Monday, January 12, 2004  
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:: Posted by max @ 1/12/2004 02:57:00 AM
Ego/D&Q: Rolling Stone Features Sacco's THE FIXER



Joe Sacco is the subject of a two-page feature in the 1/22/04 issue of Rolling Stone which is timed to the release of his new Drawn & Quarterly graphic novel . THE FIXER. The legendary pop culture magazine states that Sacco is "America's best comic-book artist" and also "one of today's sharpest war correspondents." Contributing writer Mark Binelli traveled to Portland to interview Sacco for the in-depth career overview. Harvey Pekar, who is interviewed for the profile, commented that ".Joe is top-notch and his books are really important for the medium." LINK-->>>>



Ego: DAZED & CONFUSED ON COMICS



Dazed & Confused magazine's ninth issue, subtitled "the Illustration Issue," includes short pieces on Le Dernier Cri and Skin Graft Records. Paul Gravett surveys Canadian comics for the magazine, spotlighting work by Marc Bell, Dave Cooper, Michel Rabagliati, and Jay Stephens.



EYE:01.08.04:The Panelist

The fanboy's fanboy

by Guy Leshinski

Guy Reviews Alex Ross's new Superman book...

"Something we indie fans forget sometimes, digesting the recent glut of literary comics that render life's mundanities with pathological naturalism, is the very thing that got us reading comics as kids. To wit, the cool factor. That feeling of being transported to some mystical plane, where global cataclysms are as quotidian as a schnauzer spraying a lamppost, and narrowly averted (the cataclysm, not the dog piss) by the heroism of muscled men in red briefs. We're above that stuff, right? Too sophisticated.">>>



++ZINES ON THE SENE Revews of "DONT TOUCH ME #9" & "THE UMBRELLA"



+++EYE:12.25.03:The Panelist

Guy Leshinski lists The mightiest minis known to (one) man [a best of list of Zines]



+++ +EYE:12.11.03:The Panelist

Jeffrey Brown's story

Guy Writes about the Chicago Indy authour.



"There's a saying about the debut album by the Velvet Underground, the '67 Warhol/Eno/Reed concoction with the peeling-banana cover: that everyone who bought the record went on to start their own band...">>>



The m@b newsletter For January 2004



CBC.ca FEATURE ON M@B

Just before the fifth anniversary of the m@b, Dan Brown of CBC.ca sat down with me to do a nice little profile on me and the comic. The feature has been up for over a month and has has helped introduce the comic to a whole new audience of readers.  There has also been a few other pieces on m@b recently, and you can find all the links on the m@b web site.

WEST COAST BOOK TOUR FEB. 9-16I will be lucky enough to exchange the blustery winter of Toronto for the mild and temperate climate of the West Coast this February when I hit the road to promote Wide Collar Crimes, the collection of 8 m@b issues from 2000-2002.  I am taking part in my second Perpetual Motion Roadshow, an indie publishing tour circuit.

The cities and dates are as follows:

Mon. Feb. 9: Seattle -- Confounded Books

Tue. Feb. 10: Ashland, OR -- Evo's Cafe

Web. Feb. 11: San Francisco -- Modern Times Bookstore

Thu. Feb. 12: Los Angeles -- Flor y Canto

Fri. Feb. 13: San Jose -- Anno Domini Gallery

Sun. Feb. 15: Portland -- Reading Frenzy

Mon. Feb. 16: Vancouver -- The Butchershop Floor

There will be more info for you closer to the actual tour.

M@B AT APE: San Francisco, Feb. 21-22

I will be attending my fourth Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday Feb. 21-22. The event takes place at the Concourse Event Centre, the same place as last year.  I will have Wide Collar Crimes, the new issue "This was a tough decision", back issues, T-shirts and pins for sale.

M@B IN 2004

As an independent publisher I'm lucky enough to dictate my own schedule.  My current thinking has a new m@b issue in the Spring (April-ish). I am also working on a collection of long m@b stories that should be completed by the end of 2004. I will continue to publish weekly strips for Eye.

SPACING MAGAZINE

Some local Toronto people may be aware that I am part of a group called the Toronto Public Space Committee. We just released a magazine called Spacing, Toronto's answer to fighting the ever advancing privatization of our public spaces.  I am the Creative Director of the mag and was responsible for the layout and art direction. If this piques your interest check out our site. If you live in Toronto try and pick up an issue (a list of stores is on the site).

MATT B FOR HIRE

Lastly, I've become a self-employed graphic artist over the last year (read the last comic in my current issue to find out why). I do many things other than comics. If this of is any interest to you, check out my portfolio at my Matt B Media web site.
    
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