DTZ + Slam Tilt at ReplayFX

As ReplayFX gets closer (7/30-8/2, you're going, right?), I want to post some more teasers of what I'll be bringing in addition to the final issue of Drop Target.  I'm happy to say that I'll have ten copies of the PHENOMENAL Australian pinball zine, Slam Tilt, at the table!  The combo of art, articles, and attitude make this a zine that shouldn't be missed!  You might remember that I did a write up of Slam Tilt when it first crossed my path.

There's only ten copies, though, so make sure that you get to the table early!!  More cool stuff to come!

Tabling DTZ 7 and pinball art at REPLAY FX!!

As I'm getting ready for vacation, I realize that I haven't mentioned yet that I'll be tabling at Replay FX from July 30 - August 2 in Pittsburgh, PA.  I'll be tabling with the NEW and FINAL issue of Drop Target Zine, issues 1-6 of DTZ, and DTZ Shirts.  Get hyped for DTZ #7!  It's a beast of an issue!  Additionally, I'll have the first issue of Slam Tilt, a pinball zine from Australia.  Jeremy Wilson has put together a great zine, and I want to get into hands here stateside!

Finally, I'm going to be selling original art from my last 4 years of doing posters, shirts, and tokens for PAPA, Stern Pinball​, Skill Shot, DTZ art, and a lot more.  The sun is setting on DTZ, so this might be the only pinball show I table at!  Help spread the word!

DTZ #7 is getting close...

Jon and I spent the last two weeks in Vermont, teaching summer workshops at The Center for Cartoon Studies.  After each long day of teaching we would drag ourselves up to the studio to spend the rest of the night putting Drop Target #7 together.  Our initial goal was to try and finish the zine during those two weeks, but unfortunately we were not able to get it done...  There were just not enough hours in each day!

All that being said, we're very close to being done!  Jon is heading off to Europe for a few weeks and by the time he gets back I will have all of my assets done and then we'll be able to finalize the layout.  Our plan is to debut the zine at Replay FX at the end of July, which Jon will be tabling at, and then it will be available here on our website in early August.

Thank you, dear readers, for your patience and we hope that this final issue will be worth the wait.  Okay, I better get back to it!

DTZ orders delayed until June 3rd!

Hi everyone, just a quick head's up to let you know that I am heading to England for two weeks on my honeymoon.  Any DTZ orders that come in while I am gone will be sent out upon my return, on June 3rd.  Sorry for the delay and thanks in advance for your patience!

Pinball in the West Wing

I mean in the show...not the actual West Wing.  If I could get confirmation that in the very deepest inner sanctum of government, there was a pinball machine, I would be ecstatic.  No, however, I am talking about the Martin Sheen classic, West Wing,  The show ran seven seasons from 1999-2007.  I'm on season 3, presently, and earlier in the season, the cast of main characters is in a bar somewhere, presumably in New Hampshire.  The camera pans across the bar and there is a man playing a pinball machine.  Or... I should say that the man appears to be playing the machine.  I've gone over this clip again and again, and I don't think he is actually playing.  Can anyone out there in internet tell me what is going on on the DMD?  Is this actual gameplay?  The game in question appears to be Junkyard.  I would not be surprised if this poor extra was just asked to pretend that he's playing pinball, but there's a part of me that also wants Aaron Sorkin to be, like, "keep playing!  I want you to be getting jackpots when the camera's on ya!"

Great Simpson's Pinball Joke

I was watching an old episode of The Simpsons the other day and there was the great joke that had to do with pinball.  I just thought I would share it here.  Listen to the joke HERE