Artist Janelle Hessig (who was a guest many times on Boing Boing’s retired Gweek podcast) has launched a comic book publishing company in Oakland called Gimme Action. Tomorrow Gimme Action is releasing a new comic anthology by Liz Suburbia (who wrote and illustrated the excellent Sacred Heart in 2015).
Suburbia’s anthology is called Thee Collected Cyanide Milkshake, which includes all seven issues of Liz’s mini-comic Cyanide Milkshake.
As Janelle describes it, “the book takes you on a journey from hilarious single panel gags (a la Mad Magazine) to deeply personal autobio strips about subjects like anxiety and street harassment to horny sci-fi (favorite new genre?). If it sounds jam-packed, that’s because it is. But it never feels fractured or inconsistent as it takes readers through a variety of experiences. Cyanide Milkshake is personally very precious to me and I feel honored that Liz has trusted me with her genius work. I truly believe this book will make the world 176 pages less shitty. It feels worthwhile to note that this book was created by a woman, published by a woman, printed by a women-owned press, and debuts at a women-run comic convention (Short Run in Seattle).”
Thee Collected Cyanide Milkshake ships November 1st, 2018. Ordering info is on the Gimme Action site.
Enjoy these sample pages:
