World War 3 Illustrated, Issue 39
Welcome to the website of World War 3 Illustrated, a semiannual political comix magazine. Since 1980, we have made it our mission to shine a little reality on the fantasy world of the American kleptocracy.
Drawn to New York
-a new book by Peter Kuper, available now
In “Drawn to New York,” Kuper depicts: A climb to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge; homelessness in Times Square; roller skaters in Central Park; the impact of 9/11; Wall St.; street musicians and an array of moments unique to the Big Apple.
In 200 full color pages Kuper paints a vibrant picture of Manhattan. Through comics,illustrations and sketchbook drawings he delivers everything from the low life to the high energy that has long made New York the most exciting city in the world.
As Kuper describes in his introduction:
"Drawn to New York is a portrait of this city I love, both its darkness and light. It's a reflection of thirty-four years on twelve miles of island with eight million people in a city whose story is ever being written."
The E-Book is now available though Apple's iTunes store.
ART SHOW OPENING, COMIC BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Friday, November 18th, 2011 - 8pm to 11pm
Sixth Street Community Center
638 East Sixth Street (between Avenue B & C)
New York, NY
World War 3 Illustrated, the independent political comix magazine, presents its new issue, dedicated to the Arab Spring and the spirit of world-wide revolt it has inspired, at a gallery opening exhibiting original art and new work made in conjunction with the Occupy Everywhere movement.
“Tahrir : Liberation from the Mideast to the Midwest,” issue #42 of World War 3 Illustrated, features new stories by cartoonists from Egypt, Lebanon, Kashmir, and Palestine as well as the United Kingdom and across the United States. The editors, Seth Tobocman, Jordan Worley, and Ethan Heitner proudly present new work about the revolution in Egypt by Egyptian cartoonist Magdy El Shaffee, whose graphic novel Metro was banned by the previous Egyptian regime and will be published by MacMillan in 2012 in English.
The new issue also features work from artists present at the massive protests in Madison, Wisconsin, including Mike Konopacki, Nick Thorkelson, Paul Buhle and Sue Simensky. Other featured artists include Eric Drooker, Peter Kuper, Seth Tobocman, Sabrina Jones, Jordan Worley, Sandy Jimenez, Ahmad Nady, Malik Sajad, Mazen Kerbaj, Tayseer Barakat, Ethan Heitner, Edd Baldry, and many others.
The opening and release party will feature live performances of pieces from the new issue and a planned live video conference with international artists. The Sixth Street Community Center will also be hosting a month-long exhibit of original art from issue #42 and new work made in response to this fall’s iteration of the global protest movement, with work by: Tayseer Barakat, Jennifer Camper, Sue Coe, Marguerite Dabaie, Molly Fair, Ganzeer, Ethan Heitner, Sabrina Jones, Tom Keough, Peter Kuper, Carlo Quispe, Malik Sajad, Sue Simensky, David Solnit, Nick Thorkelson, Seth Tobocman, Tamara Tornado, and Jordan Worley.
Pictures of the Graphic Radicals show in North Dakota.
april 9-10, 2011- ww3 illustrated takes ny!
World War 3 Illustrated will be out in force April 9th and 10th with booths and events at both the NYC Anarchist Book Fair and MoCCA Fest this year.
World war 3 at the mocca festival
The MoCCA Festival's 2011 poster (pictured above) was crafted by our own Peter Kuper! We will celebrate our 30th anniversary once more with a panel discussion on Sunday at 4:30 pm. Come by booths D2, D3 or D4 at any time during the festival and pick up the latest issue, a back issue, peruse books by WW3 contributors, or just say hi.
Location:
mocca festival
Lexington Avenue Armory
68 Lexington Ave (Between 25th &26th Streets)
New York City
Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th 11am-6pm
World war 3 at 30: a look back on 30 years of groundbreaking progressive cartooning
A panel discussion moderated by Douglas Wolk, featuring Peter Kuper, Seth Tobocman, Sabrina Jones, Sandy Jimenez and Rebecca Migdal
Sunday April 10th 4:30 pm
World war 3 at the nyc anarchist book fair
ww3 will have a table at the book fair on Saturday April 9 at Judson Church. That evening at 6 pm we will present a slide show. lecture and live music by Eric Blitz and Andy Laties, featuring the following artists:
Ethan Heitner, Carlo Quispe, Seth Tobocman, Rebecca Migdal.
