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Near Mint Press Price Reductions

With new books on the horizon, Near Mint Press has slashed the cover prices of it's popular books, "The Experts" and "I'm not from here."

"The Experts" was $14.99... now it's only $10.99!

Also, "I'm not from here" was $10.99... now it's only $7.99!

The holidays are looming, so rush to get your copies now!

"The Experts."

"I'm not from here."

sufferin' sappho ...

those costumes ...

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Near Mint Press Books, the publishing house of graphic novels, comic books, and comic strip collections by Kenn Minter, Clarence Pruitt, and others now has it's own facebook© page!

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Kenn Goes to SPACE

I'm off to the SPACE Convention in Columbus, Ohio to peddle my cartoony wares. If you are in the area, please stop by.

-Kenn

SPACE.

Comicrelated.com interviews Kenn Minter

www.comicrelated.com interviews Kenn Minter about life, comics, "The Experts" and "I'm Not From Here."

Interview starts at 15:45.

Listen here.

Midnight Fiction reviews "I'm not from here"

"Kenn Minter's comic strip I'm Not From Here is part autobiography, part commentary, and always amusing. The cover of this collection asserts the comics inside are "slightly embellished" versions of real life. That snarky sentiment is typical of the dry wit and sly humor that await readers inside."

See here for the rest of the review.

SPACE CON in Columbus, Ohio this weekend! April 18 and 19.

Hey comic pals and gals, Come see me and many other self-publishers and creators at the SPACE Con in Columbus, Ohio this weekend! April 18 and 19.

-Kenn

comicrelated.com says something nice about me...

Surfing the Panels: Reviews for the Comic Web
By John Wilson

Kenn Minter's Webpage
www.kennminter.com

The work of Kenn Minter gives one the feeling of the very familiar and the absolutely original all at the same time. In part he seems to be channeling equal amounts of indie legend Chris Ware and Marvel humorist Fred Hembeck with maybe just a little R. Crumb sneaking in. And conversely, he has ideas that wouldn't dare spring from anyone else. He is an illustrator, graphic designer, college educator and comic creator, all of which he approaches from a very unique perspective.

One of Kenn's forays into comics is "I'm Not From Here". A semi autobiographic, semi embellished account of his life looked at through wacky colored glasses. It's just like your life...if your life had a giant bunny (he's not a rabbit) named Oliver, goblins that kill small animals and moments that run from the mundane to the wacky both in and out of Kenn's head. He even allows guest artists to play in this world but it all still has his overwhelming sensibility.

Read more here.

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Near Mint Press books can help extinguish that flame with good stories and fine art.



I'm Not From Here
$10.99
"I'm Not From Here" is the first collection of semi-autobiographical comic strips Kenn Minter has been creating since 2001. The comic strip, as the cover suggests, is slightly embellished. All the stories are yanked from Minter's daily life, friends, and thoughts... and have been twisted and blended for their maximum amusement potential.
"I'm Not From Here" has benefited from an ever-growing cult following since it's first appearance online.
It's weird... but always humorous.
100 Pages | Black & White TPB



Super World
$3.49
From the pages of "The Experts," comes this hilarious, one-shot collection of short, sardonic, and snappy stories of sarcastic and hardly-sane superheroes.
In "SuperWorld," you'll meet IncredoLad, the Z-Squad, the Love Lantern, and many more!



the Experts #1
$3.00
This new team of heroes combines three novices with three adventure veterans: Doctor Delta (a mystical apparition), Free Mary (a spit-fire vixen), Naked Man (a young, eager buck), the Emerald Yeti (a gentle-natured, mechanical, furry giant), Ninja Witch (a moody, youthful witch-in-training), and Mr. Elaztik (the obligatory, rubber-bodied, shape-changing comic relief).
These six individuals have been chosen to fulfill certain demographic appeal. Though, more importantly, they have been selected for their ability and willingness to work cheap.
As a whole, the Experts is a quirky, off-kilter superhero series revolving around characters that are completely unprepared for their atypical roles and responsibilities.
This issue also features two back-up stories: "Incredo-Lad: Out of the Closet," and "Dr. Michael Schlessinger: Psychiatrist to the Superheroes."



the Experts #2
$3.00
The Experts members, Ninja Witch and Free Mary, go on their first mission as a duo to thwart international art theif, the Silver Muse. If anything can go wrong... well, it does.
Also in this issue, the Z-Squad, the most angst-ridden super-powered teenagers ever, are featured in a 4-page back-up story.



the Experts #3
$3.49
The Experts saga rolls forth. What's the story with the new costumes and attitudes? See Ninja Witch spar with Samurai made from ingerbread! Look who Naked Mans sleeping with now! Also, featured in this issue, the mysterious origin of Doctor Delta!
Meet the Love Lantern in an exciting back-up story!
Be sure to check out the Experts #1 and #2 as well!

Signing copies of "I'm Not From Here."

Kenn in Ace Weekly

ACE Magazine, Lexington, Kentucky's local, weekly rag does a piece on me this week in anticipation of my book signing at the Morris book shop on Saturday, November 22, 7pm to 9pm (see flier):

""Cute but Deadly:
Artist Kenn Minter is... Not From Here!

