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On Saturday, September 7th, the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery welcomes Drawn & Quarterly cartoonist Brian Ralph to celebrate the launch of the highly-anticipated Reggie-12, a hilarious pop-culture send-up of the infallible boy hero first presented in the seminal Asian culture magazine Giant Robot.  Join us from 6:00 to 8:00 PM as The Cave-In and Daybreak author presents a hilarious slide show with a signing to follow. Reggie-12 is a young robot with endless enthusiasm. He lives with a bumbling sad-sack friend, a wise-cracking cat, and a well-meaning but forgetful inventor. Laughs explode from the page in this work, which reinterprets…

Wednesday, August 7th • Brooklyn, NY:  Celebrate the release of The End of the Fucking World with artist Charles Forsman at Bergen Street Comics! An exhibit of original artwork from the book will be on display (and for sale)! (more info) • Portland, OR: Don't miss Ben Catmull and Josh Simmons signing at Floating World Comics! It's a creature double-feature of Ghosts and Ruins and The Furry Trap! (more info)  • New York City, NY: Discover the secrets behind The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire at the Society of Illustrators!…

Get ready for a night of frightening fun as two of our excellent artists descend upon Floating World Comics on Wednesday, August 7th! Join Ben Catmull as he unveils his latest work, Ghosts and Ruins — a compendium of old, forgotten haunted houses.  Also on the bill that evening is Josh Simmons, who will be signing his most sinister work yet, The Furry Trap! Both gentlemen will be signing from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, so don't miss it! Floating World Comics is located at 400 NW Couch St. in downtown Portland.

Talk about a home run! We are thrilled to be presenting Willard Mullin's Golden Age of Baseball: Drawings 1934-1972 at the one and only Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ! On Sunday, September 15th, come enjoy an exhibit of Willard Mullin's legendary sports cartoons, along with a discussion and book signing with authors Hal Bock and Michael Powers. The discussion and signing will run from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is located on the campus of Montclair State University at 8 Yogi Berra Drive, appropriately enough!  To RSVP or purchase a…

OH MAN! Are you kidding me?! During the recent Sub Pop Silver Jubilee, the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery was thrilled enough to host a day of events celebrating comics and our role in Sub Pop's history.  But to have the store captured on film by world-renowned photographer Charles Peterson himself?!  Holy hell!!! (And, it goes without saying, all photos are copyright Charles Peterson, so be cool, for real.)  Here Charles takes a crowd shot during our panel with him, Peter Bagge, Danny Bland, and Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt. It's like one of his classic Nirvana crowd shots, but y'know,…

It may be summer, but celebrated artist Ben Catmull will bring the darkness with the hometown launch of his latest work, Ghosts and Ruins! On Thursday, August 1st, at 7:00 PM, we'll celebrate the release of this beautiful book at Diesel, A Bookstore. Take in the wonder of the haunted houses within the pages, each lovingly and exquisitely rendered in scratchboard on masonite, with a short, nightmare-inducing description of the scene. In Ben's words, it is "…a compendium of old, forgotten haunted houses, their strange histories, and the experiences of those brave enough to visit. It is highly recommended that you…

Friday, July 26th • San Francisco, CA:  The California College of the Arts concludes their summer "Comics in the City" series with special guest Dash Shaw! Dash's discussions on his work and his latest book, New School, are not to be missed. (more info) • New York City, NY:  It's your last chance to see the Charles Burns exhibit at the Adam Baumgold Gallery, Before & After Portraits from Black Hole! (more info) Saturday, July 27th • Los Angeles, CA: Johnny Ryan's solo art show, Johnny Ryan's Chicks With Dicks, opens at Мишка! Johnny will also be debuting two exclusive…

Last week launched a most amazing exhibit: Jaime Hernandez: 30 Years of Locas (and Counting) at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design! Curated by our very own Zak Sally, the exhibit features Hernandez' work from 1977 to the present, including original art from Hernandez' personal collection as well as posters, prints, publications, and historical production pieces from our archives. And on Friday, August 16th, Jaime will be the special guest at an artist's reception from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, surrounding a talk at 7:00 PM in Auditorium 150.  This exhibit only runs through August 18th, 2013, so see it…

The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire comes out this Fall, but New Yorkers can get a sneak peek much sooner at the Society of Illustrators! On Wednesday, August 7th at 7:00 PM, authors Blake Bell and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo will pull back the curtain and reveal the secrets behind this comprehensive exposé that will blow a hole in your perception of the origins of Marvel Comics! See a deluge of some never-before reprinted work from creators like Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Alex Schomburg, Bill Everett, Matt Baker, Al Jaffee,…

The End of the Fucking World kicks off in Brooklyn at Bergen Street Comics, and sorry, but I will never get tired of saying that title.  Meet perspiring artist Charles Forsman on Wednesday, August 7th as we celebrate the release of his debut graphic novel, a stunning tale of James and Alyssa, two teenagers living a seemingly typical teen experience that takes a more nihilistic turn that threatens both of their futures.  It's sure to be one of the most talked-about graphic novels of 2013, and you can be one of the very first to get your sweaty hands on…