Monday, April 2nd • Los Angeles, CA: Join editor Pat Thomas at the Norman Lear Center for a presentation on Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power, 1965-1975. (more info) Tuesday, April 3rd • Santa Barbara, CA: Author Monte Schulz will be making a hometown appearance for The Big Town, at Chaucer's Books. (more info) Wednesday, April 4th • Los Angeles, CA: Monte Schulz will return to Skylight Books to launch the last book in his Jazz Age trilogy, The Big Town! (more info) • Los Angeles, CA: Editor/curator Pat Thomas will be giving a presentation at BookSoup on…
Listen, Whitey!: The Sights and Sounds of Black Power Tour
Fantagraphics Books and Light in the Attic Records are excited to announce that author, lecturer, and music-man Pat Thomas is hitting the road with Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975. Meet the mofo behind the book that pays tribute to the Black Power Movement of the '60s-'70s. Heading up the West Coast and then across the pond to England, Thomas will be giving talks, signing books, and playing tracks at both bookstores and record shops. While researching this book project in Oakland, Thomas discovered rare recordings of speeches, interviews, and music by noted activists Huey Newton,…
Listen, Whitey!: The Sights and Sounds of Black Power Tour
Fantagraphics Books and Light in the Attic Records are excited to announce that author, lecturer, and music-man Pat Thomas is hitting the road with Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975. Meet the mofo behind the book that pays tribute to the Black Power Movement of the '60s-'70s. Heading up the West Coast and then across the pond to England, Thomas will be giving talks, signing books, and playing tracks at both bookstores and record shops. While researching this book project in Oakland, Thomas discovered rare recordings of speeches, interviews, and music by noted activists Huey Newton,…
Listen, Norman Lear Center in LA! Tomorrow!
I have to confess… at first, I confused Norman Lear with this guy. I was like, "They gave him a Center? Well, I guess Mr. Roper was a nuanced characterization of a Santa Monica landlord…" Oops. At least they're both veterans of late 70's sitcoms, right?! ANYWAY. Join editor Pat Thomas at the Norman Lear Center tomorrow, Monday, April 2nd, for a presentation on Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power, 1965-1975. He'll be discussing this impressive tribute to the Black Power Movement of the '60s-'70s, and playing tracks from the companion soundtrack album on Light in the Attic…
Jim Woodring Talks Emerald City Comicon on KUOW This Friday!
Jim Woodring and Larry Reid (in the Love & Rockets t-shirt), with Mike Dean from The Comics Journal Woodring hits the airwaves this Friday, March 30th on Seattle NPR station KUOW 94.9 FM! Jim will be joined by Larry Reid, curator and manager of the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, for a chat about this weekend's Emerald City Comicon, and specifically our panel, "Northwest Noir: Seattle's Legacy of Counterculture Comix." What's the panel about? Why, I'm glad you asked: In the mid-seventies a trio of gifted cartoonists emerged from The Evergreen State College in Olympia: Seattle's Lynda Barry and Charles Burns,…
Monte Schulz Book Tour for The Big Town!
Author Monte Schulz will be bringing his captivating novel of the Jazz Age to the West Coast this Spring! The Big Town is the story of a failed businessman whose dreams of prosperity hinge on the secret proposition of a millionaire industrialist and a dangerous relationship he finds with a poor orphan girl chasing love in the great American metropolis. Come meet this engaging storyteller and get your copy of the book signed! April 3rd Chaucer’s Books3321 State StreetSanta Barbara CA 93105 April 4th Skylight Books1818 North Vermont AveLos Angeles, CA 90027 April 10th Modern Times Bookstore Collective2919…
Announcing Peter Bagge at Stumptown 2012!
Fantagraphics is thrilled to announce that Peter Bagge will be a special guest at the 9th Annual Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland! Join us on Saturday, April 29th and Sunday, April 30th at the Oregon Convention Center [ 777 NE ML King Blvd. ]. Tickets are on sale now, so don't miss out! And stay tuned to the FLOG for more details about our Stumptown weekend.
Jacques Boyreau Brings Black Terminator to Seattle!
Fantagraphics editor Jacques Boyreau presents the perfect "Sci-Fi Cheap Date" this Friday, March 30th at the Northwest Film Forum, in celebration of the 10th Annual Emerald City Comicon! Jacques, along with fellow curators Tim Colley and Darren Aboulafia, have concocted a SuperTrash mix of sci-fi-fantasy trailers, blistering 80s metal and provocative situations, including a meditation upon fire itself. This 90-minute program will delight nerds of all genders and possibly be worthy of taking notes. Trailers include Space Amoeba, Funky Forest: The First Contact, Xtro 2, Dark Breed, Screamers, Super Inframan and Alien Intruder. Plus, it's your chance to meet Black Terminator! Prepare to have your…
Daniel Clowes at Meltdown in Los Angeles!
Watch Daniel Clowes meltdown at Meltdown in Los Angeles! (Just kidding; we're sure he'll be fine!) Join Dan on Thursday, April 5th for this very special celebration of his new collection The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist, from Abrams ComicArts. The evening will be hosted by Blair Butler (of G4's Fresh Ink), and there will be an interview conducted by Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing, followed by a Q&A! The event starts at 8:00 PM, but get there early! If you purchase one copy of the new book from Meltdown, you'll be granted two tickets to this event. An extra…
Daniel Clowes Interview at Kadist in San Francisco!
We're excited to announce the great Daniel Clowes will be the special guest at the Kadist Art Foundation this Wednesday, March 28th! Join Dan at 6:00 PM as he is interviewed by Rene de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art at the Oakland Museum of California. Don't miss the chance to hear them talk about Dan's career, as well as his upcoming exhibition opening at OMCA on April 14. The Kadist Art Foundation is located at 3295 20th Street in San Francisco.
