| | Tags: | ed luce, goteblud, wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | The Hidden Cameras, Origin: Orphan (which is awesome) | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | New Stuff...and a Show! | | Time: | 07:23 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/ibrad/googlyeyes.gif) bouncy |
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| NOW AVAILABLE AT WUVABLEOAF.COM:
For the first time online!
AND INTRODUCING:
Trapper Keeper sold separately!
AND THESE ARE BACK TOO:
Go to wuvableoaf.com or come to the Goteblüd Store to snag yours!
And speaking of the store...the new Goteblüd show OPENS THIS WEEK:
You Are Her
Riot Grrrl and Underground
Female Zines of the 1990s
Opening Friday, November 20th 2009, from 7-9pm
766 Valencia between 18th/19th, San Francisco
Goteblüd salutes an incredible period of self-publishing. On display are nearly 700 creative and inspiring publications that shook the world, including Riot Grrrl zines, Riot Boy zines, Not Riot Grrrl zines and mainstream magazines. Also available is a listening station devoted to cassettes.
The entire contents of "You Are Her" are available for reading and listening. This show is interactive!
A photocopier is onsite.
The show is open during store hours - Saturdays and Sundays (only) from 12-5pm, 11/21/09 through mid-January 2010.
For more info go to goteblud.com!!!
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Sometimes I get a bit worried that the Oaf comic is too esoteric for most folks, especially those that aren’t queer or particularly privy to the ‘bear’ scene, as it were. Then I read a review like the one written by Andee, proprietor of Aquarius Records in the Mission (for the record, entirely heteroaf):
"Once again, the big, hairy, doll making, lovestruck punk rock behemoth better known as Wuvable Oaf returns! We've been champions of Luce's crazy creation since the moment we first laid eyes on Oaf and his equally hirsute cadre of pals and lovers and hangers on. Not to mention the kitties!
For those new to the Oaf, in a city, suspiciously like San Francisco, lives the Wuvable Oaf, who spends his days making cool little stuffed dollies, filling them with his shaved body hair, living in a house full of kitties, and pining after Eiffel, the diminutive lead singer of the band Ejaculoid, who are constantly battling their arch rival band, Spincterine, and that's just scratching the surface. There's lots of unrequited love, nightmarish dream monsters, wild punk rock gigs, nightmare dates, aggro-massage, jilted evil ex-boyfriend chefs, blind dates, bands with names like Muff ' N' Top Grrrlz and Wasp Women, a broKENCYDE shirt pops up during a show, so do the bad guys from Superman 2, as does our very own Andee!
It's definitely a wild ride, the art is amazing, super detailed, over the top, there's so much hair everywhere, on the big beefy dudes, on the kitties, it's no wonder why it takes Luce ages to finish each issue, but it's well worth the wait, funny, and fun, and sexy and silly, now we're dying for issue 3, especially after the back page teaser, a big hairy, horned, devil tailed man-beast with the legend "Who is Goteblüd?". Well?? WHO IS IT??????????????"
...and I realize that I’m doing something right: He totally fucking gets it. The whole damn thing, even the somewhat arcane movie character references. And it excites the hell out of him. And I understand I don’t have to change a thing; I don’t have to pander to a particular audience, I just have to be true to myself, as the well-worn saying goes.
Much wuv to all those who eagerly gobbled up the new issue upon its online release last week! My collaborators are always quick to point out I never take the time to revel in the completion of a project, so I'll just briefly mention I'm very proud of this new book and its accompanying record. But I'm even more excited to begin work on the next chapter!
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| WUVABLE OAF #2 is now available online at WUVABLEOAF.COM!!!
After APE last weekend, there's a very limited number of Special Editions left, so don't miss your chance to pick up a copy of the Oafiverse's first song, "FEARCE", written and recorded by members of LIMP WRIST and NEEDLES! The record has an ETCHED PICTURE DISK B-SIDE featuring a hot mess zombie supermodel! And it also comes with a little TICKET STUB that tells you where an MP3 version of the song can be downloaded! Did I mention the custom GUITAR PICK SET and super-sweet GLOW-IN-THE-DARK cover?
The regular edition for Wuvable Oaf #2 is also up for grabs on the site too!
Bay Area Folks: You can pick up a copy of the regular edition of #2 at ISOTOPE COMICS LOUNGE and COMIC RELIEF! And of course both regular and special editions are available at GOTEBLUD, our store in the Mission!
