Crap Hound
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Between a brief introduction and the end credits, Crap Hound edited by by Sean Tejaratchi is pure imagery. Each page is filled with high-contrast art, culled from vintage catalogs, advertising, obscure books, and found ephemera. Although widely used as an art and design resource, Crap Hound warns, "Many images in Crap Hound are copyrighted by lawsuit-friendly entities. Remember that Crap Hound is a mixture of social commentary and somewhat overindulgent graphic design. It is not a means to trample the fragile rights of huge corporations. Remember: there's no "U" in copyright infringement. Crap Hound officially urges you to obey all laws, all the time."
Each issue explores one or more themes. As of October 2011 they are as follows:
Crap Hound #1: Death, Telephones & Scissors (out of print)
Crap Hound #2: Sex & Kitchen Gadgets Part 1 (out of print)
Crap Hound #3: Sex & Kitchen Gadgets Part 2 (out of print)
Crap Hound #4: Clowns, Devils & Bait (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition in print)
Crap Hound #5: Hands, Hearts & Eyes (1st & 2nd edition out of print, 3rd edition in print)
Crap Hound #6: Death, Telephones & Scissors (heavily revised and expanded reprint of #1, out of print)
Crap Hound #7: Church & State Part 1 (in print)
Crap Hound #8: Superstitions (in print)
Crap Hound was first self-published in 1994 with a print run of 500. Since 2005 it has been published by Show & Tell Press run by Chloe Eudaly of Reading Frenzy with a print run of 5000. It's found an audience with zine makers, graphic designers, crafters, and tattoo artists. Out-of-print issues are in high demand and run upwards of $100.
Crap Hound, and the art work of Sean Tejaratchi, was featured in the exhibition The Copyist Conspiracy: An Exhibition of Zine Art in San Francisco in 2005.