Location:
nyc anarchist bookfair
Judson church
55 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
Our table will be open Saturday April 9th 11am-7pm
"Graphic Radicals": World War 3 Illustrated retrospective Dec. 7 - Feb 5 at exit art in NYC
GRAPHIC RADICALS: 30 Years of World War 3 Illustrated
Location:
Exit Art
475 Tenth Ave (at 36th)
New York, NY 10018
December 7, 2010 – February 5, 2011
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Closing Reception: Friday, February 4, 7-9 pm
Graphic Radicals is a 30th anniversary retrospective of World War 3 Illustrated, an independently published political comic magazine founded in 1980 by artists Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper. Comprised of original comics, drawings and paintings, posters, commissioned murals, documentary film, animation and a complete set of issues, Graphic Radicals will be the largest World War 3 exhibition to date and will highlight the history that World War 3 has scrutinized, documented, and participated in for three decades.
World War 3 Illustrated was first established in response to the Iran hostage crisis and impending election of Ronald Reagan and since then has confronted social and political issues ignored by the mainstream press. The magazine is an annual publication produced by a collective of artists with each issue addressing a particular theme. WW3 has covered topics as diverse as the Tompkins Square riot, homelessness, first-person accounts of 9/11, the prison industrial complex, a teachers’ strike in Mexico, Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts and, in the upcoming issue, the food chain.
Critic Lucy Lippard wrote of World War 3 Illustrated that its “ecological and social prophecies are coming to pass, and the apocalyptic vision that gives WW3 its desperate force and unique identity is the present.”
events
Tuesday, December 7 / 7-9pm
Opening Night: Issue #41 Release Party
The opening of Graphic Radicals coincides with the release of World War 3 Illustrated: Issue #41 – The Food Chain. Copies of the issue will be available for purchase and artists from the magazine’s long history will be on hand to sign
copies.
Everybody eats … but how do we stop from being eaten? This latest batch of new comics unearths some of the answers and asks the big questions about the food chain, our relationship to it and experiences with it. Featuring work by Jennifer Camper, Sue Coe, Sandy Jimenez, Sabrina Jones, Peter Kuper, Mac McGill, Rebecca Migdal, Seth Tobocman and many others. Edited by Ame Gilbert, Ethan Heitner, Sandy Jimenez, Rebecca Migdal, and Edwin Vazquez.
Friday, January 14 / 7-9pm
Picture the Homeless
With artist talks by Seth Tobocman, Mac Mcgill and Rebecca Migdal and
music by Eric Blitz and Andy Laties
Picture the Homeless is a grassroots organization of homeless men and women who fight to impact and change policies and systems on issues that directly effect the homeless population such as housing, police violence, and the shelter industrial complex.
Friday, January 21 / 7-9pm
Friends of Brad Will
With artist talks by Peter Kuper, Fly and Susan Simensky Bietila
Friends of Brad Will is a network of activists which promotes enhanced public awareness about the human rights abuses linked to the “war on drugs.” In that context, it works to promote government policies and actions that result in accountability for the murder, in Mexico, of U.S. journalist Brad Will; the release of and end to harassment of innocents and witnesses to his murder, who are being scapegoated with it; and the rejection of Plan Mexico.
Wednesday, January 26 / 7-9pm
Milk Not Jails
With artists talks by Sabrina Jones and Kevin Pyle
Milk Not Jails is a consumer campaign to mobilize New York residents to support the dairy industry and the long-term sustainability of the rural economy. It advocates for criminal justice and agriculture policy reform to bring about positive economic growth.
Read the New York Times Review of the show
“Graphic Radicals: 30 Years of World War 3 Illustrated” is the real thing, a fully fleshed-out picture.
Best of all, World War 3 Illustrated, like Exit Art, is still alive and well. A new issue, called “The Food Chain,” is out. As always it mixes newcomers and veterans, emphasizes content over style (but has plenty of style), keeps that content accessible and critical, and pays its printers and distributors but no one else.
If it had nothing more than that kind of dedication to recommend it, it would be invaluable. But it has much, much more.
-Holland Cotter
"Graphic Radicals": World War 3 Illustrated Show and Events In Victoria, BC
"Graphic Radicals"
Location:
Legacy Gallery
630 Yates Street, Victoria BC
Aug 11 to Oct 31, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday September 11 7:30 PM
Anarchist Festival and Bookfair
Friday, September 10th
HIP HOP / SPOKEN WORD NIGHT OF DISSENT
510 Fort Street, 2nd Floor
7:00 pm sharp (Suggested donation $5-$15)
World War 3 Illustrated artists Seth Tobocman, Rebecca Midgal and Kevin Pyle present visual and spoken word stories of protest and resistance. TESTAMENT, Blank Space & mONKEYwRENCH bring the heat with their Revolutionary Lyricism and Battle Style Beatboxing. While the Revolutionary Cyborg Wedding Band gets you up off your seat for a little electro hip hop, Chase & Zaccheaus Jackson ground you with their stories and slam poetry.