Lastly, BIG thanks to all the kind folks who stopped by the OAF booth at APE last weekend...it was the best one yet! See y'all next year!
Photo courtesy of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bearzbub...fanx, Victor!
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| WUVABLE OAF #2 debuts at APE...
this weekend at the Concourse in San Francisco!
Visit Team Oaf at the Goteblüd booth (#557) and pick up your copy of...
That's right, the #2 Special Edition includes a vinyl single, "FEARCE", written and recorded by members of LIMP WRIST and NEEDLES! And the reverse side is an etched picture disk featuring a hot mess zombie supermodel! Purchasers of this edition also receive a "ticket stub" which reveals a web address where the MP3 version of the song can be downloaded!
Wuvable Oaf #2 is available in a regular edition, too!
We'll also have a full range of Oaf Schwag...including a limited number of WUVABLE OAF: GORY DETAILS, VOLUME ONE...and tons of shirts, mugs and WUVABLE OAF's #0, #1 and SPECIAL EDITION #1!
Also, come peruse some of the Goteblüd store's finest VINTAGE COMIC and SCI-FI ZINES, along with a bunch of other specially-selected goodies!
APE takes place at THE CONCOURSE (620 7th St @ Brannan) on October 17 & 18th, from 11 AM to 7 PM on Saturday and 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday! For more info, visit: http://www.comic-con.org/ape/index.shtml
Hope to see a bunch of you there!
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P.S. For those not attending, have no fear...look for another e-mail in the next few weeks, announcing the online release of both regular and special editions of Wuvable Oaf #2! | | comments: 18 comments or Leave a comment |
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If you're going to the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland this Saturday, September 26th...
PLEASE VOTE FOR ED LUCE & WUVABLE OAF in the IGNATZ AWARD "PROMISING NEW TALENT" CATEGORY!!!
We know we're a longshot, but show OAF some wuv on that ballot!
Our favoritest publisher and distributor, SPARKPLUG COMICS, will be representing WUVABLE OAF at the event, so be sure to swing by table #s W37-W38 to say 'hello'! In addition to WUVABLE OAFs #0 and #1, Sparkplug will also have a limited quantity of the ultra-rare WUVABLE OAF: GORY DETAILS, VOLUME ONE...so grab 'em while you can!
For more info on the Small Press Expo: http://www.spxpo.com/
For more info on the 2009 Ignatz Award: http://www.spxpo.com/?page_id=22
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THOSE ATTENDING WHO CAN SUPPORT THE OAF!!!
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| And the Oaf promotional juggernaut marches on...
Check out BearPodcast (Episode #282), for a good n' long interview about all things Oaf. It's probably the most in depth and comprehensive discussion I've ever had on my comics work, so extra special thanks to Nard and Ray for the opportunity to wax without inhibition!
And we also got a recent nod on BEAROTIC.com!
For any folks waiting patiently for Wuvable Oaf #2 news...you'll have to wait a little bit longer! But here's a full page preview ( BEHIND THE CUT! )
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There’s a very splashy five page feature on Wuvable Oaf in August/September’s 100% BEEF Magazine (that's #44), available in bookstores everywhere...right this second! It includes a bunch of beautiful reproductions from the Oaf’s various misadventures (including the sold out Money Shot Special) and a revealing interview where I get to blather on about the comic’s creation, my influences, post-Bearness, etc.
Major announcements about WO #2 coming soon...
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FEBRUARY - AUGUST 2009
Thanks to everybody who picked up one! Crystal Connors has left the building... | | |
| Last month I posted this vacation picture of myself at the Madonna Inn, where I just happened to be lounging with a book ironchefpinoy gave me at Comic Con. Ignatz Mouse from George Herriman's Krazy Kat Comics is on the cover...
Fast forward three weeks: I get an e-mail congratulating me on my nomination for a 2009 Ignatz Award in the “Promising New Talent” category! Very strange coincidence, indeed...?!
The awards are voted on and given during the Small Press Expo, September 26-27, 2009. I’ll be posting more info closer to the date, for those looking to support us at the event!
In other news: As of this very moment, Wuvable Oaf Money Shot is down to four copies, so if you’ve been waiting to pick one up...this is it! I will not be choosing to reprint the spot-colored Oaf story in this issue, simply because it is time and cost prohibitive. So the only way this tale will ever see print again is if someone else publishes it (and I wouldn’t hold my breath for that)!
Alright, back to work...Oaf #2 is coming along nicely! More on that soon!
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The Jumbo-Tron projection makes my head BIG.
