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Rumpus Book ClubAll Over Coffee #555 Collaboration with Cheryl Strayed
The Rumpus · October 17th, 2011
An incredibly beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Cheryl Strayed.
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All Over Coffee #552 Collaboration with Andrew Sean Greer
The Rumpus · September 26th, 2011
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer. …more
All Naked, All The Time: Gertrude Stein and John Cassavetes
Greg Gerke · September 22nd, 2011
What is emotionally naked art and why do I think I have to describe the films of John Cassavetes, particularly A Woman Under the Influence, and Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives, particularly ”Melanctha,” that way? …more
Conspiracy Gothic
Tim Peters · September 21st, 2011
A literary infographic study of “Conspiracy Gothic” films:
SPOTLIGHT:
Eleanor Davis
Lucas Adams · September 14th, 2011
I first encountered Eleanor Davis’ work in the form of Beast Mother, a fairy tale that thrilled me with its visual intricacies and thoughtful storytelling. …more
All Over Coffee
Regret Trilogy
The Rumpus · September 12th, 2011
DEAR SUGAR Appreciation
The Rumpus · September 1st, 2011
The following visual representations were sent in from Sugar enthusiasts far and wide, …more
Meanwhile, Musicians (Thao & Mirah on tour)
The Rumpus · August 19th, 2011
Wendy MacNaughton illustrates the life of touring musicians. …more
SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Vanessa Davis
Gili Warsett · August 17th, 2011
Vanessa Davis brightens the world around her, not just through her comics, which have been published in the collections Spaniel Rage and Make Me a Woman, but in her outgoing personality. …more
Ian Huebert’s The Golden Spoke
The Rumpus · August 9th, 2011
Ian Huebert, the San Francisco-based artist who goes way back with the Rumpus (also the mastermind behind the Rumpus logo) produced a series of beautiful posters, …more
All Over Coffee #545 Collaboration with Isaac Fitzgerald
The Rumpus · August 8th, 2011
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Isaac Fitzgerald.
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The Rumpus Interview with Onur Tukel
Neil Janowitz · July 27th, 2011
Midway through June, I was sent a screener of Septien and asked if a piece on the film could find a home in ESPN the Magazine. Septien is an uneasy watch by design, and unfurls its tone out of the gate (sports!) with a series of disturbing drawings under the opening credits. The art is warped but captivating (in large part the latter because of the former), and by the time the screener ended I had Googled and emailed the artist, Onur Tukel, who also stars as a brother of the prodigal gridder. …more
My Voluptuous Delusions
Tim Peters · July 21st, 2011
A literary infographic on love, desire, and Arthur Schopenhauer: …more
“SUGAR SAYS” Poster Now On Sale!
The Rumpus · July 14th, 2011
All Over Coffee #541 Collaboration with Andrew Sean Greer
The Rumpus · July 7th, 2011
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer.
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All Over Coffee #540: Collaboration with Cheryl Strayed
The Rumpus · June 28th, 2011
Everything Is Its Own Reward
The Rumpus · June 16th, 2011
Paul Madonna‘s new book, Everything Is Its Own Reward, is out now. The book covers 4 years of work and features 6 countries and 13 cities. And there’s a removable poster. Here are some beautiful excerpted pieces.
The Rumpus Interview with Tony Perrottet
Cullen Thomas · June 10th, 2011
On a recent hot afternoon, Tony Perrottet, veteran travel writer, journalist, historian, raconteur, man of ribald curiosity, invited me up to the poolside bar on the rooftop of the Soho House to discuss his latest book, The Sinner’s Grand Tour: A Journey through the Historical Underbelly of Europe. …more
A literary infographic on love and desire.Kids With Guns: Notes and Photographs from Palestine
Timothy Faust · June 6th, 2011
Palestine Speaks is a San Francisco-based, Kickstarter-funded independent journalism initiative collecting stories of daily life in Palestine. Assistant editor and Rumpus photographer Timothy Faust recently traveled to Palestine with the project. This report for The Rumpus is excerpted from his travelogue. …more
The Thing in Sharon’s Bedroom
Jenniey Tallman · June 3rd, 2011
An illustrated sex toy mystery. …more
The Rumpus Interview with Edie Fake
Zach Dodson · May 17th, 2011
Edie Fake is on the verge. His first book, Gaylord Phoenix (Secret Acres), is a collection of comics about a gay bird-man which have appeared in tantalizing little chapbooks for the past seven years. …more
Meanwhile,
The San Francisco Public Library
The Rumpus · May 13th, 2011
Tony Millionaire’s Rumpus Debut!
