* Other People's Publications** Yeah, You Know Me. We're introducing a new column to the FLOG this year, spotlighting some excellent titles from other publishers that you can find at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! (And spotlighting my dorky predilection for song titles from the 90's.) Subtitled "Comics From Bangkok to Belgrade," Gazeta, Vol. 1 debuts its series with a collection of artists from places I've never heard of. (Zagreb? Tampere? I need to get out more.) Our store manager/curator Larry Reid recommended this one to me, pointing out the cover by the great Ron Regé , Jr. (who, speaking…
Fantagraphics on the Radio
As some people know, I divide my time between Fantagraphics and non-profit radio station, KEXP, and yesterday, my worlds collided when my boss (the other one) played this on the radio: “The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo” by Memphis whiskey-rock* band Lucero (off their most recent-release 1372 Overton Park). I caught the chorus — "Maggie the mechanic, punk rock girl, lonely saint" — and immediately bolted up in my chair. It's not the first time Love & Rockets has inspired a band, and I'm certain it won't be the last. [* Yeah, I don't know what that is either. ] And…
Giant Robot’s Post-It Show 6 Curated by Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd
These Giant Robot Post-It Shows are always drool-enducing, but this year's show enduces an even bigger slobbery accumulation because it's curated by the great Esther Pearl Watson, and her equally-rad spouse Mark Todd. If you've somehow missed Post-It Shows 1 through 5, basically these shows collect tiny 3X3" masterpieces on a Post-It note from an array of awesome artists. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, and cash-and-carry, so hit the ATM on the way to GR2, and maybe bring some cardboard to sandwich your Post-It, if you're fussy about those kinds of things. (I am.) Oh, and did I mention that each…
FREE: One Glued Down Corner from Zak Sally
As Eric already reported here on the FLOG, the world recently lost a great man, Sub Pop Records employee Andy Kotowicz. Our own Zak Sally used to be in a band on that label, Low, and to help raise money for the Andy Kotowicz Family Foundation, he's auctioning off this beautiful original work of art on eBay. I'll let him explain it: this is zak sally: what we have here is the original art for a flyer i did while i was in the band Low; copied this image on nice paper and sent it to all the promoters…
We Are Family
Look, I can't lie: the first time I visited Los Angeles, I psyched myself out with mental images of women with crazy plastic surgery, carrying little chihuahua dogs in purses that cost more than my car. But, normal people who did not O.D. on re-reruns of "Beverly Hills, 90210" know that L.A. actually has an amazing culture of wonderful un-Botox®'d artists. And acclaimed indie director Lance Bangs captured that scene in his 2009 documentary Family Portrait, a film centered around the great Family Bookstore, and the people behind the counter, like Sammy Harkham and David Kramer. Sure,…
SEX with Michael Kupperman!
[You guys have no idea how long I've been waiting to use this FLOG post title…] As we previously mentioned, our own Michael Kupperman is up to some sexy literary shenanigans this fall with illustrations in the The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex by Kristen Schaal & Rich Blomquist, and as a contributing writer to Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk. If you can handle the sexy, he's doing some events for those books! Thursday, September 23 Greenlight Bookstore 686 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY Hosted by: Bob Powers, Jason Reich, and Scott Jacobson with special guests: •…
Giant Robot: A Little Less Giant Now
Well, you can read the graphic: After six wonderful years in the East Village, Giant Robot New York are closing their brightly-colored doors, and now's a great chance to pick up some of our titles at 40% off in their store, and snag some other great deals, too. We here at Fantagraphics are sad to see this wonderful shop and gallery go. Over the years, GRNY has hosted some great events featuring our artists, most recently, Paul Hornschemeier, during his tour with Jay Ryan. We've also been excited to have our artists featured in their exhibits, like the "Free…
Under the Covers… With Kristin Hersh & Gilbert Hernandez
Snuggle up, 'cause here comes part two in our new column Under the Covers, where we chat with the great Gilbert Hernandez of Love & Rockets about his experience working with musician Kristin Hersh on the cover to the 1996 Throwing Muses album Limbo, and most recently, the cover to Kristin's memoir Rat Girl, out now from Penguin. [Ed. note: part one of this interview can be found here.] Inside folded-out CD art for Limbo Janice: Can you remember all the way back to the first time Kristin approached you to do the album cover for Throwing Muses' Limbo? Gilbert: I…
Under the Covers… With Kristin Hersh & Gilbert Hernandez
Slip into something more comfortable as we present a new column at Fantagraphics: Under the Covers, a sexy* look at album covers drawn by our artists, and the musicians who hook up with them. [ *Ed. note: Sorry, not really sexy. ] We're kicking off this column with a two-fer: musician Kristin Hersh and Gilbert Hernandez of Love & Rockets. Gilbert drew the cover to the 1996 Throwing Muses album Limbo, and most recently, the cover to Kristin's memoir Rat Girl, out today from Penguin. Janice: So, all the way back to the very beginning, how did you first discover…
Under the Covers… With Kristin Hersh & Gilbert Hernandez
Slip into something more comfortable as we present a new column at Fantagraphics: Under the Covers, a sexy* look at album covers drawn by our artists, and the musicians who hook up with them. [ *Ed. note: Sorry, not really sexy. ] We're kicking off this column with a two-fer: musician Kristin Hersh and Gilbert Hernandez of Love & Rockets. Gilbert drew the cover to the 1996 Throwing Muses album Limbo, and most recently, the cover to Kristin's memoir Rat Girl, out today from Penguin. Janice: So, all the way back to the very beginning, how did you first discover…
