Now out: Long-Rangle Influence by Ozone Player & Matt Howarth. Exciting collaboration between Finnish electronic musician Ozone Player and comics veteran Matt Howarth. An interstellar expedition discovers a race of sentient slimemolds whose civilization has been deeply influenced by terrestrial radio signals. Over 60 minutes of bouncy music accompanied by a 22 page full color graphic tale (as a PDF file on the CD). To get this CD, go here.

A rare public appearance--Matt Howarh will be a guest at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on June 17-19, 2011. He'll have a table loaded with pubs and art goodies--look for him and get your much-needed dose of unnecessary weirdness.

"The Downsized"--Matt Howarth's newest graphic novel, perhaps his strangest one yet--it's a slice of life tale. A parent's 50th wedding anniversary gives old friends a reason to reunite and take stock of their lives. Mix in some porn, weed, unrequited love and a sick kitty cat, and you have a tale of modern life that is sad and glorious while ringing with truth. 6x9, 80 pages, B&W w/color cover Now available in comicbook stores, or directly from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

Matt did an interview to promote his new graphic novel, "The Downsized."

Matt has a new strip ("Stalking Arr") in the January 2011 issue of Heavy Metal.

ROMANCE IN THE MYLAR GARDEN by HEURISTICS INC. & MATT HOWARTH Another exciting music/comics collaboration, this time featuring a new tale with everyone's favorite xenotech KEIF LLAMA. Answering a solarsail farm's distress call Keif Llama finds that the crisis is a lot weirder than a space pirate attack. CD contains 57 minutes of spacey electronic music by Heuristics Inc., and a 22 page full color digital sci-fi comicstrip by Howarth. Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

RON POST: ROAD KILLS--more music from Bugtown's bad boy--finally on CD! Recorded in 1993 on the road in Ron's armored tank, there are 58 minutes of catchy electronic tunes, all inspired by events found in THOSE ANNOYING POST BROS issues 3 & 5. With new cover by Matt Howarth. Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

RON POST: HEAD WOUNDS Music by Bugtown's bad boy--finally on CD! Using synthesizers, guns and screams, Ron Post crafts 54 minutes of awesome tuneage that will knock you dead. With cover art by Matt Howarth. Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

THE VOLCANO IN THE CORNFIELD--an extraordinary graphic novel by Matt Howarth. Spanning 65 million years, a chronicle of a monstrous creature's displacement in time and space and its effects on the history of the Earth. A scathing commentary on mankind's predilection for blind devotion. Absolutely stunning artwork. A mixture of science fiction, horror, and history. 38 page digital comicbook with color cover art. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

INFERNO--a science fiction adaptation of Dante's Inferno by Matt Howarth, inspired by vidnaObmana's trilogy of "Inferno" albums. Whales venture into outer space on a mission to explore the heart of the sun. Includes story notes by vidnaObmana and Howarth. 20 page digital full color comicbook. . Available from the Bugtown Mall.

HAZARDOUS WASTE--Canadian rocker Nash the Slash stars in this exciting new 44 page full color digital graphic novel by Matt Howarth. There's mysterious activity in the graveyard out back of Nash's hilltop house, and when he and his dog investigate, they discover a nefarious plot to fill the world with deadly garbage. Horror with a sardonic sense of humor. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

BLUE SHIFTED TALES, VOLUME 1--a collection of three short comic strips by Matt Howarth. A girl seeks spiritual enlightenment on a mountaintop; Little Red Riding Hood takes a scary walk through the woods at night; and a farmer faces an alien invasion. Digital 47 page 8x5 full color comicbook. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

Surprise--all of Matt's text novels are now available in print editions from Lulu.

DARK SALVAGE--a 30 page full color digital science fiction horror comicbook by Matt Howarth. The Thrifty Belle's latest salvage mission turns out to be more than the crew bargained for as they examine an enormous alien derelict adrift in deep space. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

HUNGRY THUNDER--a noisy horror novel by Matt Howarth. When his uncle dies suddenly, Walt Conk must return home to New Jersey to deal with the funeral, a nasty aunt and a surprise inheritance. Walt is an independent electronic musician who records under the name Elastic Ear, so sound is extremely important to him. When he suddenly starts hearing things that aren't there, he begins to doubt his sanity. Soon, he will discover that insanity is the least of his worries. This 313 page digital novel is of special interest to fans of the electronic music scene. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

