PICK OUT YOUR BUNKS!

…Because there’s no better time to be in the PINK STEEL NAVY!

**NEW PINK STEEL T-SHIRTS!**

Whether you’re a T, a tank, or a baby doll, we have a fabulous PINK STEEL

shirt for you! All you need is a credit card and an acute sense of irony!

Visit the PINK STEEL STORE:

http://www.cafeshops.com/pinksteelstore

or http://www.pinksteel.org !

(Don’t forget to check out the PINK STEEL B-B-Q apron!)

**PINK STEEL GOES TO SEATTLE!**

…And not just because we love the Space Needle or smack! PINK STEEL is

invited to perform at the very popular Seattle Sketchfest! Look for Hanson &

Udo to play the cherry late spots on Friday October 11 and Saturday October

12!

Show times & more information:

http://www.sketchfest.org

http://www.pinksteel.org/shows.html

**PINK STEEL BORDELLO!**

THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 30 AT 10 PM, PINK STEEL joins special guests from Comedy

Central & MTV to ring in the return of the COMEDY BORDELLO! Come to the

Pantheon Theater–formerly part of Show World–and see what we do with the

stripper poles!

The Comedy Brothel

$10 admission ($2 for “Badgers” patrons)

10:00 PM

Pantheon Theater

303 W 42nd St., 2nd Floor

Reservations: 212-841-0316

http://www.pinksteel.org/shows.html

**SPANK! SPANK! SPANK!**

The fine folks at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater invite PINK STEEL to

play SPANK, their weekly showcase of NYC’s best alternative comedy acts!

Look for Hanson and Udo to spread their gay metal on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, @

7PM! Mark your calendars!

http://www.pinksteel.org/shows.html

AND stay tuned for the NYC return of PINK STEEL’s full-length extravaganza,

“Get Thee Behind me, Gaytan!” PLUS, the debut of “Operation: Big Pink”!

That is all for now, fabulous Navy! Prepare to set sail on a molten sea of

pure gay metal!

Kissies,

–Udo Von DüYü,

PINK STEEL

tonic

presents

AN EXHIBITION OF COMIC ART

by

BRENDAN TOLLEY

“Stop Making Scents”

A story in nine pages,

Written and illustrated for the upcoming

romance comics anthology,

Tango #5 – The Senses.

These limited edition (one-off), A1 sized

prints have been produced exclusively

for showing at

cafe tonic, 396 Church St, Richmond

ph: 9421 1606

Opening:

7 September, 2002. 6-8pm

Exhibition Dates:

7 September, 2002 –

7 January, 2003.

Hope to see you there!

Tolley

…………. tolley illustration

……………………… comics

………………. storyboards

…………………. illustration

………….. graphic design

tollster@greatcircle.net.au

http://www.greatcircle.net.au/~tollster/

UK Distro

http://www.smallzone.co.uk/

New Zealand fun

http://www.nzedge.com

24 hour comics nite: why does that sound familiar?

http://24.ninthart.com

Warren Ellis again

http://www.diepunyhumans.com

http://www.strangemachine.com

Comics are everywhere. Case in point: ‘The Hod Carrier of Sorrow’.

Two of my friends are sick (1 dengue, 1 general plumbing) so Dr. Weeks has been making some house calls.

First quiet evening by myself in weeks, just soaking in the silence, letting thoughts coalesce. Read letters and some manga at Sanctuary, a nice Japanese restaurant here in Siem Reap.

I’ve gotten a letter all the way from Texas! Rick Bradford (of Poopsheet fame) sent me “I am what I am”, a little zine about his personal life. Thousands of people are doing this on weblogs, but printed matter STILL trumps web wankery every time. I read it in a nice restaurant, having some udon noodles, listening to jazz. Hard to do that with a blog.

Speaking of the printed word, I’ve published a book. It’s a hardbound copy of earlier issues of QuickDraw, plus the website and assorted travel writings. It’s big, since the printer fucked up and printed the pages single sided. If you want a copy I’ve got a stack of about twenty, printing’s cheap here.

Have also gotten a big chunk of the latest Top Shelf comics from Brett Warnock. Thanks heaps Brett! Coming back from Australia and then getting these goodies I’m really on a comix high.

Reading Ricko’s reviews, enjoying Brett’s goodies, thinking back to the Australian comix milieu, and with an ever growing stack of comics from Cambodia, am trying to put pieces of the puzzle into place.

There is no small press scene in Cambodia. Or rather, everything is small press. It’s all very seat of the pants, but it’s not done by disaffected literate hipsters. People who publish want to make it, they want to be mainstream and successful. They publish because they have to.

There is clearly some intersection to be made, some interaction to occur. But the people, places and content are so different. It doesn’t seem obvious just yet.