MARIE HAUSAUER
Walking into Push/Pull Gallery in Ballard felt like entering your cool high-school friend’s basement. Framed comic book–ish art was scattered across the venue’s bright teal walls. On the snack table: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Dinamita Chile Limón Doritos, a bowl of frosted animal crackers. I think there was a pinball machine there? Cans of Rainier issued from some endless 18-pack. A handle of Jim Beam floated around. A few artists stood behind tables, pushing one-off zines, pins, and prints.
All were gathered for the release of the penultimate issue of Intruder, a comics-only newspaper published quarterly and distributed for free in local cafes, comic book shops, and record stores…
