Fantagraphics Blog Eric Reynolds

MONTE SCHULZ TOURS WEST COAST IN MARCH TO PROMOTE THE RELEASE OF THE NEW NOVEL, THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER   SEATTLE, WA, FEB. 2, 2011 — This March, Fantagraphics Books will publish The Last Rose of Summer, a novel by Monte Schulz. To support the release, the author will tour several cities on the West Coast in late-February and March: Sat., Feb. 26, 4PM • Tecolote Book Shop, Santa Barbara, CATues., March 1, 7:30PM • Warwick's Books, La Jolla, CAThurs., March 3, 6:30PM • Bay Books, Coronado, CAFri., March 4, 6PM • Latitude 33 Bookshop, Laguna Beach, CASun., March 6, 5PM • Skylight Books, Los Angeles,…

Tom Spurgeon has the story. I know I speak for Kim and Gary as well, when I simply say: We miss you, Rory. 

  Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles is showcasing original art from Tim Lane's Fantagraphic book ABANDONED CARS. SHQ customers will know Tim's work from the awesome bags he designed for them. From SHQ's press release, here's Tim's statement:  This collection of original comic pages depict my first experience freight train hopping, and are from the story SPIRIT in ABANDONED CARS. They are my favorite pages in the book, mainly because they represent a past experience that changed my life. Since I drew them a decade after the initial experience, they required a great deal of research to depict accurately, since the details of…

The Jim Woodring documentary, THE LOBSTER AND THE LIVER, is screening at Seattle's Grand Illusion Cinema this Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 7pm and 9pm (part of a week-long run for the documentary at the Grand Illusion ). Jim Woodring will be giving a Q&A after the 7pm screening, and Fantagraphics has provided some Woodring books to give away to a few lucky attendees. Don't miss it!

  Musician John Heneghan, whom I've mentioned on this blog previously, is a frequent musical collaborator with R. Crumb. And now, he's been entrusted with selling off some of the more extraneous items in Crumb's legendary 78 record collection. Many of the items include hand-written notes by Crumb on the sleeve of each piece. These could make a super cool, ultra-unique gift for any Crumb fans in your life. 

Our old pal Ken Parille, one of the best comics critics in the business (see his posts on BlogFlumer), launched a modest online bibliography of the works of Daniel Clowes way back in 2001. Tomorrow, it celebrates its 10th anniversary on the web. It remains one of the most thorough bibliographies of any cartoonist on the web, and is a must-reference for any serious Clowes collector. Happy anniversary! 

  Visit Andrew Sullivan's blog for the full pic and description.

  I'd never seen this Crumb painting before. I entertained the notion that it might be a fraud for a moment, but I think the telltale signs are the building facades and cars, which are classic "Harlem"-era Crumb. Available on eBay for a mere $100K. 

Via the indispensible Grottu Orloff's Pad (literally my favorite blog in the world).