Bobby madness's Blog – April 2011 Archive (7)

the first time i got the idea to do a zine was in vermont.i went up there with forrest "fire" macgwire,in 1980.klaus was a friend of his who lived in an old sugar house out in the mountains.he was into hardcore punk,like fear and shit.also though he really dug mail art.mail art was like some wierd art cult.everybody into it did like collage and wierd 3-d postcards,really pushing the envelope(get it?)when it came to what went through the mail-3 foot postcards with toy soldiers glued to them,for… Continue

you know,zines and zine culture is so smug,self righteous and supportive and self congratulatory,to be honest,half the people out there whose zines i read,i want to stab them in the face.theres such a sickening double standard,and lack of passion and awareness-its fucking pathetic,really,and it shits on an artistic legacy-a shitty one,but nonetheless.it(zine culture)claims to be so open,and acts accordingly,but in reality,its been bought out by preppie chumps.one thing that really makes me puke… Continue

well real madness comics 4 is almost done.im really psyched,i been putting alot of work into it.ive been working on it for way too long.the printing hopefully will be handled by tim @ teenage dinosaur.he is really cool to work with.hes my art pimp,as dylan says.i am always really grateful to people who print my art.i barely have my shit together enough to draw it,and im really bad with people.im constantly getting in fights,so i need someone who can talk to stores and shit like that.zines are a… Continue

well,your not going to believe this story,but its truer than trumans story on trutv.i was kicking back,smoking a joint of american express dope(its priceless)watching zine porn on the zine channel(you probably cant get it where your at.anyfuck,i decided to go out and get a zine.why?because zines are so great.so,i went to zinemageddon,the zine shop right in between the 24hr porn store and the day care center.the guy behind the counter said they didnt have any zines to sell me.i of course went… Continue

you know,we're only 11 minutes into the proposed madness boycott-(and i'd also like to note we havent sold a single comic in that time)and i've already thought of another reason to boycott,or womencott my comics-they incite violence.i'll tell you what happened,and you can judge it like judy.okay,last year at the portland zinefest,i came down to steal some beer and ideas.everybody was there-katy crazy,tree friend lee,zero and even joyce hitler and the chaos musketeers.so,anyway,i was chillin'… Continue

well,this blog,possibly one of the best blogs on wmz,has a new mission.after much speculation and thought,i've decided really that,after close examination of my self promotional,sick twisted and fucked up comics and zines,the time has come to take action against me.that is why i am proposing a boycott of my own zine.there are several reasons nobody should ever buy my zines.honestly not that many people buy them anyway.but thats not enough-no one,anywhere should ever buy any comics or zines i…

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man,i hate to say it,but i'm glad i got a distributor.i mean,shit,i wish i was all grass roots and dirty socks,pushin' my shit on tour,but,you know,i've like opted out for someone(i dont know exactly who,i assume he/she is cool)to,like,sell my shit here and abroad,so they can help  get the message out,that,like,madness is a cool artist,and,he should do your album cover,because he's cool.i mean,i feel like a sellout and shit,for real,coz i'm not out there kicking ass like joey ramone,on the… Continue