La Mano 21

first and foremost, a bunch of new stuff in the STORE: a new great comic from Josh Bayer (of "The Fighter"), our very first item from longtime pal/ amazing artist Ida Pearle, a GIANT new blueprint poster from Mr. Tony, a totally awesome and bizzare item called "THE POISON PAD",a brand new WAIT, YOU'RE NOT A CENTAUR silkscreen, a Jason T. Miles mini to hold you over 'til we finish "Dead Ringer", and some Sammy The Mouse (my newish comic released through Fantagraphics books as part of the international "Ignatz" imprint) stuff; sure, the comic itself, but also a big silkscreen.

aside from that, you've probably heard about the new book from Jason Miles that La Mano is doing. no, it's NOT done yet, but i'll say it's "on deck", and man is it gonna be great. we'll have it done for this year's SPX, if not before. and by the way, anyone see our man William Schaff's beautiful embroidery/ threadwork gracing the cover of the new Okkervil River CD "The Stage Names"? it's real purty. i think he's still making his way accross eastern europe with his marching band right now. what a guy.

also, i got to talk to Kim Deitch about maybe doing something together; it's a ways off, and like i said, we're still figuring it out, but...yeah. Kim Deitch.

be well, all of you.

best, zak.

ps-- swear to god, we're going to do more shirts soon. i swear it. ps2-- please note that, while i love the US postal service very much, the new rate hike (and the totally confusing and inscrutable new pricing "system") is driving me nuts, and postage rates on La Mano stuff has gone up accordingly. yeah, i know.