STALK EXCHANGE-- a mainstream thriller novel by Matt Howarth. Doing a college radio show isn't enough for DJ Screem (aka Gayle Massey), she aspires to organize a concert dedicated to industrial music. The initial problem is: she doesn't really know how to go about making her dream a reality, and her clumsy efforts are only frustrating her more and more. In the course of planning her Dark Wave Festival, Gayle discovers she's being stalked by a creepy guy. Soon, though, the roles switch and Gayle becomes the stalker. This 284 page digital novel is of special interest to fans of the electronic industrial music scene. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

ITSELF--a deep space sci-fi novel by Matt Howarth. Re is a young girl living in the Ninquist colony in the lee of an enormous and mysterious gas giant. As Re comes of age, relations between the colony's three factions reach a critical dispute--just in time for an invasion of three foreign ships. Will she survive to become a woman? Or will the black hole trapped in Itself's orbit unleash ultimate annihilation on everyone? 492 page digital novel with color cover by Matt. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

SAVAGE HENRY: WIPEOUT New 142 page Bugtown graphic novel by MATT HOWARTH. The Bulldaggers, Bugtown's most notorious rock band, face their greatest threat as the band-members start disappearing under suspicious circumstances, leaving Henry to battle this mysterious nemesis from the band's dim past. Features a special troublemaking appearance by Ron Post. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

KEIF LLAMA: MINDSET A graphic novel by Matt Howarth. Keif's vacation is interrupted when she's assigned to track down her guardian's murderer. But her guardian is still alive...or is he really? Nothing is as it seems as Keif becomes a pawn in a convoluted conspiracy to overthrow the galactic government. Will she survive to figure out what is going on? Digital 97 page full color graphic novel. Also available: KEIF LLAMA: IN MIND ONLY, Matt's original 72 page unpublished version of MINDSET from the 1970s (includes original version of "Shark Hunt"). Both available from the Bugtown Mall.

PROGRESSION An exciting fantasy novel by Matt Howarth. Swashbuckling adventurer Angler believes he's visiting imaginary realms in his own head. But after rescuing a talkative scarecrow, Angler discovers that these universes (based on old progrock albums) are real. In an unwilling alliance with a cryptic wizard named Uriah Marx, Angler must travel far and wide to rescue his imaginary girlfriend and defeat the insidious Noise League before they can stop all the music. This novel is of special interest to fans of progressive music. 327 page digital novel with color cover by Matt. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

TOOFER An expansive sci-fi novel by Matt Howarth. A century-spanning chronicle of Earth's colonization of an extremely strange place called Toofer where the land stretches out as an infinite horizontal plane with an opposing landmass filling the heavens, when numerous small suns dance in the sky providing everlasting daytime, where the ground is more organic than mineral, where humanity is inexplicably sterile--until a catastrophe occurs leaving everyone (women, men, oldsters and even infants) gives birth to the Abrupt Generation. 539 page text novel with color cover by Matt. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

MYTHICAL PURSUIT by SYNDROMEDA & MATT HOWARTH Another unique multimedia collaboration featuring: 61 minutes of haunting electronic music by Syndromeda, and a 24 page full color comicstrip (and cover art) by Howarth. From a mountaintop audience with a know-it-all fungus to braving a hazardous asteroid belt, one man's obsessive treasure hunt spans the galaxy, only to unearth a monstrous horror. The first Mad Empress story Matt has done in nearly two decades! Available from the Bugtown Mall.

SAVAGE HENRY: INTERVIEW WITH A BULLDAGGER--new digital comic by MATT HOWARTH. After years of reclusive behavior, the Bulldaggers are finally doing an interview to promote a new album. Fatalities can be expected along the way as Monsieur Boche and the Lord C’Thulu have a deadly skirmish. Meanwhile, Caroline struggles to cope with an unruly new flute. A hi-rez digital 26 page 6x9.5 B&W comic with color cover. Available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

MATT has done a lovely book cover for THE STRAWBERRY BRICKS GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE MUSIC. Available from Strawberry Bricks.

