“In this respect, our townsfolk were like everybody else, wrapped up in themselves; in other words, they were humanists: they disbelieved in pestilences. A pestilence isn't a thing made to man's measure; therefore we tell ourselves that pestilence is a mere bogy of the mind, a bad dream that will pass away. But it doesn't always pass away and, from one bad dream to another, it is men who pass away, and the humanists first of all, because they have taken no precautions.”
― Albert Camus, The Plague
Robert Crumb - Haight Ashbury
Redrawn by Nicolas C Grey at the end of 2024… Robert Crumb - Haight Ashbury in 2024
Chatting with david about the graphic novel; This Dog Barking
“ From conception to delivery Nicolas C Grey and James Farley toiled for 12 years to produce a magnificent graphic novel on the life of UG Krishnamurti: "This Dog Barking." Recently, I had the chance to interview Nic about that experience. Over the course of this interview, Nic describes his creative process and how the arc of his life and art moved him to immerse himself in UG-world and to take on this monumental challenge. link to the book. https://www.amazon.com/This-Dog-Barki... link to nicolas c greys website https://www.thisrobotdreaming.com/
coming in FEB 2024, for sale at selected shops and on this website
from the forward:
''Nicolas Grey’s artwork is steeped in the influence of the underground cartoonists of the seventies and eighties, all hand-crafted Expressionism and crosshatch, so different from the slick digital wizardry that dominates the 21st century comics scene. His drawings of the grubbiest, ugliest locales achieve a strange beauty because they’re so well rendered. Every tawdry indignity is dignified by his pen. Soho comes across like the eerie ruins of some ancient English Heritage site.
When, exactly, is Death Of A Pornographer set? By the time we meet Jerome, he’s middle-aged, and his shop’s stock includes DVDs. Starbucks has come, the streets are infested with “boutique cunts”, and Jerome pines for the days when Soho was “run properly” by gangsters and old-timers like his dad. In a dream-like narrative that slips surreally between past and present, we see our anti-hero arriving in the seventies as a fluffy-haired youngster, learning the ropes, and gradually being bound securely in place. Defiantly defending the haven that Soho used to be, Jerome nevertheless inches towards the realisation that he must escape its clutches.
This book is not for everyone, obviously. The claustrophobic jostle of dildos, inflatable dolls, penis enlargers and wank magazines constantly threatens to overshadow the gentle, chaste romance that develops between Jerome and his poledancing friend from Kosovo. But for those who can see past the sordidness, there is compassion here, and humanity, and the inspirational allure of art that elevates everything in its labour of love. "'
Michel Faber
HEADACHE NO. 7
the Everything is Normal Edition
Coming Soon...
We are looking for contributions,
We are mostly a comic analogy, so we are seeking short comic stories,
But are also open to poems, artwork,short stories.
Deadline is OCT 31st,
publican date is not yet set.
Preferred format are TIFF files, at least 400dpi.
Email; deadcockroach@live.com
please note, im not the editor and will pass the submissions to him,
thanks to everyone.
We love you.
https://www.thisrobotdreaming.com/undergro.../headache-comix
Headache Comix 6 – The Psychedelic Issue 🍭
Beloved Children of the Headache! We are proud to present…
HEADACHE COMIX 6
The Psychedelic Issue
114 pages of weirdness, in black and white and COLOUR
Featuring a big dose of psychedelic history, autobiographical comic-trips (the good, the bad and the ugly ones), entheogenic artwork, Swedish midsummer, and portals to other dimensions, by:
R. Crumb • Nicolas C. Grey • Oldbrind Pseudonymf • Carl Youri • Arvid Wretman • Michael Panteli • JC Bravo • Raquelle Jac • Bramwell Slingsby • Marc Bell • Glenn Head • Jason Atomic • Russ Brown • Theo Ellsworth • Haslin Ismail • Alma Lefverström • Malcy Duff • Denis Kitchen • Davor Gromilovic
Edited by Dennis Lindfors and Scott Levine, 2021-2022
WAIT! That’s not all! We even got some friend together to compile a whole album to accompany you through your reading experience. You can listen to it for free here:
Ok, that’s it for now. We hope you’ll enjoy this issue as much as we do. I think it’s the best issue we’ve made so far. It’s been a lot of work to pull this through and I can hardly believe we got so many great artists to contribute - I’m very proud of it and of everyone involved making it.
Love you all!
Dennis Lindfors
…oh, one last thing. Here’s your brain on Headache Comix 6:
