Saying goodbye is bittersweet, so we did it the only way we know how—with great essays, stories, and comics from some of the most talented up and comers in the business. Come explore Place with essays by Jessica Belt and Drake Hills; fiction by Jackson Bliss, Michael Overa, and Tom Bruno; the last week of Robert Kaufman’s diary for his Blockology project; poetry by Kristine Ong-Muslim and Matthew Lubin; comics by Robert J. Grug III, Jessica McLeod, Box Brown, and Sarah Morean; and illustrations by l.k.j. Gavs and Jessica McLeod, wrapped in a gorgeous cover by Lisa Ward.
Our Quitting issue is more than a month late, but it is here! New essays by Christine Evans and Daniel Peretti, Poetry by Gelia Dolcimascolo and John Grey, an interview with indie publishing superstar Amy Schroeder of Venus Zine, and a new comic and short story by Matthew Reidsma. We’ve already sold out of the whole print run, but print issues are still available through Lulu.com, or you can download the issue for free as a PDF. Thank heavens for the internet!
For me, there was never a clear line between childhood and adulthood. Adolescence was a liminal space, a vacuum, a place where years of progress in defining myself could be undone by a tangled, beige sweater in a single rainy afternoon. For this issue of InkCollective, we’ve tapped our authors to bring out their baggy-sweatered girls, their low-tar cigarettes, and their youthful delusions.
InkCollective (Two) is filled with new essays by Jillian Schedneck, Jessica Belt, and Ryan Simonson; fiction by Daniel Peretti, Brett Yates, and Tim Franklyn; confessions by Sasha Wang and Dreemz, peppered with drawings by Matthew Reidsma. And I can guarantee you won’t find nicer cover art than the adolescent goodness whipped up for us by Saul Gray-Hildenbrand. Here’s one you won’t want to miss.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of sumpin.com comes a new literary journal from the Reidsrow dynasty. The first issue of InkCollective blends unwanted right-wing talk radio, exotic pets, child models, barbershop psychology, the plight of handwriting analysts, ennui, and a megalomaniacal romance novel cover model around the simple and tender theme of “Hair.”
Essays by Dan Peretti, Steph Levi, and Michael Judd; Interviews with Daniell Krawczyk and Laure Courret; new fiction by Matthew Reidsma; amazing cover art by Ryan Simonson. See? Fun!