Fantagraphics Blog Eric Reynolds

Dan Zettwoch talks about the above book cover he collaborated with our own Jacob Covey on for 826 Seattle. Looks fantastic, gents. 

Michael Kupperman's SNAKE 'N' BACON pilot is now available on the Adult Swim site!   

We sent this press release out this morning, and I thought I should share it with Flog readers as well:   FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, A NOVEL BY MONTE SCHULZ THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, by MONTE SCHULZ, will be unveiled at the 2009 Book Expo America in New York City, May 29-31, with an appearance by the author on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the Autographing Area. SEATTLE, WA, MAY 20, 2009 — This September, Fantagraphics Books is proud to publish This Side of Jordan, by Monte Schulz, only the second original prose…

  … Read part one at the Daily Crosshatch.

The Brinkley GirlsCartoon Art Museum exhibition: May 21 – August 23, 2009 Opening reception/event: Thursday, May 21, 7:00-9:00pmFree and open to the public  The Cartoon Art Museum presents The Brinkley Girls, a celebration of one of the most popular cartoonists of the early 20th century, Nell Brinkley. This retrospective, guest-curated by comics herstorian Trina Robbins, showcases over 30 lavishly illustrated newspaper tearsheets, magazine illustrations, original artworks and other highlights from Robbins's personal collection. Details regarding the opening reception and a special presentation by Trina Robbins will be announced shortly. About Nell Brinkley: For over thirty years Nell Brinkley's beautiful girls waltzed,…

MOME regular and Hall of Best Knowledge creator Ray Fenwick has not one, but two new objets d' art available from Chronicle Books, including this handsomely defiant journal based on one of his MOME pieces:

  Whitney Matheson has the scoop on Charlie Brown & Snoopy's role in the legendary Apollo 10 mission, which celebrates it's 40th anniversary today. If you want to read the strips that Charles M. Schulz created during this time, get this volume of The Complete Peanuts.

  Although MOME apparently didn't do much for the Eisner judges this year, I'm pleased to report that two of its stories from 2008 have been chosen for the next Best American Nonrequired Reading volume (2009), edited by Dave Eggers and friends. The first is "Hair Types" by Olivier Schrauwen, as featured on the cover of MOME 12: Fall 2008. The second is "Million Year Boom" by Tom Kaczynski, from MOME 11: Summer 2008. I'm extremely proud that these were chosen, as they both rank amongst my all-time favorite MOME pieces. The selection committee for BANR consists of a handful of high school students who help Eggers edit The Best American Nonrequired Reading series. The collection,…