$17.50 | The Stark Fist of Removal (1982)
in book form with many new extras |
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This is the first of many planned special reprints of the Church of the SubGenius "newsletters" of the 1980s, zines which grew to book-sized journals of over 100 pages. This particular issue, "Number 39 Volume 17," was the third one published by the modern SubGenius Foundation under Sacred Scribe Ivan Stang and OverMan Dr. Philo Drummond. It was the first one in 8 1/2" x 11" format, and all that followed were that size. It's an excellent example of the frenzied creativity afflicting the early SubGeniuses.
Introducing the 'zine reprint are some pertinent sections from the 1982 section of Stang's SubGenius History Online Class, sponsored by Maybe Logic Academy (a Robert Anton Wilson-inspired project). These include a brutally frank essay by Stang describing the pressures that were building up in the third year of the SubGenius public outreach, and a month-by-month breakdown of the frenetic SubGenius real-world activity of 1982. STARK FISTS always included written rants, graphics, comics, "historical essays," graphic Proof of "Bob," and extremely detailed reports on live SubGenius events, in this case the First World SubGenius Convention in Dallas. The Church was new then, to the public at least, and those who became involved had the fire in the belly. In some ways the Church was at its best when its called ministers were mostly young and struggling the hardest in their day jobs, marriages, dating life, etc. Artists, writers, musicians and preachers who contributed to this issue included, among others, co-sub-founders Ivan Stang and Philo Drummond, Hellswami Satellite Weavers, Rev. Byron Werner, Puzzling Evidence, Paul Mavrides, Carol Lay, Mark Mothersbaugh, David Martin, G. Gordon Gordon, the late Gerry Reith, Terry Beatty, Savage Pencil, Drs. 4 "Bob," Pope Sternodox Keckhaver, Pope David N. Meyer, Kerry Thornley, the late David Boone, and Don Trubey. 72 pages, 8.5" x 11" paperback. ALL COPIES BOUGHT HERE ARE SIGNED AND DATED BY REV. IVAN STANG. $17.50 USA delivery: ($17.50 + $7.25 shipping) International - Outside USA ($17.50 + $25 shipping) |
$17.95 | Eyelash by Rev. Nikolai Kingsley | |
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THE FIRST SUBGENIUS SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL! He swore he'd never deal with the aliens again, but here he was, letting them beam him onboard... He promised that whatever they were planning he'd keep Tai out of it, but here she was, on the bridge... What were the Xists trying to hide that was worse than Soul Harvesting and interstellar drug running, and why were they being so nice to him... at first? WHAT IN THE NAME OF SLACK HAD J. R. "BOB" DOBBS GOTTEN HIM INTO?!? A tale of paranoia, misdirection, outright lies, extremely angry robots and purple-haired elf girls, set in the richly detailed mythos of The Church of the SubGenius. GUARANTEED DOCTRINALLY CORRECT "Kingsley's writing easily equals that of the giants on whose shoulders we crouch, holding on for dear life with white knuckles to the oversized weave of their immense dandruff-dusted sweaters while they stride about their titanic world." -- Rev. Ivan Stang (Amazon also sells it, with a free preview of the first chapter. But Rev. Kingsley and the Church make more when you buy it from us.) 231-page trade paperback $17.95 |
$14.99 | Neighborworld by Lonesome Cowboy Dave DeLuca | |
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A bulldada science fiction novel by Lonesome Cowboy Dave DeLuca, the astounding improvisational wizard of The Church of the SubGenius radio show, The Hour of Slack. A little bit A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, a taste of The Firesign Theatre, a dab of Fleischer Brothers cartoons, a dash of Kafka, a splash of Fellini, and a whole fistful of Lonesome Cowboy Dave! (Amazon has the Kindle ebook version ($6.99) with a free preview of the first chapter.) 218-page trade paperback $14.99 |
$19.63 | JAILBIRD - The Dreadlock Recollections
by Kerry Wendell Thornley |
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"At the risk of sounding paranoid, I don't think it is a coincidence that I am famous only among conspiracies." -- Kerry W. Thornley
First time in print, with an introduction by Reverend Ivan Stang of The Church of the SubGenius. The complete confessions of Kerry Wendell Thornley, co-founder of The Discordian Society, to his role as second-patsy in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Some know Kerry Thornley as the witty co-author of The Principia Discordia, the 'bible' of the Discordian faith, a noble predecessor of The Church of the SubGenius -- to which Thornley was also a contributor. He is known as well for more serious endeavors, such as his novel The Idle Warriors, and for having to defend himself against accusations of involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This book is a compilation of his written memoirs concerning his many conversations with two men that he was later convinced were indeed directly involved in the murder of JFK. Includes an appendix of miscellaneous funny Thornley rants, and a very detailed index. "I dig the SubGeniuses because, like them, my IQ is also below genius. So, in spite of my disagreements with them, the world looks to me just as bewildering and frightening as it looks to them. Probably, there are Discordians who feel every which way about everything, including "Bob" Dobbs." -- Kerry W. Thornley 326 pages, 6x9" paperback. ALL COPIES BOUGHT HERE ARE SIGNED AND DATED BY REV. IVAN STANG. $19.63 |
ALL GONE | REVELATION X | SOLD OUT - OUT OF PRINT |
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The 1995 sequel to The Book of the SubGenius, the Last New Testament! Either the greatest general satire of pure human stupidity and greed ever created, or a self-help book from Hell, REVELATION X is darker, deeper, more detailed, louder and funnier than The Book of the SubGenius.
This HUGE tome of PURE DOCTRINAL RANTING and HIGH-POWERED GRAPHICS is so utterly and relentlessly TRUE and SLACK-IMBUED that old-time SubGenii, and newcomers alike, will laugh 'till their guts bleed and befoul their pants in sheer astonishment. God's Answer to Fundamentalists -- shove this book into ANY orifice and watch it GO! OUT OF PRINT -- same story as THE BOBLIOGRAPHON, below |