Coming this July Mineshaft #22 will feature women daredevils of Muscle Beach, California by O.J. Heller, “View from Sauve” a letter & drawings from R. Crumb, Centerfold comix jam by Jay Lynch & Kim Deitch, “Pat & Corky” fiction by J.R. Helton continued from last issue, Plus Aaron Lange reviews Stuff of Dreams, Jay Kinney’s rant on American Culture, Simon Deitch, Robert Armstrong, Frank Stack’s “Dirty Diana” returns, Mary Fleener draws women at the San Diego Comics Con and …

… New art by Christoph Mueller!

Christoph Mueller has recently been busy creating three different editions of screen prints. All of which were hand-pulled by Mueller himself. His artwork has never been available in this form before. “I was surprised at the amount of detail this printing technique is able to capture.” Mueller says. “I also like that these prints are a product of manual labor, they are hand-made. You know, that keeps the soul in the pictures, as a friend of mine has put it. I think she is right.” Everyone seeing the prints will agree that the screen printing process really does justice to the painstaking detail of Mueller’s work. Mueller was aided by Timo Turiaux.

The prints will be available for purchase for the first time at this July’s Deep Blues Music & Film Festival in Lake Elmo, MN.

The fine folks of the Smooth & Demented Show of Austin’s pirate radio station KAOS Radio recently asked Christoph Mueller to redraw their show logo. Smooth & Demented is your number one source for insurgent country music, all commercial free, purely for the love of music. Each show features an artist performing live down at the Smooth & Demented studio. Check their site for download information. There will be a small edition of shirts featuring the new design in the near future available from Smooth & Demented as well.

On special invitation by the organizers of the Deep Blues Festival Christoph Mueller will be showing his art this July in St Paul, Minnesota. The Festival marks Mueller’s very first North American art showing.

The Deep Blues Festival may very well be the most important alt-blues festival of this year featuring not only artists like: Scott Hiram Biram, Possesed by Paul James, CuzN Wildweed, Dexter Romweber Duo, Gravelroad, The Pack A.D., Left Lane Cruiser, Black Diamond Heavies, Bob Log III, The Moaners and The Legendary Shack Shakers, but also extending into a top notch indy-folk-filmfestival with showings of first rate films as M.A. Littler’s The Folksinger (featuring Possesed by Paul James and Scott H. Biram), J.D. Wilkes’ & Blake Judd’s Seven Signs, R. Smith’s My Blue Star (a special pre-screening of this dedicated documentary of Hasil Adkin’s later years featuring Hank III, Joe Coleman and special artwork by Christoph Mueller) and Nick Robespierre’s documentary on the modern day cowboys Running Heavy. Deep Blues Festival will be about more than music, it will be about more than film, it will be about more than art. It will be about some people persuing their ways despite the worst odds; about a culture that feeds on passion and washes it all down with Moonshine.

For the latest installment of the comic anthology Meathaus Editors Brandon Graham, Chris McD and Matt Gagnon consulted their “favorites” list and brought in a whole new cross-section of the comics scene. The resulting mash-up of artists, action, styles and energy makes Meathaus S.O.S. an essential read for indie comics lovers and beyond. Among artists like James Jean, Farel Dalrymple, Brandon Graham, Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Thomas Herpich, Jim Rugg, Corey Lewis, Matt Furie, D-pi, Ross Campbell, Sheldon Vella, and Dave Kiersh you will find a two-page take on the traditional bluegrass song Who’s That Knocking At My Door by Christoph Mueller. Pre-order it here.

Meathaus: S.O.S. reviewed here.
272 pages; 6.5″ x 10.25”

(trucker’s lament)

i see her face in every passing headlight,
i yern for her touch in every passing mile,
this lonely road that I am traveling,
i only drive to bring me closer to her smile

r.smith
3/29/08
rva

*spontainiously inspired while gazing
at Mueller’s latest “Angel Of Faith” artwork.
The Mueller Girls move me
in a strangely spiritual way.
I believe they are muses.
Muses who’s beauty & emotion
Christoph renders and transmits
out into the Great Eternal Cosmic.

That’s what Mueller’s artwork is,
they’re road signs along the
Great Cosmic Highway.

~ R. Smith aka CuzN Wildweed

The latest drawing in the Series of Angels. This piece is a special collaboration with Ms Veronika Suicide of SuicideGirls.

"I really do love the unique way he does his work and to see myself in this light is different and flattering!"
~ Veronika Suicide

Here is a message from Christoph Mueller:
I had the great pleasure to welcome David Rossiter and his wife Val on March 4th here in Aachen. Some of the nicest people I ever met. To me David is one of the most skilled and smartest songwriters around these days. His lyrics really talk to me. His music is authentic. I have received lots of inspiration from it.

In the evening we got together at my place for an unforgetable house concert. You can watch a clip of David performing his all new song “Red House” below. It was the first time he performed it publically, not even Val had heard it before. A real premier right there in my ol’ place …

Make sure to check David’s MySpace page, lots of more fine music there! And if you ever have the chance to see Hoodang live do not miss it!

The sensational new issue of the world’s greatest literature and art ‘zine MINESHAFT is now hot off the press! It features a fabulouse cover by the legendary R.Crumb himself! Christoph Mueller premiers his appearance in Mineshaft with a fantastic back-cover drawing “My Angel Of Sin”! Inside you will find more of his work including a special appearance by visionary artist Joe Coleman! As well as rarely seen “strips” (the term “comic” fit them by no means … ). This is an highly recommended item not to be missed by anyone interested in the arts.

Also in this issue: The life of famous Beat underground poet, Diane Di Prima, drawn and written by Mary Fleener (with guest Harvey Pekar)! Poetry by Diane Di Prima! “Pat & Corky” fiction by J.R. Helton, Zippy the Pinhead and how Bill Griffith got his start! William Crook, Jr.! Jay Lynch & Ed Piskor’s story about Lynch and Crumb going to visit Chester Gould! “In Praise of Goth Beauticians” by Andrei Codrescu and illustrated by Aaron Lange! Plus the continuation of the Green Star by editor Everett Rand, also Frank Stack, Bruce Simon, Aaron Lange, letters from around the globe and more!!

Order your copy today!

Here’s what people say about Mueller’s appearance in Mineshaft #21:

“I’m enjoying your drawings. Cool drawings in new Mineshaft!”
~Charles Plymell (printed the very first “ZAP Comix” in the 60s)

“IT IS AWESOMELY AWESOME!”
~CuzN Wildweed (Professional hell-raiser and serpent player)

The first series of Mueller’s Buttons is now exclusively available at Aachey Holler’s Plattenbau store! There are three different sets, consisting of three different buttons each. You can find the store at Viktoriastr. 51, 52066 Aachen. Highly recommended!