Beatitudes of the Beat #1

by Aaron Billings
 
32 pages, Saddle Stitched, 17.6cm x 25cm 1 colour risograph insides, 3 colour risograph covers
 
About Beatitudes of the Beat: 
 
Every generation a new Mystical Boyscout is born, with the collective powers of their queer forebears; Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin and Bert and Ernie. This generations Mystical Boyscout is a largely clueless Australian barista and substack writer, who is currently tasked with bringing same-sex marriage to Ireland. His boyfriend, Alex is meanwhile rotting away in Melbourne, experimenting with casual sex to feel alive and dealing with a chaotic sharehouse.
 
Aaron Billings is an artist and comics researcher working in Narrm, Melbourne. He is the co-founder of Pink Ember studio in Coburg North and the organiser of the reading event Speaking to Pictures. His PhD research is interested in the aesthetic of the cute and the kitsch in comics, queer narratology and respectability politics. He publishes comics fortnightly for The Paris End, in journals including Meanjin, Going Down Swinging and Debris magazine and self publishes lots of work as zines and online. In 2018 he published his first graphic novel, with Glom Press.