It's true! A few years ago, the mighty Jim Woodring teamed up with toy designers Cardboard Spaceship for this exclusive resin figurine of the Big Egypt Parlor Sphinx. (As Jim describes on his Facebook page, "You can't tell from the image, but the label on the box was designed to look in all ways as if it were made in occupied Japan." Haw!) Vinylpulse.com has some shots of the sculpts for the lil' guy. The finished resin figurine measures approx. 4" tall by 5" wide. This toad is a prince, and we're happy to see him back in production! Hurry…
Listen to the Party Music Whitey in San Francisco!
On Saturday, February 22nd, join author Pat Thomas for the panel discussion Listen to the Party Music Whitey!: The Soundtrack of the Black Liberation Movement. He'll be signing and discussing his award-winning book, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975! The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco will host this engaging afternoon in conjunction with their exhibit Crosscurrents: Africa and Black Diaspora in Dialogue, 1960-1980. Pat will be joined by Rickey Vincent, author of Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers' Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music, and moderator Davey…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 1/13-1/20
Wednesday, January 15th • New York City, NY: Get your tickets quick, 'cause this will sell out! Julia Gfrörer will be signing her beautiful new graphic novel Black is the Color at The Strand, starting at 7:00 PM. You can either buy the book from The Strand or buy a $15 Strand Gift Card in order to attend this event. Both options admit one. (more info) Thursday, January 16th • Camden, NJ: Don't miss the opening of the new exhibit Compulsive Narratives: Stories that MUST be Told at the Rutgers-Camden’s Stedman Gallery, featuring work from Carol Tyler, Justin Green, Ellen…
Danny Bland Reading at Twilight Gallery Seattle!
photo credit: Charles Peterson Seattleites! Beat the winter doldrums with something even more dark: In Case We Die, the wicked debut novel from longtime Seattle icon Danny Bland! Join Danny on Saturday, January 18th for one of his hilarious and sometimes gut-wrenching readings at Twilight Gallery. To make the evening even more enticing, he'll be joined by special guests, Tom Hansen and Mandolin Hooper. Doors at 8:00 PM. BYOB — no, seriously! Twilight Gallery is located at 4306 SW Alaska Street.
Fantagraphics at the 2014 Seattle Graphic Novel Panel and After-Party!
Kick off 2014 with the fourth annual Graphic Novel Panel, held by our friends at the Seattle Graphics Arts Guild! Every year, it just gets better and better, and here's what you can expect on Saturday, January 25th: From 10:00 AM to Noon, the amazing Megan Kelso will lead a workshop on "Comics for Writers" — This workshop is for writers who are interested in comics and want to dip their toe in but who may be self-conscious about their drawing skills. Perfect! Megan will lead the class in both drawing and writing exercises — all drawing abilities are welcome!…
Charles Forsman and Joseph Lambert Signing in Belgium!
The Angoulême International Comics Festival is right around the corner, and our friends at the Librairie Multi BD in Belgium are hosting a special signing afterwards on Saturday, February 8th! Join Charles Forsman, Mome-veteran Joseph Lambert, and our pal Alec Longstreth from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. The Librairie Multi BD is located at 122-124 Bd Anspach B-1000 Bruxelles. Tell 'em all we say hi!
Ron Regé, Jr T-Shirt Designs for Nike!
Jocks and art nerds unite over the awesomeness of these Nike t-shirts, as designed by our own Ron Regé, Jr! As Ron explains over Facebook, he did these drawings back in 2009, and never knew what they had done with them until now! The shirts don't seem to be available directly from the Nike website (believe me, I looked!), but you can find them on eBay. (cough) Swoon, just look at that stunning lettering! It almost makes me want to work out! (But not really.) Don't forget! Ron will be launching his exhibit of originals from The Cartoon Utopia at…
The Art of Rodrigues: An Exhibition of the Late, Great Charles Rodrigues
On January 7th, our friends at the Society of Illustrators launched the wonderful new exhibit, The Art of Rodrigues: An Exhibition of the Late, Great Charles Rodrigues! Stop by and marvel at artwork by Charles Rodrigues, the sick mind behind some of the most outrageous, inventive, and offensive cartoons ever to appear in mass circulation magazines, including Stereo Review, Playboy, and (from its very first issue) the National Lampoon. They'll be hosting a Happy Hour and Reception for the exhibit on Wednesday, January 29th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. A $10 cover charge includes one free drink ticket, buffet…
Julia Gfrörer Signing & Discussion at The Strand NYC!
On Wednesday, January 15th, New York City is the place for Black is the Color! Come celebrate the beautiful new graphic novel from Portland-based artist Julia Gfrörer. Called “moving” by The Comics Journal, Black is the Color is the sorrowful tale of an unfortunate sailor’s abandonment, and his melancholy meeting of a mermaid named Eulalia. Come meet the artist noneother than Phoebe Gloeckner has called, "amongst the most promising artist/authors of her generation. Her work is spare and elegant, yet the hand of the artist is always evident in her line. Her characters inhabit cold or desolate environments, often on…
Exclusive Ron Regé, Jr. Drawings on View at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery!
WHOA. Feast your eyes at this exquisite original artwork from Ron Regé, Jr. As Ron explains on his Tumblr, "I've made 2 of these large fold-out drawings on that red dropcloth kraft paper stuff. I'm gonna put them in plastic envelopes and let people check them out at my Cartoon Utopia show at The Fantagraphics Bookstore in Seattle next week." Lucky us! And lucky you, if you join us at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, January 11th! We're so honored to host an exhibit and signing with the artist himself, who will be arriving from L.A. with this…
