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New at Casablanca ComicsTuesday, October 20, 2009Book Release party with Abby Denson, Tim Fish and Hugh Tims this Friday!BOOK RELEASE PARTY! Friday, October 23, 6-8 PM Casablanca Comics Portland Meet Tim Fish ("Cavalcade of Boys"), Abby Denson ("Dolltopia") and Hugh Tims (Portland's own!) for a book release party!! Dolltopia by Abby Denson:  About Abby: Lulu Award-winning cartoonist Abby Denson is a rock n' roll 'Jane of all trades' and creator of the queer comic Tough Love: High School Confidential, and now she's bringing the punked-up Barbies and stripped-down Kens of her new book Dolltopia on the road! Having written scripts for Archie Comics (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), DC Comics (Powerpuff Girls), Simpsons Comics, and Marvel (Amazing Spider-Man Family), and between teaching comic book classes and playing in a whole host of punk bands, Abby has now gone back to her roots and returned to her childhood habit of making her dolls 'different' and setting them free from their predetermined fates. Dolltopia is the story of Kitty, a ballerina doll forced into a not-so-happily-ever-after living arrangement with a male jock toy. Filled with discontent, Kitty takes it upon herself to escape her human-imposed domesticity and create a new life and a new image for herself away from the persecution of the human world. On this mission, she finds not only a host of like-minded individuals, but a veritable heaven for the alternative doll: Dolltopia. It's not all child's play though: Abby's comics explore the hugely relevant themes of identity, individuality and making a mark within a society that seeks to sterilize and monopolize. Dolltopia is a smart and sassy allegory for modern life and the need for self-expression, with reference to such hot topics as queer politics, feminism, plastic surgery, depression, and even the free will debate arising from the creator-creation relationship. Having started as a one-page comic in 2002, Dolltopia has since taken on a life of it's own, growing into a 24-page mini-comic, and ultimately, into a full-blown graphic novel. The Dolltopia graphic novel will be published in a deluxe edition with pink spot color throughout and French flaps with paper dolls designed into them. Dolltopia has been embraced by the New York art scene, comic book fans, and has even been used in queer theory college courses. Trust/Truth by Tim Fish
$15 128 Color pages About Tim: Tim Fish currently resides in Boston, has a swell day job he'd love to ditch, and draws comics as much as possible. His past work includes the bittersweet gay romance series Cavalcade of Boys; Web comics for Popimage and Edge; the graphic novel Strugglers; as well as commissioned and commercial art. His first project for Marvel Comics was published in 2006. Tim likes all sorts of music, old movies, and maps. Tim dislikes stupid things that aren't supposed to be stupid, and comic books that don't have their pages numbered. ArchivesMarch 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 January 2009 February 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010
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Secretive Terry suspects his boyfriend James Michael Chase is messing around. Party boy James Michael can't stand Terry's dodginess. The couple's relationship dissolves quickly, resulting in a custody battle over their dog and a humorous fight for love and understanding of one another. In full color! 
