Noah Van Sciver is selling some framed drawings to raise rent money. Get in on the ground floor now before we publish his Abe Lincoln graphic novel The Hypo and he blows up and you can't afford him anymore!
Things to See: Jason’s Athos in America cover illustration
Jason has revealed the beautiful cover illustration for his next forthcoming book, Athos in America. At his blog he includes the initial thumbnail sketch, which I recall falling in love with when he first posted it a little while back. Title treatment and coloring are TK. The book will be in the same clothbound hardcover format as Low Moon.
The Cabbie Vol. 1 by Martí – Previews, Pre-Order
The Cabbie Vol. 1 by Martí 80-page black & white 9" x 11.75" hardcover • $19.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-450-4 Ships in: September 2011 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Sergio Leone’s retooling of classic westerns for his “spaghetti westerns”… Stieg Larsson’s striking take on the serial killer/mystery thriller in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo… And for that matter ABBA’s fiendishly catchy appropriation of American pop music. Sometimes it takes Europeans to make gold of tuckered-out American tropes. Add to those instances of inspired global cross-pollination the Spanish cartoonist Martí’s eye-popping The Cabbie, which spins off Martin Scorsese’s sordid urban-justice drama Taxi…
Daily OCD: 8/24/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Celluloid is a challenging work, not so much in how it is read, but in how it pushes at the boundaries of what we call a graphic novel and what we consider erotica…. Considered as a visual ode to the erotic imagination, Celluloid is a powerful work of grace and deviance in its explorations. McKean has crafted a new grammar for comic book storytelling, bringing the printed page as close to a live performance as possible while still using the graphic narrative form to accomplish what no other medium can." – Greg Baldino,…
Free original sketch with Frank Stack purchase!
You may recall the special offer we made during Comic-Con this year for "sketch editions" of several of our books. While most of the sketches for that offer were done by their respective artists to-order, Frank Stack did a bunch of extras in advance, and so we're able to offer them once more FREE with purchase of Frank's book The New Adventures of Jesus: The Second Coming! Order while supplies last and you'll get a randomly-selected sketch at no extra charge. We made sure we got scans of the sketches before we send 'em out — he drew them 4…
People need to stop getting sick
Seriously, first Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter, one of the most indispensible voices in comics journalism and opinion, and now Dylan Williams of Sparkplug Comics, one of the most indispensible small-press publishers. I spend a lot of time each day sifting through the comics blogosphere, and Tom's site is a daily highlight of this task. And I always end up spending more of my convention budget at Dylan's table than any other. Both men have inspired and enriched my life in comics more than most, and I have utmost respect for both of them. As many before me have…
Diaflogue: Jaime Hernandez Exclusive Q&A
This interview was conducted by Fantagraphics intern Rolando A. López and proofread and formatted by Janice Headley. Thanks to all! – Ed. In his 1989 The Comics Journal interview (#126), Jaime Hernandez said: “I hope [Love and Rockets is] still fresh 20-50 years from now. I hope it doesn’t lose anything in the long run. Even if I’m writing about contemporary things . . . I hope people can look back at it as a piece of history instead of a gimmick.” Readers have followed the lives of Maggie, Hopey, and the gang for almost 30 years now, and Love…
Prison Pit Book 3 by Johnny Ryan – Previews, Pre-Order
Prison Pit Book 3 by Johnny Ryan 120-page black & white 6.5" x 8.5" softcover • $12.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-497-9 Ships in: September 2011 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Prison Pit blends Angry Youth Comix creator Johnny Ryan’s fascination with WWE wrestling, grindhouse cinema, first person action video games, Gary Panter’s “Jimbo” comics, and Kentaro Miura’s “Berserk” Manga into a brutal and often hilarious showcase of violence like no other comic book ever created. Even the lead character’s name, which is only one letter away from “Cannibal Duckface” (hint: “Cannibal” is correct) is unprintable. Prison Pit is so deranged and twisted…
New Comics Day 8/24/11: Esperanza, Humorama, Drawing Power, TCJ 301
This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. Esperanza: A Love and Rockets Book(Love and Rockets Library: "Locas" Book 5) by Jaime Hernandez 248-page black & white 7.5" x 9.25" softcover • $18.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-449-8 "Yes, I hear people say, Jaime Hernandez, I keep hearing about how great he is and everything, but there are like a million books,…
Daily OCD: 8/23/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "…[T]he stories [in Maggie the Mechanic], of course, suck you in, because they're absurd and funny and warm, and even though they're the kind of stories where it's not a question of whether the good guys will win, only when they will, they're well told and well plotted, and I was sad when they ended. Apparently they're meant to be the sci-fi version of magical realism, which is neat, but the dinosaurs and aliens and rocket ships were far less interesting than seeing the girls get drunk and run around, or even just…
