One of the masters of European comic erotica (that means he draws sexy naked girls), Milo Manara is getting his due from Dark Horse Books. In the fall, The Manara Library Volume 1 came out; today Volume 2 goes on sale. In case you’re not familiar with Manara, here are some interior panels from El Gaucho, featured in Volume 2:

If you’re one of the comedy/human-suffering junkies who loves Marc Maron’s WTF podcast (see WTFPod.com), you’ve heard him flogging his special Coop poster for weeks now. But there is a problem with describing art on radio: You can’t see it.

Here is the “Marc Maron Coop poster,” and it is magnificent indeed:

Marc Maron Coop Poster

This image was lifted from Coop’s blog, which has instructions on how to buy a signed poster via Paypal. Alternatively (or if Coop has run out, this is some limited-edition shit you know) you can try Marc Maron’s merch page.

Finally, it is here!  The interview everybody has been waiting months for! Literally, it has taken me months to get this up and running.  My fault completely, but none-the-less, it is here!  Feast your eyes on the wonderful world of mr. e!

Why do you go by mr. e?  Are you doing this to avoid any paparazzi your
celebrity status will get you?  Are you ashamed of your books and artwork
and fear that if people really knew who you were they would leave dead
animals and flaming bags of shit on your doorstep?  You just trying to
avoid paying taxes?

“ e is just easier for me to spell than my actual name, and I don’t want the IRS sending me any more flaming animals.”

You humor is witty, but not over the top.  I actually laugh out loud, but
it isn’t a smack in the face with the humor stick.  Do you intentionally
create jokes that are more subtle, or are these just how they generally come
off?

“I really enjoy subtlety.  I think it makes everything funnier.”

After reading “Twenty Tiny Tales” and “Poetic Justice,” would you consider
yourself a modern Shel Silverstein? Your poems are intended for children,
but much like Silverstein’s poems they can be more appreciated by adults.

“I consider myself a fan of Shel’s, I’ve always loved his formula.  I’m also a fan of Gary Larson and Dr. Suess.  I don’t mind being compared to any of the, but modern?!  That’s where I draw the line.”

“Pencil-Necked Greeks” was a wonderful tale about some of our favorite
characters in Greek Mythology.  My favorite part was that I could start and
finish the book in between red lights driving around Jersey.  Are you
interested in writing about other religious deity’s?  Romans, Egyptians
maybe even the Norse Gods?

“I do have a book called ‘Straight From the Norse’s Mouth’ in the works.  It is about a Viking who travels to modern times and becomes lead singer of a European Power Metal band.  Actually that’s a lie.  I just thought it sounded better than ‘no.’”

How many books do you currently have in print that are available to the
masses?

“I’ve done 7 books in small runs, 2 Casual Fur Day collections, “Pencil-Necked Greeks,” “The Absurd World of mr.e: It’s All in His Head”, and the 3 Childish Books, “Almost Twenty Tiny Tales,” “Poetic Justice,” and “Rhyme or Reason.”  Most books are available only at local book stores, however people can visit CasualFurDay.comto keep up, and can e-mail me from there if they want a book.  I’m currently looking for publishers to make my Childish Books available to the masses.”

What’s next for Mr. E?  Another children’s book?  More comics?

“Childish books are the way I want to go.  I’ve done webcomics for about 5 years (updated weekly at www.CasualFurDay.com) and landed a couple of magazine gigs, but it was all leading up to this.  These Childish Books make me feel like I’m nine again.  You know, that age before you have bills and responsibilities and start developing and phobias.”

How would one come in contact with Mr. E? Your books would make great
stocking stuffers for the upcoming holiday season, how would someone
purchase one of your amazing books and triumphant tales?

“Again, hit the site, there are links to E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc.  I make time for anyone who contacts me.”

Before you are cemented into the Royal Flush archives on
RoyalFlushMagazine.Com, you have anything left to say?  You have to speak
now because I don’t want to have to update this later…

“I’m always working on something.  I’ve done animated music videos, webcomics, humorous poetry, paintings…you name it.  I’m always anxious to communicate with my audience.  I got an email from a fan a few years back who was interested in collaborating.  That fan was TheAllKnowingHead, a regular contributor to CasualFurDay for years now.  We developed a great friendship.  I’d love to hear from anyone who visits the site.

