THE ANGRIEST DOG IN THE WORLD BY DAVID LYNCH
The Angriest Dog in the World is a comic strip conceived by David Lynch in 1973, but not realized until 1983, when it first ran in the alternative weekly newspaper Los Angeles Reader. Visually each strip is the same, with the panels never changing. Word balloons are changed out over time in one or more of the panels, indicating speech from unseen characters, usually in the form of an aphorism or non-sequitur. The strip appeared in the Los Angeles Reader until 1992.
AMERICAN FLY TRAP NO. 2: THE GUN ISSUE
The second installment of the periodical from Rotland Press, concerning socio-political satire presented in myriad forms: essays, comics, and art, tackling a different theme with each issue.
AMERICAN FASCISM NOW
An anti-fascist publication presenting 16 linocut prints by Sue Coe completed between 2017 and September 2020, and a text by art historian Stephen F. Eisenman that chronicles the current dangerous political precipice the United States is now teetering on.
AMERICAN FLY TRAP NO. 1: THE POST-TRUTH ISSUE
Mono-Rot: Bill Fick prints, is a slim collection of masterful linocut prints by artist Bill Fick, whose work presents a grotesque parade of scabrous men perpetrating a cycle of violence to no apparent end.
MONO-ROT: BILL FICK PRINTS
Mono-Rot: Bill Fick prints, is a slim collection of masterful linocut prints by artist Bill Fick, whose work presents a grotesque parade of scabrous men perpetrating a cycle of violence to no apparent end.
THE SIGHTSEER'S COMPLEMENT
A lavishly illustrated volume presenting the work of 22 renowned international cartoonists and writers creating pornographic works under a nom de plume. The book is intended as an homage to The Traveller's Companion, the series of cheaply-produced paperbacks
ROTLAND DREADFULS VOL.2 NO.5 BY SARA DRAKE
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as"Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. Tipu's Tiger is a richly-illustrated anti-Colonialist revenge fantasy in which an 18th century automaton comes to life within the halls of a grand museum.
ROTLAND DREADFULS VOL.2 NO.3 BY JOHN MAGGIE
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as"Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The Most Frightening Hole presents a wordless tale of a man who plumbs the depths.
ROTLAND DREADFULS VOL.2 NO.2 BY BEN JONES
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. On the Way Down presents “four cautionary tales intended to deter the corruption of mass capitalism.”
YO LO VI (EN LA RED) BY JOSHUA JOHNSON
A selection of twelve intricate etchings by Joshua Johnson, reproduced at actual size, depicting a series of beheadings, the result of actions by the organization known as ISIS. This small volume is a contemporary companion to The Disasters of War etchings by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.
ROTLAND DREADFULS VOL.2 NO.1 BY MARC BRUNIER-MESTAS
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The first issue of the second volume, Red Swan presents a textless woodcut fairytale by master French printmaker Marc Brunier-Mestas, that is by turns erotic, horrific and absurd. For ADULTS ONLY.
ROTLAND INQUIRY: CHARLIE HEBDO
A 36-page tabloid newspaper with critical essays and art examining the content of and media responses to the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on its offices in Paris. With contributions by Stéphane Blanquet, Hugleikur Dagsson, D.B. Dowd, Mort Gerberg, Jeet Heer, Danny Hellman, David Hughes, Paul Krassner, Mark McKinney, Tony Millionaire, Leigh Phillips, Martin Rowson, Johnny Sampson, Mahendra Singh, Art Spiegelman and Matthias Wivel.
THE FOP BY BEN JONES
The Fop is an expressionist chapbook that poetically and comically presents an acerbic portrait of the ruling class. Beautifully written, designed and illustrated by UK artist Ben Jones. Signed and numbered in pencil.
CHASING POSADA! A MACABRE POPULIST IN THE CITY
A collection of material created specifically as a tabloid supplement to the ROTLAND Exposition of the same name held at Signal-Return Printshop, Detroit, in the Fall of 2014. The contributors are Marie-Piere Brunel / Tom Carey / D.B. Dowd / Céline Guichard / Ben Jones / Yusuke Okada / Onsmith / David Paleo / Stephen William Schudlich / Caroline Sury / Wouter Vanhaelemeesch / Chris Wright. Designed by Eva Zielinski.
ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 10 BY R. SIKORYAK
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The tenth issue in this series presents a new installment of Masterpiece Comics, titled Sadistic Comics, chronicling the misfortunes of the Marquis de Sade's heroine Justine.
ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 9 BY JOSH BAYER
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The ninth series concerns the “theme of pulp horror as a figurative force, instrumental in shaping the fate of the modern comic book era’s creators. Special guest appearances by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Man Thing, Rom Spaceknight, and Glen Danzig.”
ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 8 BY CHRIS CILLA
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The eight issue in this series concerns “the debt and the damages.”
ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 6 BY COLE CLOSSER
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The sixth issue retells an old Brothers Grimm tale of a brave soldier who makes a dangerous deal with a stranger in the woods. Expertly crafted. Harrowing.
ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 5 BY IAN HUEBERT
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The fifth issue in this series is an adaptation of the Appalachian murder ballad "Knoxville Girl," created entirely from woodcuts in the tradition of the wordless woodcut novel.