Staff Pick
Test Tube, published by Portland's very own Floating World Comics, is surprisingly gorgeous in its ugliness, simple in its complexity, and poetic in its strangeness. It's captivating, weird, and phantasmagorical, and as soon as I finished reading it, I read it again. This beautiful book stuck with me like sunlight in eyes. Recommended By Lin W., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Test Tube follows three people living in a faceless city of decrepit movie theaters, girlie night clubs, and paper thin apartment buildings. Within that stew, they are exposed to strange photographs, old cracked statues, cardboard cut-outs, and sexual mania. A stunning woman named Jill meets a white haired poet named Gene Dennel at the flea market. He invites her to collaborate on his masterpiece, revealing the secret that could spark the next phase of human evolution.
Carlos Gonzalez's comics have been published in anthologies like Kramers Ergot 6 and his artwork has been exhibited in galleries with members of Fort Thunder.
Synopsis
Follows three people living in aand#160;faceless city of decrepit movie theaters, girlie night clubs, and paper thin apartment buildings.
About the Author
Carlos Gonzalez is a deeply inspirational figure in the underground comics and music scene. He has created a vast body of DIY work including the 500 page sci-fi opus, Slime Freak, experimental films shot on VHS, and a number of cassettes recorded with his musical project, Russian Tsarlag. His comics have been published in anthologies like Kramers Ergot 6 and his artwork has been exhibited in galleries with members of Fort Thunder.