Jeff Burk's Blog, page 31

Riot-Dog is more Hardcore than you!

"Riot Dog is a nickname given to both Kanellos ("Cinnamon" in Greek) and Loukaniko ("Sausage" in Greek), two stray dogs from Athens that became famous for their nearly ubiquitous presence during every major protest in Greece since 2008. Although Kanellos sadly passed away in 2008 of unknown causes, his spirit of rebellion continue to be celebrated through online tributes and the torch carried on by Loukaniko, the second incarnation of riot dog who remains active in the street protests ...

Two new Edward Collections out now!

Edward Lee is one of my all time very favorite writers. I have a soft spot for gore, monsters, and perversity and no author delivers better than Lee. It thrills me that Eraserhead's horror imprint, Deadite Press, is putting out collections compiling his rarest, grossest, material in inexpensive trade paper backs. The collections are available from Amazon.com now and if you have any interest in reading the hardest of hardcore horror – Buy These Books!Bullet Through Your Face

No writer is more...

Kitten Break

Stop Being Boring

A GUIDE TO GIVING GOOD READINGS

I hate readings, I really do.

Well, maybe I should say "I hate the traditional idea of readings." The concept of a writer standing before a silent audience reading from a book or manuscript fills me with dread only equitable to high school math – "how the hell am I going to stay awake for this?"

When writers have public appearances they frequently choose to read from something they already have published or will be published. The idea is that it is what the...

A Message from Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Weapons of Mass Instruction

"An Argentine artist has built a tank covered in bookshelves that he drives through the streets of Buenos Aires and remote towns, operating it as a kind of bookmobile, or "weapon of mass instruction.""

- via Boing Boing

The Art of Ed Mironiuk

Many bizarro fans are already well aware of the brilliance that is Ed Mironiuk. He is Carlton Mellick III's  cover artist and his merging of sex, genre, and just plain weirdness is a truly inspired update of the classic pulp artwork. Check out some of these pictures to see what I mean:

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Ed Mironiuk is super awesome sexy crazy. Go here to learn more and buy some shit!

Superhero Break

The Art of Hector Reyes

I was at the great "barcade" Ground Kontrol in Portland a few weeks back and I saw that the place is now displaying art. Their first artist is Vancouver based Hector Reyes. I love his "pop" sensibilities combined with giant monsters.

Go to Reyes' official website for more.

Star Trek Break