Saturday September 11th 2:30 – 3:20 pm
Graphic Radicals Panel Discussion Seth Tobocman, Rebecca Midgal, Kevin Pyle and Gord Hill with Allan Antliff Artists from the World War 3 Illustrated collective and Indigenous graphic artist Gord Hill will discuss the dynamics of community activism and artistic production. The panel is being organized as part of the Graphic Radicals exhibit at the Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria. What role can art play in galvanizing a community? How do aesthetics figure in the communication of an anti-authoritarian outlook? Are there lessons to be learned from past artistic practices? Should radicals pay more attention to art? This workshop will provide a forum for reflection and debate.
Release party!
friday, february 26, 2010 8-11 pm
Location:
The SOHO Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan St. NYC, NY 10012
Join us to celebrate the publication of the new issue with live performances by contributors, a digital gallery show on the theme of "What We Want", music and refreshments. Admission is free.
Latest reviews!
"There are a ton of reasons to love World War 3 Illustrated #39. It’s extremely left leaning, angry, funny and – best of all – top to bottom beautifully drawn, featuring everything from Kevin Pyle’s effectively saccharine tribute to the power of communication and sharing to Santiago Cohen’s brutal attack on attitudes toward immigrants. Essentially, it’s like every other issue of the magazine published in the last thirty years: a powerful document of its times and the frustrations faced by citizens of the world today. World War 3 Illustrated remains the preeminent political and social comics magazine in America today."
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Release party!
Thursday, April 30, 2009 7-9PM
at
MoCCA
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401 (Between Houston and Prince st.)
New York, NY 10012
Featuring multi-media presentation of art by:
PETER KUPER
MAC McGILL
SETH TOBOCMAN
PAULA HEWITT AMRAM
SABRINA JONES
ERIC DROOKER
KEVIN PYLE
CHUCK SPERRY
REBECCA MIGDAL
and many others
with an animated film by Onur Tukel
live music by
Eric Blitz, Steve Wishnia, Andy Laties, Breeze and others
Peter Kuper interview on Newsarama
Read "Peter Kuper on the Silence of World War 3" By Michael C. Lorah in the January 29th issue of Newsarama.
NEW ISSUE COMING THIS MARCH !
With all this talk about a picture being worth a thousand words and so much chatter in the news, but little being said, we've decided to make the next World War 3 illustrated our first wordless comics issue.
This will make it more international, beyond language barriers--sort of a tower of a Babel (minus the babble.)
COVER BY ERIC DROOKER
EDITED BY PETER KUPER AND KEVIN PYLE
A taste of what's to come:
"Bubel" by Sabrina Jones
"Steps of another man's house" by Onur Tukel, based on a song by David Yazbek
"Last Walk" by Peter Kuper
"Telling" by Kevin Pyle
Back cover by Mats!?
(art © to the respective artists)
Check back for regular updates and new postings.
Peter Kuper and Fuente Ovejuna:
Day of the dead
World War 3 Illustrated Book release party
Friday December 14th, 7:30 pm
Times Up! space
49 E. Houston Street, NYC
http://times-up.org/
FREE ADMISSION
Multi-media performances by WW3 artists
- Slideshows of comics by FLY, MAC McGILL., CHRISTOPHER CARDINALE, REBECCA MIDGAL, SETH TOBOCMAN and PETER KUPER
- With music by the I.E.D.s
Peter Kuper in Oaxaca
Read Peter Kuper’s ongoing journal of his stay in Oaxaca, Mexico. The above illustration is from the update of November 26.
World War 3 Illustrated Book Party
Saturday, December 2, 7:00 pm
MOCCA, Museum of Comics & Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
(212) 254–3511
http://www.moccany.org
FREE ADMISSION
Multi-media performances by WW3 artists
- A puppetshow by Rebecca Migdal
- Slideshows of comics by Seth Tobocman, Christopher Cardinale, Fly, Mac McGill, and Tom Keough with music by Eric Blitz, Steve Wishnia and Zef Noise
Release Party Photos
Photos by Calvin Reid from the WW3 Issue 36 release party at Exit Art.
Release Party/Show Opening
Exit Art presents the release of the World War 3 Illustrated 25th Anniversary Issue.
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005
6–8 pm
475 10th Ave. (at 36th St.)
The release party will also be the opening of a show of original art from WW3 with many of the artists in attendance. The show will remain on display through Oct 27th. Gallery hours:
Tues–Thurs 10–6
Fri 10–8
Sat 12–8