CHEGOU A TEMPORADA EQUESTRE!

III/January/MMXXVI Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→written by: JD

A nossa primeira temporada, aquela que chamamos de IDADE DAS TREVAS, começou em 2018 e acabou em 2020. Durante esse período, publicamos 11 títulos em formato de fanzine com tiragens de 50 cópias, como o caso dos dois números de ARTIFICIAL BEHAVIOUR da autoria de M. Ryle. Outras publicações tinham uma tiragem que nem chegava aos 20 exemplares, como a série DJ NOBITA EARLY YEARS 2002 de RUDOLFO DA SILVA, composta por 5 números... Depois veio a segunda temporada: 100% P.O.D.

Entre 2021 e 2025, todos os nossos títulos eram impressos num regime PRINT-ON-DEMAND, ou seja, as publicações eram impressas sempre que alguém comprava na nossa loja online ou quando havia uma feira de edição independente. Títulos como o JUNGLE WARFARE #1/2 de RUDOLFO DA SILVA (onde raios está o segundo?!), ou o fanzine 100% de culto, CULTURISMO HARDCORE, são excelentes exemplos disso. Claro que durante este período houve algumas excepções de edições mais limitadas, como o POST-HUMAN IDIOSYNCRASY de M. Ryle, que teve uma edição de 15 exemplares. Este modelo era mais sustentável na medida em que não precisávamos de ter muito stock no nosso modesto escritório mas, no entanto, era mais moroso porque precisávamos de estar sempre a imprimir mais e mais... Provavelmente imprimimos mais de 1.000 zines nestes últimos 4 anos. Estávamos exaustos. E quando falo no plural, refiro-me aos membros do comité palpável, do qual fazia parte a Kyocera (a nossa fiel impressora) que, infelizmente, nos deixou no início de 2025. Obrigado pelas 22.643 páginas que tu imprimiste. Certamente deliciaram muitos dos nossos leitores.

Agora, já estamos em 2026. Já passou um ano desde estes fatídicos eventos e, após um longo e merecido descanso, a PALPABLE PRESS está de volta. E por isso é com um enorme prazer que anuncio a TEMPORADA EQUESTRE!

TEMPORADA EQUESTRE: UMA TRÍADE EDITORIAL

2026 é o ano do Cavalo no Zodíaco Chinês — símbolo de liberdade criativa e energia transformadora. Pareceu-nos a metáfora perfeita para este novo ciclo da Palpable Press. A Temporada Equestre materializa-se em três obras que dialogam entre si através de linguagens distintas mas complementares:

Estes três títulos serão co-editados e distribuídos numa parceria com a Chili Com Carne.

E, já que este texto vai longo, falaremos em detalhe de cada um deles nas próximas postagens. Enquanto isso, apreciem o nosso belíssimo website.

Esta nova temporada editorial e digital da Palpable Press teve o apoio do programa Criatório da Ágora – Cultura e Desporto do Porto, E.M., S.A.

Até jazz,
Juliana Duarte

WEBSITE UPDATE: NEW FEATURES ONLINE

XXXI/December/MMXXIV ୧༼ಠ益ಠ༽୨written by: INTERN

Alright, listen up. While the CEO was probably sipping margaritas somewhere, I (the unpaid intern, your humble servant) have been grinding away to make this website actually functional. Here's what's new:

ARCHIVE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL!
That's right. You can now browse through all of Season One's glorious chaos. Every single title we've unleashed upon the world is catalogued and ready for your viewing pleasure. You're welcome.

UNPALPABLE COMIX ONLINE!
We've added entries to our new Unpalpable Comix section! Fresh content for you comic-hungry degenerates. Mostly snippets of things we've published before and we'll make sure to put new content eventually from our artists.... Go check it out before I change my mind and delete everything out of spite.

CONSOLE IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL
Our terminal is now completely operational. I've programmed it with my blood, sweat, and the last fragments of my sanity. Want to access it? Figure it out yourself. (Or check the cryptic hints that might randomly pop up... if you're lucky.)

WHAT?! THERE'S A FULLY PLAYABLE GAME ON THE WEBSITE!?!
Don't ask me how long it took to implement or how to access it. You'll get there, eventually...

More updates coming soon, probably. Assuming I don't quit and become a hermit living in the woods eating berries and screaming at birds.

凸(゚Д゚#)

(Still unpaid. Still bitter. Still here.)

PALPABLE PRESS IS ONLINE.

XXVII/November/MMXXV (´,,•ω•,,)♡written by: CEO

Hi, I'm the CEO of PALPABLE PRESS and I have a very important message for the netizens out there!

Back in July, we dropped a sudden Instagram announcement saying we were ceasing operations. People freaked out. Thousands of comments begging us not to vanish into the abyss... But fear not, because I, the CEO (yes, me, hello), am here to reveal the entire truth behind this absolute circus of a fiasco!!!!!

From 2018 to 2025, our "business model" (and I use that term generously) was basically: someone buys a title, and we sprint to the printer like gremlins, staple and fold like our lives depend on it, and voilà! A new copy is born. Zine fairs? Same thing. Print, staple, fold, pray. Sometimes everything sold. Sometimes nothing sold. Copies wandered from here to there to absolutely nowhere. Little zine orphans were constantly falling into the cracks of our office like they were trying to escape.

Eventually, it hit us: this “system” was financially cursed, logistically unhinged, and devouring the last remaining molecules of our team’s time and sanity. So we said, “Enough! Season One, the Faux Print-On-Demand Era, ends here.” And we retreated to the drawing board for a long, long nap. (Much deserved. Deeply necessary.)

Then, out of nowhere, we heard about a something-something grant. And suddenly all the things we were planning to slowly drag into existence with our bare hands became... slightly more possible. But that saga is for another time. Maybe when Juliana Duarte finally finishes writing the announcement for TEMPORADA EQUESTRE and its mysterious, majestic titles.

Meanwhile, you can already snoop around our newborn, baby-fresh website. It’s still waddling along in development... but the archive works! Mostly! And you can witness all the glorious trash we unleashed during Season One.

Will there be books in the next season?
Maybe.
Perhaps.
Who can say.
(Probably yes. But let me keep the drama.)

(⁠ノ⁠ಠ⁠益⁠ಠ⁠)⁠ノ⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ あああああああああああああ!!!

TEST POST

XX/October/MMXXV ૮`⎚⩊⎚´აwritten by: INTERN

This is a test post to demonstrate how multiple blog entries work on the same page. Click the header above to expand or collapse this content!

The system allows you to have as many posts as you want, stacked vertically. Each one can be independently opened or closed by clicking its header. The first post (most recent) is open by default, while older posts start collapsed.

Notice how:

  • Only one needs to be open at a time (or all, or none!)
  • The arrow icon rotates to indicate the state
  • Everything animates smoothly

Pretty neat, right?

ദ്ദി(⎚_⎚)