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Join Dave Cooper tonight, Friday, March 8th for the opening reception of his art show A Little Knotty at the Cotton Candy Machine in Brooklyn! Dave, himself, will be in attendance to sign your well-worn copies of Bent or Ripple!  He'll be joined by artist Troy Nixey, debuting his own show Dead Inventors, and the two gentlemen will display original watercolored drawings, inkings, new prints and some fun merchandise. The reception runs from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. If you can't make it this Friday, the exhibit will be on display through April 7th, 2013.  Tara McPherson's Cotton Candy Machine is…

For the past week, our own Ron Regé, Jr. has brought his unique psychomagic to SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop, in Gainesville, Florida. Sadly, the Cartoon Utopia Camp 2013 must come to an end, but before it does, you can spend one last weekend basking in the glow of Ron's artistic vision! Stop by SAW tonight, Friday, March 8th, for a final reception of the comics created this past week in his workshop! From 7:00 to 10:00 PM, you can view the original artwork, and get yourself a copy of the anthology zine. SAW is located at 18 SE 5th…

Seattle, if you haven't already heard, you've got another chance to listen up to Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975!  Editor Pat Thomas will be back in town for the first time in over a year on Saturday, March 23rd at the Cinema Salon. Pat will be joined by Ron Johnson, founding member of the Seattle Black Panther Party, and Seattle University professor Gary Perry.  They'll discuss the legacy of the 1965 Watts Riots, the L.A. Rebellion and social justice, reviving a cultural, social, artistic and political framework now lost to memory. This event is part…

Monday, March 4th •  Gainesville, Florida:  Hopefully you're all signed up to take Ron Regé, Jr.'s week-long workshop at SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop! I am very jealous of all of you! (more info) Thursday, March 7th •  San Francisco, CA:  The mighty Mario Hernandez will be discussing his contributions to the groundbreaking Love and Rockets series at the Cartoon Art Museum from 7:00 to 9:00 PM! (more info) Friday, March 8th •  New York City, NY:  The Art of Harvey Kurtzman, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman, opens at the Society of Illustrators! (more info) •  Minneapolis,…

We're excited to announce that Dash Shaw will be a special guest at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design this Friday, March 8th! (As our own Mike Baehr put it, "At the behest of Professor Sally, I'd wager.") Join him at Auditorium 150 at 1:00 PM as he discusses his comics and cartoons, and debuts new material! This event is open to the public, so come one, come all! The Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located at 2501 Stevens Avenue, just south of downtown Minneapolis, next to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Children’s Theatre Company.

Two-Gun Zilch is coming… to the Society of Illustrators in New York City for the exhibit The Art of Harvey Kurtzman, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman, opening this Friday, March 8th! Co-curators Monte Beauchamp and Denis Kitchen have assembled the most comprehensive assemblage of Kurtzman art to date, culled from private and family collections. Highlights include: Kurtzman life drawings from 1941; rarely-seen late ’40s strips done for the New York Herald-Tribune and well as for Marvel’s Stan Lee; key covers, strips and full stories Kurtzman created for MAD, Frontline Combat, Two-Fisted Tales, Humbug and Help!, sometimes in…

Yes! We are all set-up and ready for you to come buy some comics from us at Booth 510 at the 11th Annual Emerald City Comicon! We'll be joined by our wonderful guests: Friday, March 1st4:00-6:00 PM            Peter Bagge Saturday, March 2nd11:00-1:00 PM            Bill Schelly1:00-3:00 PM             Peter Bagge3:00-5:00 PM            Ellen Forney5:00-6:00 PM            Michel Gagné We've got our exclusive limited-edition Peter Bagge t-shirt in stock, featuring our anti-superhero, Buddy Bradley! Get yours while supplies last, along with a debut copy of Peter Bagge's Other Stuff, not due in stores until May!…

Monday, February 25th • New York City, NY: Tonight! James Romberger gives a slide show presentation on 7 Miles a Second at the NY Comics and Picture-story Symposium! Starting at 7:00 PM! (more info) Tuesday, February 26th •  Brooklyn, NY:  Join the mighty Michael Kupperman at Book Court for the book launch celebration of Tales Designed to Thrizzle, Vol. 2, with special guest Ted Travelstead! (more info) Wednesday, February 27th •  Seattle, WA:  The Richard Hugo House presents an evening of original music inspired by Ellen Forney's 2007 collection Lust: Kinky Online Personal Ads from Seattle's The Stranger! Doors and bar…

More absurdity! More hilarity! And more thrizzle than ever before! Join the mighty Michael Kupperman on Tuesday, February 26th at Book Court in Brooklyn for the book launch celebration of Tales Designed to Thrizzle, Vol. 2! Meet the man that Publishers Weekly has said "…is pretty much his own genre of humor now," and watch him perform said humor starting at 7:00 PM, followed by a Q&A and a booksigning! And he'll be joined by comedian Mr. Ted Travelstead, who was my co-star in this Superchunk music video! (No joke!) Book Court is located at 163 Court Street (between Pacific &…

Fantagraphics Books is bringing the Hate to the 11th Annual Emerald City Comicon here in our hometown of Seattle! Join us from Friday, March 1st through Sunday, March 3rd at Booth 510, along with our very special guests Peter Bagge, Ellen Forney, Michel Gagné, and Bill Schelly!  Friday, March 1st4:00-6:00 PM            Peter Bagge Saturday, March 2nd11:00-1:00 PM            Bill Schelly1:00-3:00 PM             Peter Bagge3:00-5:00 PM            Ellen Forney5:00-6:00 PM            Michel Gagné We're excited to present an exclusive limited-edition Peter Bagge t-shirt, featuring our anti-superhero, Buddy Bradley! (That's the design above, a take on…