Paul Hornschemeier, who says he feels bad about not updating his blog more often, is compensating by offering 20% off everything in his online shop (prints and original art) through Thursday (March 24). See here for more details and the secret magic discount code!
Jim Woodring to be featured guest at SPX 2011
So much convention news to share today! The organizers of the Small Press Expo just announced an initial lineup of featured guests for the 2011 show, one of whom is Jim Woodring! Jim hasn't been to the show in quite some time so this will be an extra treat for SPX attendees. The show's still a ways away (September 10-11) so stay tuned for further details and announcements. (No word yet on whether he'll be bringing the Nibbus Maximus with him, but we're hoping so.) CORRECTION: I should've checked my facts before posting — this will be Jim's first time…
The Raven by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti to debut at TCAF
Just announced: The Raven by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti will be making its debut at the Toronto Comics Art Festival in May! Mattotti, as previously announced, will be a Featured Guest at the festival. TCAF organizer Chris Butcher puts it best: "Look for further information on Fantagraphics’ TCAF 2011 plans, as well as feature events with Lorenzo Mattotti, as the Festival draws closer."
Megan Kelso: Guest of Honor at Olympia Comics Festival!
We're a little late in reporting this exciting news: Megan Kelso has been announced as a special guest at the Olympia Comics Festival in our state capitol of Olympia, WA! Olympia, of course, has a storied history as a mecca of zine publishing and indie culture, so we can't imagine a better fit. The festival takes place on Saturday, May 21, and we are currently hustling production of the new edition of Queen of the Black Black along in the hope of premiering it at the show. Stay tuned and mark your calendars!
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind – Previews, Pre-Order
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind – A Visual History from the Permanent Collection of Experience Music Project Edited by Jacob McMurray, Senior Curator of EMP 248-page full-color 7.5" x 9" softcover with DVD • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-433-7 Ships in: April 2011 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context of the underground punk subculture that was developing throughout the U.S. in the late 1970s and 1980s. This musical journey is represented entirely through the collection of Experience Music…
Now in stock: The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) by Charles M. Schulz
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) by Charles M. Schulz Introduction by Al Roker; designed by Seth 344-page black & white 8.5" x 7" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-438-2 Previews & Ordering Info Charles Schulz enters his fourth decade as the greatest cartoonist of his generation, and Peanuts remains as fresh and lively as it ever was. (How do we know it’s 1980? Well, for one thing Peppermint Patty gets herself those Bo-Derek-in-“10” cornrows — Peanuts’ timelessness occasionally shows a crack!) That said, The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 includes a number of classic…
Now in stock: R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004 by Thomas Ott
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004 by Thomas Ott 192-page black & white 6.25" x 10" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-417-7 Previews & Ordering Info This omnibus collection of Thomas Ott’s short shock-ending horror stories — imagine E.C. Comics done with no words, and executed in an impossibly lush black-and-white scratchboard style — collects a dozen stories originally published in three (now out of print) thin European style “graphic albums” (Tales of Error, Greetings from Hellville and Dead End) during the 1980s and 1990s, plus 8 previously uncollected tales, including "The Breakdown" from Fantagraphics'…
Things to See: 3/21/11 Roundup
• Chris Ware draws Tiny Tim for 6-year-old Clara Ware's review of a Tiny Tim compilation album at Roctober (yes, you read that correctly) • Dame Darcy offers artwork for sale with partial proceeds donated to the Red Cross for Japan relief; she also encourages you to donate directly • Fight or Run artwork from Kevin Huizenga; also some super-moon-related cover art • A commissioned sketch of Wonder Woman from 1998 by Richard Sala • Drew Weing posts a page from the story he drew in the new issue of Papercutter • Title design (in various stages) by Leslie Stein…
Help a brother out
If you have the means please consider making a purchase or donation to Hans Rickheit as he searches for a new job after his place of employment shut down. He has plenty of stunning original pages for sale or you can buy a book or even just slide him a few bucks for his acclaimed free webcomic Ectopiary. See all your options listed and linked here. Yep, we're all getting rich off of comics, boy howdy.
Daily OCD: 3/21/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Whenever Fantagraphics releases a new Popeye book it's cause for manic joy, but this one is extra special because it introduces the mythical beast known as Eugene the Jeep who was possibly the namesake of the car/jockmobile. It also introduces Popeye's foul-tempered father, Poopdeck Pappy, who dislikes Popeye and punches Olive Oyl in the face. […] This volume is pretty special." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "I like that Jordan Crane had decided not to play the victim of infidelity/villainous partner dynamic with the story of Leo and Dee. He has stripped…
