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Lala, Paranoid Apartment, 2013
I love it when artists step outside of their comfort zones and try something challenging. With this new comic from Lala, she accomplishes this by forcing herself to work with more of a structure on the page. By placing the restriction of a grid on her comic for the first time, Lala is more creative with less freedom and she excels at this. The textures and distortions compliment the ordered grid and there are often multiple, interesting visual ideas within one panel.
The story follows a woman who is crippled by anxiety, wondering what will kill her first–the ceiling caving in over her bed, the kitchen knife, the slippery bathroom floor? Her anxiety seems to manifest itself into a ghost which haunts her own apartment and the new subletter. Anxiety is a cruel beast that can feel independent from yourself–like a specter following you and taking advantage of your weakest moments. Even moments free from debilitating fear carry the possibility of a visit. This sense of foreboding is clearly displayed throughout the piece.
I’ve been following Lala’s work now for practically a decade and this feels like (another) huge step forward.
You can purchase here, from Sacred Prism.
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(reblog contest, 1 free copy of The Tortured Page will be sent to 1 randomly chosen re-blogger of this post, i will only ship within the continental usa for free, reblog by May 16th 2013 to be eligible for a free copy)
The Tortured Page exhibition catalog, 60 pages black and white, Edition of 100. Comes in black plastic bag with one nail from the exhibition.
Features exclusive one page comics by:Chris Adams, Lala Albert, Heather Benjamin, Clara Bessijelle, Brian Blomerth, Zoe Burke, Andy Burkholder, Jon Chandler, Brian Chippendale, Michael Comeau, Anya Davidson, Chris Day, Michael Deforge, A. Degen, Anna Ehrlemark, Austin English, Eamon Espey, Kodi Fabricant, CF, Chuck Forsman, Mr. Freibert, Ash H.G., Billy Grant, Julia Gfrörer, Katbus, Joe Kessler, Patrick Kyle, Dunja Jankovic, Lando, Benjamin Marra, Jesse McManus, Anthony Meloro, Jason T. Miles, Max Morris, Max Mose, Molly O’Connell, Leon Sadler, Stefan Sadler, Sister Arrow, Conor Stechschulte, Ben Stiegler, Panayiotis Terzis, Matthew Thurber, Tom Toye, Zach Hazard Vaupen, Leslie Weibeler, Lauren Weinstein, Lale Westvind, Leah Wishnia
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Little Tommy Lost: Book One
ISBN: 978-1-927668-01-6
$15.00
10 X 7 1/2 inches, 72 pages, full colour, softcover
September 2013
Separated from his parents on a trip to the big city, a lost little boy unknowingly sets out on a great adventure as he searches for a way home in Little…
Favorite mutant fr33k Tom Toye’s noise project here. 2 cassettes complete with 2 mini zines. Shit is b o n k e r s. Hit the dude up for yrs.
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Ryan Sands showing off the beautiful new FRONTIER MAGAZINE #1 featuring Uno Moralez and Ben Marra perfecting his “Kinski-circa-Aguirre” look
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