This is the thirteenth edition of The Voice In Your Head Is Mine. The date is August 10th, 2020. If you're receiving this email and have no idea what's going on, well, fuck. I guess I blew it. Or maybe you blew it. Either way, you're here and this is Zac Thompson's weekly newsletter.
It’s Monday morning. Last week was a lot, trying to spin a lot of plates and the days ran long. But, somehow, I got it all done. This week is much the same. I’m basically on a sprint to September. I’ve got an important deadline in that first week then I’m disappearing into the woods without my cell phone for a few days. The forest is calling.
LONELY // RECEIVER
Jen’s sublime cover for issue #2.
Today is the final day you can order a copy of LONELY RECEIVER #1 from your local comic book store. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been floored by people’s response to this book. It seems the weird neon-soaked nightmare that Jen and I created is really resonating with people. I can’t thank everyone enough for the signal boosts and noise over the past week - it means the world.
If you’d like to find a comic-book store in your area and place an order - head here.
She Dies Tomorrow
Over the weekend, I took in Amy Seimetz incredible new horror movie She Dies Tomorrow. The concept is deceptively simple, Amy wakes up one morning convinced she’s going to die tomorrow. Her delusions of death slowly spread across her friend group like a linguistic parasite.
Go into this movie knowing as little as possible (he says after posting the trailer). You’ll be better off going in blind.
I found the film to be an incredible look at what it’s like to know you won’t be okay. If anyone reading this is an anxious person, they’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Seimetz directs every scene with a ton of restraint and the understated performances really give way to a simmering dread much like an anxiety attack (complete with fits of nervous laughter). The film takes its time but you’re better off for it. Sit down, turn it on, and let it wash over you. You’ll be okay. You won’t be okay. You’ll be okay.
Tiny Scabs
Some reading for y’all for the week.
This history of the United States Postal Service from National Geographic is necessary reading given what’s currently going on. It’s a public service struggling to survive in spite of itself. It’s the real institution keeping Americans connected and together (more than the Fed government these days) - without it America ceases to function properly.
A great piece on the imitable Dashiell Hammett and how his first protagonist (and one of the best hardboiled private detectives in crime fiction) The Continental Op became a Depression Era Icon. Fascinating to see the parallels between late 1920’s America and right now. It’s… distressing to say the least.
I’ve been playing Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on PS4. It’s a ton of stupid fun. If you’ve got PS+, email me your handle and let’s play.
This week’s playlist:
Goodbye
I stayed up too late reading about fungi for a new thing and I’m already exhausted. So I’ve got to call it here for the day. Be good to one another, eat your vegetables, wear a mask, and make some art.
Until next week,
Z