PROFANITY HILL AT BUMBERSHOOT

I'm proud to announce that Profanity Hill is a part of the Larry Reid curated show: Counterculture Comix: A 30 Year Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists.

From what I spied, all the art shows at this year's Bumbleshoot (that's what my Grandpa call's it) are worth checking out. And if you don't want to drop the coin then Friday 9/3 is your day because that's the day when all the Bummershoot art show's are free to the public from 12PM to 7.

Here's what I wrote for the show wall:

My name is Jason T. Miles and I make zines. Growing up in Seattle during the ‘90s, I became aware of zines (and more!) thanks to local area cultural bureaus Fallout (RIP) and Confounded Books (RIP). As 2009 became 2010 I decided to start a Seattle area zine distro because I was tired of hearing myself complain about the lack of zine visibility in Seattle. The name Profanity Hill comes from and is a tribute to the book by Irene Burns Miller, which was published in Everett by Working Press in 1979 (the year I was born! It’s a great book! I highly recommend it!). Profanity Hill is also one of the many nicknames for Yesler Way… but I digress. The goal of MY Profanity Hill is to offer a portrait, marketplace and gateway for Seattle’s zine community, old and new. Go to www.profanityhill.blogspot.com and you will find vital and urgent zines from 1980 to the present.
Profanity Hill represents the work of: Peter Bagge, Jim Blanchard, Max Clotfelter, G. Fling, Eroyn Franklin, Kelly Froh, Adam Grano, Stefan Gruber, Kailynn H., Greta Harley, Kinoko, David Lasky, Jason T. Miles, Lucy Morehouse, Maré Odomo, Tony Remple, Eric Reynolds, Nico Vassilakis, Martine Workman, and YOU?


Photo by Martine Workman

John Porcellino and Noah Van Sciver 8/30 ZAPP Event

Zine and Mini-Comic luminaries, John Porcellino and Noah Van Sciver will be presenting, reading and Q&Aing at ZAPP this Monday, 8/30 from 7PM to 9.

John Porcellino has to be the most prominent and influential zinester next to Aaron Cometbus. His zine King-Cat (71 issues to date!) is like nothing else. I don't know how he does it. Many years ago when I was living in Olympia, someone handed me a stack of King-Cat's and... everything changed. I consider John P's example to be one of the most positive influences on my life and I'm proud to say we're La Mano 21 label mates! Also, I must mention that during the 90s John P ran Spit and a Half, which he closed down just as I was starting to make zines and mini-comics. I would hear about Spit and Half all time and would get frustrated that it was no more. Eventually I become so frustrated (not just by this but other stuff as well) that I decided to start Profanity Hill. Anyway, the good news is that John P has receently relaunched Spit and a Half, so you can now quit yer cryin. I could go on and on...

Noah Van Sciver and his zine Blammo are also like nothing else... or rather, like John P, Noah is like everyone else but he's not afraid to say it! He's prolific and his work is uncomfortable, unflinchingly honest, from hunger, desperate and essential.

I highly recommend you check this out!

ZINE SHOW 8/12/10

WHAT?
Self published experiments in comics and copy art.

WHERE?
Prefect Copy & Print
111 Broadway East
Seattle, WA 98102

WHEN?
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Open House and refreshments 7:30-10PM

WHO?
Co-curators Faustino & Sharon Alexander and Profanity Hill regulars: Adam Grano, Lucy Morehouse, Jason T. Miles, Tony Remple, Eric Reynolds, Martine Workman, Nico Vassilakis, Max Clotfelter, Kelly Froh and zinesters near and far.