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semi-weekly report 12/8/11

Published on December 14, 2011 in Comics, Events and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

A few weeks ago we were elated to see Gabrielle Bell make the cut for Best American Comics 2011 volume. Today we learned that ‘Resolution’ from MOME Vol. 17 (written by Tom Kaczynski & drawn by Dash Shaw) was selected as one of the notable comics for 2011. Congrats Tom & Dash!

ladies ladies by gabrielle bell

Gabrielle Bell posted the conclusion to her latest online comic.

The BCGF festival was a blast! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! And thanks to the organizers for another amazing show! It was so busy we didn’t have time to take pictures!

new stuff at uncivilized books

Over the last few weeks or so we’ve added a bunch of new stuff to our online shop: True Swamp T-Shirt designed by Christophe Szpajdel!, Caveman Logo T-Shirt, Cartoon Dialectics Vol. 2 by Tom Kaczynski, How to Make a Bell Stand by Gabrielle Bell and Gagged by Dan Wieken.

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New on Uncivilized Books

Published on December 13, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

We’ve finally recovered from the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. It was a blast and it is quickly becoming our favorite event of the year. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

We had two new books at the show and they have finally made it on the interwebs. They’re available now:

cartoon dialectics vol. 2 by tom kaczynski

First is the a new volume of Cartoon Dialectics by Tom Kaczynski. Volume 2 collects a number of short pieces of comics fiction and essays including the often asked for Vague Cities mini-comic which has been out of print for over 3 years! Each copy contains a comic-within-a-comic. 32 pages.  Get it here.

how to make a bell stand by gabrielle bell

We have a new tiny micro-mini by Gabrielle Bell. It’s a previously unpublished story in which Gabrielle attempts to draw Steve Martin… you can get this book for free! 8 pages. Check here for details.

gagged by dan wieken

And last but not least, this limited edition book from Dan Wieken debuted at the Minneapolis Indie Expo in November. It’s a ridiculous collection of visual puns… not for the faint of heart! 20 pages. Check it out here.

by Adalbert Arcane

semi-weekly report 11/20/11

Published on November 20, 2011 in Comics, Events and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

• If you preordered Jon Lewis’ True Swamp #2 (THANK YOU!) you should already have received your copies. The book is now available immediately.

• The whole line of our books is now available to our friends in Toronto, Canada via the excellent Beguiling Books!

• Tom Kaczynski penned an epic Minneapolis / St. Paul comics scene report for the Comics Journal. Check it out.

• We’ve finally gotten around to setting up a mailing list. If you’re interested in our work, please consider signing up for our newsletter. We promise not to be spammy, AND we’ll throw-in some exclusive comics by our creators to make the whole thing not boring!

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True Swamp No. 2

Published on October 26, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

True Swamp No. 2 by Jon Lewis

We’re proud to announce a new True Swamp issue! Time to get mired in another heap of the real stuff from the pen of Jon Lewis. The roots sunk by the first issue become a sublime tangle as our lower invertebrates perform a mud folly of wonder, laughter and pain. See eggs hatch from the flesh of a toad. Hear the fatal call of the Babeer. Take a guided tour of Mercury. Get your orchid snipped. Live the swamp life for these 24 pages, and THEN tell Lenny the Frog he’s got nothing to worry about.

True Swamp will debut at the Minneapolis Indie eXpo on Nov 5th & 6th. But for those of you who will not be around Minneapolis, it is available for pre-order immediately. Your pre-ordered comics will ship during the week post MIX (week of Nov 7th).

by Adalbert Arcane

Best American

Published on October 18, 2011 in Comics, Events and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

best american comics 2011 cover

New York comics fans are probably already aware of this but, in case they’re not, they should check out this Best American Comics 2011 event with Alison Bechdel, Gabrielle Bell, Kevin Mutch:

Editor Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For and author of Fun Home, and guests discuss the latest volume of The Best American Comics 2011, an outstanding collection of the year’s best cutting-edge comic work.

Should be fun! Check it out.

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weekly report 10/13/11

Published on October 13, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Diary by Gabrielle Bell

Gabrielle Bell’s comic Manifestation (which first appeared in print in Diary) has been selected to appear in The Best American Comics 2011.

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Trans-Utopia by Tom Kaczynski

Tom K and Gabrielle Bell were both nominated for Ignatz Awards this year. Congratulations!

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Jon Lewis is posting new True Swamp comics every Wednesday!

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Sand Diego Diary by Gabrielle Bell

Annie Koyama of Koyama Press writes:

I’ve enjoyed Gabrielle Bell’s comics and love the ‘Diary’ and ‘San Diego Diary’ books published by Uncivilized Books. I like a lot of autobiographical comics but the best ones for me deal well with the mundane aspects of life. Her use of black ink for shading is so great. I don’t usually have time or the inclination to re-read books, but I have done that with these ones.

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Tom K and Gabrielle Bell are also on Frank Santoro’s reading list.

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Gabrielle Bell Interviewed

Published on September 14, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: .

A short, but nice interview with Gabrielle Bell was posted this morning on Comic Book Resources. Check it out.

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San Diego Diary

Published on July 11, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

San Diego Diary by Gabrielle Bell

Just in time for the San Diego Comic-Con comes Gabrielle Bell‘s San Diego Diary. San Diego Diary is the third (after L.A. Diary & Diary) Gabrielle Bell mini-comic published by Uncivilized Books. The comic recounts Gabrielle’s San Diego Comic-Con experience. It’s a mini-epic that encompases the enormity of Comic-Con in a small package. Just like the Comic-Con, San Diego Diary is full of guest stars. Michel Gondry, Jeffrey Brown, Becky Stark, and others cameo throughout.

The comic also includes several pages of unedited process comics straight from Gabrielle’s real comics diary.

Join us at Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn on Thursday, July 14th for the launch event. If you can’t make it, the book is now available for preorder!

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Art Show / Rager

Published on July 8, 2011 in Comics, Events and News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Come down to Desert Island Comics to celebrate the release of San Diego Diary (soon available for pre-order) by Gabrielle Bell and Suck It by Lizz Hickey. Details:

Thursday, July 14th
Desert Island Comics
540 Metropolitan Ave (near the Lorimer station on the L train)
Brooklyn, NY

See you there!

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July Diary

Published on July 7, 2011 in Comics and News. 0 Comments Tags: , .

by Gabrielle Bell

Gabrielle Bell is blogging regularly again! This time she’s doing a strip for every day July. It’s always a pleasure to see new comics on her blog. Check it out.

by Adalbert Arcane