News and Notes, February Edition

Should I say something about Leap Day here? Or about how I haven't blogged since the last News and Notes? NOWAI!!! That's lame.

•  In the must have missed it category: Chris Tupa has a new mini-comic out. Perfect for kids!
• The Poopsheet Foundation reviews Candy or Medicine Vol. 16.
• Hic & Hoc Publications gives Candy or Medicine Vol. 16 a shout out on tumblr.
• Speaking of Hic & Hoc, Emi Gennis is editing an anthology of theirs about unsolved mysteries. See the call for submissions here.
• Optical Sloth reviews Sam Spina's Grandma Stories.
• You'll find Emi Gennis and Noah Van Sciver on The Comics Journal's Top 30 Minicomics of 2011.
• Kyle Nolan made a new mini, titled Bed Bug #1.
• Sam Spina and Noah Van Sciver did some jams with Lonnie Allen.

Volume Sixteen Out Now

Candy or Medicine Volume Sixteen is on sale now! There's a lot of awesomeness in this issue, starting off with an awesome cover by Emi Gennis as well as 14 equally as awesome pages by Nate McDonough, Harry Nordlinger, Jim Gullet, Andy Nukes and Robert Dayton. We laugh in the face of the rising price of commodities and still offer this amazing issue for the cost of just one measly dollar!

Candy or Medicine Volume Sixteen Lineup

With Christmas and some unused vacation days, I'm going to have five extra days off in the next three weeks. My goal is to get Candy or Medicine Volume Sixteen ready for publication in January. To whet your appetite, here is the contributor line up and a first look at the cover, by the wonderful Emi Gennis.

• Cover- Emi Gennis
• Nate McDonough (four pages)
• Harry Nordlinger (three pages)
• Jim Gullet (five pages)
• Andy Nukes (one page)
• Robert Dayton (one page)

News and Notes, November Edition

Sorry about the lack of updates lately. It's been slow in the Candy or Medicine world. But look for a new issue by the end of the year! Anyhoo, here's what occurred in November:

• Emi Gennis was featured in Red Flag Magazine.
• Noah Van Sciver presents a recap of MIX and some pages from his forthcoming graphic novel The Hypo.
• William Cardini aka Mark Hensel has some cool stuff going on.
• Rob Clough reviews Sam Spina's Spinadoodles: The Second Year.

Mini-Comic a Month Challenge for June 2011 by Guest Contributor Kelly

Here's Kelly's quick take on a few mini-comics for the month of June. You can follow Kelly on Twitter here.

Purchased:

Spaz! #1-4 and

The Collyer Brothers

by Emi Gennis

Available here

 

 

I have never read any of Emi Gennis' work but these got good reviews, and how could I pass up a mini-comic about the Collyer brothers??

Read:

The Trentford Hotel by Orion Wertz

Incredible art and a tale that gets under your skin, big time. Check out the sample pages here: 

http://www.giantsquidpress.com/trentford%20hotel/trentford%20hotel%20pg%20002.html