Fantagraphics Blog Eric Reynolds

So, this weekend I was working a book convention in Portland. I had copies of Zippy: Walk a Mile in My Muu-Muu in tow (the new Zippy the Pinhead collection by Bill Griffith) and a woman walked by the booth on Saturday, saw Zippy out of the corner of her eye, and made a beeline for it. She declared, "I love Zippy!" I said to her, "Me, too!" and added, "I'm glad to hear it, I always consider Zippy a good barometer of taste, because it's kind of a polarizing strip." She looked at me without a hint of irony…

Rain Taxi sponsors a reading series as a further demonstration of its commitment to literary culture. JOE SACCOTuesday, November 13, 7:00 pm$10 ($8 for Walker Members and Rain Taxi subscribers) Walker Art Center1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis Join us as celebrated cartoonist JOE SACCO visits Minneapolis for a special presentation co-hosted by Rain Taxi Review of Books and the Walker Art Center. Appearing in conjunction with the Walker exhibition Brave New Worlds, Sacco will offer a visual tour of his acclaimed approach to comics journalism, in which he combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of graphic storytelling to…

Check it out: Jaime Hernandez's Theme Time Radio Hour Poster: The Movie.

Why was this story even written? This is the worst kind of wag the dog journalism about comics that I can recall reading recently, and while I'm not surprised that the NY Times ran with it, I'm a little surprised that the author's c.v. includes the Believer, which is one of the very few mags I go out of my way to read, even about things that are totally out of my wheelhouse, because I respect their editorial vigor. This story is degrading to the Times and Believer. Platinum Studios is the worst kind of intellectual property grindhouse, a shell…

Inkstuds Radio talks underground legend Greg Irons with Patrick Rosenkranz, author of You Call This Art?!: A Greg Irons Retrospective. I haven't listened yet, but it should be good; I always enjoy talking comics with Patrick, and Inkstuds is the best radio show about comics that I am aware of.

New York Magazine is offering an Exclusive Comics Excerpt of Jason's I KILLED ADOLF HITLER. Go read it, already!

Want to win a copy of Jason's I KILLED ADOLF HITLER? How about Schulz's COMPLETE PEANUTS Vol. 1 or Tomine's SHORTCOMINGS? Bookmunch will show you the way. UPDATE: I've just been informed that this contest is open to readers worldwide!

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