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John Porcellino

Title	Creator	Publisher	Series	Price
The Next Day	Paul Peterson, Jason Gilmore, John Porcellino	pop sandbox		$15.00 ($16.95 list)
Read more and comment...	"Constructed from intimate interviews with survivors of near-fatal suicide attempts," The Next Day takes us into the minds of four individuals who attempted suicide and lived to tell the tale, and asks the question, "What if they had waited just one more day?" Certainly, the decision of the authors to bring in John Porcellino to illustrate this work was the single most important one they made, as only Porcellino's minimal, understated line could work here; anyone else's work would have risked pushing the material into the maudlin realm. Obviously, this is not a book for everyone, but it's good that it's now out there for anyone. Delve deeper into this book by reading The Comics Journal review.
Bound & Gagged	Andrice Arp, Marc Bell, Chris Cilla, Michael DeForge and more ...	Self-published		$10.00 ($10.00 list)
Read more and comment...	<<•>> curated by Tom Neely <<•>> This compendium of 71 single-panel gag cartoons from the world of independent comics is a genuine goldmine of unique comics work. Who's in this comical compendium? Well, hold on to your hats for this partial list: Andrice Arp, Marc Bell, Chris Cilla, Michael DeForge, Kim Deitch, Theo Ellsworth, Robert Goodin, Juliacks, Kaz, Anders Nilsen, Jason Overby, John Porcellino (whose lead-off contribution had us wondering if perhaps he hadn't missed his calling as a New Yorker cartoonist), Jesse Reklaw, Zak Sally, Josh Simmons, Matthew Thurber, Noah Van Sciver, Dylan Williams, Chris Wright and more!!! In full color and black & white. Anyone who misses out on this will be kicking themselves for years to come. Don't let yourself be one of them!
Not My Small Diary #15	John Porcellino, Dave Kiersh	Self-published	Not My Small DIary	$6.00 ($6.00 list) OUT OF STOCK!
Read more and comment...	Not My Small Diary is a unique anthology title that has been running strong since its founding in 1996 by Delaine Derry Green, who continues as its editor and publisher. Each issue is composed of two 64-80 page volumes, and features approximately 50 different cartoonists – making for a lot of comics for your money! Beginning with #11, each issue has been dedicated to a specific theme (listed below). These issues feature a truly great variety of comics work, most of it by creators that will be unfamiliar to most readers, but much of it is nonetheless quite worthy. Each issue also features work by seasoned comics pros such as Dave Kiersh and John Porcellino. #15: Brushes with Celebrity (140 pages)
Not My Small Diary #14	John Porcellino, Julia Wertz, Sarah Oleksyk, Alec Longstreth and more ...	Self-published	Not My Small DIary	$6.00 ($6.00 list) OUT OF STOCK!
Read more and comment...	Not My Small Diary is a unique anthology title that has been running strong since its founding in 1996 by Delaine Derry Green, who continues as its editor and publisher. Each issue is composed of two 64-80 page volumes, and features approximately 50 different cartoonists – making for a lot of comics for your money! Beginning with #11, each issue has been dedicated to a specific theme (listed below). These issues feature a truly great variety of comics work, most of it by creators that will be unfamiliar to most readers, but much of it is nonetheless quite worthy. Each issue also features work by seasoned comics pros such as Dave Kiersh, Alec Longstreth, Sarah Oleksyk, Julia Wertz and John Porcellino! #14: The Dating Issue (138 pages)
Kus: The Baltic Comics Magazine #7	Matthew Thurber, John Porcellino	Biedriba Grafiskie Stasti	Kus	$8.00 ($8.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Ever wondered what comics might look like if they had the backing of a national government along with a few private foundations? Well, wonder no more! Kus receives support from the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation as well as a rotating group of foundations, and it shows. These anthologies are fabulously produced in full color on nice, heavy, off white newsprint. They look and feel great, and they're modestly priced, even though they've had to travel here to Copacetic all the way from the Baltic state of Latvia. Most of the work in these issues is by European artists that we are not familiar with, but there are also a few familiar faces, such as John Porcellino, who gets a chance to strut his stuff in full color in #7, as does Matthew Thurber. Check this out when you get the chance. Oh yeah: despite the fact that these are published in Latvia, all the comics are in English, the language of global commerce. (96 pages; 6" x 9")
King-Cat Comics & Stories #71	John Porcellino	Spit and a Half	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$3.00 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Now's your chance to catch up with Mr. P! While this issue was drawn during his sojurn in the sunshine state – Gainesville, FL, to be exact – the events chronicled primarily predate this move and bring readers up to speed. As always, Porcellino delivers his trademarked style to bear on those key quotidian moments in life that prompt reflection and meditation on meaning and significance, as he moves through life accompanied by pen, ink and paper.
