Updates of Online Commentary & Diversions may be oddly timed for the rest of the week as we're eyeball deep in MoCCA preparations. • Review: "[Harvey] Kurtzman and company aimed high for a more sophisticated humor mag than the competition… Fantagraphics’ package for it is bar none — handsome, sturdy and restored with great care… I was most interested in the behind-the-scenes story of Humbug and the creative process that went into it — not to mention doomed it — and the book’s introduction and exclusive interviews more than satisfy on that count." – Rod Lott, Bookgasm • Review: "In…
New Bagge t-shirts. Buy ’em!
From World of Strange, 3 new Peter Bagge t-shirts, 2 featuring classic Hate and Neat Stuff covers and one for Pete's new band! Purchase!
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #530
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
That’s right, we’re moving to Dubai
Is this the title page for Tim Hensley's soon-to-be-collected masterwork Wally Gropius? I can only guess, but god damn I love it. Clicky click for process images that you can click to blow up bigger.
Richard Sala art blog!
RICHARD SALA ART BLOG! Look inside.
Jaxon’s Last Ride
From Underground Comix historian Patrick Rosenkranz, a video tribute to Underground pioneer Jack Jackson. Watch on YouTube.
Webcomics update for 6/2/09
Due to holidays, vacations and conventions, our webcomics posting schedule continues to be a little goofed up the next couple of weeks; our apologies. Ah, those childhood lessons in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan… It's the ominous homecoming of Chocolate Cheeks in this week's installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 51-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures…. And this week's Mon.-Fri. batch of Martin Kellerman's Rocky includes crime talk, unwelcome phone calls… and an extra-big 9-panel strip!
New Comics Day 6/3/09
Scheduled to arrive in comics shops this week: Uptight #3 by Jordan Crane. Comic shops will be getting this item before we have it in stock ourselves, due to the intricacies of shipping and distribution, so once again the Wednesday Warriors win out! As always, check with your local shop to confirm availability. (Note that our description of the issue has been updated to reflect the issue's contents; the story "Keeping Two" does not appear in this issue.)
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #529
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Now in stock: Castle Waiting Vol. II #15 by Linda Medley
Castle Waiting Vol. II #15 By Linda Medley As the cast pairs off to commence moving Jain and Pin (and a pampered chicken) into the castle, the conversations range far and wide, from romance to war politics. You'll learn that the wise man always has the right goat for the job, and that sometimes you just have to say "Hooray for ridiculous." Plus, you'll find out what happens when a giant moves to your town (hint: making a pie requires semaphore signals). 24-page black & white 6.75" x 10.25" comic book • $3.95 Add to Cart • More Info &…
