Anarchistbanjo's World

Made it through the summer solstice/full moon! Talk about a powerful time! Has your garden been planted? Metaphorically speaking? From here on through fall it is upkeep, early harvest and late harvest. What kind of harvest do you expect? What seeds have you planted?

For me of course, it is Anarchist World! This has gradually taken shape before my eyes and I love what I see and love what I do. It is a living thing and I wonder what kind of harvest it will bring? I’ve added one final blog and need to restrain myself from adding any others until I have completed those already being worked on. The Deadly Days by Werner Walz is the final addition. I think it wonderfully rounds out the variety that can be found here. A sample reading will instantly show that it packs just as much energy as any of the others and perhaps will bring even more as it progresses.

And make no mistake about this, compare these blogs with any other blog out there and what is different? What grabs you or turns you off? It is the energy contained in these works! And this energy is not to be found elsewhere in the English speaking world of today! That is why this literature is so important. It is powerful, creative, emotional, visceral and most of all human! It will make you uncomfortable and stir things up, but it is not the sugar coated candy that passes for literature these days.

This is also why Simplicissimus and Jugend are both so important. They are organic, heartfelt, and creative works written by humans that enjoy being human; something that we have forgotten in our quest for electronic gadgetry. The stories and issues are timeless in their humanity and they remind us that one hundred years ago they struggled with the same things that we struggle with today!

I will be offering issues of Simplicissimus and Jugend as signed and numbered limited editions of 300. The format will be 8 1/2 x 11 with color covers and black and white interiors. They will be grouped together. Simplicissimus was a newspaper style periodical and Jugend was a normal magazine format. These collector editions will both be in magazine format and carry the original artwork as much as possible. Obviously that means the format of Simplicissimus will need to be modified extensively from a three column page to a  two column page. Jugend will essentially be using the original page (cleaned up to pure black and white) with a new translation and perhaps some modifications because I don’t wish to have any print smaller than 10 pt type. What this means is that what you will be getting if you choose to purchase these valuable collector items is:

Issue 1&2 of Jugend (the first two issues were originally combined into one issue)

Issues 1&2 of Simplicissimus  (two individual issues)

So you will be getting four issues at one time. Two issues of Jugend and two issues of Simplicissimus. This will continue with issues 3&4 being offered in combined sets as well and so on for the entire year. You will not be able to purchase these collector edition magazines as separate entities.

I will not be offering non-collector editions. You cannot purchase these online but must place your order directly through me. More information will follow as these collector editions become available. Each set will contain matching numbers and it will be possible to reserve certain numbers if scheduled in advance.

Later these will be combined and offered in book form but without the color covers or the interesting classified ads. In short, the book version of Simplicissimus and Jugend (the first year)will not be as  complete or as visually stunning. Obviously they will not be available for a long time as well.