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TUB LEGS #3
($5.60 US, $6.00 CAN/MEX, $8.00 WORLD ppd from Bonkers Handmade Originals / PO Box 442099 / Lawrence, KS / 66044 USA / Attn: Tub Legs. Web:
http://www.bonkersfiber.com)
Review by Damian Michaels
Issue 3 is my favorite issue to date. Not just because of the wonderful art featured on page 29 (hmm, I wonder who that could be?), but mostly for an article I have been hoping to find in any art/photography magazine on double exposures. Traci details techniques in her article "Polaroid Double Exposures" used specifically with the Spectra Polaroid Camera... and there are plenty of reproduced examples to whet the appetite of anyone with an interest in odd and experimental photography. I am a big fan of double exposure photos, pinhole photography, anamorphic photos, blurry and just plain odd experimental stuff. I have a big vintage photo collection of double exposures which I hope to exhibit in a museum environment down the track. I have been dying to find a camera and article which shows me how to easily do double exposures and this is it! I will be bidding on one of these cameras straight away! I also enjoyed Traci's article "Art Box a Go-Go" too, on how to create art boxes. The examples shown in the article were really beautiful to say the least and made me want to give it a shot myself. "The Practice of Zen Collage" was excellent too, an article by Bobbi Studstill.
I absolutely
love Tublegs, mostly for the unusual features on experimental photography not really shown in other artzines. I wish the zines were bigger, actually, packed with more photo-related stuff, but ol' Bunkers is quick to the trick and shows just enough to keep us hanging on for the next issue with mouths watering in anticipation!
I am not sure of the availabilty of all issues, but issue 1 is a must if they are still available! The article on Nail Polish Photos makes it worth more than the money spent. Every photo-related article in each issue is a gem, truly!
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THE CLICHE SQUAD STRIKES BACK
($3.50 from Dale Martin / Smeary Soapbox Press / PO Box 442612 / Lawrence, KS / 66044 USA. Web:
http://home.swbell.net/grizmart)
Review by Sean Bieri
The one-panel cartoons in this collection are only a couple of years old but feel oddly dated, owing probably to their topicality. Martin's "connect-the-dots" diagram on who's benefiting from the Iraq war is still relevant, but his strip sniping at Bush sounds as dated as last year's pop songs or slang. The trouble with the Cliché Squad strips that make up the bulk of the book is that superhero parodies have become clichés themselves, and these strips seem aimed at Image-style comics nobody reads anymore anyway (in fact, Martin admits first having the idea for the Squad seven years ago). George Bush and superheroes are no less idiotic today than they were in 2002, but Martin's attacks on them sound too familiar to be fresh. Martin's art is appealing as always, and his funniest strips here are the less topical ones about lost dogs, office drones and soap operas. Some material endures anthologizing better than others.
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COMIXVILLE #8
(free for a stamp from Comixville / PO Box 697 / Portland, OR / 97207-0697 USA)
This is actually the last issue of
Comixville, at least for a while. There may or may not be another issue, but let's hope it continues.
Comixville is a mini-sized plugzine for comics that focuses on work with a lot of heart and soul. Sean Stewart conducts and interview with Ben of
Snakepit and and the rest of the issue consists of plugs (most with art samples) for 26 comics. It's a good resource that's easy on the eyes and perfect for passing around from person to person. Also, a number of the comics mentioned have never been reviewed here at Poopsheet so it just goes to show how many outlets for this sort of thing are needed. Send these folks some stamps and encourage them to keep at it!
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