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JOHN PORCELLINO

WILLIAM SCHAFF

ZAK SALLY

NATE DENVER

MR. MIKE

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IMAGE COMING SOON	POISON PAD by Dave Kunz man, these sort of unsolicited "WHAT THE HELL?!?" items make my world go round: a 1" loosleaf stack of 1/4 size sheets of crappy paper (in a nice handmade cardboard box), defined as "A Notepad Novella" and "Disposable Fiction". you open it up. the first page is the "Users Manual", to wit; "1. Remove entire POISON PAD from box cover. 2. Read first panel. 3.Flip panel over, place to the side. 4. Repeat until done. 5. Re-read or use blank side as note paper. 6. In case of paper cut please do not contact an attorney.". next page reads "Not that it matters but everything that follows was found stuffed inside an old beercase behind a falling down garage in an alley next to a garbage bin." what follows story is told through copies of notes between roommates of a house scrawled on junk mail, photocopies of the contents of a wallet, personal notes, and whatever else...it all comes together as a story with just the right combination of hilarious and upsetting, and i've never seen anything quite like it in my life. i'll be damned if i'm gonna use mine as a notepad, but maybe you will. each box seems to be numbered and personalized. highly reccomended. $7 + $3.50 postage and handling
	SAMMY THE MOUSE #1 by Zak Sally the ongoing story of a mouse named Sammy and his pals Puppy-Boy, H. G Feekes, Him, and...i dunno, a bunch of others; they run around and drink too much and do stuff. me; i think it's hilarious, but you know, i'm going to be working on this damn thing for the next 5 years (it's going to run 8-10 issues), so i OUGHT to think that. it's a real pretty 2-color 32 page book on nice heavy paper, with a full color wrap-around cover (standard format of the Coconino Press' international "Ignatz" imprint, released here in the states through Fantagraphics books, then later in France, Italy and Spain). disclaimer: if you live here in minneapolis, why don't you go buy it at Big Brain comics? do that. that would be nice (and actually, if you live in a big city and there's a good comic store with nice folks running the joint that deserves your support, go buy it there.) other than that, i'd be happy to sell you one over the interweb, and i'll even sign the thing should you so desire. $7.95 + $2.45 postage and handling
	SAMMY THE MOUSE POSTER by Zak Sally yes, it IS very big. 25 1/2" x 34", 2-color (brown and semi transparent blue, just like the comic) silkscreens on super heavy archival paper. signed and numbered, i did this thing (with the kind help of my pals at Aesthetic Apparatus) in an edition of 105. so get on it. 6-8 years down the line when i've finished this story and sold out to...whomever, you'll wish you would've got one. $35.00 + $6 postage and handling
	MAINSTREAM BLACKOUT by Jason T. Miles man, but this is a beautiful little book; simple and elegant like a good old 'zine, but hearty and meaty like...something else; which is also how one could describe the contents-- 26 pages, one (insane) drawing per page. really-- these ratty/ precise abstract/maybe not so abstract drawings made me a little afraid for Jason's sanity, but i just talked to him and he's doing just fine, so ENJOY!!! $5 + $2.50 postage and handling
IMAGE COMING SOON	FLOATING MOATS poster by Tony Remple man, i'm not sure i've EVER seen a poster this big. seriously, it's just enormous. and really beautiful; these are blueprint prints, so the disclaimer here is that they are not "archival", but keep it out of direct sulight and you oughtta be ok for...a decade or 2, i think. i've only got a couple of these, so order quick if you want one. and you do. shipped in a giant fucking tube, $16 + $7 postage and handling
IMAGE COMING SOON	BIKE RIDER by Josh Bayer while Josh's previous comic, "The Fighter" related to an ersatz Bob Dylan, his new book is punk rock all the way: centering around the titular NYC bike rider, this one reads like a Black Flag song feels. sort of. Josh's work is really unlike anyone else's, both in look, tone, and execution. he's going for a lot, and when he hits it, he nails it to the floor. thoughtful and so full of energy that it's like the stuff exploded onto the page, with Josh's drawing hand straining to keep up. this one is, again, tabloid size on newsprint, but spans a very dense, very thick 64 PAGES. $5 + $3 postage and handling
IMAGE COMING SOON	NATE DENVER SILKSCREEN POSTER ok, all of you savvy enough to buy this wonderful book know that on the bio page is a photo of our man HOLDING A FALCON ON HIS ARM. we couldn't resist, so we did a silkcreen of it. i must say, it's darn nice; same blue metallic paper as the cover of the book (2nd edition), same colors too-- black and metallic silver. cheap, too. shipped to you in a sturdy tube. $12 + $5 postage and handling
IMAGE COMING SOON	IDA PEARLE ALPHABET CARD SET you know, it's not going to be long before Ida is rich and famous (in fact, she might be now, i'm slow with stuff like that); she's STUPID talented. what we have here is a set of 26 full color images, each pertaining to a different letter of the alphabet; bright and simple enough for your kid to love, but graceful and elegant to the degree that an adult would be half blind not to appreciate them. Ida's work blurs the lines between collage and illustration (and not so much here in this set, but also between "sequential narrative" and static images...check out her site at thepapermoon.org), and her work graced the cover of the bestselling Liz Mitchell children's album "You Are My Litlle Bird". moms, dads, take note. my boy loves 'em. each set hand assembled and sealed in plastic (with a bow) $44 + $5 postage and handling
	Zak Sally -- Recidivist 3 five long years in the making, and it's finally done: ladies and gentlemen, it's the third (and final) issue of Recidivist. 106 pages, hardcover, with fancy embossed cover and endpaper stock. stories about cars, love, eating, fear, and secrets. or something. Eric Lorberer of Rain Taxi called this book "an eloquent step forward for the graphic novel." Sample pages -- #1, #2 (PDFs) $15 +$3 postage and handling.
	Nate Denver -- Wait, You're Not a Centaur 2 color cover on metallic blue pearlescent paper with full length Nate Denver's Neck CD (entitled "Ghost Alarm" tipped into the back cover of each and every book (with a HAND DRAWN ELEPHANT on EACH AND EVERY CD SLEEVE). 120 interior pages of pure Nate Denverness: fifty stories of exactly 50 words apiece, with tons of drawings and thousands of elephants. intro by Adam Jones (of TOOL). sample page #1, #2, back cover quotes. (these are all PDFs) $16 + $3 postage and handling.
	William Schaff portfolio 10 scratchboard images by artist William Schaff (better known for his CD artwork with Godspeedyou Black Emperor!, Okkervil River, Kid Dakota, and others...) in an insanely beautiful package. i really think you should buy this one. 10 offset prints (on 110# felt paper, suitable for framing) in a hand-made portfolio. limited to 500 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. $30 + $5 postage and handling. Hardcover Edition limited to 40 copies, this includes 2 images (that do not appear in the regular edition) silkscreened on the black railroad board covers. going fast. $85 + $8 postage and handling.
	John Porcellino -- Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man The first in a series of books from the author of King Cat Comics & Stories, this sweet and sad book chronicles John's time as a mosquito man and the repercussions this career had on his life. 106 pages, 2-color cover, Squarebound. $12 + $2 postage and handling.