New Merchandise--BULLDAGGERS T-SHIRT and 2 KEIF LLAMA mugs. Available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

KEIF LLAMA: BACKFIRE, the new graphic novel by Matt Howarth. Join the plucky xenotech as she takes a trainee out to handle a simple trespassing problem on Pohler. Complicating matters: a reclusive jazz musician who’s gone into hiding to compose his master opus. Things get perilous when interstellar terrorists are discovered. Their weapon of mass hysteria has gone rogue and is running the show. Can Keif survive capture and turn the tables on the villainous weapon? A digital 120 page full color graphic novel. Available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

SEMPER FIDELITY is a unique collaboration between musical maestro Glenn Adams and sci-fi storyteller Matt Howarth. A thrilling graphic story in full color--and 55 minutes of exciting progressive electronic music inspired by the tale--all together on the same compact disc. The story: When the kidnapping of a child brings a trio of old space war buddies back together to foil the crime, they unearth a greater evil, one that threatens to rock the galaxy! How strong is Semper Fidelity when the stakes involve the corruption of honor? Includes color cover art by Howarth. Available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

Two new novels by Matt: HAUNTED (a romantic ghost story) and SEPARATION ANXIETY (a deep space sci-fi thriller). Both are available as pay downloads exclusively at the Bugtown Mall.

THOSE ANNOYING POST BROS: PESTS--an all new double issue digital comicbook featuring the latest adventures of everybody's favorite bad boys as they face wannabe menaces. Available from Matt in high-rez or as a low-rez pay download. From the Bugtown Mall.

Matt has self-published three new digital text novels. DREAMTIME AWRY, a fantasy dealing with the collision of Australian aborigine magic and modern technology. THE BLUE LIGHT, a hard sf tale about a doorway that opens up the Earth to interstellar civilization, and vice versa. And SHADES OF DISHARMONY, a horror novel about a pair of haunted sunglasses. All are available as pay downloads exclusively at the Bugtown Mall.

ORPHANS IN ORBIT is a full color sci-fi extravaganza by Matt Howarth. Aliens invade the Earth, abduct hundreds of people, then leave. Three decades later, the satellite they left in orbit is experiencing orbital decay. Efforts to stop this disaster discover the descendants of those stolen people living in the alien satellite. This digital graphic novel is available exclusively from the Bugtown Mall.

HIDE & SINK--an exciting new 234 page digital graphic novel by Matt Howarth is now out. Aliens and cosmic threats harass a group of beatniks in the 1950s with dire consequences. Available exclusively at the Bugtown Mall.

SEX, DRUGS, AND HEADS WILL ROLL--the very first full color POST BROS comic book has been self-published by Matt in digital formatt. There's a collector's compendium too called THOSE DIRTY POST BROS which features raw pencils and reprints some old raucous strips. Both are available from the Bugtown Mall.

AMBITIOUS SHADOWS is the latest of Matt's music collaborations. Matt provides a digital horror comic strip about a grisly murder that becomes the focus of an ambitious investigative journalist who gets more than she bargained for. This comicstrip comes as PDF file on a CD with 66 minutes of gritty and ominous soundtrack music by MENTAL ANGUISH, lending disturbing sonic credence to each atrocity in this horrific murder tale. This is the second release on Matt's own indie record label, and is available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

THE DREAM PIRATES is an all new digital color sci-fi comic by MATT HOWARTH. Cassidy is a Federal Marshall in the District of Montana, and he’d rather be spending one of his precious vacation days relaxing, but instead he and Jericho (his digital sidekick) have to investigate a bizarre manifestation out in the desert. An amusing 17 page sci-fi tale in full color, 5x8 at 300dpi hi-rez (totalling 27Megs). Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

SAVAGE HENRY: TROPICAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL is another all new digital comic book by MATT HOWARTH. Desperately in need of a vacation, Savage Henry and the Bulldaggers escape to a tropical region where their enjoyment is plagued by a religious fanatic who has his own agenda concerning a soon-to-erupt volcano. Hilarious events are the result. 28 B&W comic-book-sized pages with a color cover, all at 300dpi hi-rez (totalling 45.5Megs). Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

THE BEE-BOP GIRLS: TALENT & ART is am all new digital color comic by MATT HOWARTH. Disgruntled over the state of modern female bands, the girls from Bugtown reform the Bee-Bop Girls in an attempt to raise the bar of feminine music. Naturally, there are narrow-minded parties who’d rather keep girl bands on their knees. The ensuing clash could rock your world. This 23 page digital color comic is 8x5 at 300dpi hi-rez (totalling 45Megs), and includes a 7 page short story afterward and an assemble-yourself picture sleeve for the Bee-Bop Girls’ new album. Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