Ghost Comics	Corinne Mucha, John Porcellino, Jeffrey Brown, Warren Craghead III and more ...	Bare Bones Press		$8.88 ($10.00 list)
Read more and comment...	<<•>> edited (and published) by Ed Choy Moorman <<•>> Ed Choy Moorman has managed to pull together a really interesting cross section of artists who have turned in some excellent – and, as best we can tell, previously unpublished – work in this anthology devoted to all things ghostly and benefitting RS Eden. Highlights for us were the contribuitons by John Hankiewicz and Warren Craghead III, whose works we found truly haunting. Corinne Mucha's "Dorm-Ant Spirits" was plenty of fun, and a nice follow up to her "Growing Up Haunted" from Papercutter 8. Also on hand are Jeffrey Brown, John Porcellino, Lucy Knisley, Will Dinski, Aidan Koch... and quite a few more, including one of Editor Moorman's own. Recommended!
King-Cat Comics and Stories #70	John Porcellino	Spit and a Half	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$2.75 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	The issue that marks the twentieth anniversary of King-Cat Comics and Stories. And it really is an extra special issue, one of the best ever. Twenty years. Amazing. Congratulations, Mr. P.!
Map of My Heart	John Porcellino	Drawn and Quarterly		$17.77 ($24.95 list)
Read more and comment...	To celebrate King-Cat Comics and Stories' twentieth birthday, Drawn and Quarterly has given us a present: this swell 360 page volume that collects King-Cat Comics and Stories #51 - #61 – all classics – in their entirety, along with copious notes, bonus comics, journal and notebook entries, maps, and even an index (of titles)! This one should be a no-brainer for everyone except those who already own the originals (and even they might be tempted by the bonuses). Those who are unfamiliar with Porcellino's work can get a nice PDF taste of it here. And, we're adding to the celebration by offering a special discount.
Sidewalk Bump	Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Dan Moynihan			$5.00 OUT OF STOCK!
Read more and comment...	This new anthology edited by the creator of Mreow Comics classics such as Why I Like Bugs and The Moon Catching is entirely devoted to stories about skateboarding!!! This hand-made mini featuring a full-color cover on textured stock ans B&W interior is a true small press edition and is limited supply. Contributors include John Porcellino, Dave Kiersh, Leslie Kleinberg and, of course, Moynihan himself. Get it before it's gone!
King-Cat Comics and Stories #64	John Porcellino			$3.00 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	This issue is a memorial issue of sorts, dedicated to Porcellino's father, who passed away earlier this year, and includes a lengthy reminiscence in his honor. One of the longest running DIYers in the biz keeps it coming.
Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man: A King-Cat Collection	John Porcellino		King-Cat Comics and Stories	$10.80 ($12.00 list) OUT OF STOCK!
Read more and comment...	This book, only the second (the first, Perfect Example, is currently out of print, but is slated to be reprinted by Drawn & Quarterly within the next 12 months) ever collection by DIY legend John Porcellino, exploits the advantages avaliable only to someone with a long career. Starting with some pages from some of the earliest issues, the material in Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man spans a full decade, and it shows: you can witness the evolution of Porcellino's graphic style, from the early rough work all the way through to his highly refined Zen/minimalist style of the present. And then there's the story itself, full of the wistful resignation to life's exigencies that is the Porcellino trademark.
King-Cat Comics and Stories #69	John Porcellino	Spit and a Half	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$3.00 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Shame on us for neglecting to bring this to your attention earlier. Yes, it's another 32 page gem by the zen master of comics and self-publishing. In this issue we have comics on: late night driving, haircuts, heavy metal, cats and cat adoption, as well as those magic meditations on nature as only John P. can manage. Also, those hardy perennials, 'the King-Cat Top 40" and the "Catcalls" letters pages. Year after year, King-Cat remains one of the great pleasures of comics. Don't miss it!
Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume Two	David Mazzuchelli, Leif Goldberg, Brian Chippendale, Elinore Norflus and more ...	Yale University Press		$20.00 ($28.00 list)
Read more and comment...	edited by Ivan Brunetti It's too early to say for certain, but this follow-up to Brunetti's already classic 2006 anthology, also published by Yale University Press, might just be even better than its precursor. One thing's for certain: Brunetti has held onto -- and further refined -- his editorial vision of arranging the work contained in this volume in an organic sequence, deftly managing to map out the similarities between artists so that each piece flows smoothly into into the other, creating an amazing sense of an innate connectivity between all areas of comics here on display. This book is a powerful ally in the struggle to bring the light of comics to those poor souls still dwelling in the darkness. It's the perfect choice to turn on a friend or relative to the joy, beauty and pleasures of our favorite medium. Hold onto your hats, here's the contributor list: Daniel Clowes, Saul Steinberg, Sammy Harkham, Chris Ware, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Mack White, Jayr Pulga, Renee French, Kim Deitch, Richard Sala, J. Bradley Johnson, Archer Prewit, Anonymous (utility sketchbook), HJ Tuthill, Milt Gross, Bill Holman, Harvey Kurtzman, R.Crumb, Basil Wolverton, Art Spiegelman, Jess, John Hankiewicz, Tim Hensley, Bill Griffith, Richard McGuire, Gilbert Hernandez, Jim Woodring, David Collier, Eugene Teal, Charles Burns, Karl Wirsum, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, Fletcher Hanks, CF, Charles Forbell, Ron Rege, Jr., Winsor McCay, Matthew Thurber, Souther Salazar, Kevin Scalzo, Megan Kelso, James McShane, Laura Park, Vanessa Davis, Onsmith, Joe Matt, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, John Porcellino, Carrie Golus/Patrick Welch, Jessica Abel, Cole Johnson, Lynda Barry, Debbie Drechsler, Diane Noomin, Aline Kominsky-Crum, Ariel Bordeaux, Chester Brown, Anders Nilsen, Joe Sacco, Phoebe Gloeckner, Elinore Norflus, Brian Chippendale, Leif Goldberg, David Mazzuchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Ben Katchor, Frank Santoro, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Harvey Pekar/R.Crumb, Carol Tyler, Maurice Vellekoop, Seth, Adrian Tomine, Jaime Hernandez & David Heatley. It's simply amazing. Comics Power! PLEASE NOTE: We feel compelled to mention that this volume includes several pieces that contain quite explicit sexual content; and while this content represents only a miniscule fraction of the total, it nevertheless renders this volume fit for ADULTS ONLY.
Whatcha Mean What's a Zine?: The Art of Making Zines and Mini-Comics	Raina Lee, Allison Cole, Dave Kiersh, Martin Cendreda and more ...			$11.69 ($12.99 list)
Read more and comment...	This is a nifty guide to zinemaking and zinestering that is a great primer for anyone who is getting started -- or even thinking of getting started -- down the road of making a zine, whether it be comics or otherwise. It's purposefully designed to be exactly the kind of guide that the authors wished they had when they started out. In covers the practical ins and outs such as formats and print-marriage set ups, the pros and cons of various drawing tools and printing methods, and a wide array of binding methods that one might never think of on one's own. But there's much more as the authors bring in a bevy of talented cartoonists, zinesters and self-publishers to offer their artistic, poetic, historical and technical perspectives, encouragements and insights. Among those creators featured are John Porcellino, Ron Regé, Jr., Souther Salazar, Dan Zettwoch, Martin Cendreda, Dave Kiersh, Allison Cole and Raina Lee. All in all this book has a great feel and is sure to be enjoyed even by those who are well on their way down Zinester Avenue. And it's bargain priced to boot!
Thoreau at Walden	John Porcellino	Hyperion		$15.25 ($16.99 list)
Read more and comment...	Thoreau & Porcellino: a perfect match if there ever was one! We have nothing but good things to say about this, the third volume in the Center of Cartoon Studies series of American Biography in Comics. Printed in brown and black ink, this new hardcover book is a fantastic intro to the life and works of Henry David Thoreau and makes for a transporting read. Porcellino had extracted the key quotes from Walden (along with a few from Civil Disobedience, for good measure) and then given them plenty of space to breath in the reader's mind, as the gently paced visuals flow across the page and work to capture the deliberate and gradual rhythms of Thoreau's day to day existence, which is to say real life, as it is lived: the practical realization of his philosophy, in comics.
