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Long Gone Loser #14: Editor Damo’s claim that this is
Bizarrism #10: Drop your pens,
Long Gone Loser #14: Editor Damo’s claim that this is
Bizarrism #10: Drop your pens,
WHY do I love these foxy fuck-ups? I have no idea. First up, it's Lindsay Lohan (above), fresh out of rehab and desperately trying to rehabilitate her movie career. Here she is recently in a dress about six inches too short for her (which is why I love this shot).
I'VE never liked Hulk Hogan and I shouldn't like his daughter Brooke Hogan either. That masculine jaw, however, does something for me. Maybe it's the Chyna vibe she has going - what can I say? I love the tranny body builder look.
THIS is Superman from series one of the JLA: The New Frontier range of action figures. They've been around for a while now, but I still thought you should see them.
How fucken cool is this figure? It looks exactly like Darwyn Cooke's drawings. I have the complete series one and two action figures and they all freaking rule!
Seriously, the only line of figures cooler than these are the New Gods line, based on Jack Kirby's art. Now they are SERIOUSLY FUCKEN AWESOME!
I SURE as hell hope so! Goddamn! I loves me a natural redhead! :D
This is the latest controversy on the Internet and some people are questioning whether it really is the lovely Kate or not. Peraonally, I think it is (I wish! I wish! I wish! I wish!)
Here's the full story from fat fuck Perez Hilton on his blog:
"Firecrotch alert! You're never too old to have some naked pics leak, right? This photo of B-52s singer Kate Pierson was allegedly taken by a former lover, who has seen fallen on the outs with the red head and purposefully leaked this photo from a few years back. Hey, her body still looks bangin'. So, rock on, say we!"
Me, too! I want some of that CANDY. I wanna ROAM in her nether regions and turn it into MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. And then we'll get funky in her LOVE SHACK. And...
...erm, that enough crap B-52s puns, I think. Sorry.


It doesn’t stop there, trend-setters. Amont other things, Elle’s into thrift stores (second-hand shops to us Aussies), zombies, booze (!!), “obscurities and obscenities”.
Be still my beating heart…I think I’m in love.I RECENTLY read and enjoyed Freaks And Fantasies, edited by Sydney's resident bizarrism expert Chris Mikul.
It features some brilliant short yarns - quintessential early 20th century horror prose - by Tod Robbins, including his original story "Spurs", which inspired Tod Browning's 1932 creepy classic Freaks. “Spurs” is, in fact, much darker than the film.
Other stories I dug were “Wild Wullie The Waster”, “Toys Of Fate” and, especially, “The Confession” (which, frankly, scared the hell out of me).
If you want your to find out more about a forgotten master of fear fiction, then you can buy Freaks And Fantasies from www.ramblehouse.com.
I WROTE these reviews for an upcoming issue of Zine World magazine:
PEE #41: Another fine issue of this punk rock zine from
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Das Klein Büdchen Blättchen: A büdchen – for all you non-German speakers – is a small kiosk that sells stuff like papers and cigarettes. The büdchen in question belongs to Nicola’s boyfriend Chill Phil and it’s basically a bar he runs in his living room in
Die Hard 4.0: A Guide To The Film In Comic Format: Nic’s art is simple but to the point and so is her review. I think she likes Bruce Willis’s latest action epic, but not as much as Dogs In Space.
Cubby-House Stories #1: Nicola’s cute-as comic chronicles one drunken night in
Feminista #2: More of the same. Can I just add here that kangaroo meat is both low in fat and high in iron? Something to think about, vegetarians. Feminista,
Corrupt Me! #1: A zine about bad movies, bad music and bad taste. That should make this a good mag, but it somehow falls short for me. I guess I’ve seen it all before and I’ve seen it done a lot better, too. This ish covers the punk scene in
Sprak! Vol. 2 #3: Another load of well-written reviews by Kami and friends on the sorta movies that make drunken video watching sessions such a joy. Notorious Cleopatra, Voices From Beyond, The Groove Tube, Food Of The Gods, Wrestlemaniac…if you recognise any of those titles, then this zine is for you. SPRAK!, Kami, PO Box 278, Edwardstown, SA, 5039,
Healter Skelter #01: The 60s and failed revo
Narcolepsy Press Review #3: I highly recommend that other zinesters send their publications to Randy. I get a ton of feedback fro
Word Balloons #7: Comics fans – even from overseas – should get their hands on this classy publication. This ish features an interview with Aussie artist Nicki Greenberg who recently had her graphic novel interpretation of The Great Gatsby released by a major book publisher. Phil also continues his multi-part “My Life In Comics” series – this installment focuses on Phil’s involvement with Inkspots, an indy comic with European sensibilities from the early 80s, which had a far-reaching effect on the alternative comic scene in
Roctober #44: It’s been way too long between issues – over a year by my reckoning. Thankfully, Jake’s back with a garish cover and far too much musical goodness to touch on in one short review. There are oodles of obit pieces on James Brown, a disturbing piece about Lenny Bruce (it reveals far more about the author than the comedian), and Nardwuar interviews Snoop Doggy Dogg and Ice-T. I could go on and on. Let’s just say, this zine rawks! Jake Austen, 1507 E.53rd St. #617, Chicago, IL, 60615, USA, info@roctober.com, www.roctober.com [$4 116M
Nerf Jihad – The Collected Works: The cream of the first five issues of this underrated Aussie zine has been gathered together by Matt and it makes for one excellent, meaty publication. Much of it consists of Matt’s demented letters to various food companies and semi-famous Aussie celebrities, generally where he insults them while still seeking free food samples and autographs, respectively. But it’s Matt’s longer pieces that show his true genius. A typical story title: “How I Was Responsible For My Entire School Thinking Scottie Pippen Was There”. Very funny stuff. Matt, PO Box 575, Gosford, NSW, 2250,
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Most of them were dressed as manga characters and looked really stupid, especially the blokes. Actually, no. They looked really stupid AND really gay. In fact, the expo seemed to be very gaming and manga-oriented. I circumnavigated the freaks and headed to Artists' Alley to see some of the local comics product.
First up, I scored free copies of The Southern Squadron: Hold On To Your Braincells! and The Dark Nebula: The Chaos War, two of eight TPBs released this year collecting some classic Aussie superhero comics from the early 80s. It was nice to see work by Glenn Lumsden, David De Vries, Gary Chaloner and others given the classy full-colour treatment. The books have been put out by Dark Nebula creator Tad Pietrzykowski.
The two lasses above have nothing to do with the Australasian Wrestling Federation (I think), but they're standing in front of the wrestling ring so I'm running this pic. Anyway, I saw a few minutes of godawful rasslin'. Seriously, the AWF has some of the worst prelim wrestlers in Australia. Still, it was nice saying hi to TNT and JT Robinson, two top workers in the fed.