Matt's done another collaboration with a musician, but this one's kinda different. Instead of a comicstrip, Matt's contribution is a 225 page mainstream mystery thriller novel called "Intersections." After years of anonymity, cult writer Bandit Double E has decided to do a book signing. Reuniting with old college buddies, Bandit embarks on a cross-country road trip to discover whether he has the courage to face his adoring public. Unknown to him, his pilgrimage is headed on a collision course with more weirdness and murder than found in one of his own thriller novels. Insterspliced with this tale is one of Bandit’s novels, “The Midas Disc”, a twisted detective tale about a stolen corporate document. Matt's INTERSECTIONS novel comes as a PDF file on a CD with 65 minutes of dynamite uptempo electronic music by MICHAEL CHOCHOLAK (whom some might recall appeared in a few issues of the "Savage Henry" comicbook series), all inspired by aspects of the story. This is the first release on Matt's indie record label, and is exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

Way back in the early 1990s, Matt did a monthly comicstrip called "Vigilante Rocker" for a music magazine called Reflex. It ran for several years and starred interdimensional bad boy Ron Post as he visited your world and defended your right to have fun. Well, Matt has collected these comicstrips together along with 8 episodes that were never published, and he's self-published them as a digital comic book collection called VIGILANTE ROCKER with a cool color cover. You can get it exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

Several years ago, Matt did a graphic novel called THE ANUBIS HORN. In it, the Post Bros find Nik Turner (Hawkwind's original saxophonist) stashed in Hades, so they rescue him and take Nik to Bugtown. That's when the nastiness begins, as the forces of a Dark Lord strive to recapture Nik and coerce him to do their bidding. Can those annoying Post Bros protect Nik from the deadly army of the dead? Or will the Dark Lord get Nik to blow the Anubis Horn and summon Hell on Earth? The Bros are going to need the help of Hiroshima, Bugtown’s nuclear earth mother, to foil this nefarious scheme. Well, Matt recently self-published "The Anubis Horn" as a digital graphic novel. 128 comic-book-sized pages at 300dpi hi-rez.That's a total of 216 Megs. Tons of fun and weirdness, and exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall Check it out.

RIPTIDE, the second digital Keif Llama graphic novel is finally out! Alien species are all riled up about an unwanted power station, but before she can solve this political dispute Keif has to babysit a group of visiting bathing suit models. Join the plucky xenotech as she gets lured to the bottom of a green ocean to investigate an illegal genetics lab hidden in the ancient Rhuford Ruins. It's now available on CDR, and contains Low-Rez (for easy load-time) and High-Rez (for quality print-out) versions of the entire 109 page full color graphic novel. Exclusively available from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

Matt has self-published a new SF novel called IMAGINARY NUMBERS. Dru Bilt and his parents live in a small research base attached to a massive crystal spire that floats through the upper atmosphere of an alien gas giant world. Dru is eight-years-old...or he might be twelve; he’s not sure. The planet’s heavy radiation plays havoc with his memories; it’s not too good for the machinery that keeps the family alive either. Little Dru might have a secret friend too, that is if there’s really an intelligent species dwelling deep in the planet’s dense clouds. Sometimes Dru thinks he sees a psychotic clown stalking the corridors of his family’s domicile pod, while other times a snotty teenage girl harasses him. Dru’s family is supposed to be the only humans on this world. All in all, the only thing Dru is certain about is the new math he’s devised that allows him to do impossible things. Perception and delusion duel with reality in this 397 page hard-sf psychological thriller by Matt Howarth. It's exclusively available as a pay download at the Bugtown Mall.

Matt was startled to discover that he'd run out of copies of the second issue of the KONNY & CZU comicbook series, so he immediately self-published a digital reprint of it, containing the full “Debt” story (in which Konny & Czu, a pair of extraterrestrial con artists, run afoul of a species of sentient flowers who hijack their spacecraft and make troublesome demands of our sly heroes), and the “Dips” minicomic. It's exclusively available as a pay download at the Bugtown Mall.

All six issues of the new KEIF LLAMA: XENOTECH comicbook series are now out. If you missed them, check the Bugtown Mall.

