With Every Heart And Spirit True By Joel Tagert Art by Moon_Patrol Published Issue 117, September 2023 “In shadows deep and light’s embrace,” sang Cassandra. “We forge a bond, a sacred space,” sang Tom. “With every heart and spirit true,” sang Phil. “Our magic makes the world — fuck me!” spat Lys, ducking as a […]
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A Pizzapie Pizza Pie By Brian Sacca Art by Kati Pietrafeso & Ray Young Chu Published Issue 117, September 2023 Sophie always did her best thinking when she was high. And she was really, really high. “When I was a kid,” white spittle gathering in the creases of her lips as she began her diatribe.
I Want To Kill My Cellphone By Meredith Stisser Published Issue 117, September 2023 I want to kill my cell phone. I want to offer my cell phone to a demolition derby and watch it get whipped around and brutally crushed for twenty minutes by a green monster truck with pointy teeth painted on the
TRUE BELIEVERS: A New Slasher Cosplay Comic By Stephen Graham Jones, Joshua Viola & Ben Matsuya Some seek out fan conventions for a community bound by a shared passion. But sometimes passion takes a dark turn. Infatuation becomes obsession. And the line between reality and fiction blur. In 2023 an unsuspecting crowd assembles. They’re about
Werewolf Radar: Burning Down The Souse By Nate Balding Art by Jack Estenssoro Published Issue 117, September 2023 I hate to open up an article with a reference to Charles Dickens. I also hate to open up an article from a first person perspective. This one, however, will do both. Bleak House (read: Overrated) commends
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Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 117, September 2023 ISADORA EDEN – FORGET WHAT MAKES IT GLOW Isadora Eden had already established a respectable body of work in a more imaginative indie rock vein with earlier releases. This album is stylistically a great leap forward in terms of command of tone both emotionally
Duty Now Beavis & Butthead By Rob Ginsberg (D.A.S.A.) Published as the Index of Issue 117, September 2023 Originals and prints of Duty Now Beavis & Butthead are available. Shoot Rob a message on Instagram to learn more. When man first walked on the moon I crawled out on planet Earth, where I decided to
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Earth By Tyler Gross Published Issue 117, September 2023 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 069, September 2019 Tyler Gross is an award-winning illustrator and graphic artist. He has worked for a growing list of national and international clients including The Boston Globe, WIRED UK, The Globe & Mail, Sierra Club, United Way 211,
I Have Some Things To Say About That By Brian Polk Published Issue 117, September 2023 If You Don’t Take The High Road, It’s Impossible To Look Down On People This is something my grandpappy always said. He taught all his grandchildren to be humble and deferential in the face of adversity. And if we
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Mesmerized By Eric Joyner Published as the Centerfold of Issue 117, September 2023 Mesmerized is an oil painting on wood | 11”x 14” (2010). I was born in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco. My childhood was fairly uneventful, doing the usual things most kids did, reading comics (mostly Mad, Creepy, Eerie and newspaper