Comic-Con International was a total blast; I don’t think things could have gone much better for me or the Oaf. It’ll definitely be hard to top the experience I had...but you can bet I’ll try next year!
Much wuv to all the folks who stopped by to chat and pick up my stuff! I had no idea there was such a devoted following out there...it was pretty fucking amazing. Special thanks to the hard-working guys at Prism Comics and Andy Mangels for making my first one unforgettable!
Some highlights:
-Within minutes of arriving at the Con and dropping my stuff at the booth, we chanced to pass Buffy/Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon wandering the comics section. He’d just finished talking to some fans and had only taken a few steps towards us, so I felt it would have been rude to stop him. Instead, I gave him a big smile, which he meekly returned, as if to say “Please, don’t throw yourself at me." He passed and seconds later we heard someone call out, “You’re JOSS”! I kind of felt bad for him...
-That Friday, I had the pleasure of meeting titoagogo, bearringsd and sunbeam_bears for the first time. John dropped off a whole bunch of his Fat Free Comics work, which I will most certainly be blogging about in the not too distant future. I also had the pleasure of reconnecting with ironchefpinoy. I finally got to meet his good buddy Pato and we shared an excellent meal together following the close of my first Con day.
Oh, and how could I forget bumping into callingzero?! We always seem to end up in the same place at the same time, every few years...
-Oafs, oafs and more oafs stopped by the Prism booth...if only I had a camera on hand to capture the parade of hotness. One young guy, possessed of the quintessential oaf physique, was particularly enthusiastic about the character and black Undies shirt design. He said it reminded him of his most recent Halloween costume; he dressed up as Mark Spitz, in just a Speedo. While signing his comics, I flirtatiously asked if there were pictures of the outfit on-line. He somewhat nervously replied "yes"...on Facebook, he thought...then proceeded to fumblingly purchase his merch and shake my hand farewell. A booth mate who’d been chatting with him earlier exclaimed, "That guy's so fucking beautiful...too bad he's straight!"
Eep...my bad. Subsequent googlings of "Mark Spitz Halloween costume" proved fruitless.
-Buffy Alert, Part II: Amber Benson, AKA Tara from Buffy, miraculously appeared at the Prism booth Saturday afternoon. I told her she was my favorite character (as I have been known to publicly announce), which evoked a series of sweet cooings from her. She proceeded to pick up an Oaf #1 and giggle at the first few pages.
-Within minutes of making his acquaintance, comics god (and huge personal inspiration) Phil Jimenez turned to me and declared, "You're delightful." I'd definitely have to say the same of him.
-At the start of the "Gays In Comics" panel, poor Andy fumbled a bit with the pronunciation of my last name, so I helped him by shouting, "It's Luce, as in the opposite of tight".
-I got to coin the phrase "Heteroaf" during the Q & A, which got a surprisingly loud roar from the crowd. But really, there is a character in the works with that name...
And lastly...here's a bunch of pictures ( behind the cut... )
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| Wuvable Oaf: Gory Details Debuts at the
San Diego Comic-Con International ‘09!
Friday & Saturday, July 24-25th
Greetings, Everybody!
Oaf and I will be making the rounds at our very first Comic-Con International...this weekend! I’m scheduled to be signing at the Prism Comics booths (#2146-2148) from 2:15 to 7:00 on Friday and 1:30 to 5:45 on Saturday.
Attendees of the convention have first grabs at Wuvable Oaf: Gory Details, an Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe -style profile and picture book, which covers all the major Oaf characters (plus some debuting in Wuvable Oaf #2). This book won’t be available in stores or on-line til the fall, so it’s kind of a “Con Exclusive”! In addition, I’ll have a limited number of Money Shots (they’re very nearly gone!), along with plenty of Oafs #0 and #1. Oh, and Kittie Undies Shirts galore!!!
