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In 1969 Denis Kitchen founded Kitchen Sink Press (KSP) and for 30 years published many of the most prominent and innovative creators in the comics field. Kitchen is no longer interested in running an operation the size of KSP, but has established the new small press Denis Kitchen Publishing Co. (DKP) to produce or package a handful of deserving quality books annually.

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DRAWING COMICS IS EASY! BY ALEXA KITCHEN

Drawing Comics is Easy! (Except When it's Hard!) is a brand new hardcover book with rounded corners, created entirely by Alexa Kitchen when she was 7 years-old. The 176 page book, with color throughout, is presumably aimed at a peer audience of other children, but the idiosyncratic How-To book will appeal to readers of any age, especially those interested in cartooning, the creative process and the innocence of youth.

Alexa, now all of 8, has already received considerable acclaim for her precocious cartooning. She was interviewed in Comic Book Artist at 6, featured in Comics Buyer's Guide, praised several times in Publishers Weekly, caricatured in Print magazine and featured last year in the Dark Horse anthology Sexy Chix with Joyce Carol Oates among others. Accolades have come from creators as diverse as Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Mark Schultz (who wrote the Introduction to her new book), Patrick McDonnell and R. Crumb.

THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT: Harvey Kurtzman put a distinct Beatnik perspective into his adaptation of the Æsop fable "The Grasshopper and The Ant.," DKP's first book project. The brilliant solo short story, drawn in vibrant watercolor and ink, is one of Kurtzman's finest creations. The story originally appeared in Esquire in 1960 at a greatly reduced size, making the panels difficult to read. It remained a lost classic for over forty years. Till now.

The pages in this DKP edition are reproduced directly from the exquisite original artwork and are published full-size. Each color panel is highlighted by a "spot varnish" on matte opaque paper. In reality the work is truly being seen for the first time. The introduction by Denis Kitchen demonstrates that the story has strong autobiographical elements: MAD-creator Kurtzman's legendary workaholic nature (The Ant) and his flirtation with the '50s Beat Movement (The Grasshopper) parallel the comic-tragic plot of this timeless tale.

MR. NATURAL POSTCARD BOOK: Robert Crumb's most enduring character, Mr. Natural, is back on the scene in a square-bound Mr. Natural Postcard Book from Denis Kitchen Publishing, his second publishing effort. The book includes 24 different 4" x 6" color postcards. The lovable fly-by-night guru (or is he a genuine mystic?) is depicted at his most profound ("Where will it all end?"), perplexed ("Sometimes he just sits and stares"), pissed ("Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer!") and practical ("Get the Right Tool for the Job!").

Twenty-four images were hand-selected and newly colored by Robert Crumb for this great postcard collection! All are different -- no duplicates like many postcard collections. All feature Crumb's most famous and enduring character! The 4" x 6" postcards are on heavy cardstock (not those cheap-o flimsy cards you hate). As he has done since the 1960s, cartoon mystic Mr. Natural provides pithy insights and observations for various occasions and moods, sometimes joined by devotee Flakey Foont and Devil Girl. $11.95

HEROES OF THE BLUES TRADING CARD SET: Thirty-six of the most important and influential early American blues musicians and groups are featured in this wondreful card set. HEROES OF THE BLUES 2004 consists of color portraits by celebrated artist Robert Crumb, with biographical information by music historian Stephen Calt on the reverse of each card. The set is housed in a sturdy and attractive box for permanent protection. Charley Patton, Memphis Minnie, Roosevelt Sykes, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Bill Broonzy, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Mississippi John Hurt, Cannon's Jug Stompers, and the Memphis Jug Band are among the many featured.

Each portrait is lovingly and accurately rendered. An all-New DKP printing. The shrink-wrapped sets also make perfect gifts for any musician or blues fan. Two follow-up sets (Early Jazz Greats and Pioneers of Country Music) are coming soon!

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