Tuesday, January 12 Portland, OR POWELL'S7:30 – 8:30pm 1005 W. BurnsideREADING/SIGNING Portland, OR 97209Phone: 503-228-4651 Wednesday, January 13 Seattle, WA 7:00 – 8:00pm TOWN HALL SEATTLEREADING/SIGNING 1119 8th AvenueGreat HallSeattle, WA 98101Phone: 206-652-4255 Thursday, January 14 Berkeley, CA BOOKS INC.7:00 – 8:00pm 1760 4th St.READING/SIGNING Berkeley, CA 94710Phone: 510-525-7777 Tuesday, January 19 Los Angeles, CA SKYLIGHT BOOKS7:30 – 8:30pm 1818 North Vermont AvenueREADING/SIGNING Los Angeles, CA 90027Phone: 323-660-1175 Wednesday, January 20 New York, NY MCNALLY ROBINSON BOOKSELLERS7:00 – 8:00pm 52 Prince StreetREADING/BOOK SIGNING New York, NY Phone: 212- 274-1160 Thursday, January 21 Brooklyn, NY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY7:00 – 8:00pm…
New Fenwick
Go look: New Ray Fenwick paintings! Also, go HERE for a sneak peak at Ray's next book, MASCOTS, coming later this year from Fantagraphics. I bet you didn't know about that. You did? Well, did you also know that Ray's in a band? I'll stump you yet.
Gahan Wilson at the Strand Bookstore, January 19, 2010
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS AND THE STRAND PRESENT: An evening with GAHAN WILSON Signing and discussing his new book: GAHAN WILSON: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons Tuesday, January 19, 7PM THE STRAND BOOKSTORE12th & BroadwayNew York, NY Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons By: Gahan WilsonPrice: $125.00 • ISBN- 978-1606992982Full Color Three hard covers in an embossed slipcase with a plexiglass back. A complete collection of Gahan Wilson's comic strips, including pieces from Playboy and National Lampoon. Gahan Wilson is among the most popular, widely-read, and beloved cartoonists in the history of the medium, whose career spans the second half…
That’s not a mushroom
A few months ago, I was having dinner with a certain cartoonist and his family, we went to a lovely place near the Fantagraphics Bookstore that welcomed kids, and even gave the kids crayons and a coloring book. The kids took to the coloring like gangbusters, and it wasn't until some time had passed that any of the adults looked at what the kids were coloring. It turns out they had discovered a drawing that someone else had already started, of a large mushroom in the forest — the perfect place for a group of elves to have a picnic…
This Sunday in Brooklyn
Northwest Film Forum Screens NEW BROW doc
Seattle's great Northwest Film Forum will be screening the documentary NEW BROW from Jan. 15 thru Jan. 17. View the trailer here. The film features a number of folks close to Fantagraphics' heart, notably Robert Williams and our own Larry Reid.
David Levine, R.I.P.
I was very sorry to read this morning that the great David Levine passed away yesterday. Fantagraphics was fortunate to publish Levine's AMERICAN PRESIDENTS last year, and it's a wonderful showcase of his singular talent. Our heart goes out to Mr. Levine's family. For more on Mr. Levine, I highly recommend this excellent VANITY FAIR feature from last fall.
Merry Christmas to Me
My totally awesome and amazing wife commissioned this "jumble" of iconic cartoon characters from our good pal Jeremy Eaton as a Christmas gift to me. I am a lucky man. Can you name them all? Sorry for the glare.
Colonel Groth in the Boudoir with an Xacto Knife
Shortly before Christmas, we had a Fantagraphics holiday party hosted by yours truly and Mrs. Truly. I forgot to take any pictures, which is a shame, because a splendid time was had by all. Most of the Fanta staff was in attendance, with the noticeable exception of Ms. Kristy Valenti, although her presence was most certainly felt, thanks to a gift delivered via partner-in-crime Gavin Lees (apologies in advance for the crappy photo evidence): Kristy created a Fantagraphics-themed custom version of the ol' CLUE board game, featuring representations of most of the Fanta office staff and set in the palatial mansion of…
Gahan Wilson on Leonard Lopate today
Gahan Wilson was on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show today, promoting GAHAN WILSON: 50 YEARS OF PLAYBOY cartoons. The show is archived here. There's even a slideshow!