Publishers, I’ve got several children’s books ready to go, talk to me!”.

New York Comic Con came and went but the pics remain! A HUGE thank you to all of the cosplayers that were kind enough to stop and let me snap a pic! You guys are my favorite part of Comic Con and every year I’m blown away by the detail and creativity.

And without further ado, lets check out what this year’s Comic Con had to offer by visiting our Facebook page for all the Comic Con goodness!

Last year I complained that there was too little gaming at “New York Comic Con” but this year there was an exhaustive amount of games, artists, and toys to check out! I was totally thankful that I was able to strike up a partnership with @Uriyya from The Show Radio. There was no way little o’ me would be able to check out all the gaming goodness for you guys without his help.

In this episode we quickly run down all the games we were able to get our hands on and highlight a few gems we were able to find.

Be sure to check out the episode after the jump and let us know what you think! And don’t forget to check out The Show Radio as you will probably be seeing them around more often…

Long time Friend of the Flush and killer artist of the macabre and bizarre, Angryblue will be exhibiting his stellar art work in the great city of Denver, Colorado. Known for his toothless skulls, dead birds and massive bugs, Angryblue’s artwork is sure to strike a nerve with fans of gigposters, heavy metal, anatomy art and the twisted side of childhood fairy tales.

Sleep is Wrong: A solo exhibition by Kentucky based artist Angryblue (Justin Kamerer). This will be stuffed with rock posters and art prints. He might bring some original ink and pencil drawings with him as well.

The opening is on July 2nd at Marion Street Tattoo-Gallery in Denver, CO.

Under the ‘Angryblue’ moniker, Justin Kamerer is an illustrator that designs album art, gigposters, websites, logos, art prints, movie posters, tacos, skateboards, t-shirts, sandwiches and just about any other thing he can get his hands on. He is a self-described art whore with an unhealthy fascination for birds, teeth & typography. Sadly, he probably draws more skulls in a week than you have buried under your house.

Angryblue has worked with Conspiracy Skateboards, The Melvins, Faith No More, Built to Spill, Cult of Luna, Gwar, Genesis, Metallica, The Jesus Lizard, Isis, Big Business, Dinosaur Jr, Converge, Man Man, High on FIre, on and on and on and on…

Website – ANGRYBLUE.COM
Facebook Event Page – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194148160637949

The power to surprise?  Well Kia surely was surprised when their new ad campaign (that they were “unaware” of) started making waves.

Below are two advertisement’s, side by side that pretty much speak for themselves.  Moma, an advertising agency created these ads for Kia.  Kia called the ads “offensive,” and said they had no relationship with Moma, the Sao Paulo advertising agency that created the spots.  On Kia’s Facebook page, they issued this statement:

“The ad is undoubtedly inappropriate, and on behalf of Kia Motors we apologize to those who have been offended by it”

The ads below, representing Kia’s dual-zone air conditioning, and read “A different temperature on each side.” won awards at the Cannes.  Here are the ads…

Resident pencil monkey and Harvey Pekar collaborator Sean Pryor brings us a dark tale from the lonesome depth of seclusion and technology addiction in his deviously cynical tale, Techno Junkie.

To commemorate Sarah Palin’s Northeast American Tour, we the dirt bags at Royal Flush have decided to show our support by posting one of our lil’ Flush Faves…

Massively talented, hot rod and monster art master, Dirty Donny just dropped his latest art bomb, Monster Revolt! The Art of Dirty Donny. Chock full of his signature tattoo/tiki/hot rod style, this massive coffee table size tome features the last decade of Dirty Donny’s killer art, album covers, skate boards, stickers, toys and a ton of other bizarre and random insanity.

Fans of the lowbrow art movement will be hard pressed to find a finer collection of eye-smashing beauty.

Check out the preview below or order at Amazon.