{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 #13 by Linda Medley
Castle Waiting Vol. II #13 By Linda Medley The bowling action from last issue reaches its rollicking conclusion! Will the unorthodox bowling technique that Chess learned from Tolly enable him to scare up a victory for his team? Post-game, will Jayne finally succeed in drawing the mysterious Dr. Fell out of his shell? And is Beaky still wearing that dress? Answers to these questions, and tantalizing hints at future mysteries yet to be revealed (where did that magic trunk come from, anyway?), in this issue of Linda Medley's hit series. Video & Photo Slideshow Preview (view in new window): 24-page…
Anders Nilsen solo show
Anders Nilsen says: [Above is] the postcard for a show I am doing at Littlebird Gallery in L.A., called Landscapes and Smoke. It opens on December 6th and features a bunch of big drawings, a few gouache paintings and a few covers from Big Questions. Included are Batman, Captain America, The Archangel Gabriel, Adam and Eve and an upside down tree. Oh, and Bison Man. If you're around you should come check it out.
Daily links: 11/26/08
• Comic Book Resources talks to the mighty Tony Millionaire about The Drinky Crow Show &c. • Jacob Covey finally posts his most recent batch of TMNT sketches on Flickr • Uncanny Coincidence of the Week U.S. readers, enjoy your holiday tomorrow.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Schulz
Today is the 86th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz's birth. Learn more about Schulz's life in this brief biographical essay by Gary Groth.
Preview video/slideshow: Misery Loves Comedy (2nd Ed.) by Ivan Brunetti
The second printing of Ivan Brunetti's Misery Loves Comedy will be available soon and sports a new color for the clothbound cover. (This is the only change between the two editions.) As of right now the first edition, with the dark green cover, is still available; when the new edition arrives we will be offering a choice of editions while our supply of the first edition lasts. With that out of the way: Enjoy the preview. Click this link if the embedded slideshow doesn't appear above, and/or to open it in a new window.
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #371
{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…
New Comics Day 11/26/08
We're unleashing a torrent of raunchy comic strips and erudite comics scholarship on comic shops across the U.S. this week, with the following titles scheduled to arrive: • Comics Are for Idiots!: Blecky Yuckerella Vol. 3 by Johnny Ryan• Rocky Vol. 2: Strictly Business by Martin Kellerman• The Tijuana Bibles Vol. 9 • The Comics Journal #294 As always, we've got more information and previews at the links above for your perusal. (And if I might be allowed a non-Fantagraphics recommendation this week: Kevin Huizenga's Fight or Run #1 from Picturebox CORRECTION Buenaventura [dammit, sorry Alvin]. If you liked the…
Daily links: 11/25/08
• Mark Evanier calls Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly "one of the best books of its kind" • Inkstuds puts the microphone to John Pham • Mishka blurbs Beasts! Book 2, calling it "A great gift for yourself or somebody else just as weird" • A new Jimbo minicomic by Gary Panter? Yes • du9 interviews Tori Miki (en Français; Google translation – via the Icarus blog) • 2theadvocate.com reports on David B.'s recent visit to Louisiana (via The Beat)
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #370
{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…
