Silver Sprocket sent Major Spoilers the solicitation information and cover images for titles it is releasing in February 2023.
Golden Record
By Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
On sale 02/15/23
Golden Record is a bilingual English/Spanish poetry magazine & autofiction chapbook lusciously written & illustrated by award-winning graphic novelist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell.
It is an amalgamation of words & images brought together to become more than the sum of their parts, exploring the body as the site & host of all pleasure and pain, &, as its name pays homage to, a collection of dispatches from life on earth.
Sugar and Other Stories
By Joy San
On sale 02/22/23
A devoted yet amoral creature ensures a girl’s blood sugar stays up. A gory ritual creates a charming woman’s perfect smile. A neglected and overworked wife is slowly subsumed by violent fantasies. In this collection of short horror comics, cartoonist Joy San masterfully explores the ways in which we contort and control ourselves, balancing the bloody and brutal with unexpected levity.
Rituals
By Nicole Goux
On sale 02/08/22
In this mini art-book full of lush illustrations, artist Nicole Goux captures the sacred rites of getting ready to go out: the quiet before the party, the anticipation before the date, and the spiritual creation of self in the safe space of your inner sanctuary.
The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero
By Raeghan Buchanan
On sale 02/01/23
The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Raeghan Buchanan is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero ‘til now. A starting point for anyone curious, another reference for those who devour all genre-related things, or a cool artifact for anyone in the know.
This book is part of an ongoing series that covers musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Poly Styrene, Don Letts, Minority Threat, and many others. From LA to London, from the early 1900s till today, Buchanan examines and presents narratives to show how Black musicians shape (and are shaped by) the world we live in.
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