I’m also incredibly honored to be taking part in Andy Mangels’ “Gays In Comics” panel...here’s the rundown:
SATURDAY NIGHT-
6:00-7:30 Gays in Comics: Year 22!- Now in its third decade at Comic-Con, the long-running "Gays in Comics" panel presents an all-star look at the diversity in the comics world today. The mainstream companies DC and Marvel are both front-lining gay characters such as Batwoman and Northstar, as well as top-level gay or gay-friendly creators. And smaller independent publishers and creators are publishing unequivocal content spotlighting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered characters, to the cheers of the thousands of fans who are out of the comic book closet. This top-level panel of GLBT and straight creators will give amazing insights and glimpses of surprises to come! Joining founding moderator Andy Mangels (best-selling author of Star Trek novels and Iron Man: Beneath The Armor)are: Greg Rucka, the acclaimed author of Detective Comics (featuring the lesbian Batwoman and The Question); Phil Jimenez, artist of Astonishing X-Men and Amazing Spider-Man; Gail Simone, the celebrated writer of Wonder Woman and the sexually diverse Secret Six; Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the GLAAD-winning writer of Marvel's Divas and Stephen King's The Stand and HBO's smash hit polyamorous drama Big Love; Peter David, writer of Fallen Angel and lots of novels; Perry Moore, whose gay teen super-hero novel HERO will soon be a TV show produced with Stan Lee; Ed Luce, the writer/artist of the Bear-centric Wuvable Oaf and small-press retailer behind San Francisco's cutting edge Goteblüd comic and zine store; and small press and Internet sensation writer/artist Sina Grace, whose Books with Pictures and illustrated novel Cedric Hollows in Dial M for Magic are getting rave reviews online and from Hollywood personalities! Plus, there's always a surprise or two. Afterward, stick around for the hour-long gay comics fan mixer/social, hosted by Prism Comics, with prizes and surprise special guests! Room 6A
7:30-8:30 Gays in Comics Mixer- Prism Comics, the nonprofit organization that supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered comics, creators, and readers invites you to mingle with comics fans and creators. Plus stay for the special drawing of a "Comics Gift Basket" and bid on some hot comics items! Room 6A
Needless to say, I’ve been enjoying the work of most of these folks for years (and in some cases decades), so I couldn’t be more thrilled to be sitting beside them!
As if that weren’t enough, I gotta give a shout out to the new Prism Comics Guide ‘09/’10, also debuting at the Con. Amongst a myriad of queer comic goodness, you’ll find an article about the Oaf written by my good buddy Matt Johnson (aka badfaggot). Matt understands my comic far better than even I do and I was blown away by his insights, so be sure to grab a copy! Also: It has a one-page preview of Wuvable Oaf #2!!! Hit the Prism booth at the Con (again, #s 2146-2148) or check the site for more details: www.prismcomics.org
Lastly, Praise be to thornyc for some invaluable advice during early preparations for the Con! Thanks again, Thor!!!
Awright, that’s it for now...hope to see a bunch of you in San Diego! Everybody else, keep enjoying the summer!
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| | Tags: | goteblud, wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | "Billie Jean" on the TV | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | New Exhibition!!! | | Time: | 10:30 am | | Current Mood: | bouncy |
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| Just a quick repost, for those folks not on the goteblud list:
GOTEBLÜD PRESENTS
"Yes I Am, But Who Am I Really?"
Queercore zines and ephemera from the late 80s through 90s
Opening Saturday 6/27/09, 6-8pm
Photo: P Paula P
Queercore - a music movement of underground LGBT artists - was conceptually birthed in Bruce La Bruce and GB Jones' late 80s Toronto zine, JDs. In the years following, hundreds of like-minded publications exploded onto the scene, creating a global network of formerly isolated but newly united radicals. Founded on a punk rock platform, it wasn't long until zines became records, and a new generation of bands came to define the aesthetics and politics of the movement... a "musical fanzine."
Goteblüd co-founder and curator Matt Wobensmith was there with his own zine and record label "Outpunk", documenting and supporting the nascent movement.
"The zines in this collection are 'queer zines' by definition, but many of them are unique in that music and music culture is a common thread. People forget that prior to the internet, obtaining information on 'alternative' topics was difficult. The record store was where we went to learn and get exposed to new ideas. And we used music and record stores to find our audience - people like ourselves.
Most of the zines were done by young people, and many are in the 'perzine' category, intended for a small group of sympathetic individuals. Alienation is a big theme; many of these zines' creators were just as disappointed by gay culture as the homophobia they encountered. Queercore was about creating a new community, and exchanging survival tips and ideas. And though there was fun and celebration, it still remained quite serious. For many people, these zines were done out of urgency and a dire need to find others, to avoid an impending creative and psychic death."
Also on display - alongside over 200 unique titles - are photos, flyers, posters, correspondence, clothing and skateboards of homopunk heroes.
Goteblüd is a vintage zine store and gallery located at 766 Valencia, between 18th and 19th Streets in San Francisco. The show is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, from 12-5pm through late August, 2009.
( Complete list of zines on exhibition ) | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | badskulls.com, wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | Green Day, "Know Your Enemy" | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | Oaf Kitty Undies Tees Are Back In Style! | | Time: | 07:22 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/ibrad/smile.gif) cheerio |
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It took us a good long while, but anyone looking for a new Oaf Undies shirt can finally snag one at wuvableoaf.com! Bay Area folks can also drop by the Goteblüd Store and pick one up Sat/Sun from 12-5 PM.
Due to high fan demand, we’ve added XS and XXXL sizes to this batch! They’re the rarest of the bunch, so anyone waiting for one of these should grab it ASAP! We’re probably not going to reprint them again until after Christmas...
On a side note, I gotta say these are the best quality shirts we've made so far. The screen print job is astonishingly detailed, right down to Oafie's little knuckle hairs. Thanks be to Brian at badskulls.com for his stellar work. If you're in the market for reasonably priced custom t-shirts, definitely head over to the site for a quote. BRIAN IS THE BEST!
ANNOUNCING ORIGINAL OAF ART FOR SALE...ONLINE!!!
In other Oaf merch news, there’s a brand new section on the website with original art for sale! Currently, drawings from the upcoming Wuvable Oaf: Gory Details book are up for grabs! Each is a black & white, full figure drawing of an Oaf character, done in ink and pen on bristol paper, ranging in size from 9" x 12" to 11" x 14". They’re available via Paypal, first come first serve. These are the original drawings, so once they’re gone they are gone! For more details and shipping information, click HERE or go to the Art 4 Sale section of the website!
Alright, that’s all for now. I just spilled the beans on the next Oaf release but obviously there’s more to tell. So look for another post soon...along with lots of exciting Comic Con news!
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P.S. Special thanks to the gorgeous Yiorgos Pericleous for lending his likeness to the above Oaf ad! | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | Chemical Brothers, "Alive Alone" | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | A new (old) release! | | Time: | 07:45 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/ibrad/talking.gif) waaaay busy |
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| NOW AVAILABLE: THE BENT COMIX #1 SAMPLER!!!
Jump over to wuvableoaf.com to pick up a copy!
Wuvable Oaf completists, take note: this digest-sized queer comics sampler contains a rare, previously out-of-print Oaf story from PISSZINE #2! The two pager is titled "Wuvable Oaf and the Troff Pig"; it chronicles a wet and mild encounter in the bathroom at the Pee Cock Saloon! Also includes two one page "Worst Date Ever" stories, as featured in Wuvable Oaf #1.
Bent Comix is "a network of California-based queer comics creators who have banded together to try and collectively promote and distribute their work to comics and book stores." Justin Hall, Steve MacIsaac, Dave Davenport, Brad Rader, Sean-Z, Belasco, Sam Saturday, Gravity Faggot and JC Etheredge contributed four page excerpts to the collection, so it's also a great way to familiarize yourself with a variety of creators. Please note, there're alot of boners and acts of sodomy going on in some stories, so if you're not, y'know, into that kind of stuff...you been warned!
In other news: I secured professional status with Comic-Con International, so I’ll definitely be attending the big convention in San Diego, on Friday July 24th and Saturday the 25th. Presumably I’ll be at the Prism booth for a signing or two, so updates are sure to follow.
And lastly, thanks to one or more of my distributors, Wuvable Oafs #0 and #1 are available at two new East Coast locations: Jim Hanley’s Universe in NYC and Atomic Books in Baltimore. It would be wise to check availability beforehand, so folks in those localities should give a ring to see if they’re still in stock.
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| | Tags: | goteblud, wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | oddly, not a blessed thing...volume one | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | Sweet Success | | Time: | 07:26 am | | Current Mood: | yay & stuff |
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| THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO
THE GOTEBLÜD OPEN HOUSE PARTY!!!
And special thanks to thornyc for serving up (via speedy UPS delivery) theme-appropriate snack cakes for the event! Running with the spot color motif from the recent Money Shot Special, Thor packed two of the Oaf's favorite day-glo snack cakes into a giant box and managed to get them into my hands (all the way from NYC) hours before the opening. And they were almost completely gobbled up by the revelers, whose insides were no doubt temporarily dyed obnoxious colors! Thanks again, Thor...it was a very sweet and thoughtful gift!
All in all, we had a banner opening weekend; I don't think it could have gone much better. And now it's time to get back to work on issue #2...
The Bent Comix sampler will hit the net this Wednesday, along with a corresponding post about it, so keep your eyes peeled!