CONRAD SCHNITZLER & MATT HOWARTH: MOON MUMMY In the early 1970s, Conrad Schnitzler was an original member of Tangerine Dream and Kluster, convincing both bands to “go electronic.” In 1984, Schnitzler joined Howarth’s fictitious band the Bulldaggers and guest starred in countless comics and graphic novels by Howarth. In the late 1980s, Howarth did the cover art for Schnitzler’s “Concert” album and several cassette tape releases. After a conjoined history of nearly two decades, Schnitzler and Howarth have finally conspired to produce a remarkable fusion of thrilling electronic music and offbeat SF storytelling--in MOON MUMMY. The story: the discovery of an alien tomb inside an asteroid sparks a controversial study that ends up leaking out into popular culture with amusing results. 63 minutes of music by Schnitzler, and a 15 page full color comicstrip (in PDF format) by Howarth. Dramatic cover art by Howarth too. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

Now out: ENRICHED VISIONS. It’s no secret that strong connections abound between graphic visionary MATT HOWARTH’s fiction and the world of electronic music. With ENRICHED VISIONS, Howarth delivers a collection of remarkable short stories all based on the music of ambient pioneer ROBERT RICH. Embark on a series of fantastic voyages, where you’ll encounter: the link between a massive brushfire and aboriginal cave art, a mathematician’s quest into the desert, giant lizards orbiting the Earth, an old man captivated by dancing moss in a park, a kidnapping in the new Ice Age, the music a lonely lighthouse keeper uses to while away the nights, the fate of the last Martians, the unnatural hunger of Dame Procol’s new lifeforms, a man in search of amnesia, an antique dealer specializing in artifacts from the 21st Century’s texplosion era, an alien spire that reaches beyond the sky, and more. This book also features story notes in which Howarth and Rich discuss the connections between the stories and the source compositions. A collection of short science fiction and surreal stories by Matt Howarth based on the ambient compositions of ROBERT RICH. 353 pages with color cover by Matt Howarth. Exclusively available as a pay download at the Bugtown Mall.

Now out: THE EDEN RETRIEVAL Science fiction collides with arcane horror as Matt Howarth pays homage to H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos in this lavish text novel. Hundreds of years in the future, mankind has colonized the galaxy. Meanwhile, Cthulhu has risen and conquered forgotten Earth. Answering a distress call, a team of mercenaries find themselves facing unspeakable horrors as they struggle to rescue Princess Eden from the Old One’s hideous minions. 343 pages with color cover and interior art by Howarth. Exclusively available now as a pay download at the Bugtown Mall.

ASTRAY, the digital Keif Llama graphic novel is now available! Thousands of Confed technicians have been assigned the task of deciphering the technology involved in an organic Faster-Than-Light spacecraft, and Keif is honored to be among those ranks. The honor doesn’t seem so wonderful, though, when the FTL beast escapes with Keif inside it. Add an intrusive team of investigative reporters to the problem, and Keif has her hands full figuring a way to coerce the beast to stop its mad rush to the ends of the galaxy. This digital 108 page color graphic novel comes on a CDR and contains Low-Rez (for easy load-time) and High-Rez (for quality print-out) versions of the entire graphic novel. You can order this extraordinary pub only from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

KEIF LLAMA: PARTICLE DREAMS is now out! Welcome to the future. Humans deal on a daily basis with hundreds of alien races. What happens when their reactions are a little too... alien? You call in a xenotech, a specialist in intuiting alien motivations and solving problems. Someone who can get the job done. Someone like Keif Llama. This book ollects all the Keif material from the “Particle Dreams” series, including a few stray pieces from other pubs--and features a previously unpublished Keif strip. 96 pages with new color cover by Matt Howarth. You can get this book direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

KEIF LLAMA: XENOTECH--the new science fiction series by MATT HOWARTH has begun! In issue Vol2, #1: Keif Llama never gets the simple assignments. How do a librarian the size of a continent, x-ray emitting structures that may or may not be alive, and a missing eleventh moon add up? And can Keif figure it all out before she's convicted of either sacrilege or incompetence? 32 pages with color cover by Matt Howarth. You can get this fine comic book direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

"Emissaries", the double CD by UK electronic band RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL is out. Appealing to fans of classic era work by Ashra/Manuel Gottsching, Heldon, Pink Floyd, Steve Roach, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL are considered one of the greats of the current spacemusic/electronic music scene. A unique multimedia collaboration, this double CD features over 2 hours of cosmic soundtrack for a 16 page full color comic by MATT HOWARTH (which comes as a PDF file on disc 1 and is playable on any computer). In the aftermath of a nuclear winter, a brave priest visits a self-exiled war criminal who may have discovered Earth’s salvation. A chilling tale of despair and redemption. You can get this exciting release direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall, or from the record label Cuneiform Records.