The Rumpus · May 11th, 2011
The Rumpus is proud to welcome renowned cartoonist Tony Millionaire to the comics line up. His strip Maakies will now appear every Wednesday in the comics section. …more
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #36: Manny Ramirez’s Final Performance
Brian Schwartz · April 21st, 2011
The biggest news of this young baseball season is that Manny Ramirez is hanging up his batting gloves and saying goodbye to the Major Leagues. This is sad because Ramirez was one of the game’s great natural hitters and because he was (probably without meaning to be, but occasionally I wasn’t really sure) one of the most compelling performance artists in pro sports. …more
The Rumpus Interview with Jim Woodring
Ted Wilson · April 18th, 2011
Cartoonist Jim Woodring is the creator of the surreal landscape starring characters Frank, Manhog and Pupshaw. Judging from Jim’s prolific blog, he shouldn’t have time for anything other than drawing. …more
GENERATION GAP #9: Okay, Cupid
Nicolle Elizabeth · April 15th, 2011
I recently found out that my ex-boyfriend has been luring women off OKCupid and then getting them to read biblical passages with him immediately post-coital.
THE LONELY VOICE #10: Two Boys Fighting, Omaha Nebraska
Peter Orner · April 11th, 2011
Two boys are fighting. Neither is especially interested in beating the other up but once these things start, sometimes you’ve got no choice but to go ahead with it. …more
With Words and With Pretty: Super Sunday 2011
Benjamin Morris · April 1st, 2011
THE RUMPUS BLOG
Pen & Ink
“Pen & Ink,” a new project from Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald and artist Wendy MacNaughton, is all about tattoos and the stories behind them.
Check out the Tumblr. And consider sharing your own tatted tale?
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Police Log Comics
POLICE LOG COMICS:
March 4th Carmel Area
Another rad Rumpus Comic from Owen Cook.
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A Few Words from Maurice Sendak
“I had a cartoon in my high school newspaper magazine. Terrible, terrible shit.”
A sneak preview of The Comics Journal’s interview with Maurice Sendak.
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS:
Leaving the Atocha Station
Another fantastic Rumpus Comic book review by Kevin Thomas.
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Police Log Comics
POLICE LOG COMICS:
March 28th Carmel Area
Another rad Rumpus Comic from Owen Cook.
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Twitter Chatter with @TheNewAnnHirsch
BOMB Magazine’s Legacy Russell interviews performance artist Ann Hirsch about being scandalous, what it means to be a “camwhore,” the construction of girlhood, and feeling ashamed. The entire conversation was conducted over Twitter (#LRAH).
“My ‘activist’ goal is simply to create empathy for women that are typically loathed in media.”
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Pop-Up Magazine
Artist Jason Polan’s drawings of Pop-Up Magazine #6 are available for a limited time as a book. Polan illustrated each story in “real time,” creating the only record of the live issue.
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Gunmar’s Daughter Panorama
At the Paris Review, Rumpus artist Jason Novak has created a ten-foot tall panel illustration of Sigrid Unset’s Gunnar’s Daughter, a novel with “the great dark and bizarre appeal of Icelandic legend recycled for an Edwardian audience ready to be shocked.”
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Police Log Comics
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“Maurice Sendak Didn’t Give a Fuck”
Rumpus cartoonist Jon Adams pays tribute to Maurice Sendak with this illustration over at City Cyclops.
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You Know Exactly What You Have To Do
Did you know you can purchase a print straight from the author of this week’s All Over Coffee?
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The Knotted Line
Check out this interactive laboratory that allows you to explore “the historical relationship between freedom and confinement in the geographic areas of the United States.” The Knotted Line reveals miniatures paintings of 50 historical moments from 1495-2025, while posing the question, how is freedom measured?
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