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Michael DeForge

Title	Creator	Publisher	Series	Price
Study Group Magazine #1	Zack Soto, Malachi Ward, Aidan Koch, Michael DeForge and more ...	Study Group	Study Group Magazine	$10.00 ($12.00 list)
Read more and comment...	edited by Zack Soto Anyone on the prowl for a new comics anthology to sink their teeth into since the demise of MOME is sure to be pleased by the promising first issue of Study Group Magazine currently beckoning from the Copacetic central display table. Rising from the fertile loam of the Portland, OR comics scene, it is edited and published by Zack Soto and features some delectable work from some of the freshest talents chosen from among the current crop of comics creators, including Malachi Ward, Aidan Koch, Michael DeForge, Chris Cilla and cover artist, Eleanor Davis, who is also the subject of an interview and who provides a nice transition for MOME readers, as her story was one of the highlights of MOME's last issue. Study Group Magazine's format is a tall vertical format (8 1/2" x 12") printed in deep sepia against a light purple and deep yellow duo-tone color scheme that reminds us somewhat of the NoBrow aesthetic. A highlight of this issue is an excellent, in-depth, heavily illustrated – with character studies, thumbnails, layouts, and finished pages – 17 page interview cum essay with Craig Thompson conducted and assembled by Milo George that focuses on his approaches to making comics in general and the creation of Habibi in specific, as well as providing valuable insight into his career and development as an artist. In addition, there is an appreciation of European comics wunderkind Brecht Evens by Greice Schneider that provides some food for thought. Did we mention that it is a numbered addition of 1000 copies? that DeForge's contribution is an instant cartoon classic that will burrow deep within your subconscious mind and take up residence? All in all an auspicious debut.
Sundays #4	Lydia Conklin, Damien Jay, Max de Radigués, Mari Ahokoivu and more ...	Self-published	Sundays	$12.75 ($15.00 list)
Read more and comment...	It looked for awhile that we weren't going to be able to lay our hands on any of these, but thanks to trusty Tony Shenton, we snagged a handful before they went the way of the Dodo. Limited to 300 copies, this horizontally formatted anthology of super indy comics was printed and bound at The Center for Cartoon Studies and sports a hand pulled silk screen cover drawn by Damien Jay and pulled by Alex Kim and Joseph Lambert. Here's its contributor list: Mickey Z, Jeff Lok, Ed Piskor, Warren Craghead III, Aaron Cockle, Melissa Mendes, Joseph Lambert, Mark Burrier, Alex Kim, David Libens, Ariyana Suvarnasuddhi, Dane Martin, Julie Delporte, Michael DeForge, Sean Ford, Samuel C. Gaskin, Scott Longo, Jose-Luis Olivares, Mari Ahokoivu, Max de Radigués, Damien Jay, Lydia Conklin. Whew! Grab it before it's gone!
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!
Lose #3	Michael DeForge	Koyama Press	Lose	$4.50 ($5.00 list)
Read more and comment...	OK, we'll admit it – you've been set up. Yes, we've been none-too-subtly leading you to this very listing. May is, evidently, the month of Michael DeForge. Lose #1 and #2 are now both out of print, so grab this daring depiction of dog days and derangement while you still can, and check out one of the more talented and challenging comics creators still willing to work in the original, serially produced, comics pamphlet form.
S! – Baltic Comics Magazine #7: Forest Tales	Michael DeForge, Derek Ballard, Pat Aulisio	Biedriba Grafiskie Stasti	S!	$8.00 ($8.50 list)
Read more and comment...	Yikes! Yet another forest-themed comics anthology! What does it mean?! Straight out of Latvia, this pint-sized powerhouse is 98 pages of full color comics from around the world – but with a very strong accent on the Baltic States. North Americans on hand are Pat Aulisio, Derek Ballard and Michael DeForge, whose 4-page "New Signal" is quite the eye-opener.