( Here're some more shots of the store, for those that can't get enough! )
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| Bay Area, you are cordially invited:
Thanks to all those local folks who stopped by during our "soft release" first weekend!
Please join us for our big Open House Party this Friday, May 8th from 7 - 9 PM!
For those zine fanatics among you, get first crack at our fresh stock of vintage books before the feeding frenzy begins! I've spent quite a bit of time pouring over the collection and I have to say, there are some insanely awesome titles to be had! Stuff I wouldn't have dreamed existed...stuff that you probably couldn't find anywhere else in the country right now, at least not in the same store! Punk, metal, riot grrl, goth, queercore fanzines...horror & exploitation film reviews...lowrider books...art rags...amateur porn...crazy obsessive scifi newletters...graf and skateboard zines...I could go on and on and on. If you missed out on the classic age of the zine, check all this stuff out!
And for Wuvable Oaf completists, we'll be debuting a just-released, digest-sized queer comics sampler with a rare, previously out-of-print Oaf story! Some of you might remember my very first published short, from PISSZINE #2? Well, the issue seemed to sell out almost immediately...so I decided to have that two page Oaf tale reprinted in the Bent Comix Sampler, along with two single page "Worst Date" stories from Wuvable Oaf #1. The comic also features stories from nine other west coast queer artists; I'll be doing a special post about it next week when we get it available on-line!
And now....( store pics behind the cut ) | | comments: 17 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | goteblud, wuvable oaf | | Current Music: | The Velvet Underground, "Sunday Morning" | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | This is IT! | | Time: | 07:19 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/ibrad/bigwink.gif) ecstatic |
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GOTEBLÜD COMICS is proud to announce
the opening of GOTEBLÜD, THE STORE!
Starting this weekend, we throw open our doors at the new Paxton Gate building on 766 Valencia, Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon - 5 PM! Peruse our vast vintage zine collection (like 1000's...serrriously)! Check out our very first zine exhibition...a stunning complete collection of punker 70's rag SLASH! Shop the Wuvable Oaf Boutique and pick up one of the last remaining Money Shot Specials! Get a close-up look at the original art from the Money Shot's sticky centerfold, along with the first series of Oafiverse character sketches! And lastly: BRING YOUR KITTIES TO PLAY ON OUR CARPETED KITTY TREE WALL!!!
We will be having an open house party next week, so look for another post with an official invite (and juicy interior pictures) on Monday. Hope to see some of you locals this weekend!
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| The best (and hardest) part of making a comic book is character design. I put a great deal of thought into the rendering of new characters, not just from a physical standpoint but for what they'll contribute to the overall story.
Sex appeal always plays a big role in my initial sketch ideas. Therein lies the incentive for me to draw the character over and over again (I'm a very simple man, after all). But ultimately I hope that eroticism translates for the reader too.
To start, I pull little bits from a wide variety of guys I find attractive and then I try to coalesce them into a distinct look. My encyclopedic knowledge of comic art becomes the filter, as I find cartoony ways of expressing a particular facial feature or hair type. When I can't stop looking at a drawing, I know (at least in my own mind) I have something special and my "crush" begins. Quite often I can't help having little love affairs with each of these characters, a holdover from my youthful days of doodling superheroes.
So, without further ado, here're some new additions to the Oaf Family:
ATTILA, mysterious fifth member of EJACULOID
Short, Hungarian and completely crazy, Attila is Eiffel's secret weapon in EJACULOID. He is neither 'oaf' nor 'bait'...but physically somewhere in between. Because of this, Eiffel feels Attila's presence on-stage doesn't quite fit EJACULOID's image, so he has been relegated to sound man, instrument techie and recording engineer. In truth, it is really Attila's wild, erratic behavior and penchant for breaking into ultra-lame Eddie Van Halen guitar solos that has all but cemented his behind-the-scenes status...for now.
Attila will have a blink-and-miss-it cameo in #2, but I hope to make another mini-comic later in the year that'll be all about EJACULOID. He'll most definitely get some coverage there before his larger role in #3.
And in case you were wondering, thornyc, Attila completes the A, E, I, O, U in EJACULOID (Attila, Eiffel, Izeed, Olaph and Udaho, all told)!
( ANOTHER ROCKER & A TRANNY UNDER THE CUT! )
Drawing on Wuvable Oaf #2 is well underway! I hope to post more frequent updates, including teaser art and more character designs, so stay tuned!
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