Erica S.'s Blog (11)

 

For the month of April at Black Light Diner distro, shipping is free on all US orders over $20, and all Canada/Mexico orders over $35! Help me downsize in preparation for my upcoming move to…

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I'm trying to downsize Black Light Diner distro in preparation for a move to a smaller apartment, so I am having a sale! For every four zines or other items ordered, get an additional zine (priced at $3.00 or less) free! Just put the name of the zine you want in the comments section of the checkout form. Don't worry about shipping. Sale runs until the end of March or until I remember to take this down.

 

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Hey, just a friendly notice about the new zines available at Black Light Diner distro!!

 

 

ROOTS OF HOPE #3 (Portland, OR)

Korinna's sec

ond Latin America travel zine starts off with a visually stunning cover. Seriously, my jaw dropped when I saw it: every issue comes with a…

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Hey everyone, just want to give you a heads-up about the new comics and zines available at Black Light Diner distro! (http://www.blacklightdiner.com)

BOOTY #24 (Holyoke, MA)

The newest issue of Anne's personal comic is about her experiences as a roller derby referee. The stress of constant practice and bouts wears on her, but a real enthusiasm for the… Continue

Hey everyone! After my recent move, Black Light Diner Comics and Zines is back in business, with new zines in stock! Check them out:









SHOW AND TELL #5 (Bend, OR)



The fifth issue of Rachel Lee-Carman's personal/comics zine includes even more funny, short pieces, on such diverse topics as the insanity of Costco, serving Stephen Baldwin (and saving his receipt!),… Continue

Hello everyone! Just a little update about the new zines available at Black Light Diner Distro!







HELLO ALABAMA: A ONE-SHOT DISASTER (Tuscaloosa, AL)



Courtney's (Muse) anti-love letter to Alabama was written after she packed up and moved from North Carolina to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to attend library science school. The move came with an unexpected downside in the racist and conservative attitudes… Continue

Hey everyone! It's been awhile since I posted about the new zines and comics available at Black Light Diner Distro, and there are a ton of them!







BOOTY #19 (Amherst, MA)

Covering the time period between September 2003 and March 2005, this issue of Anne's personal comic book includes work stories, an encounter with an animate snowman, a last-minute, surprisingly cheap vacation to Iceland (!), and a very… Continue

Hey, this is just a heads-up on the new zines and comics available at Black Light Diner Distro!









HIGH ON BURNING PHOTOGRAPHS #4 (Pittsburgh, PA)

Ocean's personal zine is a text-heavy meditation on such topics as sobriety, coming out, tough girls, and voluntary spinsterhood, all wrapped up in a scrappy cut-and-paste layout. The highlight of the zine, for me, is an incredibly moving… Continue

Hey everyone! This is a short update listing the newest zines and comics in at Black Light Diner Distro!





YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE #9 (Somerville, MA)

I love journal comics! This is by Carrie McNinch, former author of "Assassin and the Whiner." In her new comic, Carrie devotes a comic strip per day to detailing activities both important and mundane. Watch Carrie run the rattlesnake-infested canyons of the… Continue

Hey everyone, just wanted to show you some of the comics and zines that have been recently added to Black Light Diner Distro!





EIGHTEEN LONG DAYS (Amherst, MA)

Leann’s travel diary documents her journey to Chicago in January 2007 to take a writing class with cartoonist Lynda Barry (one of my favorites, too). On the way, she celebrates Xmas with family, bonds with her sister, explores art galleries, and trawls the Windy City. The drawings are filled with a certain… Continue

Well, it's been open for awhile now, but this is the first I've talked of it other than on my own LJ and We Make Zines. Black Light Diner is a distro specializing in (though not limited to) comics zines, minicomics, and other forms of sequential art zine-type publications. Some things in stock right now:







Art School Chronicles #1: This 24-hour comics zine documents Jessica’s first year as a graduate printmaking… Continue