	King Cat #65 -- John Porcellino The PLACE issue: places I've lived, places I've been, places I've wanted to be. Essays and comics about Iowa City, DeKalb Ill., Brighton Colo., Scott County Kansas, and Elgin; Looking for Home. 40 digest pages, $3.00 + $1 P&H
	King Cat #66 -- John Porcellino This recent issue features two "long" stories: "Las Hojas" - about playing football with the kids in my old neighborhood, and "Freeman Kame" about... Freeman Kame. Plus Snornose, Blue Light, and a letter from Al. 36 digest pages, $3.00. +$1 P&H
	King Cat #67 -- John Porcellino A loose collection of stories and shorter impressions... art, life, fear and opening up. Sleeping in the Car in L.A., Colorado Folk Artist Square-Head John, Walking in San Francisco; plus letters, Top 40, and much much more. 40 digest pages, $3.00 + $1 p&h
	SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER A COUGAR by Jacob Stolz to tell you the truth, i have very little idea what the hell is going on here...i was at a record store and some guy walked up and handed me this little 'zine and i said "...uhhh...thanks.". i got it home and i'll be damned if it isn't a very strange, funny, and semi-informative little book about cougars and, well...what you should do if you encounter one. nice drawrings, too. $2 + $1 P&H
(detail - Click here for full image)	SLUGGO POSTERS this image is the confabulation of...i dunno what they are calling themselves-- is WAS "K. K. and Knox Poonis", which i find kind of icky, but really it's tony and jason. regardless, this is a neat 11" x 17" print (done on Maisie, the La Mano press). metallic silver and burgundy on a translucent stock. whoooo. it's $6 + $1 P&H.
	Asthma by John Hankiewicz unbelievable stuff. John has been self publishing a comic called Tepid for some years now, and his work has appeared in places like Kramer's Ergot and Arthur magazine. this hefty, 120 page volume (with 2 colors throughout) collects a bunch of John's various minicomics. his work is indescribable, and defies definition. unbelievably precise in both image and language, John's comics are like nothing ever seen in comic form. drawing from influences i can barely scratch the surface of (i want to say Borges and Kafka, but am no expert on either...), these stories read like unremembered dreams that will not go away or surrender to easy explanation. this thing gets my highest recommendation. 8 1/2" x 11" $17.00 + $2 postage and handling.
	The Fighter by Josh Bayer i picked up a copy of this oversized, tabloid-style newsprint comic at this year's MoCCA in NYC. at first glance it's scratchy, bizarre artwork seemed to fall under the category of "not my cup of tea", but then i read it and boy was i wrong: seemingly a look at the life and spirituality of a rock musician (a thinly veiled Bob Dylan), i feel inadequate to describe this thing: meaty, thoughtful, strange, and utterly singular-- i can't draw comparisons to anything else because i can't think of anything i've read that is quite like it, in the best possible way. it's really great work, and a great read (and by the way, the art isn't scratchy, it's gorgeous). josh drew an original cover for EACH COPY. amazing. at a measly $2, you should check it out. $2 + $1.50 postage and handling.

	David Bazan 'Fewer Moving Parts' CD Dave is another old friend, (and great songwriter), who formerly fronted the band Pedro the Lion. this is his first proper "solo" CD, which he self released. zak sally designed and did a bunch of drawings for this, and it all kind of makes up a little story. the cd contains 5 new bazan songs (and 5 acoustic versions of those same songs). $12 + $2 postage and handling.

	Low/Dirty 3 silkscreen tour poster i (zak again) drew this 3-color poster for a tour i did (in my old band, Low), with the Dirty 3 back in 1997. there were a bunch of them left over laying in a closet, so with the kind blessing of all involved, im selling them here on the La Mano site for cheapish, (with all the proceeds going into the La Mano fund, not my pocket...as if ANYTHING from La Mano went "into my pocket"...i WISH...). anyway, they are real nice, and i'll sign it before i send it if you are into that kind of thing. they are 9 1/2" x 24". $15 + $3 postage and handling.
	Zak Sally -- silkscreen 24" x 36" - shipped in a tube. $20 + $5 postage & handling
	William Schaff -- silkscreen William Schaff created this image for the Kid Dakota record "The West is the Future". this here is a 17 1/2" print silkscreened (by Wes at Burlesque) on Natural hued French paper, signed and numbered by Mr. Schaff himself. $30 + $5 postage and handling, shipped in a tube.
	SAUCE by Zak Sally and Mr. Mike bleak and embarrassing old comics (from '92 or so...) by two jerks in the throes of early 20's um...somethingorother. a cross country split comic with the "theme" of alcoholism (hardy har har...), this 20 page comic is actually the VERY FIRST proper La Mano publication. i've still got a bunch of them sitting around, and am now adult enough to sell them to you (as opposed to burning them in shame). maybe interesting as a cultural artifact, i dunno... 20 pages with 2-color covers (and center spread), digest size. $2 + $1 p & h
	Mr. Mike -- Popular Time Bomb Mr. Mike (of Rump and Mount Holly fame) did this zine called Popular Time Bomb in '95. i think he was probably losing his shit entirely at the time, and it is SCARYLARIOUS!!...that's not funny (at all), but holy crap is this a great mag. mike reprinted some of these for the La Mano art show, and the VERY limited quantities are available here on the site. see mike bitch about computers!!! see ducky, carl urbanski, and the whole gang!! it's hard to admit that your friends are genuises. 26 pages. woo hoo!!! $4 + $2 postage and handling. SOLD OUT!
	Zak Sally -- Recidivist 1 i found some issues of the very FIRST issue of Recidivist lying around...it's not the REAL one, from '98 (those ones had color copy acetate medical covers, just like your old school textbooks, but man were they a pain to make...), its a facsimile copy i chucked together a while ago--color copy covers, 20 pages of comics. i dont have many of these either, so they are ... $4 + 2 postage and handling. SOLD OUT!
	La Mano T-shirt look here: it's the very first ever La Mano t-shirt. heart on the front, hand on the back. let everyone know how uncool you are. this first run is plain old black on plain old white. i've got M, L, and XL. if you're worried if your size is in stock, drop an email and i'll let you know if it's in stock. $10 + $4 postage and handling. SOLD OUT! (new batch coming soon)