Wednesday, October 2nd • Chicago, IL: The magnificent Danny Bland presents his debut novel, In Case We Die, at Quimby's, starting at 7:00 PM! Don't miss it! (more info) Thursday, October 3rd • Lincoln, NE: Wow! If you live in the area, you simply cannot miss this talk with the great Al Columbia at Lucas Hall at Nebraska Wesleyan University! Saturday, October 5th • Philadelphia, PA: Don't miss the great Kim Deitch and Michael Kupperman at the 2013 Locust Moon Comics Festival! I want someone to film a buddy comedy of their trip this weekend. (more info)
Maurice Tillieux Art Exhibit in Brussels!
Galerie Champaka in Brussels is proud to present an exhibition dedicated to the work of Maurice Tillieux! This public art show features our favorite private eye, Gil Jordan, among the 48 original pages of artwork, and 8 large-format color prints. The Galerie Champaka Bruxelles is located at 27, rue Ernest Allard, Brussels. Can't make it to Belgium? Enjoy Tillieux's art in Gil Jordan, Private Detective: Murder by High Tide, and hang in there for the forthcoming release of Gil Jordan, Private Detective: Ten Thousand Years in Hell. Tillieux
Peter Bagge Speaks at Town Hall Seattle!
Join our hometown hero Peter Bagge for a special evening this Thursday, September 26th, as he discusses his latest graphic novel Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story, released by our Canadian compadres Drawn & Quarterly! How did Pete go from the slacker tales of Buddy Bradley in Hate to a story of a noted nineteenth century birth control activist, educator, a nurse, a mother, and founder of Planned Parenthood? We'll find out as journalist Cienna Madrid sits down with Pete at Town Hall [ 1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle ] at 7:30 PM! So, while you wait for your pre-order of…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 9/16-9/23
photo credit: Charles Peterson Wednesday, September 18th • Tempe, AZ: Don't miss Danny Bland readin' and signin' his debut novel, In Case We Die, at Changing Hands! (more info) Thursday, September 19th • Ottawa, ON: Oh, Ottawa! Dave Cooper presents his latest art show Eddy Table and Other Misbehavers at the La Petite Mort Gallery! Dave will have a ton of affordable drawings and doodles available, as well as a cool super-affordable, specially-priced inaugural fine art print to celebrate his new printing venture! (more info) • Ottawa, ON: Ottawa, it's a two-fer-Thursday! World-famous cartoonist and filmmaker Max Andersson will screen…
SPX-tra Events This Weekend in Bethesda, MD!
You know you don't wanna miss our schedule of signings, our list of debuts, and our programming, and that's a'comin'… but, here are a few other things you don't wanna miss this SPX weekend! Saturday, September 14th • 5:30 PM: Carousel returns to this year’s SPX with a great line up of readers and drawers, including our own Michael Kupperman, Leslie Stein, and Anders Nilsen, along with Lisa Hanawalt, Sam Henderson, and Kriota Willberg. Hosted by your pal, and ours, R. Sikoryak. Sunday, September 15th • 1:30 PM: What does this poster mean?! Mark Twain as Val Kilmer?! Does this…
Dave Cooper’s Eddy Table and Other Misbehavers Exhibit in Ottawa!
Oh, how ironic that Dave Cooper's pillowy female forms will be on display at the La Petite Mort Gallery in Ottawa… But indeed, they will, in a show titled Eddy Table and Other Misbehavers! So head over there on Thursday, September 19th at 7:00 PM for a wonderful show, affiliated with the great Ottawa International Animation Festival! (You might recall, another Fantagraphics artist Max Andersson will screen first feature-length film Tito on Ice at this animation festival, too!) Dave will have a ton of affordable drawings and doodles available, as well as a cool super-affordable, specially-priced inaugural fine art print…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 9/9-9/16
It's one helluva busy week for Fantagraphics! Monday, September 9th • Portland, OR: Tonight, Danny Bland celebrates his debut novel, In Case We Die, at Powell's Books on Hawthorne at 7:30 PM! (more info) Wednesday, September 11th • San Francisco, CA: Join Danny Bland for a reading of In Case We Die, at Booksmith! (more info) Thursday, September 12th • Seattle, WA: Our very own Jason T Miles will be part of group art show at Cairo, comprised of collaborative and independent ink drawings with artists Darin Shuler and Aidan Fitzgerald! Join them from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for art,…
Jason Art Exhibit and Signing in Oslo!
Get ready, Norway, 'cause the brilliant artist Jason is comin' home this month! On Thursday, September 12th, the Grafill Gallery [ Rosenkrantz Gate 21 ] in Oslo will debut a new exhibit of Jason's works, including pages from Lost Cat, alongside some new paintings, like this one of Bukowski. . An opening night reception begins at 6:00 PM, and the exhibit will be on display through October 4th. And then on Saturday, September 14th, join Jason at Tronsmo Bookstore [ Kr. Augusts Gate 19 ] at 2:00 PM for a signing. Along with his Fantagraphics titles, he'll also be signing…
Charles Forsman TEotFW Signing in Mechanicsburg, PA!
Local boy does better than "okay" — rising star Charles Forsman returns to his hometown on Tuesday, September 17th for a signing of his debut graphic novel, The End of the Fucking World. Join Charles from 5:00 to 8:00 PM for an "evening of comics and awkward conversation" at Comix Connection, located at 6200 Carlisle Pike in the very specifically-named city of Mechanicsburg, PA. Will they let Charles return as a successful cartoonist, but failed mechanic? Find out later this month!
Dame Darcy Signing at Escapist Comics in Berkeley!
Berkeley! Prepare to be bewitched as alternative comix queen Dame Darcy descends upon The Escapist Comic Bookstore on Saturday, September 14th! Join her at 5:00 PM as she reads from her most recent work, Handbook For Hot Witches, and signs copies of her classic Meat Cake! Hopefully she'll have her handmade dolls and paperdoll books with her, too! Make an escape for The Escapist Comic Bookstore, located at 3090 Claremont Ave. in Berkeley.
