"Raw, heartfelt, and immediate with cowboys, drunks, and dinosaurs, Rafer Roberts' Plastic Farm romps through convention and blasphemy with equanimity. By turns mesmerizing and appalling, Plastic Farm never ceases its kinetic thrill ride through Rafer's obviously damaged psyche." -Larry Young. Publishing magnate |
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THE BIG ONE! NOW AVAILABLE! Collecting all 12 issues of the first part of Plastic Farm. New readers and longtime fans alike will find something new in this one. (Obviously, people who have never read Plastic Farm will find more of it new than the longtimers...) 300 pages of comics! PLUS over 40 pages of extras, including sketch book pages, script excerpts, and in depth interviews! Just buy the thing. Or, y'know, click on "PREVIEW" to your left to read more. Please try ordering this from your comic shop before buying it from me. Check out the "retailer" section to learn more. Only $26.95 (shipping is free, for now) |
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THE NEW ONE! - NOW AVAILABLE! Bridging the gap between Plastic Farm Part One (available for sale in the box right above this one) and the forthcoming Plastic Farm Part Two (available sometime in 2009), this 120 page masterpiece of a graphic novel is sure to fuck up your brain and make you question your own place in the universe. Mostly detailing the early years of psycho killer Jonathan Picanos and his life with the Farmland Spiritual Cooperative, FERTILIZER also features a Frank and Benny parable drawn by Jake Warrenfeltz and an Eliza Dorne mystery drawn by Wendi Strang-Frost! Dave Sim read most of Fertilizer and said "Well, that was really good...It is seriously weird stuff but this particular chunk of story – which is definitely JAKA'S STORY-paced – helps to clarify the nature of the weirdness through indirect implication and to really address the adversarial relationship between the Brethren and the Farmland. I think one of the really interesting things is the way so many guys are starting to clue in to the extent to which you can juxtapose words and pictures in the comics medium. We're all raised on television and movies where the two are kept pretty close together but in comics you can "say" one thing while "showing" something completely different because the eye can double back for clarification a lot more easily. There's no "rewind" button in a movie theatre. We're just starting to explore the boundaries of that. Rafe has picked up on the fact that the sky is, pretty much, the limit. " If that doesn't make you want to read this, then you must hate comics. Though, if you're still not convinced, you can read the first 21 pages for free by clicking HERE. Please try preordering this from your comic shop before buying it from me. Check out the "retailer" section to learn more. Only $14.95. Buy it now! (shipping is free, for now) |
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THE ODD ONE! MISHIT volume 1 The non-plastic comics of Rafer Roberts Eleven years in the making, we are proud to present the first collection of Rafer Roberts' non-Plastic Farm comics. Filled with monsters and drug addicts, war heroes and pcp-crazed monkeys, MISHIT is sure to warm the coldest of hearts. PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE! BUY IT HERE RIGHT NOW, OR BUY IT DIRECT FROM LULU! Only $7.95 |
POETRY AND MINI-COMICS:
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BACK IN PRINT!!! TWELVE ANGRY LOVE POEMS a poetry collection by Nan "naniminx" Roberts destined to remind you of all the fucked-up assholes that you no longer want anything to do with. Light some candles, pour yourself some wine, and bask in the glory that most of your ex-boyfriends are either dead or in jail. Only One Dollar! |
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NEW!!! SEASONS OF THE SEVENTH CHILD a new poetry collection by Nan "naniminx" Roberts, even better than 12 Angry Love Poems (though you should buy that one too.) Only Two Dollars! |
SINGLE ISSUES:
Don't feel like buying the big fat collection? Prefer single issues? GET ALL TWELVE ISSUES OF PLASTIC FARM FOR ONLY $20.00 !!! These single issues contain back-up stories by some of the best creators working in small press today, hilarious and insightful letters columns, advertisements, and beautiful wraparound covers, none of which are in the collection. |
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The first issue of Plastic Farm introduces Chester "Cheezer" Carter during his drunken college days, his roommate Steve, The Kamikaze Kid, and a smiling preacher man. Chester has woken up after a night of heavy drinking to discover that not only has he wrecked his car in his stupor, but that he has a psychotic dinosaur-riding cowboy living inside of his head. Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts. Preview Pages: |
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Chester "Cheezer" Carter sits in a nameless airport bar during a freak blizzard and begins to tell his life story to the bartender, Betty. This chapter focuses mostly on Chester's early childhood growing up in an orphanage built on the remains of a mental hospital. Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts Preview Pages: |
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People's Choice deals with a very hungry farm couple and their run-in with a bunch of dirty hippies who need their help. Written by Rafer Roberts and drawn by Dave Morgan. Preview Pages: Frank and Benny are two honest cops on stakeout. Unfortunately for them, their future depends on the reliability of a junkie. Written by Rafer Roberts and drawn by Jake Warrenfeltz. Preview Pages: |
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Jack Hallaway and Emily Watson. Love brings them together, but they will soon discover that there are no happy endings in Plastic Farm. This issue is very experimental in nature: fourth chapter, four panels per page, 34 pages. Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts. Preview Pages: |
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This chapter introduces the characters of Sean MacInery, Doug Hoffman, Bongo Betty and Paul. Young hooligans in love with life, fucking shit up, and puppies. Written by Rafer Roberts and drawn by Jake Warrenfeltz Features an all-new backup story, "Witch's Tongue", by Matt Dembicki. Preview Pages: |
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Chester continues the story he began in Chapter Two. He tells Betty the Bartender and Raoul the Baggage Handler about life after the orphanage, his years in high school, and how old demons always seem to keep showing up. Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts Preview Pages: |
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David Ects joins the gang at the nameless airport bar and tells a tale of fleeting fame. Written by Rafer, drawn by Jake with a framing sequence drawn by Rafer. Preview Page: Eliza Dorne is an assassin hired to eliminate a journalist who has gotten too close to a US Senator's secretive project. But only Eliza knows what forces she really serves. Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts. Preview Pages: |
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The long awaited return of The Kamikaze Kid. Following the events of his run-in with enemies from the past, does the Kamikaze Kid now have free access to Chester's mind? Secrets are revealed, new mysteries are created, and HEADS WILL EXPLODE. The most experimental issue of Plastic Farm so far! Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts. Click here to see a "making of" Plastic Farm Eight. Preview Pages: |
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Chester and Raoul go for chairs. Also, the untold story about how Raoul ended up becoming a baggage handler. Not at all what you will be expecting. Written by Rafer, illustrated by Wendi Strang-Frost. |
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Jake Goner is a cop investigating the deaths of Frank and Benny. Will he solve the crime, or will he end up in worse shape than those he is trying to avenge? Written by Rafer, illustrated by Dennis Culver. |
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A series of very short stories regarding most of the characters that have appeared so far in Plastic Farm. Betty also recites a poem. Featuring the artwork of Rafer Roberts, Danielle Corsetto, and Dave Morgan. Two Hundred and Fifty-One ~ Two Hundred and Fifty-Four ~ Two Hundred and Sixty-Two |
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"The Hanged Man brings us the necessity to see things from a completely new perspective. (Note that he is only loosely bound by his own conventions.) Peace through the Hanged Man comes from inner contemplation and self-sacrifice. The wisdom of the Hanged Man is that of release of old habits/ideas/ways of doing things, and being able to see from a fresh perspective." The final chapter of Plastic Farm Part One. An unexpected group of characters return to bring peace and harmony to young Chester Carter, but what motivates their actions? Answers to questions you never asked, and new questions arise in this conclusion to "Sowing Seeds on Fertile Soil". Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts. |
