Today's Online Commentary & Diversions from The A.V. Club, Fonts in Use and elsewhere: • Review: "A terrifying assemblage of ten years’ worth of unfinished Pim & Francie comics. The stories of two trusting little waifs play out like a perverse Merrie Melodies cartoon, or Little Nemo in Slumberland with the constant threat of dismemberment. [… Al Columbia's] superficially-cute artwork comes from the same unsettled place as Jim Woodring , like a ’30s animation studio with a lead-contaminated watercooler." – Grant Buist, The Name of This Cartoon Is Brunswick • Interview: The A.V. Club's Erik Adams surveys Zack Carlson &…
Jaxon’s back (in stock)
A handful of copies of two books by underground comix pioneer and comics historian Jack Jackson (a.k.a. Jaxon) were recently unearthed in our warehouse: God's Bosom, a collection of his historical strips, and Optimism of Youth, a collection of his underground work. When we say a handful, we mean a handful, so hop on these without delay!
Original pages from Congress of the Animals by Jim Woodring
As seen in our art department on November 19, 2010 — as mentioned, a banner day for originals here. View bigger here, and see here for a previous batch of original pages from the book. Congress of the Animals, the new "Frank" graphic novel from Jim Woodring, is due in Spring 2011.
Original pages from Love from the Shadows by Gilbert Hernandez
As seen on my desk on November 19, 2010, which was a good day for original art here — stay tuned for the next post. View bigger here. Love from the Shadows, the new "Fritz filmography" graphic novel from Gilbert Hernandez, is due in early Spring 2011.
Destroy All Movies!!! Seattle signing pics
Let's just ignore the fact that these are over a month old, OK? Zack Carlson & Bryan Connolly's first stop on the Seattle leg of their book tour for Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film was at the venerable Scarecrow Video on Friday, November 12, 2010, where pizza and many magical moments were shared in front of the War section: Bryan, left; Zack, right. The celebration continued the next day at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery: Zack. Bryan. Book designer/art director Jacob Covey personalizing books with rub-on type. Scarecrow's Marc Palm, hair dyed for the occasion, sinks…
Things to See: Robert Goodin, Rejected (and not) by Covered
So Josh Blair and J.B. Sapienza started a blog called Rejected by Covered, which is what it says on the tin: artwork which Robert Goodin has turned down for his now-famous Covered blog. Funnily enough, the first entry on Rejected by Covered is by Rob himself. Below, a new piece by Rob deemed worthy for Covered (and also for his holiday postcard — thanks Rob!).
New Chicago Comics exhibit preview
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago's New Chicago Comics exhibit (mentioned previously), which features Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen, opens to the public on January 8 with a special fancy-pants preview on Friday January 7, 6-10 PM. Advance tickets to the preview event are available here. See what Paul has to say about it here.
Daily OCD: 12/21/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions from NPR, Techland–TIME.com, HTMLGIANT, Woot!, and elsewhere: • List: At Techland–TIME.com, Douglas Wolk names his top 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2010: #6: Weathercraft: "The first standalone Frank book from Jim Woodring is as gloriously mind-expanding as anything he's drawn. It's a wordless Hieronymous Bosch-via-Chuck Jones parable about cartoon animals in a cruel, psychedelic landscape, in which the wicked Manhog attains enlightenment, then sacrifices it again." #5: Artichoke Tales: "Megan Kelso's magnum opus is technically a fantasy — her characters live in an imaginary country, riven by a civil war between foragers and canners, and…
Zak Sally on the teevee
A segment featuring Zak Sally will run on Twin Cities Public Television's new weekly arts series, MN Original, premiering on Thursday, December 30 at 7:30 PM (with a full schedule of repeats following). Viewers in Minnesota can tune in to Channel 2, and the segment will also be available online — we'll be sure to post it when it is.
Tim Kreider at the Strand on Feb. 17
Tim Kreider signs and reads from his new book Twilight of the Assholes: Cartoons & Essays 2005-2009 at the Strand Bookstore in New York City on February 17, 2011 at 7 PM. "In a slideshow, talk and Q&A, he'll wax nostalgic about the endearing atrocities and deadly foibles of the Bush administration and have a fond chuckle over the deadpan haplessness of Obama and the fascist antics of the tea party." Mark your calendars now and get a bit more info here; we'll be certain to have more info and updates as the date draws closer.