In 2004, Matt did two collaboration projects with musicians, and both of them were voted among the Top 100 CD releases by Gagliarchives. "The Stolen Hour" with Hugh Hopper was number 73 and "Node in Peril" with Quarkspace was number 75. Also, the "Jet Propelled Photographs" CD by University of Errors (which featured cover art by Matt) was number 36.

Face the winter armed with Bugtown apparel and houseware (by way of Cafe Press). Let the Post Bros and Hiroshima keep your drinks hot with Bugtown mugs. Ward off the seasonal chill with Post Bros shirts and hooded jerseys, or strut around wearing a Post Bros tank top. Be the envy of all your friends. Confuse the hell out of your clueless neighbors. Check out the selection of different art on different merchandise at the Bugtown Mall.

Now out--GAIA SYMPTOMA, an exciting new digital graphic novel by Matt Howarth, featuring SAVAGE HENRY and world beat/techno group LOOP GURU. When a member of LOOP GURU gets abducted by a mysterious lightning bolt, the band set out to rescue him--only to find their world slipping into a prehistoric nightmare. Can interdimensional hero SAVAGE HENRY help them out and set the world right? 64 B&W pages with full color cover by Howarth. Get it direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall

Matt is working on a project with electronic band RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL called "Emissaries". This double CD will feature a full color SF comic strip by Matt, and is scheduled for release in early 2005 on Cuneiform Records.

Scheduled to hit comicbook shops Nov 11, 2004--the debut issue of BUGTOWN, Matt's latest excursion into graphic weirdness, featuring all your favorite Bugtown characters. A Texan hacker gets stranded in Bugtown and entangled in local power struggles, while the Post Bros stop the Bulldaggers from sabotaging their own concert. Grab it fast, or get it direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

Now out--SAVAGE HENRY: PUPPET TRAP, an all new oneshot comicbook by Matt featuring Henry battling vampires and puppets in an effort to play a concert. Grab it in comicbook shops, or get it direct from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

QUARKSPACE & MATT HOWARTH: NODE IN PERIL--now out! A dazzling and unique collaboration between spacerock band Quarkspace and graphic storyteller Howarth. A galactic navigation node is malfunctioning, and when Flo the cosmic technician arrives to fix it, she discovers the node has been sabotaged! Can she stop the terrorist and restore the node before all of reality goes awry? Besides full color fold-out cover art by Howarth, this album release contains a 16 page B&W printed booklet featuring an exciting comic strip by Howarth, while the CD offers 70 minutes of spacy soundtrack music by Quarkspace. Unlike anything you've ever seen! This CD release is the culmination of a long-standing desire of Matt's to bring music and comics together in an exciting new way. You can get it directly from Matt at the Bugtown Mall.

SAVAGE HENRY: POWERCHORDS 3--now out! Back in Great Britain, Savage Henry and Caroline struggle to keep the Loud Ones from reprising their invasion via a series of bootleg recordings. Joining them in the fight: Ron Geesin. This comicbook, the third of a three-issue series, is 32 Pages, black & white interior, with full color cover by Matt Howarth. Available from the Bugtown Mall.

SAVAGE HENRY: POWERCHORDS 2--now out! While visiting Berlin, Savage Henry and Caroline join forces with Manuel Gottsching and Lutz Ulbrich (both from Ashra) to defeat the invading Loud Ones. Also appearing: Conrad Schnitzler. This comicbook is 32 Pages, black & white interior, with full color cover by Matt Howarth. Available now from the Bugtown Mall.

PAPARAZZI PUNISHMENT--an all-new digital issue of THOSE ANNOYING POST BROS by MATT HOWARTH has been released. Ron Post fights back when paparazzi harass him. Things are guaranteed to get bloody. Available as a pay download at the Bugtown Mall.

Did you know there a full color Post Bros poster? A few years ago, MATT HOWARTH did a commercial job for SKYCACHE (an online data cache company), and a by-product of that job was an 18x24 color poster featuring the Post Bros, C'Thulu, and Caroline defending a satellite dish. A limited amount of this rare item has been unearthed, and copies are now being offered at Bugtown Mall.

