Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Safe Area Gorazde: The Special Edition by Joe Sacco 272-page black & white 7.75" x 10.25" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-396-5 Previews & Ordering Info First released in 2000, Safe Area Gorazde confirmed Sacco as one of the pre-eminent journalists of his time, and earned him a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship. Now for its 10th anniversary, Fantagraphics is releasing an expanded hardcover edition which, much like 2007’s Palestine: The Special Edition, supplements the original work with page after page of special features, listed below. In the wake of his acclaimed Palestine, Joe Sacco…
Now in stock: Four Color Fear (2nd Printing)
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s (2nd Printing) by various artists; edited by John Benson and Greg Sadowski 320-page full-color 7.5" x 10.5" softcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-343-9 Previews & Ordering Info After the first printing, released in Fall 2010, sold out in a matter of months, we went back to press with a brand-new cover design for the 2nd printing! Of the myriad genres comic books ventured into during its golden age, none was as controversial as or came at a greater cost than horror; the public outrage…
Now in stock: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 15 by Robert Crumb (New Printing)
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 15: Mode O'Day and Her Pals (New Softcover Printing)by Robert Crumb 128-page black & white/color 8.5" x 11" softcover • $19.99ISBN: 978-1-56097-413-0 Order Now! The definitive, comprehensive series reprinting the entirety of Crumb's published career enters the mid-1980s with this 15th volume, a period that many critics consider to be the richest of Crumb's career. Anchored by Crumb's contributions to the seminal anthology Weirdo, created and edited by Crumb, this volume includes the first several appearances of classic Crumb character Mode O' Day, the networking fashion…
Now in stock: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 13 by Robert Crumb (New Printing)
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 13: The Season of the Snoid (New Softcover Printing)by Robert Crumb 128-page black & white/color 8.5" x 11" softcover • $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-56097-413-0 Order Now! The Season of the Snoid: Found in this collection, spanning 1976-1980, are Crumb's classic "social and environmental" rants unleashed in Co-Evolution Quarterly and Winds of Change; the now-famous "A Short History of America"; more collaborations with Harvey Pekar in the gritty American Splendor; the quintissential "My Troubles with Women"; and most important of all, the very first "Snoid" comics! Additional must-have…
Robert Crumb on WFMU
We didn't find out until too late, but Robert Crumb was a guest earlier this evening on WFMU's Antique Phonograph Music Program to spin some of his favorite 78s with host Michael Cumella. The good news is, you can stream the show from the playlist page here, where you can also see all 3 video interview clips (part 1 is embedded above). And there's a part two which airs next week, April 12 at 8 PM Eastern.
Daily OCD: 4/5/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Feature: At Care2, Wilfred Santiago, creator of 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, writes about Clemente the humanitarian: "Clemente was aware that being a baseball player gave him the resources to do even greater good than he could have imagined. Most importantly, we have the opportunity to know and share his life story, and for that, we all are very fortunate to come across the history of a man like Roberto Clemente." • Review: "The art is wonderful. Tardi has this rounded style that is unique and easily identifiable, all at once his signature….
Things to See: 4/4/11 Roundup
• Check out Mack White's illustrations for Michael del Ray's book Long Term Parking • Monster Brains presents "Momster" by Ted Jouflas from Weirdo #26 (1989) • "Ghost Dream," a sketchbook comic by Drew Weing • From Lilli Carré, a short animated film, a poster for an event she'll be at, and a teaser of her work in the new Smoke Signal • Leslie Stein gives this peek at artwork from the 6th issue of Eye of the Majestic Creature • Panels for the next installment of "Nothing Eve" for Mome by Kurt Wolfgang at New Bodega • Also working…
Daily OCD: 4/4/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: At Techland – Time.com, Douglas Wolk names I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason and I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets by Fletcher Hanks to a short list of "The Funniest Comics Ever" • Review: "Last year, Fantagraphics reproduced Catalog No. 439 of the DeMoulin Brothers – the most extensive depiction of initiation contraptions and ritual outfits used by Freemasons and other fraternal orders, like the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and E. Clampus Vitus. Bearing the title Burlesque Paraphernalia and Side Degree Specialties and Costumes, this wacky book may shed a…
Janeane Garofalo plugs Fantagraphics comics on The Daily Show
The Daily Show …in 1999. Ah, the nineties. (Via Bob Fingerman on Facebook.)
Weekend Webcomics for 4/1/11: Kupperman, Weissman & more (posted 4/3)
Our weekly strips from Kupperman & Weissman, plus links to other strips from around the web including a new video strip by Steve Brodner (and our apologies for the tardiness): — Up All Night by Michael Kupperman (view at original size): G'n'R in "Jews Your Illusion" by Steven Weissman (view at original size): — And elsewhere: Amazing Facts… and Beyond! with Leon Beyond by Dan Zettwoch, Ted May & Kevin Huizenga: Lucky by Gabrielle Bell: "The most disturbing Maakies yet," says Tony Millionaire (it's up there with the outhouse spider bite one, that's for sure): Mugwhump the Great by Roger…
