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"I received the latest edition of Mineshaft and loved every page and had a discussion with Robert [Crumb] how the really good literature that is out there these days is very limited and how we both agreed how great Mineshaft is - It would be a crime if you stop production... We both don't understand how these terrible fanzines do OK, and people pass over Mineshaft which is one of the best mags out there... We love it, and hope that you will continue to print it... I could not put it down and read it from front to back... Thank you sooooo much for the entertainment" -Alex Goldsmith, France
May 15, 2012 UPDATE: Mineshaft #28 is coming in late summer/early autumn, 2012 featuring THE MISSING ENDING FOR THE "R. CRUMB HANDBOOK" DIRECTOR'S CUT!!! This is a MINESHAFT exclusive (Thanks to Peter Poplaski, Robert, and Aline)! A fascinating 6 page feature, "Aline's Workout" by R. Crumb & Aline Kominsky Crumb! ...ALSO COMING UP in MINESHAFT #28... Charcoal drawings by British poet-painter-musician BILLY CHILDISH! Front cover art by CHRISTOPH MUELLER! PLUS Italian photographer LUCA DONNINI'S black & white portraits from the back alleys of Europe of prostitutes, traveling circus performers, tranvestites, & MORE!!! ANDREI CODRESCU! ADELLE STRIPE! San Diego in the 1960's, photos & text by BRAD BARRETT! Comics by PAT MORIARITY! Serbian comics genius ALEKSANDAR ZOGRAF visits a dinosaur model factory in Italy! WILLIAM CROOK, JR.! And lots more!
Mineshaft is an art, comics, and literary magazine bringing you exciting art from some of the world's greatest artists. Regular contributors are R. Crumb (who designed our logos), Billy Childish, Christoph Mueller, Andrei Codrescu, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Aleksandar Zograf, Peter Poplaski, Pat Moriarity, Nina Bunjevac, David Collier, William Crook Jr., Mary Fleener, J.R. Helton, Robert Armstrong, & many more! The magazine was started in 1999, is digest sized, and is printed on offset press. Back Issues are still available! Subscribe TODAY! Read what folks are saying about Mineshaft! Submissions are welcome!
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