Things
April 20th, 2012 by Molly Roth
It seems to me that the world isn’t appreciating the awesomeness of The Dolls Weekly and The Crawlee Things by Rory Hayes. Let me show you. Here’s a curated selection of When you break it down, this book is a good deal. It’s 270 pages of black and white [amazing] pencil drawings. So at $30/book, that is only 11 cents per page! Economic utility aside, let’s get to the good stuff.
Please, consider PictureBox fan, Brendt Rioux, who submitted a picture of his reaction to the book as well as his short review.
“Pre-’Demented’, proto Bogeyman pencil madness (’62-67). If that volume is the best kind of crude and juvenile, then this takes it back a step further. Horror comics in-utero!”
If you’re into it, too, feel free to send me pix of you reading your favorite PBox book (@ molly . roth at gmail.com) and I will happily post in on the blog and/or the Facebook page.
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ATTN: L.A.! LONDON! NEW YORK!
April 18th, 2012 by Molly Roth
Whether you’re on the East or West coast of the U.S. or even across the pond, we’ve got a treat for you. In case you’ve forgotten or for whatever reason DIDN’T KNOW, Electrical Banana is taking a tour.
Sunday, April 22: 5-6 PM @ MOCA Geffen
The L.A. event will include an interview with featured artist, Marijke Koger-Dunham, rare films by the artists featured in the books, and the presence of Norman Hathaway (which is, in itself, reason enough to attend).
Thursday, April 26: 5:30-7:30 PM @ Artwords Bookshop
Join featured artist Dudley Edwards at the London event for a discussion and book signing.
Sunday, April 29: 4-6 PM @ MoMA PS1
In New York, Dan Nadel and Norman Hathaway will present their new book in the company of Gary Panter. Anticipate psychedelic imagery, rare films by the featured artists, and banter.
Save the dates if you’ll be around.
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Panter in Detroit Pt. 2
April 13th, 2012 by Molly Roth
As promised…more of Panter’s pix. One more installment to come. And while you wait for the last set of photos after devouring these, you can check out videos of the opening here.
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This blog is going to take you to school. You will learn about all things PictureBox: old dudes; obscure design; good painting; bad painting; dogs; annoying product endorsements. And so forth. All from me, Dan Nadel, your PictureBox host.
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