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Comic Relief and San Francisco Zine Fest Present!
John Porcellino (King Cat) and Noah Van Sciver (Blammo)
Both artists will present slideshows of their work, followed by Q+A and Booksigning!
Thursday, September 2nd at 7pm!
Comic Relief, 2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
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JOHN PORCELLINO was born in Chicago, in 1968, and has been writing, drawing, and publishing minicomics, comics, and graphic novels for over twenty-five years. His celebrated self-published series King-Cat Comics, begun in 1989, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man, a collection of King-Cat stories about Porcellino’s experiences as a pest control worker, won an Ignatz Award in 2005, and Perfect Example, first published in 2000, chronicles his struggles with depression as a teenager. King-Cat Classix, published in 2007, is a comprehensive overview of the zine’s first fifty issues, and Thoreau at Walden is a poetic expression of the great philosopher’s experience and ideals. According to cartoonist Chris Ware, “John Porcellino’s comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive.”
More info: http://www.king-cat.net/
Map of My Heart celebrates the twentieth anniversary of John Porcellino’s seminal and influential comics zine, King-Cat Comics, which he began self-publishing in 1989. In this collection, Porcellino, while living in isolation and experiencing the pain of divorce, crafts a melancholic, tender graphic-ballad of heartbreak and reflection.
Known for his sad, quiet honesty, rendered in his signature deceptively minimalist style, Porcellino has a command of graphic storytelling as sophisticated as the medium’s more visually intricate masters. Few other artists are able to so expertly contemplate the sadness, beauty, and wonder of life in so few lines.
http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/
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Last Gasp’s review of the brand new BLAMMO #6 (Noah Van Sciver):
“Remember your favorite Alternative comic books from the ’80s and ’90s? All of those comics that defined their era for a generation of people, and then ended? Well, this era now has its own great Alternative comic book, and here it is! Blammo is the slightly surreal, semi-autobiographical comic book from young up- and- comer Noah Van Sciver. If you’ve never seen or heard of this comic book, this issue is an excellent starting point. Blammo #6 is 32 pages of piss and vinegar, punks fighting giant lizards, Bob Dylan exposed, tips on how to live the easy life and more! Van Sciver channels the greats in his work, and you’ll want to get in on this now!”
http://nvansciver.wordpress.com/
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An SF Zine Fest Event!
http://www.sfzinefest.com/
Don’t miss the Zine Fest, September 4th and 5th at the County Fair Building, San Francisco!
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Landmark’s California Theatre and Comic Relief present: Scott Pilgrim vs the World!
The new movie based on the epic comic series hits the California Theatre on Friday, August 13th!
Bring your Scott Pilgrim ticket from the California Theatre to Comic Relief and get 20% off any work by Bryan Lee O’Malley!
For showtimes at the California Theatre, click here!
California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Comic Relief, 2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
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Yes, folks, Comic Relief will not be attending San Diego Comic Con this year. However, with some help from Dark Horse, fun will still be had at home!
We’re participating in Dark Horse’s #notatcomiccon promotion. This Saturday, July 24th, we’ll have prize giveaways, and a raffle for Dark Horse schwag - Hellboy, Buffy, Star Wars, and plenty of other Dark Horse products!
So come on down and help us keep our chins up.
Comic Relief, 2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, 510.843.5002
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Octopus Pie: There Are No Stars in Brooklyn
A book signing with Meredith Gran.
Join us this Friday, July 16th, from 6-8pm to celebrate the release of Meredith Gran’s new book! Read the comic online at http://www.octopuspie.com/. Come to the store and walk away with a signed copy of the new book!
Comic Relief
2026 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-843-5002
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