Root Rot	Anne Koyama, Michael DeForge, Dan Zettwoch, Hellen Jo and more ...	Koyama Press		$12.00 ($12.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Here's another forest themed book. This all-new anthology contains 16 two-page spreads by 16 different artists including Dan Zettwoch, Hellen Jo, T. Edward Bak, John Vermilyea and Joseph Lambert – roughly 2/3 comics and 1/3 illustration – along with a wraparound cover by co-editor DeForge. Beautifully printed on heavy, flat white stock. Another fine Koyama Press publication. BACK IN STOCK.
Spotting Deer	Michael DeForge	Koyama Press		$4.44 ($5.00 list)
Read more and comment...	How does Koyama Press do it? Here we have a full color, 10" x 10", saddle-stitched comics book by the up and coming Canadian comicker, Michael DeForge for only $5.00. Admittedly, the comic only runs twelve pages, but that's enough for DeForge to get the job done. What we have is here is – or, at least, could be construed to be – the work of an absurdist comics naturalist; or , perhaps, it would be better described as a symbolic allegory employing the "Spotting Deer" as its touchstone symbol, with which it comments on the presence of the absurd in contemporary Canadian life. EIther way, you are sure to get your money's worth here.
Study Group 12 #4	Theo Ellsworth, Jim Rugg, Dan Zettwoch, Edward Bak and more ...	Study Group	Study Group 12	$20.00 ($20.00 list)
Read more and comment...	edited by Zack Soto After, what? five years? we have another issue of Study Group 12. This one is the grandest yet. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" , with 72 pages printed in navy blue, eight extra pages with an additional layer of magenta, and then all wrapped up in a hand silk-screened cover in aqua and pink. This package holds quite a lot of talent. Creators included in this issue are Theo Ellsworth, Jim Rugg, Dan Zettwoch, T Edward Bak, Richard Hahn, John Vermilyea, Michael DeForge, Vanessa Davis, Farel Dalrymple, Aidan Koch, and plenty more. The front cover is by editor, Zack Soto; back cover by Mr. DeForge, and endpapers by the esteemed Steven Weissman. This is a hand-numbered edition of 500 copies.
Lose #2	Michael DeForge	Koyama Press	Lose	$5.00 ($5.00 list)
Read more and comment...	A sort of post-Kramers Eightball, Lose is a single-artist, standard pamphlet comic book that incorporates tropes from the work of Ivan Brunetti, Sammy Harkham, Charles Burns, Jim Woodring, Kevin Huizenga, and others to forge a dark and gooey comics world. Apparently the first issue is already out of print, so you might want to grab a look at this one... BACK IN STOCK!!!
Diamond Comics #5	Michael DeForge, Jason Leivian, Benjamin Marra, Panayuitus Terzis and more ...	Floating World Comics	Diamond Comics	$3.00 ($3.00 list)
Read more and comment...	Edited by Jason Leivian and published by the fine folks at Floating World Comics – also located in Pittsburgh's west coast sister-city, Portland, OR – Diamond Comics has nothing whatsoever to do with the comics distribution behemoth of the same name (except, perhaps, a satiric jab), but is, rather, an excellent tabloid newspaper comics publication that provides a refreshingly bracing outlet/showcase for comics work that is focused on visual impact. #5 is the first ALL full-color issue, yet it remains priced at the super-value price of $3.00 that held through the first four issues (all of which have full-color covers and centerfolds). Artists featured in the latest issue include Benjamin Marra, Panayuitus Terzis, Michael DeForge and plenty more. Previous issues feature such contributors as Al Columbia (whose amazing full color centerspread for #4 is worth the price of admission), Dame Darcy, Jason Overby, Aidan Koch, Blaise Larmee, Dunja Jankovic, Josh Simmons, Marko Turunen, Nathan Fox, Luke Ramsay and many, many others! This newspaper is funded, at least in part, by a Kick Starter grant, which, presumably, enabled the full color printing. Check these out! BACK IN STOCK!

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