Commission 7 By Nick Flook aka Flooko Published as the Centerfold of Issue 131, November 2024 Nick Flook aka Flooko is “the O.G astronaut painter” and takes his fans on adventures through original acrylic paintings and animations. This Toronto-based artist specializes in surrealism, space-themed work and impressionistic city and landscapes. See more of his work […]
Werewolf Radar: Only Yazoo By Nate Balding Art by Tyler Gross Published Issue 131, November 2024 It’s a rare day when one uncovers yet another reason to fear quicksand. Granted, there was only one to begin with but a sandy berth unto the planet carries a mortal consequence so great almost all of us can
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Step Up Fade Cut By Ray Young Chu Published Issue 131, November 2024 Ray Young Chu’s background starts with his grandfather being taken away by North Korean soldiers for being a preacher when his dad was six. They never saw him since. This back history has contributed to Ray’s continuous search for meaning and purpose
Toronto-based illustrator, writer, musician, dream warrior Matthew Therrien is a bonafide autodidact. With art coursing through his veins, there’s nothing that can stop his creative flow and tackling whatever project or medium that comes his way. No matter the guidelines or clientele — Marvel/Upper Deck, Lionsgate, Vestron Video, SYFY, HorrorHound, Cauldron Films, to name a
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A Joyous Meal By Gray Winsler Published Issue 130, October 2024 Amal glanced at the family photo clipped to his visor. They looked so happy. He smiled inwardly to himself, for a moment. But outwardly his expression remained unchanged, empty. He had always wanted a family. But he was never home. This cab was his
Forgive Me For Not Being Upbeat, But Life Has Just Beat Me Down (Part 34 Or So) By Brian Polk Art by Jason White Published Issue 130, October 2024 I Don’t Make My Bed Because I Like To See How Hard I Fought Sleep Last Night Sleep and I like to engage in battle. We’re
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HALLOWMASS 2024 EXPURGO: A Decade of Ritual, Reverence & Revelry with itchy-O Interview By Krysti Joméi Published October 2024, Issue 130 Denver’s legendary 57-member avant-primal-futuristik ensemble, itchy-O, celebrates 10 trips of HALLOWMASS around the sun with a 3-night reality-warping ceremony, EXPURGO! Taking place over a globally traditional timespan that honors ephemerality — October 31-November 2
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Harvest Moon By Eric Joyner Published in Issue 130, October 2024 I was born in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco. My childhood was fairly uneventful, doing the usual things most kids did, reading comics (mostly Mad, Creepy, Eerie and newspaper comic strips), playing sports, and going to school, as well as drawing and
The Climb Up To Hell By Sean Eads & Joshua Viola Published October 2024, Issue 130 After Chet and David’s candles were lit, the five of us gathered at the base of the tree and Jake put his flashlight under his chin. “Time to explain the dark secret of Kingwood, ladies. This treehouse was built
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Published Issue 130, October 2024 Many years ago, I went on a date with a closeted queer who was still figuring out what gender and sexuality meant to them. I, fully immersed in my own liberated inner — and mostly outer — identity, pursued them nonetheless. On our second date, we got on the bus
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