[twentytwenty] [/twentytwenty] For anyone who has ever wandered the aisles of thrift stores or explored estate sales and wondered, “What stories do these objects have to tell?”- Robert Triptow’s Class Photo is the answer. When he stumbled across a real-life class photo of an anonymous 1937 public school under a pile of garbage, his imagination took off. Several years later, the result is the utterly charming, completely original graphic novella Class Photo. Using the photo as a springboard, each student’s fictionalized life is depicted in one- page installments. Triptow weaves these imagined lives in and out like so many dedications in…
Oh, the horror!
We’ve hacked 20% off the prices of the prices of our most spook-tacular titles. Shop the sale now!
Valentina Exhibit in Valencia, Spain
An international contingent of the world’s best cartoonists have been invited to pay homage to Guido Crepax’s iconic character Valentina in an upcoming exhibition. The list of artists include Fantagraphics faves like Gilbert Hernandez, Richard Sala, Noah Van Sciver and many more! The Complete Crepax is available for pre-order now. Learn more about the exhibit here.
New Comics Wednesday!
Treat yourself to some spooky/scary new comics! Today in stores you can find: Forty Whacks featuring EC Comics Library legend Jack Kamen’s twisted tales of murder. Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Trick or Treat” by Carl Barks, a classic story collection perfect for the upcoming holiday. Usagi Yojimbo: the special edition, the beautifully packaged softcover, slipcased set contains over 1000 pages of stories. This is the complete, definitive, early Usagi. Hip Hop Family Tree #2 is a monthly comic worth adding to your pull box. Find these at your local comic shop, bookstore or online at Fantagraphics.com
Reflections on Banned Books Week
As Banned Books Week comes to an end, we’d like to join in this annual celebration of free speech and creative freedom by weighing in on Fantagraphics Books’ publishing philosophy as it relates to publishing the kinds of books that make the lists of banned books. The American Library Association listed three graphic novels in the top ten banned books in 2014, plus a prose book illustrated by Ellen Forney, which almost qualifies. None of them published by us, alas, but we keep trying. We are proud to publish books that tackle divisive issues — from a graphic novel guide…
Para nuestros admiradores que leen en español
Last week Fantagraphics founder Gary Groth traveled to Bogota, Columbia as a guest of the ENTRE VIÑETAS international comics festival. You can read more about it in this article, which Google excellently translates to: “HATE SUPERHERO AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE: GARY GROTH IN BOGOTA”
60 Years of Harold and the Purple Crayon
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Harold and the Purple Crayon. Harold was created by comics legend Crockett Johnson, who also brought the world the beloved Barnaby series. Add a Barnaby title to your collection: http://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/crockett-johnson/ And find fun ways to celebrate the anniversary: http://www.harpercollins.com/childrens/harold
Banned Books Week Sale
To celebrate Banned Books Week, Fantagraphics is offering a sale on our most ground-breaking, boundary-pushing, and controversial comics. From classics to contemporaries, we’ve highlighted some of the most important works in comics history and offered them at a great discount. Declare your #FreedomToRead by filling your bookshelves with these amazing titles. 1950s The Comics Code Authority was the de facto censor of comics. In order to obtain their seal of approval, comic works had to abide by strict moral standards. Many distributors refused to carry comics without the seal. Entertaining Comics was hit especially hard by these restrictions. MAD was their only publication…
Happy Birthday, Kim
We miss you, buddy.
Fantagraphics Fridays
Comixology & Fantagraphics Launch Series of Cartoonist-Focused Bundles with Exclusive Content Today sees the launch of four bundles by acclaimed cartoonists, Jaime Hernandez, Chuck Forsman, Tony Millionaire and Peter Bagge available for a limited time across comiXology’s entire platform with a new bundle released every Friday. Each cartoonist bundle will include an exclusive mini comic digitally that is not available anywhere else. Each of today’s cartoonist-focused bundles offers critically acclaimed graphic novels and single issues such as God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls (Jaime Hernandez) Celebrated Summer (Chuck Forsman), Billy Hazelnuts (Tony Millionaire) and Hate # 1-20 (Peter Bagge) at…
