Ivan Brunetti was in town this weekend, and brought along an advance copy of his second Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories for Yale Press. Great Caesar's Ghost, this is one of the most stunning — and smartly assembled — anthologies I've ever seen. Above is a jpg of the entire dustjacket by Daniel Clowes. I'd post it larger, but that could compromise the joy of savoring the physical object once you finally experience it, and you wouldn't want that, right? At any rate, I'm told this is out next month…
David Sandlin show opens Sept. 5
Jack the Pelican PresentsDavid Sandlin'sABCs of Carnality September 5-October 5 Artist's opening Friday Sept.5 7-9Grand Opening Friday Sept.12 7-9Jack the Pelican Presents Gallery 487 Driggs(north 9th), Brooklyn, NY 11211hours Thur.-Mon. 12-6 phone 718-782-0183 David Sandlin's road to damnation is studded with pit stops -in the Biblical sense- from adultery and avarice to venality and zealotry, and he's happy to lead you on your way in this lyric paean to southern gothic guilt, shown here for the first time in New York. In one long, continuous room-circumnavigating drawing, Sandlin takes you on a journey of alphabetic depravity, relating a tale of jealousy, murder, and-well, you just…
Kim Deitch at MoCCA Sept. 9
If you live near NYC, this is probably the best comics news you'll read all week: Major Retrospective of Work by Underground Cartoonist Kim Deitch Opens at MoCCA on September 12 • Exhibition dates: September 9 – December 5, 2008• Opening Reception: September 12, 2008, 6 – 9 pm The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is pleased to announce a major retrospective of work by underground cartoonist and graphic novelist Kim Deitch (b. 1944), opening September 9th and running through December 5th, 2008. Kim Deitch: A Retrospective will display original comics pages and other work covering the artist's entire career to date, beginning with full-page comic strips…
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SCARLETT IS NOT ENGAGE
You heard it HERE first, in the second visitor comment for a local NW NewsSource story on Bumbershoot guest appearances outside of Bumbershoot (notably Daniel Clowes's on Friday night):
The Deviant vs. the Human
Does Kirby draws a badass McCain or what, eh?!?
You know…
… after all these years of reading Rick Altergott's DOOFUS, I never knew Flowertown was in Wisconsin.
Society of Illustrators on Politics
The Society of Illustrators is launching a new exhibition, "Politics '08", next week on Sept. 12 in NYC. The show includes Steve Brodner, Drew Friedman, and many more. UPDATE: This show was originally to open on Sept. 4 but has been pushed back to Sept. 12th!
Burns Exhibition in NYC
Adam Baumgold Gallery presents an exhibition of drawings by Charles Burns from September 5 through October 12, 2008. This will be Charles Burns' first New York solo exhibition and will include fifty seminal drawings executed in the last 25 years that showcases Burns' masterful pen and ink drawings for his award winning comic books and other publications. Featured in the exhibition will be covers and drawings for the serialized version of Charles Burns' epic graphic novel "Black Hole," as well as the drawings for the covers and pages of "Skin Deep," "Big Baby," and "El Borbah," and a rare RAW era "Dog Boy"…
Leah Hayes at Desert Island FRIDAY
Join Desert Island this friday for a live performance and book signing by the inimitable Leah Hayes, author of Funeral of the Heart and the musician behind Scary Mansion. Some fun! All of Ms. Hayes' work wil be available for your perusal, as well as some special treats created just for this event. Hear some Scary Mansion tunes here. Stop by at 6 for a beer and an autographed book. Performance starts at 8. Who: Leah Hayes / Scary MansionWhat: Musical performance and book signingWhen: Friday August 29th 6-9 p.m. (music at 8)Where: Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn NY 11211Why: If you need to ask this question…
