Read the incomparable Ray Banks' story of a hood in the English slums who runs into his formerly abusive stepdad with a disturbing and devastating outcome; Harry Shannon's tale of a hitman on Death Row who makes a very interesting confession; San Antonio homicide cop Joe McKinney takes us on a ride with a heroin dealer trying to make the score of his life; Anthony Neil Smith explores how a movie recasts an open marriage; an interview with train-hopping gutter punks by federal inmate Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti; all kinds of demented sex by brilliant writers who decided to re-interpret our Hard Times theme and, of course, bank robberies, muggings, rapes, ad parodies, comics, fun facts, a new crossword puzzle, new and better artwork and much, much, much more.
Cover illustration by John Rubio.
"Shut yer pie hole and read this book! You want to know why? Because if comic fans are going to just go apeshit over comics (and movies based on those comics) like Frank Miller's SIN CITY, Brian Azzerello's 100 BULLETS and Ed Brubaker's CRIMINAL then they owe it to themselves to pick up a read like OUT OF THE GUTTER."
"When’s the last time reading material kicked you in the balls and laughed as it left you vomiting on the sidewalk? I’m guessing it was the issue just prior to the just-released OUT OF THE GUTTER #4. Yes, the indie [']modern journal of pulp fiction and degenerate literature['] is back with another 200 pages of stories and articles so rough-and-tumble dirty, you’ll need a shower afterward..."
"It's even a little harder than Thuglit.com . . . Stories are nicely separated into sections of 10-minute and 20-minute reads. I keep Issue One in the bathroom and Issue Two in the livingroom. Highly entertaining for those with a strong stomach. Very well written."
" . . . Gutter is the bastard child of Blue Murder . . . [I]t's profane, lewd, violent, and frequently funny. Despite its low-rent origins, it's also a nice looking package . . ."
"Really, if you have any interest in all things loathsome, vile, scandalous, vulgar and grotesque, OUT OF THE GUTTER is for you. This is a truly repulsive publication that you can happily cram at the back of your underwear drawer to hide from your parent or spouse ... Disgusting and without socially redeeming qualities, it’s the herpes-ridden juvenile delinquent of all periodicals."
In Our Incredible Fourth Issue:
--Aint It Cool News
--BOOKGASM.COM
--Jay, Optimum Wound Comics
--Graham Powell, crimespot.net
--Charlie Huston, The Shotgun Rule