Joe Conkwright is Oliver “a very large, sometimes pink bunny rabbit” in Kenn Minter’s comic strip. He writes, in the introduction to Minter’s new book, I’m Not From Here, “most of Kenn’s neon-coated life has been spent… in a Kentucky town of around 300,000 good and evil citizens…He got sucked back into the vanilla creamy vortex that is his hometown, and covered in the steamy, stinky juice of familiarity. It was only after his return to this familiar setting that he began to really devolve his special art style.” He concludes the Introduction by saying, “Because where you are from is different where Kenn is from, or coming from. I wouldn’t want to live there, but it is a nice place to visit.”

Arturo Sandoval describes Kenn Minter (who'll be signing his new book at Morris Book Store, this Saturday) as "one of the most active UK Department of Art alumni. He is constantly involved in producing his comic art, his radio music hour," adding, "he has a strong community presence."

Those are powerful words to art students who worry they may be working at Applebee's post-grad.

Minter is currently an Art Director at UK; works as a freelance illustrator; and his work has appeared in magazines and newspapers all over the country (including Ace and the Kentucky Kernel). With co-creator, Clarence Pruitt, he produces the off-beat, adventure, graphic novel series The Experts. He has taught at the Living Arts and Science Center and Spencerian College as an art instructor. He started his own publishing company a few years ago called Near Mint Press.

Asked to elaborate on his biography in a more Lex-centric fashion for the Ace readers, the title of one of his blogs says it all NotFromHereComic.blogspot.com, along with the title of his book, I’m Not From Here: Slightly Embellished Autobiographical Comic Strips.

His Facebook status, at this very moment, says “have the cakes delivered to my office.”

When pressed, he’ll offer a few more details. “My family moved to Lexington in 1981 when I was 11. I went to Morton Junior High... hated it. Then I went to Lexington Junior High.. loved it. I went to Henry Clay High School ... where I was introduced to beer, drugs and lost my virginity.”

His friend Cheryl Mohr reflects on their childhood days together (this would be pre-Henry Clay), “I have not seen Kenn in 26 years, sixth grade to be exact! But last year when I was having a conversation with my middle school aged daughter and we were comparing different kinds of boys, I thought of this mature, deeply, artistically talented boy named Kenn Minter. He used to draw comics for me as a vixen type character in all sorts of adventures! That was something for a twelve year old girl! He was complex even then and always left everyone wanting more. Well, as I told her about him, I thought to myself, ‘I should Google him and see if he continued with his enormous talent.’ Lo and behold, there he was and to know that he entertains the masses, as he did all of his classmates 26 years ago, makes me smile. And now we are friends again!”

As for his early art career, Minter says, “I went to UK for five years. I wrote and drew comics for the Kentucky Kernel and majored in graphic design and illustration. I also ocassionally worked for Ace. I worked a hundred different part-time jobs... I spent many years working as a delivery boy for Wheeler Pharmacy on Romany Road. I also worked for a short time at PEP TAB... the head shop downtown. Two different sorts of drug stores.”

He did make a break for it post-grad. “In 1996, I moved to San Diego and worked for a t-shirt and greeting card company called ‘STICKWORLD.’ When the paychecks started to bounce... I moved back to Lexington.”

Ron Penn, longtime musicology professor at UK, says "I had the pleasure of Kenn's company in a World Music class several light years ago. At the time I associated him with some wonderfully refreshing and deliciously odd cartoons that appeared in the Kernel... Since then, I have been pleased, amazed, delighted, charmed, and enlightened by Kenn's saucy, hilarious, surreal take on the world. Truth expressed in humor is a rare tonic for our times....And Kenn dispenses this tonic liberally and with grand effect."

Lucy Points describes him like this, "Kenn is that guy at the party peering out from the corner, behind a plate of salty snacks truly absorbing every detail of his environment. The party ends and a couple of days later—sometimes a month later—there, in the in-box, appears a meticulously and masterfully crafted comic depicting an otherwise mundane conversation or incident. Far superior to digital photos or thank you cards."

Kenn Minter signs his new book at Morris Book Shop on Southland Drive, Saturday, November 22.""

Book Signing!

I know this is early notice, but, what the hey...

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Kenn Minter • Book Signing

November 22nd, 2008, 7pm to 9pm

the Morris book shop • 408 Southland Drive • Lexington, Ky.

Come join Lexington comic book creator, Kenn Minter, as he signs copies of his new comic strip collection, “I’m Not From Here.”

“I’m Not From Here” collects the first few years of Minter’s semi-autobiographical, online comic strip.

November 22nd,2008
7pm to 9pm

the Morris book shop
408 Southland Dr. Lexington, Ky.
859-276-0494

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"I'm Not From Here" book Available Online!

"I'm Not From Here," a 100 page collection of smart, bizarre, thoughtful, and hilarious semi-autobiographical comic strips is finally... available for purchase online!

Grab a copy here.

Thanks,
Kenn Minter

Near Mint Press at the Mid-Ohio-Con

Hi folks. Please join me this weekend at the Mid-Ohio-Con in Columbus, Ohio. October 4th and 5th, 2008. I'll be selling and signing copies of "the Experts," "Super World," and the brand new collection of my semi-autobigraphical comic strips, "I'm Not From Here." I'll also be drawing and selling pin ups of any of your favorite comic book and cartoon characters.

Please stop by!

-Kenn Minter

The Experts

I'm Not From Here

Mid-Ohio-Con