Fantagraphics Blog Eric Reynolds

TONY MILLIONAIRE PRESENTS DRINKY CROW'S MAAKIES TREASURY AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKSTORE & GALLERY ON MAY 9 April 27, 2009 – SEATTLE, WA. Celebrated cartoonist Tony Millionaire will appear at Seattle's Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, May 9 for an exhibition of original artwork and signing of his new book Drinky Crow's Maakies Treasury. Millionaire's Maakies is among the best and most popular weekly comic strips in America, running in over a dozen of the largest U.S. weekly newspapers including the Village Voice, L.A. Weekly and Seattle's The Stranger. The strip has also been adapted into the hit animated series The…

"Fantagraphics Books: the foremost comics publisher in Christendom." — Joe Sacco

We have a lovely new full-page ad for MOME (and more) in the next Believer, and I like Adam Grano's design so much I thought I'd share it on Flog.  

Public confusion surrounding the overwhelming critical regard that the WATCHMEN graphic novel continues to be held in amongst those who haven't read the book but paid good money to see the feature film is rampant. "Wait, are comics for kids, or aren't they?" many have asked. Now that these people have seen WATCHMEN the movie, how do they erase it from memory and avoid wantonly dismissing the entire medium from which it sprung? We're here to help. Point them in the right direction with Fantagraphics Books' new "AFTER WATCHMEN, CLEANSE YOUR PALATE" program.. Please visit our homepage for more information on these…

Friend of Fantagraphics and local jazz composer Andrew Boscardin has a new CD inspired by his favorite comic book artists, Four-Color Heroes. He has a gig this Friday (UPDATE: SATURDAY NIGHT!) night in Georgetown, neighborhood home of the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery. As Andrew points out to Seattlest, stop by the gallery before the show and catch our current Jaime Hernandez / Stan Sakai exhibit and then go catch Andrew's Nickel and Brass Septet at the Mix.

  Drawger has the full monte.

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