Clover Press Purchase Information
Clover Press came onto my radar with the release of MK-Ultra: Sex, Drugs and the CIA. A graphic novel by Stewart Kenneth Moore which takes you on a virtual whirlwind discovery of the bizarre experiments the CIA conducted by introducing LSD into the general populace and its own agents. Yes, that happened.
Ever since my virtual acid trip, courtesy of one Stephen Kenneth Moore, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the releases from Clover Press. Specifically, looking out for enough releases which showed off Clover Press for what it is and more importantly – what differentiates them from other publishers.
The next few months has some absolutely stellar releases ranging from the old timey era of Terry and the Pirates to modern satire from creator Ruben Bolling. Below is a round up of Clover Press incredible releases coming your way or already available.
EAT THE POOR: THE COMPLETE TOM THE DANCING BUG, 2007-2011
Created by Ruben Bolling
Tom the Dancing Bug: Eat the Poor is volume five in Clover Press’s serially released Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program, collecting every installment of the weekly comic strip from 2007-2011. This volume covers the years of the Great Recession, the rise of Obama, and countless other themes and topics.
Birthed in the alternative newsweekly boom of the 1990s, Tom the Dancing Bug has grown into one of the most important comics strips of its time. Its unique blend of comic strip cartooning, political satire, and sketch comedy has won it the admiration of cartoonists, writers, comedians and legions of loyal fans. The comic strip currently has a huge presence, and has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, and hundreds of other newspapers. It’s even been a Pulitzer Prize Finalist — twice!
Eat the Poor is a 212 page full color graphic novel available as a Paperback.
Published by Clover Press
Release date: April 27, 2022 in the Direct Market
RRP: $24.99
TOM THE DANCING BUG AWAKENS: THE COMPLETE TOM THE DANCING BUG, 2012-2015
Created by Ruben Bolling
This volume includes some of the comic’s most lauded installments, including political cartoons about the latter Obama term and the beginnings of the Trump phenomenon, the introduction of the comic’s popular Chagrin Falls feature, some of its most beloved Super-Fun-Pak Comix, the continuing adventures of God-Man, the Omnipotent Superhero, and much more!
Tom the Dancing Bug is a 212 page full color graphic novel available as a Paperback.
Published by Clover Press
Available now
RRP: $24.99
INTO THE TRUMPVERSE: THE COMPLETE TOM THE DANCING BUG, 2016-2019
Created by Ruben Bolling
Bug creator Ruben Bolling has certainly had plenty of material to work with over the last four years. Tom The Dancing Bug: Into The Trumpverse features over 200 cartoons covering the political landscape during that time. Into the Trumpverse is Clover Press’ most popular volume to date. Pre-orders are available now for a second printing which will ship in July.
Published by Clover Press
Pre-order now, shipping in July 2022
RRP: $24.99
TERRY AND THE PIRATES: THE MASTER COLLECTION
Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection aims to provide fans with the ultimate presentation of this classic comic strip, with all the Sunday strips scanned from newly discovered syndicate proof sheets!
Published by Clover Press
Pre-order now, shipping soon
RRP: $80-215 (Depending on the purchase)
ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS
Electric Frankenstein asked over 100 artists to create short comics based on the lyrics of their songs. What was born was sometimes beautiful and poetic, but other times just downright disturbing and raw! Judgment will not be passed on what you gravitate towards! All lay between the covers of this book.
Releasing over 100 records all over the world since 1992, Electric Frankenstein is where AC/DC meets The Dead Boys! EF’s high energy punk rock and roll combines the raw and energetic sounds of Punk Rock and Garage Punk (Dead Boys, Ramones, Damned, Misfits, Sabbath etc.) with elements of hard rock played by bands like MC5, Stooges, AC/DC, Kiss, Mott the Hoople, Alice Cooper, and so on.
Electric Frankenstein has proved to be highly influential, helping to spark a rock revival among the youth of the time throughout the world from the US to Europe to Scandinavia to Japan, known as the New Rock Revolution.
Yoe Books and Clover Press teamed up again to help bring another amazing book to the public.
Electric Frankenstein: Illustrated Lyrics is a 352 page full color graphic novel available as a Paperback and Hardcover.
Hardcover: $75.00
Paperback: $40.00
MK-ULTRA: SEX, DRUGS & THE CIA
Created by Stewart Kenneth Moore
Based on and Adapted from the Film Screenplay by Brandon Beckner & Scott Sampila
San Francisco, 1971. As the Vietnam War rages, the government wages war at home against the hippy counter-culture. High profile drug trials capture headlines. Seymour Phillips, a headstrong journalist eager to prove himself, discovers key information uncovering a vast drug network. A routine interview leads to a sensational accusation that the man accused of trafficking mass quantities of LSD, works for the CIA.
While most Americans were watching Leave it to Beaver and listening to The Everly Brothers, an eclectic group of CIA operatives were spiking each other’s coffees with LSD, throwing decadent parties and hiring prostitutes to slip unsuspecting johns drug-laced drinks in order to observe every stoned and kinky moment from behind two-way mirrors.
And this was only when they weren’t dreaming up the next far reaching “official” application for this new, all-powerful, mind blowing drug—a drug that would ironically fuel the counter-culture over a decade later. Coincidence? Maybe not.
MK-Ultra: Sex, Drugs & The Cia is a 152 page full color graphic novel available as a hardcover.
Published by Clover Press
Available now
RRP: $29.99
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