Ben Tanzer's Blog, page 145
June 18, 2012
We are so The New York Stories Tour 2012. Day One. We are also Mourning Goats. And Szumowski.
It's so on. CCLaP. Szumowski. The New York Stories. Day One. More here. Much more. And Mourning Goats. Excerpt maybe? Sweet. You've worked with quite a few publishers, how have they all been? Is there a favorite?
What's next, should I tell you who my favorite member of the X-Men is, well, its Wolverine, or the Knicks maybe,Patrick Ewing of course, because I won't, normally, but overall all of the publishers been great to work with for different reasons. All have different strengths and interests. Jason Pettus and CCLaP with his e-genius, Ryan Bradley and Artistically Declined with his mad Chip Kiddian skills, Jason Behrends and Orange Alert, with his insane indie network cred. So all good, really, though ultimately my favorite is clear of course, whoever publishes me next and gets my book optioned and introduces me to Diane Lane, that's my favorite.
June 17, 2012
The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. All full of Swish. And Avilez.
The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. We have a new story, Swish by Randall Avilez, which we are way excited about, and, (almost) as always, photo action from Adam Lawrence, music curation from Jason Behrends and fundraising prose love from Pete Anderson. We hope you enjoy this edition and we appreciate all shout-outs and links. Finally, please note, we are hoping more of you will submit comix, and music, novel excerpts, and art, and video, yes, video, and combinations there of. And most finally, Game Three yo.
June 15, 2012
"My Father's House is an affecting meditation on how we can—and sometimes do—become better versions of ourselves." My Father's House gets The Collagist'd. And likes it. A lot.
Quite true this. Quite appreciated. And big thanks to always kick-ass Anna March and the whole Collagist crew for this terribly wonderful review. Drinks on us for sure when next we meet. Now, excerpt, cool? Thanks."It offers an important reminder that we are all artists in our own way, if only on the canvas that is our life, and that we create the finest art the more connected to the world and ourselves we are. It is a brave look at how fear binds us, and all that is to be gained when we let ourselves feel even the most painful truths. It is an ambitious work and it succeeds. In My Father's House are many mansions; every one of them is worth exploring."
June 14, 2012
We are Durable Goods Issue 64.
We are also quite appreciative. And in some quite fine company yo. Big thanks to Aleathia Drehmer and the whole Durable Goods crew.
June 13, 2012
Steve Lafler. Menage a Bughouse. Touring. Indiegogo. Mass excitement. And such.
Most excited we are to let you know about the new Menage a Bughouse from good friend and comix rockstar dude Steve Lafler, which collects all three of the terrific Bughouse graphic novels under one title. We are also excited to let you know that Steve is touring the United States throughout July in support of the collection and we think you should most definitely hit that if he's coming to your town. Most finally, Steve is Indiegogo as well. So please do check it out, all of it, and please know that we're pretty sure doing so just might change your life. 
June 12, 2012
This Podcast, Episode Forty-Nine - Get Right With Jesus - and Book - Gospel Hollow - by Jesse Jordan - Will Change Your Life.
Why not a double-dose of Jesse Jordan we said to ourselves? Why not indeed we answered. And so here you have it, there is new This Podcast Will Change Your Life - Get Right With Jesus - with surprise visits from the Robert Duffer and Eric May, and there is the Gospel Hollow, an astutely drawn debut novel from Jordan that is constant dread, family secrets, and a Chicago that is tribal, small town, and just might change your life. 
June 11, 2012
New joint. Sleep. Monkeybicycle.
And big thanks to old friend Monkeybicycle for that. Excerpt? Cool."He is as external and you were not. You think this is good. None of what he’s feeling is bottled-up. This will serve him well later, but what about now? You don’t know what to do for him, and he wouldn’t listen anyway." [image error]
