Canadian artist Patrick Kyle has just released a collected edition of all 6 issues of his comic Black Mass plus extra stuff published in other anthologies. Here's a few sample pages.
You can pick up a copy here and Patrick will be signing and drawing in all the copies he ships himself. Also, to see more of Patrick's great work, check out the first three sold out issues of his comic Distance Mover here.
Brooklyn artist Heather Benjamin also just released a collection of the first ten issues of her zine Sad Sex through Desert Island Comics. Mine just arrived a few days ago and it is fucking amazing. A few of the less extreme images...
And Heather herself, wishing for more wigs...
The world needs this book. You can pick up a copy for only $10, and all the info you need is right here.
Finally, something which has weighed heavily on me for some time now is my desire to begin printing photographs again, and my inability to do so due to time, space and money constraints. I remedy this all somewhat by looking at the work of others, and I recently discovered a Kickstarter project by photographer Chris Anthony. I believe this is only the second time I have mentioned a crowd-funded project on my blog, and this is definitely something I will very very rarely do since it can become grating and I am no one's shill. However, I find Chris' work exquisite and I do hope this book becomes a reality. Titled Seas Without A Shore, it is a collection of mostly wet plate collodion (or tintype) images exploring themes of magic, the sea, loss and myth. A few images of Chris' work...
The Kickstarter page is here and while there is some time left, there is still a way to go. I truly hope this project makes it. Digital photography has many many uses, and I bear it no grudge, but there remains something special about these old, handmade photographic processes and it troubles me to think that this great beauty may some day be lost forever. Chris is keeping it alive and I hope he continues to find opportunities to do so.
2 comments:
I love the seahorse picture. Nothing digital could ever really compare to the subtleties the human hand can impart to a photographic print. Just lovely. I will be giving to this guy's kickstarter project ASAP!
His work is really brilliant, and I have a great deal of respect for his attention to the craft. I'm going to donate on Monday and pray that the book reaches its funding goals.
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