King-Cat Comics and Stories #67	John Porcellino	King-Cat	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$3.00 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Just in time for Christmas, a stocking stuffer for all you mini-comics fans. Always a cause for a modest celebration, this issue features the ususal mix of comics, stories, lists and letters -- 40 pages in all.
King-Cat Comics and Stories #68	John Porcellino	Spit and a Half	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$2.75 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	36 pages of comics and stories -- along with a short history lesson and the usual lists -- by the one and only John P. What more do you need to know? Now in stock.
King-Cat Classix	John Porcellino	Drawn and Quarterly	King-Cat Comics and Stories	$25.00 ($29.95 list)
Read more and comment...	Yes! 382 pages of comics selected from the next-to-impossible-to-find first fifty issues of King-Cat Comics (currently published under the title King-Cat Comics and Stories) by the long suffering self-publishing champ, John Porcellino. King-Cat Comics is an ideal illustration of the existentialist project that brings order and meaning to a life lived in an inherently absurb world. Beginning in May of 1989, Porcellino put pen to paper and declared that he would have no rules dictating what he would produce, only that it would be true to his artistic instincts and that it would all be called King-Cat Comics. As the years passed, King-Cat gradually evolved from its origins as a simple pastime, eventually becoming the central, defining aspect of Porcellino's existence. Now, almost exactly 18 years later, just in time for the comic to reach the age adulthood, this fine collection is now available to give everyone a chance to experience King-Cat Comics' pen and ink birth, growth, maturation, and coming of age. Also included are an introduction, extensive notes, and a complete index. King-Cat Classix is the Swiss Army Knife of comics compendiums: it is the perfect beach book for the true-blue comics reader, the ideal gift book for the hard to please indy comics collector in your life, solid inspiration for a budding DIY comics creator, and, perhaps most importantly, a solid source for thoughtful reflection on the constitution of human existence. Recommended! Still need convincing? Then check out this preview.
Papercutter #4	Sarah Oleksyk, Vanessa Davis, John Porcellino	Tugboat Press	Papercutter	$3.50 ($3.00 list) OUT OF STOCK!
Read more and comment...	#4 is probably our favorite issue here at Copacetic. The lead story by Sarah Oleksyk ("Roadside," "Ivy"), of a pair of lovestruck misfits who meet at an all-night copy shop is a small, quiet classic that is also the subject of the wraparound cover (and it was selected by Lynda Barry for inclusion in the 2008 America's Best Comics anthology, so there). Vanessa Davis ("Spaniel Rage") and John Porcellino ("King-Cat") complete the issue with tales of friendship, club-hopping, and snowstorms. If you want to give Papercutter a try and aren't sure which issue to choose, we say start with this one. THIS ONE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT. However, the lead story by Sarah Oleksyk was collected in the 2008 edition of Best American Comics, a 200+ page deluxe hardcover volume edited by Lynda Barry, which, it so happens, is currently ON SALE here at Copacetic for only $8.88!
The Best American Comics 2007	Jeffrey Brown, John Porcellino, Gabrielle Bell, Adrian Tomine and more ...	Houghton Mifflin	Best American	$19.75 ($22.00 list)
Read more and comment...	edited by Chris Ware From Lynda Barry to Dan Zettwoch and everything inbetween, this volume provides us with a a fabulous selection of excellent comics in an attractive well produced package at an affordable price. While -- as Chris Ware makes eminently clear in his excellent introduction -- it is certainly hard to make any sort of definitive argument that these are "the best" American comics of 2007, we are quite confident that no Copacetic customer will be disappointed with the 340 pages of comics herein assembled. It is true that some may find that they already own much of what appears here, but few if any will have read it all and most will discover exciting new work and be introduced to talented comics creators. Among the amazing contributors you will find, Alison Bechdel, Gabrielle Bell, Jeffrey Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Charles Burns, C.F., Robert, Aline and Sophie Crumb, Kim Deitch, Sammy Harkham, Gilbert Hernandez, Kevin Huizenga, Anders Nilsen, Gary Panter, Paper Rad, John Porcellino, Ron Regé Jr., Seth, Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomnie, Carol Tyler and more (whew!)

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