Bug sex / memes
We should improve this Kickstarter funding somewhat
Toxic Avenger Comics #9 is out in comic shops today and Doctor Planet has something to say—relevant to the fictional and satirical story inside!
This is Part 4 of “Toxie Goes to Washington” and, as we have been doing all along, the issue kicks off with a full page of the narrator having sex. In this case, we are talking about the Smogulan who is secretly married to the new President of the United States, Shannon Karns, who is set to execute Toxie on the White House lawn to help pass an environmental bill.
Oh, you’re above it? I modeled the alien narration throughout the issue on C. Wright Mills’ classic 1956 exploration of America’s interlocking realms of military, corporate, and political power in The Power Elite. So it’s intellectual.
There are some major reveals and consequences in this issue—ones I have been seeding since I started writing Toxic Avenger a few years ago. I appreciate this review over at AIPT Comics that gets what we are going for and praises Fred Harper’s high-intensity artwork.
Last Call: That One Matt Bors Comic
The Kickstarter for the book about my “Mr. Gotcha” comic is in its final week, but we are not fully funded. I’m hoping it can happen, personally, and not just because I stand to make money on signed prints and original artwork associated with the campaign.
This would be the first ever book about single panel of a comic. How To Ready Nancy focused on an extravagant three panels, but this is just the one with the peasant and the well guy, featuring many of the remixes with analysis from the editor, Glenn Fleishman, a substantive interview with me and—what I view as the main draw—new writing and comics from people like KC Green, Mattie Lubchansky, Laura Hudson, Parker Malloy, Ben Passmore, Tom Tomorrow, Ryan North and more, all examining the comic as an object of internet discourse about politics, consumerism, hypocrisy, memes, and any other angle they can come up with.
This project needs some support if it is going to happen, so head on over to Kickstarter and back it now if you’d like this book to exist.
TCAF
I am at TCAF in Toronto this weekend. That’s June 6-7 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. I’ll have comics, of course, and some original art with me. It is FREE so if you are in the area please come by and say hi. There’s more info at their website if you need it.
Toxic Crusaders Collected
The collected edition of Toxic Crusaders comes out next month, on July 14, featuring our five issue series from Ahoy. I’m real proud of the work we did on this book and think the artist, Tristan Wright, is a powerhouse. Mutants and him get along well. This is our reinvention of the Crusaders as something stranger, funnier, and more violent than the 1991 cartoon show—featuring our new character Fungirl, who I am pretty sure everyone loves.
You can pre-order that now from any online outlet, like Bookshop in the US, or check out where your local comic shop is through this website and order through them.
