Going APE
Hello. Lorna here. My adoring fans will remember that I promised my next (and only second) blog post would be a interview with people from the Mondragón collective in Winnipeg. You’ll recall also that I said that would be the case if I could get my act together, which I have not. So…next time! And, a special shout-out to, apparently, the only person who read my first blog post, Jon Tillman. Thanks for sending the squished pennies!!! You all could learn a thing or two from Jon.
We’re gearing up to table all weekend at the Alternative Press Expo (or APE) in SF this weekend. It’s like a poor man’s Comic-Con (no Klingons or big celebrities), with tons of interesting comics, books, and artwork. While, I confess, it’s not particularly my cup of tea, invariably we have a fun time and meet tons of great people at this thing. There are always lots of people excited that we’re back and people reintroducing themselves to us year after year. And our friend Nat helps and we’re by the drink cart, so that always livens things up.
My plan was to do a little report-back after it was over, but with Suzanne off to the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair this weekend, there’ll be hot competition to blog-all-about-it next week. I thought instead, I’d let you know about what I anticipate to be the hottest things going (besides of course, the anarchist classics and anything with comic-renditions of breasts on the cover):
First of all, the new slingshot organizers. We just got them in. if you’re not familiar with them: they’re done by a bay area collective (Slingshot), in two formats (a spiral desk planner and a smaller, perfect-bound edition), and on each day list a radical anniversary or contemporary going-on. Every year, a best seller.
Also, I am determined to make this a best seller: I Want to Punch Your Face by Pinky and Bunny. This awesome little book is made by the people who do The Pinky Show, a free educational, smart TV show that focuses on issues that are ignored, misrepresented, or suppressed in mainstream discussion (US imperialism, immigration, GMOs, globalization, poverty, etc.). Anyway, the book is in a kids’ format (because Pinky has minimal talent for art, they say), but really geared towards adults. It explores the many possible effects that a single act of violence can produce, and is a great means to think and talk about the effects of violence in society and in our everyday lives. And it’s totally funny. I can’t tell you how much I love it. I’m going to bring thirty.
See you there!
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