RED SKY RADIO--the new SF novel by MATT HOWARTH is now available. Adventure, romance, and corporate oppression abound for freelance gas divers near an alien gas giant. 175 pages with full cover cover by Howarth. Available in several digital formats from Trantor Publications.

THE STOLEN HOUR--a new album by prog bassist extraordinaire HUGH HOPPER features cover art--AND--a 23 page comic strip by MATT HOWARTH (as a PDF file on the CD). Fabulous collaboration between two eccentrics from different fields. Matt's comic strip (about how one man deals with the government moving up Daylight Saving Time by three months), and Hugh's thrilling music inspired by the story. Available from Burning Shed.

New BUGTOWN pubs are out! SECONDHAND GODHEAD--the latest Bugtown text novel by Matt Howarth. SIDEWINDER NIGHTS--an all new POST BROS issue in which Ron and Russ hit Las Vegas like a bloodstained typhoon. SAVAGE HENRY 12--reprint of rare out-of-print issue, featuring guests UK artrock band WIRE. SAVAGE HENRY 13--reprint of rare out-of-print issue, featuring guests DIETER MEIR (from YELLO) and NASH THE SLASH. And CON & C'THULU: MUSIC FOR SWIMMING--collection of classic serial. All five pubs are available now as digital pay downloads at the Bugtown Mall.

The first issue (of 3) of the SAVAGE HENRY: POWERCHORDS comicbook series should be in comicbook shops by the second week of June 2004. It features a guest appearance by Dave Brock (from Hawkwind). Spread the word.

Extreme Rarities recently acquired! Unavailable for over a decade! A small treasured batch of SAVAGE HENRY 12 and 13 are sure to sell out fast! Since they went out of print in 1990 numerous requests have gone unfilled. Although scheduled to be reprinted in digital download format, this is a limited time opportunity to score a copy of the rare print version for yourself! Makes a great gift too. Offered at open auction via email, limit one copy per person. Minimum bid per issue: $10.00. Auction closes June 20, 2004. Winners' copies will be signed and personalized. Highest bids get them. Submit your bid to howarth@snip.net now.

Coming in March 2004--GRAPHIC CLASSICS: EDGAR ALLEN POE contains a 24 page comicstrip adaptation of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Matt. Check comic shops for it, or go here.

Now out (February 2004) from DC Comics--JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES 29, "The Simultaneous Effect" written by Matt Howarth, art by Aluir Amancio.

Copies of Matt's DAS LOOT (the collection of the first five issues of Those Annoying Post Bros comicbook) is back in stock at the Bugtown Mall. Look for it here.

Announcing a new Science Fiction text novella, UNDER THE SKIN, by Matt Howarth. The only place you can check this out and order it is at the Bugtown Mall.

Announcing the release of several E-comics by Matt Howarth! TARGETS is an all-new Post Bros comic. Plus--the original KEIF LLAMA: XENOTECH series is now available in digital form--along with 3 never-before-published issues! The only place you can check these out and order them is at the Bugtown Mall.

Matt has done the cover art for the upcoming "Jet Propelled Photographs" CD by University of Errors (with Daevid Allen). This CD is scheduled for release in May of 2004 on Cuneiform Records. Go here for more info. For info on the band go here. To see an animated version of Matt's cover art, go to the news section and click on the cover art.

Free online issue of THOSE ANNOYING POST BROS is posted! An all-new graphic Bugtown adventure by Matt Howarth can be found here.

THE SIMULTANEOUS MAN is unleashed! An all-new 24 page comicbook by Matt Howarth, starring Canadian rocker Nash the Slash in a wild adventure of duality. Limited edition item--includes a CD with music and Nash narrating the story. Available now from the Bugtown Mall

Two new Bugtown pubs by Matt Howarth--finally available! SNEAKERNET the latest epic Post Bros text novel, featuring guest appearances by musicians: Nash the Slash, Paul Ellis, Michael Chocholak, and more! And POISONOUS CIRCLES a collection featuring one Post Bros short story, one Savage Henry short story (featuring guest musician Steve Roach), and a Bugtown short novel! Available only from the Bugtown Mall.

Matt is also working on a book collection of all his old Sonic Curiosity music review comic strips from the 1980s. Several new strips will be included. The collection will be published by AEON (MU Press).

