January 06, 2012
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"God brought us all together for a frickin' reason..." --Todd Hoffman, Gold Rush
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KING-CAT NEWS NOSE:
Sniffing out King-Cat related news since June 2005
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Hi everybody:
Well, 2011 is in the rear view mirror. It was a long, busy year. I took four major comics roadtrips, managed to eke out both KING-CAT 72 and the illustrations for Pop Sandbox's THE NEXT DAY, and identified a lot of prairie plants here in the Stateline Area.
In 2012 I plan to spend more time at home drawing, with mostly weekend trips to regional comics shows. I'm hoping to finish both KING-CAT 73 AND my all-new book for D+Q, THE HOSPITAL SUITE, which will contain three individual stories about my Journey Through Poor Health: "The Hospital Suite," which chronicles my experiences in 1997, when I went through a life threatening illness; "1998," which chronicles my experiences in 1998, when I went through a life threatening illness; and "True Anxiety," detailing my lifelong struggle with OCD. If all goes according to plan, this book should be available sometime in 2013, that is, if the world still exists.
I also have a few other projects planned, including HOT LOVIN' EVERY NITE, a collection of tour-comics by myself and road-buddy Noah Van Sciver; and the first issue of POSSUM, a new anthology of international underground comics, edited by yours truly.
That should keep me busy.
Here's wishing all of us a healthy and productive and peaceful 2012.
LOVE, John P.
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FIVE-DAY COMIX RETREAT WITH JOHN PORCELLINO:
Come on down to the new SAW school in Gainesville March 5-9, 2012 for a five-day hands-on seminar with John P., where you'll learn How to Draw Comix the King-Cat Way. You'll spend a lot of time walking around and looking at things, talking about comics, and drawing, and you might even see an alligator. ONLY TWO SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE! Complete info here:
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KING-CAT 72 is available NOW! If you'd like to order an individual copy of the new issue, prices and ordering info are listed below.
KING-CAT #72:
USA: $4 check/mo; $4.28 via paypal
CANADA: $5 USD via paypal
EVERYWHERE ELSE: $6.50 USD via paypal
*Illinois residents, please add an additional 7.25% sales tax.
Also, Zak at La Mano just printed a new limited edition 2-color silkscreen print of the complete, uncropped image from the cover of King-Cat 67. These are printed on quality, acid-free paper, 18" x 24" (45cm x 60xm) in a signed and numbered edition of 64. Prices include first class shipping in a sturdy mailing tube:
USA: $50 check/MO; $53.50 via PayPal*
CANADA: $55.00 USD via PayPal
OTHER COUNTRIES: $59.00 USD via PayPal
*Illinois residents, please add an additional 7.25% sales tax.
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ORDERING INFO:
Paypal: kingcat_paypal AT hotmail DOT com
Check/MO:
John Porcellino
PO Box 142
South Beloit, IL
61080 USA
Thanks!
Another recently completed project is a book I illustrated called The Next Day. it's based on interviews with four suicide survivors, and is being released in conjunction with an interactive web-documentary.
(Cover price: $16.95)
It's available now in Canadian bookshops, and in the US Comics Market, but in the meantime, I have copies available that I'd be happy to get to you:
TO ORDER FROM ME (prices include shipping/handling):
USA: $20.00 via check/MO - $21.40 via PayPal
CANADA: It's probably easier/cheaper to get the book locally, but if you want one signed by me, or what have you: $23.50 USD via PayPal
OTHER COUNTRIES: $28.50 USD via PayPal
Send paypal payments to: kingcat_paypal AT hotmail DOT com
Check/MO payable to:
John Porcellino
PO Box 142
South Beloit, IL 61080
I'm also raising money by selling off a signed/numbered edition of promotional posters printed by Zak Sally for the Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man book:
Prices include shipping in a sturdy mailing tube:
USA: $17 check/MO; $18.19 via PayPal
CANADA: $18.19 USD via PayPal
OTHER COUNTRIES: $21.40 USD via PayPal
PLEASE EMAIL FIRST TO CONFIRM AVAILABILTY! ONLY 6 LEFT!!!
That's it for now-- Thanks everyone!
John P.
OTHER KING-CAT RELATED WEBSITES:
John P. Blog
Spit and a Half Comix Distro
Spit and a Half Bandcamp
John P. Facebook Page
King-Cat Facebook Page
Spit and a Half Facebook Page
Online KC Comics Archive
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The new King-Cat #71 is OUT NOW! Please do us both a favor and buy one or two!
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KING-CAT EVENTS: January 2012
ABOVE: John P. at Boulder, Colo. signing; (photo by Delaine Derry Green).
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
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COMING SOON-- King-Cat 73 (self-published), The Hospital Suite (all-new graphic novel) (D+Q) ... etc etc.
