Forget about Black Friday. It's time to get in line for Black Monday, when Lou Reed descends upon Brooklyn on December 12th! Join Lou at BookCourt [ 163 Court Street ] at 7:00 PM. He will be signing and discussing The Raven, his collaboration with legendary Italian illustrator and cartoonist Lorenzo Mattotti, based on the work of Edgar Allen Poe. The last time Lou signed The Raven, The New Yorker was there to report: "Mattotti's illustrations, which were projected in a slide show, saturated the room with a kind of terror and despair. There was also something about the sound…
Crime Stoppers with Michael Kupperman Tomorrow in NYC!
Join Michael Kupperman tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 22nd, for the second installment of his new monthly comedy series The Crime Stoppers Club, a collaboration with Kate Beaton! This month, they welcome special guests Lauren Weinstein, Bridey Elliott, Lizz Hickey and Russell Christian for a night of hilarious abandon and storytelling at Luca Lounge [ 222 Avenue B, NYC ]. Fight crime with The Crime Stoppers Club every month in New York City — you can follow them here on Facebook!
The Heroes from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. Photo Round-Up
Mmmm! Cheese biscuits and Love & Rockets sure go great together, as a buncha folks found out this past weekend in Charlotte, NC! Our friends at the comic shop Heroes Aren't Hard to Find hosted a discussion group for The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. — concentrating on Death of Speedy and Flies on the Ceiling — and it looks like it was a ton of fun! See what I mean??? And, hey, there's cartoonist Dustin Harbin back there in the stripes! Nice to see a book from the original collection was brought out for the discussion! Hi to you, too, Maggie!…
Oil and Water at the Wild Arts Festival This Weekend
This weekend, it's the Wild Arts Festival in Portland, Oregon, a 2-day event celebrating books and arts, to benefit the Audubon Society of Portland. And on Sunday, November 20th, the authors of Oil and Water will be signing from 12:00 – 4:00 PM! Meet writer Steve Duin, a columnist for The Oregonian, and editor Mike Rosen, and hear more about the PDX2Gulf trip they took with three Aubudon staffers to the Gulf Coast back in 2010. And make a note in your calendar, 'cause the authors will be back at the Aubudon in February to give a "Nature Night" presentation! …
The Curiously Sinister Art of Jim Flora Exhibit Opens in NYC
An exhibit of Jim Flora's curiously sinister art opens tomorrow night, Saturday, November 19th, in the curiously sinister city of New York, and you do not want to miss this! The Dorian Grey Gallery is proud to present the very first posthumous New York exhibit and sale of Jim Flora original art, curated by our own Flora archivist Irwin Chusid, in conjunction with gallery owner Luis Accorsi and director Christopher Pusey. It's gonna be a doozy: Offerings include temperas on paper; woodcut prints (vintage and new); medium and large acrylics on canvas; pen & ink drawings on paper; fine art…
Giant Robot’s Post-It Show 7 Curated by Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd
It's that time of year again! The time of year where a flock of Fantagraphics artists participate in the annual Giant Robot Post-It Show, and like last year, it will be curated by the inspirational husband-wife team of Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd. Each sticky note masterpiece is priced to move at a mere $20! YES. You can own a one-of-a-kind piece of art for $20 lousy bucks from artists like our own: Andrice Arp, T. Edward Bak, Lilli Carre, Martin Cendreda, Eleanor Davis, Renee French, Tim Hensley, Jaime Hernandez, Jesse Moynihan, Anders Nilsen, John Pham, Johnny Ryan, Jeremy…
Kalesniko and Kupperman at the 2011 Miami Book Fair This Weekend
Hey Miami! Spend the weekend with two of our favorite artists with the initials "MK" as Mark Kalesniko and Michael Kupperman head to the 2011 Miami Book Fair! Saturday, November 19th at 3:30 PM Lives Real and Imagined: Michael Kupperman on Mark Twain's Autobiography: 1910-2010; Jim Ottaviani on Feynman and Ray Fawkes on One Soul Sunday, November 20th at 4:00 PM Comics and Autobiography: Mark Kalesniko on Freeway, Jason Shiga on Empire State: A Love Story (or Not); Jennifer Hayden on Underwire. Moderated by John Hogan, editor, Graphic Novel Reporter Both panels take place at the Prometeo Theatre (Building…
Oil & Water Book Release Party Tonight in Portland!
Fantagraphics invites you to help celebrate the release of Oil and Water tonight, Wednesday, November 15th at Bridge City Comics in Portland! Both Steve Duin, columnist for The Oregonian, and Eisner-winning artist Shannon Wheeler will be in attendance from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Get your copies of Oil and Water signed, and find out more about what happened when ten Oregonians traveled to the Gulf Coast in August 2010 to plumb the devastation wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill. This event is free and open-to-the-public, so be sure to drop by! Bridge City Comics is located at 3725 N. Mississippi…
Michael Kupperman Takes On The Scarlet Empress
Let's all go to the movies with Michael Kupperman! Comedian and Emmy-award winning Daily Show writer Elliott Kalan has devised the "Closely Watched Films" series, for "hardcore movie nerds and beginning cinephiles alike." And on Wednesday, December 7th, Kupperman will join him at 92Y Tribeca [ 200 Hudson Street, NYC ] for a look at the 1934 film The Scarlet Empress, starring Marlene Dietrich. Together, they will discuss "rare bursts of Hollywood madness, von Sternberg’s Svengali relationship with Dietrich and whether historical accuracy is ever necessary." And based on Kupperman's latest, Mark Twain's Autobiography 1910-2010, I'm gonna say the answer…
Wear Some Underworld With Your Underwear!
Well, whether or not you wear underwear is really more of a personal decision, but you can now get yourself a snazzy tee featuring artwork from long-running Harvey-award-nominated comic Underworld by Kaz! And to celebrate the opening of their shop, all tees are discounted for the first week only. We're not entirely sure when this offer expires, so click over there today!
