Tappa Tappa Tappa, The Tango De La Muerte

I finally got Mike Giant's new book, Muerte, in the mail. It was a birthday present and I have to say, an excellent one. This is Giant's third book in publication and is his best. What you won't see from his last two books are images on a 2-page spread, broken by a crease that ultimately gives up any true representation of his work. I'm not putting his previous 2 books down, but I would have preferred a different layout. Muerte has a nice trim size and layout that definitely suits Giant's most recent body of work and the 2-color ink reveals a lot more definition because his work is all black and white. While this is a great document of Mike Giant's most recent work, it's not all complete. I was hoping one of my favorite pieces from last year would be in the book (the pagoda piece from the Fecal Face 2006 anniversary show) but you will see some great new pieces - stuff from his blog, his Rebel 8 clothing line and some recent prints. Is death really the theme of this book? Not at all, but it's a cool name for a book. Be careful with the cover; it's really delicate and subject to fading and wear (mine was already faded from shipping).

















Mike Giant's store sold out which led me to believe that it is out of print but you can find Muerte on Amazon.com; it's on sale for $16.50 which is a friggin' steal.

Lastly, I just noticed the Mike Giant store put up 3 new prints. Had to snag the Robert Frost poem. Really tight. Oh, and Rebel 8 put up some new posters. Even more tight is the Diamond Heights poster.

Awesome pagoda from Mike Giant (from the 2006 Fecal Face Anniversary Show):















New prints (sorry for the shitty thumbnails):








































Rebel 8 "Diamond Heights" Poster available here:

Jeremy Fish/"The Wolf is Loose"

So everyone's been covering Jeremy Fish's show at White Walls. Seriously, it's pretty damn good. I'm blown away by the sculptures and carved frames. Did you see inside his studio (video up at Fecal Face)? That huge mermaid frame...where can I get one?

So Jeremy released four screenprints on wood panel, but I think people are overlooking the other two prints, Captain Ahab and Old Maid. The Captain Ahab piece is absolutely my favorite from the show, so I freaked when I saw this on Umbrella Market (I can no longer afford Fish OGs). It reminded me of a lyric from "The Wolf is Loose" by Mastodon. I have to admit that I don't listen to much metal these days, but I just got into them recently because I had read that their last album, Leviathan, was heavily influenced by Moby Dick. So part of the lyric goes -

The hero of the gods
The crossing of the threshold
The belly of the whale

And so forth...So the print is 16 X 20, 4 color with metallic gold, edition of 100. You won't be disappointed.


"The Wolf is Loose" (sick drum intro!)


Captain Ahab and Old Maid: