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THANK YOU, NEW YORK MAGAZINE: JOHN WILCOCK COMIC IN NY MAG APPROVAL MATRIX | SUGGESTED MUSIC: THE BUREAU!

First time visiting this site?
Here's a few recommendations:

MAIN ITEM: John Wilcock, New York Years — Now completed after ten years. Read many sample pages here.


For a limited time: Buy Book One or Book Two separately
Comics with Problems
A comic to cure EVERY problem - From 1940s messages on Communism to other present-day hysteria. Featured on Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, The Rachel Maddow Show, Metafilter, Jezebel, Wonkette, CSPAN and Air America.
Look Back in Horror: TRUMP TRACTS or PALIN LIPSTICK
The Realist Archive
As heard on WTF with Marc Maron, and recognized by the Webby Awards. Archive of Paul Krassner's groundbreaking 1960s counterculture satire magazine. Every issue scanned, restored, and viewable for free. Lenny Bruce, Robert Anton Wilson, others.


Read the deluxe comics Fantagraphics collection:

THE REALIST CARTOONS
Co-edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff
NEW and HAPPENING RIGHT NOW:
Read the OTHER SCENES ARCHIVE!
A complete in-order republishing of this classic counterculture paper. Now Mostly Complete.
Spoken Word with Electronics
modular

New shows every 2-3 weeks.
Electronics and conversations.

View on Bandcamp
Thank you AV Club!

Finding other material here:

For a list of personal projects (bio, CV, list of music and comics, etc) - click here.

To peruse available rare comics and other material on this site, Click for a list of menus.

Two more items:
Remembering Barney Rosset (good friend)
And don't miss THE OTHER SCENES ARCHIVE!

Spoken Word with Electronics · Spoken Word with Electronics - CURRENT SHOW


LAW OFFICES OF ETHAN PERSOFF

2024 UPDATE

Greetings, friends!

Haven't updated this front page in a while. Here's a summary of work on the site and some other projects:


new charlie pickle records - Books Three and Four - Great time to get into the series. Get a print copies (they're nice) at http://www.ep.tc/books - Get an album at http://eptc.bandcamp.com
I've been back on Spoken Word with Electronics shows. New episodes include a collection of self-help cassettes of the 1970s, Creating spray-on tan noises with a drum machine, and music made from a rattling refrigerator. You can view everything new at soundcloud.com/eptc/albums and subscribe via Apple Podcasts here.

Here's the most recent shows:


August 11, 2024: Return to Work Special
(From Inside a Chik-Fil-A Delivery Robot)




September 10, 2024: Kombucha and Klonopin,
Gieskes and Guitars




July 13, 2024: Recordings Are Fascinating




June 30, 2024: Milk Math


THE RECOVERY OF CHARLIE PICKLE #03
New book and record: Recovery of Charlie Pickle #03
Print copy available on Amazon and album on Bandcamp.



I played a show at Austin's Spiderhouse Ballroom. Here's a live recording of the set:


http://www.ep.tc/books
for charlie pickle books

New Books and New Music:

THE RECOVERY OF CHARLIE PICKLE
Print and Audio Series, compiling the serialized stories from SWWE into a proper set of books and records. View on Bandcamp and on Amazon.

See also: this recent interview with PRINT with Steven Heller
and this appreciated longform interview with CANON from Colin Blanchette.


Here's a few other items presently available:

The Bureau



Back in print: THE BUREAU! - A long list of appreciated comments from listeners and readers suggest this is a solid choice for the unusual and/or employed. It is a book with a 9.5 music soundtrack. Press play at 8:55am and follow the instructions. First editions sold out pretty quickly in 2019 and here's a new edition for 2023/2024. New edition has a few extra pages of art and is on a more pulp-like paper stock that better resembles government posters.

Pick up a print copy of The Bureau

The accompanying album on Bandcamp includes a PDF download, to be printed at home if you'd prefer:

The Recovery of Charlie Pickle



THE RECOVERY OF CHARLIE PICKLE
This links to the main series page. Currently two issues available in print.

These are great looking books. Display very nicely with other print items of similar size and shape. Will grow to include other Charlie Pickle books as they are available. Get in on the ground floor with issues one and two.

View all available Charlie Pickle books in print

Also available in audio with PDF:


John Wilcock, New York Years

Kickstarter Update July 22 2021:
We're nearing 95% of all orders shipped!

(Update after that: ALL BOOKS sent out)

The Complete Series is available for purchase here for all buyers, regardless of if you contributed to the Kickstarter.


BUY A COPY NOW


Readers Write:

"Complete print edition received . The most fun that has come in the mailbox all year!"

"Got your book!! SO GREAT!! It's a magical time machine.."

Curious about the book itself? The video below from the Kickstarter describes it well:

Kickstarter Update July 12 2021: We're nearing 85% of all orders shipped! Thanks for all your support and patience as remaining orders get fulfilled. Update coming up this week. In the meantime, The Complete Series is available for purchase here.

New Section on the Site: SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS



Connect with the show on Bandcamp, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play

New episodes posted every Monday

Support the site with a record purchase:

New Section on the Site, NOW AVAILABLE:

Full scans of the long out of print counterculture classic

THE OTHER SCENES ARCHIVE!

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Teddy and RADIO WIRE
Love stories (see also)

LIVE AT HARRY'S LOFT
Music, Now available in the U.S.

JOHN WILCOCK: New York Years
By Ethan Persoff and Scott Marshall

1957 atomic revolution comic book
Lucky find

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