the KING IS DEAD!

Okay let me introduce the new main editor for Grimalkin Press during my hiatus

Ingrid Bohnenkamp

All  submissions and queries should be adressed to her at:

ingrid.grimalkinpress@gmail.com

or

Ingrid Bohnenkamp
407 N. 8th St.
Apt. D
Columbia, MO
65201

Slight Change of Pace

So for the past year I've been working two jobs at low pay to subsidize Grimalkin Press. And loved every minute of it. However I want to do more than just put HIVE out. I want to make Grimalkin Press something that can publish small minis for creators without the resources to do it themselves, I'd also not like to continue dodging student loan officers to do so. So I've taken a new job. One that pays a gross amount of money. Basically I will be traveling around nonstop catering movie sets. Which will of course take up all of my time for the foreseeable future. What?! Does this mean Grimalkin Press will disappear?! HELL NO! GRIMALKIN PRESS WILL CONTINUE BETTER THAN EVER. Basically I'm just taking this job to better afford bigger and better books to be put out. I'm installing two compatriots as team members to handle all the day to day business in this transitional phase. I definitely want to remained involved in an editorial facet but for the first few months it will take me a while to figure out the practicality of this with traveling all the time etc. So to repeat:

GRIMALKIN PRESS IS CONTINUING! Just at a different pace and staffing.

HIVE 4 is all ready to go and the bases are covered for getting it out and the rest of the publishing schedule will roll out as the wrinkles in this new set up are ironed out. I'll be posting contact information for the two new members in the next day or so.

Partial 2010 Publishing Schedule

Here's quick look at some of what we will be publishing in 2010

HIVE: A Somewhat Quarterly Comics Anthology Number FOUR
Release date: May 1, 2010.

"Dave the Wank" Minicomic by O'Shell
Release date: By August 2010

Grimalkin No. 1 by J.M. Shiveley
Release date: By August 2010

As yet untitled "Best of Blammo" minicomic by Noah Van Sciver
Release date: By September 2010

HIVE: A Somewhat Quarterly Comics Anthology Number FIVE
Release date: By September 2010

"Food Service Anthology" Stories from the salt mines!
Release date: TBA

NOTE: All dates are what we want to do and at the moment they seem to be completely feasible. Hopefully that won't change! :D So buy some books!

HIVE FIVE SUBMISSION DEADLINES

Devout, the moment of annunciation is upon you. The call of the faithful is among us! HIVE demands your tithe in beautifully drawn rows of pictures!

Submission Deadline for HIVE FIVE: July 1st

1-15 Pages
Black & White/Greyscale
End page size is 5.5x8.5
At least 300 dpi

Also submit a self portrait and a short bio at the time of your submission

You can either email your submissions to jordanshiveley@gmail.com

or

Mail them to:

Jordan Shiveley
722 S. Jefferson Ave.
B01
Springfield, MO
65806

Damn straight!

"You can read A Map in the Dirt in its entirety as part of Grimalkin Press’ HIVE FOUR anthology this April. Featuring some of the brightest talent on the small press scene, including Noah Van Sciver and ATF-favourite Lord Hurk, it’s looking more and more like a “must-have” purchase for 2010."  -Avoid The Future

HIVE FOUR Sneak Peak!

We have made a time machine! Here is what we found* when we traveled to April of the year 2010! Pages from HIVE FOUR!

Hurk 

Joe Decie

Jess Smart Smiley

 

Cole Closser

Craig Collins and  Iain Laurie

Andrew Waugh

Gloria

John Kinhart

José Antonio Alonso Barrueco

Malachi Ward

O'Shell

Peter Richards and David Orme

  

Megan Borque

 

Pat Aulisio

Noah Van Sciver 

 

Jarrett Dawson

J.M. Shiveley

Plus a comic by Mark Leicht! It will also sport nifty hand silk screened dust jackets by Daniel Zender

*We also found really good tacos! And became our own step children?! It got a bit crazy.

Letter Section in Future HIVEs

I've always loved the old letter sections in comic books and respected companies like Dark Horse who still include them. So the doors are open for any letters you might want to address to the staff at HIVE or maybe to the journal itself. We've been worried about HIVE lately all it does is listen to The Album Leaf and watch Encounters at the End of the World over and over . . .


Address all letters for HIVE:A Somewhat Quarterly Comics Journal  to: jordanshiveley@gmail.com

Barnes & Nobles

Did I mention that we are at Barnes & Noble? Yes. Yes we are.

 

 

 

HIVE FOUR Submission Deadline

Just a reminder the submission deadline for HIVE FOUR is the end of February.

HIVE Shots

HIVE TWO, HIVE THREE, HIVE ONE

HIVE THREE

HIVE THREE is finished!

We will be mailing out the contributor copies soon.

You can snail mail order it from us NOW!

($10 dollars + $3 shipping and handling)

I will have it up in the online store sometime next week

Sneak Peek of HIVE THREE!

Here are just a few of the artists who will be appearing in HIVE THREE


Matt Kindt


Joshua W. Cotter


John Kinhart


Joe Decie


Andrew Drilon

Malachi Ward


Hawk Krall

Dax Delap


Eamon Espey



. . . and HONEST TO GOODNESS GENUINE SCADS MORE!!!

J.M. Shiveley Blog

The editor of HIVE has started a blog to focus mainly on his comic work. Check it out if ye be so inclined.

J.M. Shiveley BLOG

HIVE Hearts Jamie Tanner

This is a cause we can get behind. This is a cause that has us stockpiling ski masks and pouring over bank floor plans. This is a cause we have semi-dishonorable intentions towards.

Jamie Tanner Makes a New Graphic Novel

HIVE 3 Cover

Thought you guys might like to see some sneak peeks from the printing of the HIVE 3 cover. Had a lot of fun making them! We used a Vandercook #4 Proof Press.

Grimalkin Press Online Store

We now have an online store where you can order HIVE

Grimalkin Press Etsy Store

Check it out!!

HIVE TWO Sneak Peek

Here is a little sneak peek of a few of the contributors to HIVE TWO


Chad Woody

Jeffrey Brown

Mark Leicht

J.M. Shiveley

Cristina Freihofer

Jon Freihofer

Chris Mostyn

HIVE NUMBER TWO release party!

Okay great news! We are having a release party for HIVE NUMBER TWO on July 3rd at The Coffee Ethic in downtown Springfield. The new issue looks great. It sports a limited edition lino cut cover designed by Chris Mostyn and features work from,

Jeffrey Brown (Ignatz Award Winner)
Chris Mostyn
J.M. Shiveley
Mark Leicht
Thomas Beard
Jon Freihofer
Chad R. Woody
Cristina Freihofer
Wayne Wells

So come down and hang out with us! The Coffee Ethic has great single origin coffee and there will be live DJs*!

This issue will cost a pittance**!



*It turns out that while economically preferable we were in Health Code violation with the previous "non-live" DJs
**Ten Dollars

Here are some pictures from the cover pressing



Chris Mostyn Inking his linocut



J.M. Shiveley manning the press

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We are now accepting submissions for the October issue.

As always we love hearing from you so drop us a line or just show up on a whim, standing awkwardly with all your luggage when we open the door. We make really good egg sandwiches.

Contact Info:

Email: jordanshiveley@gmail.com

Old Fashioned but Neato Mail:

Jordan Shiveley
722 S. Jefferson B01
Springfield, MO
65806

You can order copies of HIVE ONE and HIVE TWO by sending $10 + $3 shipping and handling to the above address. Make all checks and money orders payable to Jordan Shiveley.