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Bloodsong Book 304 pages, 6x9", paperback, used (25 oz) * OUT OF STOCK *

Once upon a time a young girl went down to the river to fetch some water. What she found when she returned home, and what she did to survive, no ordinary tongue can tell. In a realm beyond words, Blood Song is a moving pictorial journey through an island forest to another island on the far side of the ocean, where the secrets of the girl's past and the secrets of an unknown future await. From award-winning author Eric Drooker comes this revolutionary odyssey for the eyes -- a story of generations unified by everlasting hope. Here is a modern novel written in the ancient and eternal language of pictures.

"Startlingly beautiful Blood Song... has a strong and compelling narrative... a mythopoeic account of a young woman's flight from a ruined Eden to the corrupt and terrifying urban world." (Nick Hornby, The New York Times Book Review)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Eric Drooker's books are worth a million or so each, but he doesn't even bother with one. Like Drooker's ... laimed Flood!, the hefty new Blood Song tells a story entirely with pictures, almost in the manner of a children's book, but with an adult depth of emotion. But where the near-wordless Flood! followed a shadowed Everyman through an oppressive urban landscape, Blood Song begins more organically, with a fisherman and his family on a pastoral tropical island. Though he swoops from world-encompassing views to tiny personal details, Drooker follows one continuous stream of consciousness from first to last: After a meal of fish and a night of rest, a woman from the fisherman's family travels to the river to fetch water, but returns to find faceless, iconic soldiers slaughtering her people and burning their huts. She flees into the forest, crosses the island, and leaves in a small rowboat, embarking on a grandly symbolic journey out of her broken paradise and into the hostile urban world seen in the previous book. In a few scenes, Flood! featured a dark-haired woman in a simple white shirt; Blood Song seems to feature that same character as a protagonist, though Drooker's story is so consciously iconic that both women can simply be seen as symbols for the same thing: innocence and simplicity amid the burgeoning chaos of the city. Drooker's experience as a graphic illustrator readily lends itself to a project that requires both the stylistic range to hold a reader's interest over 300 pages and the sense of harmony to blend the extremes of that range. He variously evokes woodcuts, cave paintings, propaganda posters, cartoon art, and the movement photographs of Eadweard Muybridge, but shapes each image into a seamless, almost symphonic whole. He also uses a limited color palette to astonishing effect: Working almost entirely in blacks, whites, grays, and subtle dark blues, Drooker emphasizes each color in turn to create instantly recognizable moods and tones. His protagonist's journey at times becomes slightly overwrought--in making her emblematic of all humanity, he sometimes loses sight of her own personal humanity--but the simple beauty of the art and Drooker's evocative, poignant presentation serve as a counterbalance for his minor excesses. Like any suitably rich novel, Blood Song centers on a welter of powerful mental images. Drooker simply captures them and sets them plainly on paper in place of the words he might use to describe them. Tasha Robinson, The Onion

Flood book 250 pages, full size, paperback (15 oz) $15.00

Flood! is a powerful graphic novel by the socially and politically conscious illustrator Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for the New Yorker and contributor to World War III Illustrated. This modern novel is written in the ancient language of pictures, and its expressionist graphics hold a film noir edge. Long out of print and now at its tenth anniversary, Flood! conveys all the joys and sadness that intermingle in our large cities ... and gives us a look at a possible future. This edition features a new introduction by historian and poet Luc Sante, a new cover by Drooker, and a complete redesign.

"[FLOOD!] is a complex, dream-charged vision of alienation in the wet, mean streets of New York City, where primal, natural urges are supressed in the lonely isolation of crowds. It's a picture of a soulless civilization headed toward the apocalypse. It's a poetic and lyrical novel - told virtually without words...

"Since images are usually open to broader interpretation than prose, each drawing in the sequence must work not only as a self-centered composition but also as a kind of heiroglyphic picture-writing. The page acts as a curtain to be raised, each page offering up new visual surprises... Mr. Drooker has discovered the magic of pulling light and life out of an inky sea of darkness." (Art Spiegelman, The New York Times Book Review)

Patch #038: Woman Kicking Cop 4x5", screenprint on canvas (0.10 oz) $1.00

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Puke On Cops Aphree

I don't know what the ratio is- but for as many people who have been rescued/helped by cops- there have been people killed by cops, beaten by cops, ... Marisa

police are the racist sexist intolerant stuck up bullys who think they are right and anyone who believe thinks or acts differently is wrong because ... fight_the_system

mobe. your still alive because of a person. pigs are tools of the state. im glad you didnt die, but i think we need to recognize that ordinary people ... adanChrist.

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Patch #109: Mumia Typing 3x4", screenprint on canvas (0.10 oz) $1.00

Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954) is an African-American journalist, political activist, and former militant leader from Philadelphia. An early member of the Black Panther Party, Abu-Jamal was charged with the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Department officer Daniel Faulkner. Originally sentenced to death, Abu-Jamal's sentence was overturned in December, 2001. Both the prosecution and the defense have appealed the ruling. Abu-Jamal is now serving life in prison at the maximum-security SCI-Greene. Due to his political involvement and association as a black radical he was framed for the murder and is one of America's most famous political prisoners. (source - Wikipedia)

Art by Erik Drooker

David, I think the key would be symbolizing that his speech is his only hope for freedom. Zac

it's mumia... you're not from around here are you? Henry

what's the significance of the key behind the typewriter? david

Patch #112: Cops and Workers 3x4", screenprint on canvas (0.10 oz) $1.00

It slightly looks like they're prisoners breaking out of jail. "Against Prisons" anyone? Ben

In the comment section of the patch depicting a woman kicking a cop, certain people criticized it as 'unfair to cops.' This patch illustrates why we ... Rev. Uncle Neil Banana Head

Slingshot Woman T-Shirt screenprint, fair trade, american made t-shirts (10 oz) $12.00

New print from Eric Drooker! www.drooker.com

Fittings:

X-Small Chest 24

Small Chest 30

Medium Chest 36

Large Chest 40

X - Large Chest 44

XX - Large Chest 48

this is the best shirt in the entire world! i'm getting another and buying one for my girlfriend. brave-making! inspiring! everyone should wear these ... tigertamer

Unfortunately the size of the picture itself is not as big as it shows here but I love it anyway. I have been also dying to tattoed this picture for ... Vain

I bought this a few weeks ago and I love it so much I am thinking of getting another one to keep on hand for the sad day when the first one wears out. Julia

I am a slingshot totin' girl and I adore this shirt. It is so empowering when I wear it out and everyone comes up to comment on it. Sexy and strong. anonymous

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Woman Kicking Cop T-Shirt screenprint on fair trade t-shirts (10 oz) * OUT OF STOCK *

Art by Erik Drooker. www.drooker.com

The light blue shirts have dark blue ink.

I'm a cop, I joined because i wanted to help people...I have never beat anyone up in handcuffs, or taken someone to jail that didn't need to go Cop

It's important to note that power is actually based in the ability to apply sanctions, which is not necessarily violent. The key is whether or not ... Victori

Great shirt. Keep it coming. The image's effectiveness is proven by the debate it has sparked. By the way, violence is power. All power is based ... me

ditto to violence is not power. this shirt could be so rad except it's not. and believe me i really don't like cops, but this shirt just doesn't ... s.e.d.m.

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