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Harry Nilsson’s “Popeye” Demos
Not comics, but kind of fun. Harry Nilsson's demos for Robert Altman and Jules Feiffer's POPEYE movie, over at Bedazzled.
Last-Minute Clowes/Zwigoff SF signing!
Earlier this week, we mentioned the Trina Robbins/Brinkley Girls signing taking place at this weekend's Silent Film Fest in San Francisco. Well, comics fans have another reason to head on down, as the Fest has just announced a Daniel Clowes/Terry Zwigoff signing on Sunday, July 12. The signing will take place after a screening of the W.C. Fields classic, So'’s Your Old Man at approximately 5:15 pm as part of the San Francisco Silent Film festival (admission is by Festival ticket). Zwigoff will also be introducing the film. See HERE for details. Go HERE for a link to the complete author festival line up with further info.
The Summer of Sally Begins July 21-22
Okay, so you already know we're publishing Zak Sally's LIKE A DOG in the early fall, right? (It should debut at SPX). But did you know that this is just the endcap to what's shaping up to be The Summer of Sally? Sally recorded a record last year entitled Fear Of Song and is finally putting it out in a signed/numbered/handmade edition via his own LA MANO 21 publishing outfit on JULY 22. Our good pals at Sub Pop are also releasing a 7" from said record (with an exclusive B-side) on JULY 21; check it out. In order to finance the production of his self-release,…
Breaking News: I dunno about Batman…
… but apparently Robin is not gay. Via SLOG. Only two weeks to go until Comicon! UPDATE: No, actually they are gay. False alarm. Sorry about that!
New Gary Leib Animation for NY Times
I really like these.
Go see: Leah Hayes’ Scary Mansion
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 8:00pm Le Poisson Rouge158 Bleeker StreetNew York, NY
Trina Robbins at SF Silent Film Fest
On Saturday, July 11th at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Trina Robbins will be signing "The Brinkley Girls," following the 2:30 pm screening of Wild Rose. It should take place around 4:15.
Kupperman Thrizzles this Friday in Brooklyn
"One of the most weirdly funny writers around." — New York Magazine "This guy may have one of the best comedy brains on the planet right now." — Conan O'Brien "Michael Kupperman is the funniest cartoonist alive, and Tales Designed to Thrizzle is his funniest comic book." — The Seattle Stranger Michael Kupperman's Tales Designed to Thrizzle Volume 1 is out, and the launch party is this Friday, 7-9 at Desert Island in Williamsburg. Desert Island is at 540 Metropolitan Avenue.
BEA 2009 photos: Day 3
Latest con report ever… And the most anticlimactic one, too. Our last day at BEA 2009 in NYC was a fairly uneventful one, but one simple pleasure was seeing Abrams' preview of the forthcoming Art of Jaime Hernandez book, edited by Todd Hignite and designed by Jordan Crane. Here's a couple sample shots: After the BEA, Jason Miles and I traipsed around Manhattan a bit, including a stop at two of NYC's finest bookstores, The Strand and Forbidden Planet. Was pleased to see Jason's Dead Ringer (from La Mano) proudly on display at FP: You should go buy this now. At the Strand, it was a thrill to see…