Work on the new BUGTOWN comicbook series continues. Meanwhile, AEON (MU Press) will be publishing a 3 issue miniseries by Matt called SAVAGE HENRY: POWERCHORDS. This comicbook miniseries will feature guest appearances by: Dave Brock (from Hawkwind), Manuel Gottsching and Lutz Ulbrich (both from Ashra), Conrad Schnitzler, and Ron Geesin. Watch for it by the end of the year!

Matt Howarth and UK musician Bill Nelson are working on a collaboration project called "The Last of the Neon Cynics". A full color 100-page graphic novel by Howarth about the adventures of Cassidy the space cowboy stranded in numeric space.

Matt and Canadian rocker Nash the Slash are cooking up a new project called "The Simultaneous Man". Comics and music!

Matt is working on a new Bugtown comic book series for 2004 release.

Matt has done an eleven-page adaptation of Jack London's "The Shadow and the Flash" short story for GRAPHIC CLASSICS #5. For more info, go here.

Matt has done a 10-page full-color comic strip which will be included in KLAUS SCHULZE's upcoming "Contemporary Works 2" five CD set. Interested parties should investigate at Rainhorse Records.

Just out (July 2002), DC Comics' JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #9. Written by Matt, with art by David Lopez. That's right--Matt has written an honest-to-goodness super hero comicbook.

Matt is working on LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED, a digital KEIF LLAMA graphic novel in full color--for self-publication in the future.

Matt has done three pages of art (and a bonus spot-piece) for Raisinlove's ZOMBIE COMMANDOS FROM HELL #2 due out in mid-2002 from Boneyard Press. Check comic shops, or go here.

Matt has done a 22-page adaptation of H.P.Lovecraft's "The Shadow Out of Time", which will be published in GRAPHIC CLASSICS #4 in late-2002. Check comic shops for it, or go here.

Matt has done an eight-page adaptation comicstrip of "How It Happened" a short horror story by Arthur Conan Doyle, which will be published in GRAPHIC CLASSICS #2 in early 2002. Check comic shops for it, or go here.

Matt and legendary bassist Hugh Hopper have collaborated to produce THE STOLEN HOUR, a CD of progressive jazz that is the soundtrack for the 23-page mainstream strip (about civilian response to the 2001 Summer Olympics in Australia) by Matt that will be contained in the CD booklet. Release schedule is uncertain, as a label is being sought for this project.

Matt and band Quarkspace have collaborated to produce NODE IN PERIL, a CD of spacerock that is the soundtrack to a 12-page SF strip by Matt that will be contained in the CD booklet. Release schedule is uncertain, as a label is being sought for this project.

Three of Matt's all-text novels are now available: INDUCED LABOR, a Bugtown novel; TUNERS, about a post-holocaust pirate radio station; and BEYOND MEAT TIME, a cyberpunk thriller. Matt has self-published these novels in digital form (in PDF). TUNER and BEYOND MEAT TIME feature some illustrations; INDUCED LABOR is all text (and guaranteed to disturb even hardcore Bugtowners). Go here to order them.

Matt and SF author Vernor Vinge have done a ten-page comicstrip adaptation of Vinge's "Original Sin" short story. The strip will appear in the 2002 WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE's Program Book. For more data, go here.

OCEANS OF THE MIND (a digital SF magazine) will be publishing several pieces by Matt: "Problems Big & Small" a five-page new KEIF LLAMA strip (in the Spring 2002 issue); "Career Opportunities" a text SF short story, and "Diver" a five-page SF strip (both in the Summer 2002 issue); and "Unsimple" a seven-page new KEIF LLAMA strip (in the Fall 2002 issue). Go here for subscription info.

Matt did the cover and interior art for the BEYOND ME Various Artist collection CD of electronic music, released by Neu Harmony in England. Also included are Matt's portraits of all the contributing musicians.

Matt and SF author Greg Bear did a ten-page comicstrip adaptation of Bear's "Petra" short story. The strip appeared in the 2001 SCIENCE FICTION WORLD CONFERENCE's Program Book.

Matt did a two-page spread (pages 2 & 3) in Warren Ellis' TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY (published by Vertigo/DC Comics) in the summer of 2001.

Matt had a text short SF fiction story("The Holing") in SPACE ILLUSTRATED (February 2001).

Matt is no longer writing music columns for Space.com. Now, his music review column appears weekly on his own SONIC CURIOSITY web site.