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Out This Week: FRANKENSTEIN'S WOMB

A graphic novella about corpses, lightning, alchemy and the birth of the modern age. Out from Wednesday in North America, from Thursday in the UK and elsewhere. A small preview (missing part of the opening sequence, for some reason) is here.

Station Ident: Oh God It's Monday

(Star St Germain)

On Whitechapel This Weekend (1aug09)

Proper reboot starts on Monday, but if you want to kill some time this weekend:

* The IGNITION CITY #4 Talk Thread - please tell me you bought a copy. I need to buy whisky food.

* Wizard World Chicago 2009 - next weekend. Comics artist Tony Moore wants to know if you're going. So do Avatar Press.

* A Proper Comic

* Oddcult TV: Some views from the British occult and pagan scene - "…video interviews of people on the British occult and pagan scene. The idea was that they do a piece straight to camera

Alternative Press Fair, London, August 2

I stopped in at the Alternative Press Fair in London today and spent more money than I intended to on zines of all shapes and sizes. Because I have no idea what's going on in the London (or can-reach-London) small press these days, and thought I should obtain a sampling. Jimi, the organiser, is a really nice guy. It's on again tomorrow (Sunday) — if you're in London, it's really worth a look.

Alternative Press Fair

Sunday 2nd August - 11am- 7pm - Free

We will be returning once more to St Aloysius S

IGNITION CITY #4: The Bit Everyone's Mentioning

FREAKANGELS 0063

It's just past noon here in the old country, and you know what that means.

Station Ident: It's

Warren Ellis Dot Com, running a little late today. Good morning.

(Ellen Rogers)

THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER

16 original stories by the premier webcomix collective, ACT-I-VATE, with a foreword by me, coming this October from IDW Publishing.

Night Music: Tape Chants

YouTube clip, but audio-only. Stick with it. From the uploader:

Gregg Kowalsky playing his Tape Chants piece live at the Fairchild Chapel in Oberlin, OH. 6-10 cassette players were positioned around the chapel with source material of different sorts, Gregg walked around and made a live mix, slowly adjusting volume and speed/pitch. On tour with Ben Bracken. Dark night at the Fairchild.

The album is on eMusic.

Christopher Conn Askew

Just discovered this guy's work via Suzanne Gerber. Incredible. Details on ordering this print here. Christopher Conn Askew's site here.