As we mentioned yesterday on FLOG, comics legend Jaime Hernandez is returning to London after nearly twenty years, and he'll be the guest-of-honor at a special Comica Conversation, hosted by Comica: The London International Comics Festival, on Thursday, May 30th! Jaime will discuss the lives and loves of his crazy ‘locas’ — Maggie and Hopey — and other much-loved characters from the independent phenomenon Love and Rockets. Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the event starts at 6:30 PM sharp! The discussion runs through 8:00 PM, followed by a signing. Tickets are selling FAST, and they've already moved the event…
Jaime Hernandez Signing at Gosh! Comics London!
It's been twenty years since comics legend Jaime Hernandez visited London, and we are making up for it in a big way! Not only will Jaime be a guest of honor at COMICA: The London International Comics Festival, but he kicks off his UK visit on Wednesday, May 29th with a special appearance at Gosh! Comics! This signing and the COMICA talk are Jaime’s only two engagements in London, so catch him at one, or both, or miss out entirely! Jaime will be signing from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, and our friends at Gosh! state: As yet we do not…
Dash Shaw Animation Screening at Light Industry Brooklyn!
The genius Dash Shaw has been touring across the country in support of his latest graphic novel, New School, as well as the one-shot comic book, 3 New Stories. On Tuesday, May 21st, he brings at all back home to Brooklyn with an animation screening at Light Industry in the lovely Greenpoint neighborhood. Dash will screen his animation works, from cinematic permutations of his own comics, as well as adaptations of game shows and reality tv that marry their source materials' original audio tracks with a series of static illustrations to uncanny effect — Wheel of Fortune never seemed…
Johnny Ryan in VICE Illustration Art Show in London!
We've mentioned before how our own Johnny Ryan is a frequent contributor to VICE Magazine. Why, he can sometimes be found drawing chipmunks blasting Ted Nugent with semen, for example! This Friday, May 17th, at the appropriately named Pure Evil Gallery, VICE will be holding an exhibition of work from some of their favorite illustrators, including Johnny — "just so we can stick all their drawings up on a wall and show everybody else how great they are," they say. The exhibition is going to include a selection of new prints, work that's been featured in VICE and original drawings…
Caravan of Comics Heads from Australia to Seattle!
A metaphorical Winnebago (one that drives on water) containing 7 Australian comics creators has embarked upon a three-week North American tour, and this Saturday, May 18th, they'll stop at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! Come meet Scarlette Baccini, Mirranda Burton, Marijka Gooding, Patrick Alexander, Gregory Mackay, Dan Hayward and Bruce Mutard from 1:00 to 8:00 PM! They'll be giving a short presentation, discussing their work, and screening the feature-length documentary Graphic Novels! Melbourne!, which illuminates how Melbourne's strange water produces so many good comics. Join us for the International Comics Celebration this weekend, and let's help welcome them to Seattle! Fantagraphics…
Fantagraphics at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013!
Join Fantagraphics this weekend, Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th, at the 2013 Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Canada! Dare we say, it's our biggest TCAF yet? Just look at this signing schedule! Saturday, May 11thDash Shaw 9:00 AM-12:00 PMJaime Hernandez 9:00 AM-10:00 AMUlli Lust 10:00 AM-12:00 PMLilli Carré 12:00 PM-1:00 PMTom Kaczynski 12:00 PM-1:00 PMMichael Kupperman 1:00 PM-4:00 PMGilbert & Jaime Hernandez 1:30-2:30 PM [ Beguiling Signing Area Toronto Reference Library B1 ] Sunday,…
Michel Gagne: An Insanely Twisted Animation Saga in Portland!
We may have mentioned this before, but Michel Gagné, the editor behind Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby's Romance Comics, is also a lovely artist in his own right! And this Saturday, May 11th, Portlanders can see it for themselves as ASIFA Portland and the Art Institute’s Inkwell Animation Club present Michel Gagné: An Insanely Twisted Animation Saga! Gagné will give a special presentation about his life in the pop-culture art world from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Art Institute of Portland [ 1122 NW Davis Street ]. Tell him we say hi!
Toronto Welcomes Justin Hall at the Glad Day Bookshop!
Toronto is rolling out the rainbow carpet for Justin Hall, our wonderful editor/artist behind the stellar anthology, No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics! On Friday, May 10th, the Glad Day Bookshop (the world's oldest LGBTQ bookshop) will be hosting a special evening with Justin, starting at 7:00 PM. Beat the (non-straight) lines at his TCAF table, and come out (no pun intended) and get your books signed! The Glad Day Bookshop is located at 598 Yonge Street, located on the West side, just north of Wellesley Street.
Fantagraphics at VikingCon 2013 in Bellingham!
Our own Gary Groth and Mike Catron will be pillaging and plundering at VikingCon 2013 in Bellingham, WA, on Saturday, May 11th! VikingCon describe themselves as, "a cultural convention that serves as a place for individuals involved in the comic world across all levels of experience to come together and engage in meaningful conversations and explorations." And with that in mind, go engage in meaningful conversations with Gary and Mike in the following panels! 11:00 – 12:00 PM // The Age of Modern Comic: The Modern Age of Comics is a period in the history of American comic-books that began…
Michael Kupperman at Librarie Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal!
Montreal, get ready to laugh so hard you choke on your poutine. Michael Kupperman and Lisa Hanawalt, two of the funniest people in comics, will be signing at the Librarie Drawn & Quarterly on Monday, May 13th! Join them starting at 7:00 PM for a slideshow presentation, jokes, drinks, and for a signing of Kupperman's greatest works, including his most recent, Tales Designed to Thrizzle, Vol. 2! The Librarie Drawn & Quarterly is located at 211 Bernard Ouest in Montreal, Quebec.
