This book starts out like a B-movie about space aliens - quite literally. A small contingent of the Red Army wages a half-assed battle with intergallactic weirdoes riding mechanical tentacle monsters and komodo dragons on a blue screen. As the story moves along, it turns into a very gay pseudo-gnostic morality play with a weird Jack T. Chick on acid sensibility. (Please note that when we say, "very gay," we are talking about the, "two dudes in love," sense of the word, so stop getting your underpants in a bunch, Tumblr denizen.) I Turned Into A Cherub Because Of Alien Sex: A Barxotka Story is probably exactly as deliciously messed up as you assume it to be. It features an beautiful hand-painted cover by the artist formerly known as Amanda "Mandarr" Wearstler, Rev. Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz's schizophrenia-fuled creativity, and Loki Kaspari's attempts at trying to make it semi-comprehensible. MORE...
The Barxotka team is back, and we have another story for you. The literary genre that The Wanted: A Barxotka Story falls under, happens to be erotica. Alas, that's not correct, and we only made that selection because our distribution outlet made us. "Erotica" would mean that this story should be a beautiful and idealized frolic into arousal for the reader, which it is not. Uncomfortable themes abound and the adult action is only there as a necessary part of the relationship navigation and emotional drama, which are probably more interesting than the sex itself. We could call it "cartoon porn", but that's not quite right either. There's definitely too much plot for that. Perhaps "yaoi" is a better label? Oh goodness no, THIS IS RUSSIA! Although some observable manga influence exists, there's too much belly fat, body hair, boobs and chunky Mikhail Larianov-inspired art to fuss with bishie boys. So let's be honest, this is a tragic Latin American-style telenovela set in the Soviet Union about a pair of former kissing cousins in love with a man who deserves neither of of them, and the mysterious secret society he wants to join. If that turns you on, then get the book and turn those pages. MORE...
(A.K.A. Dissident Priest, and also Tsarkias.) This is a book based on the controversial webcomic about a male victim of sexual exploitation, that nearly resulted in Velvet Rasputin going bankrupt and out business. Our primary patron didn't like the way the art production was going. He pulled all his funding from our organization, which screwed things over pretty royally. As devastating as that situation was for everyone involved, Mr. Money Bags wasn't wrong. So, we fired the fancy Big 2-style comic artist, cajoled Vas into redrawing the entire comic book in a less mainstream style (which Vas agreed to very grudgingly,) re-lettered entire sections, rewrote some others, and uncensored a few little details that may affect Tsar's status as one of Velvet Rasputin's fan favorite characters.
I Have Problems In This Life is the story of a pious Orthodox priest turned amoral assassin by the very prison system that's supposed to rehabilitate the bad guys. It's very raw, heartwrenching and a damn good read about systemic oppression in the Soviet Union. Printed in all black and white for a primal zine feel, and available for a great price.
April and Serafina are two young girls who share nothing in common, until their lives are shattered by the bloodthirsty whims of organized crime. When suicidal ex-cop Max Kinthorpe receives a call from an old Russian acquaintance, he sets off on a brutal international quest for justice in the Mayor's Daughters.