Negative People: SFist's Bread and Butter

In case you haven't noticed, we're rather fond of comic books, particularly those written by locals. And parties! We like parties too. That why we said "yay" when we heard that our irreverent colleague Lev is throwing a release party to celebrate publication of "The Seven Habits of Highly Negative People," part three in his Tales of Mere Existence series. Lev's modestly drawn stories center around "stuff you think but don't talk about," and include such subjects as "What Life Will be Like as Soon as I Write the Great American Novel," "Twenty-Nine Reasons not to Expend Any Effort Today," as well as various awkward arguments and procrastinations that make up normal, terrifying, fascinating day-to-day life.

The party's happening this Saturday, the 12th, from 7:30pm to 10. It's at the 540 Club, mnemonically located at 540 Clement Street (near 6th Ave). On the agenda are screenings of some of Lev's short films, some of which were snatched up by Comedy Central for exhibition on Jump Cuts, others of which haven't been screened in years. You can get a taste for Lev's comics on his website, which also features a handful of his movies. And we'll be featuring some readings by Lev on SFist's next comics podcast, so keep your ears to the ground for that, too.

Wow, that's a lot of comic-stuff. We think it bears repeating: yay!