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    Kick Off My Shoes, and Swim Good (This Week’s Links)
    BY Ryan Flanders Jan 16, 2020

    Ryan Flanders goes hard into social media this week, with a level of links not often seen outside of an aggregation machine. Get ready for art, friend. Continue reading →
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    Ominous Absurdity From “The Pits of Hell” by Ebisu Yoshikazu

    BY Paul Tumey Jan 27, 2020

    “Ebisu is secretly one of the most wigged-out artists on Earth.” – Gary Panter, Hilobrow I have a new love: The Pits of Hell by Ebisu Yoshikazu. This collection of surreal and savage manga stories drawn in a naïve art … Continue reading →
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    Had to Wait a While but the While Has Been Waited (This Week’s Links)

    BY Ryan Flanders Jan 24, 2020

    This week, Ryan asks the question that only needles can answer: get ready to hustle to the outskirts of town, True Believer! Continue reading →

    The Best Comics of the Decade (Are All Judge Dredd)

    BY Tom Shapira Jan 22, 2020

    Tom Shapira looks back at the last ten years of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, and trying to use violence as a solution. Continue reading →
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