Double whammy! Presenting your first looks at the all-new Beasts! Book 2 and the new softcover edition of Beasts! Book 1 in their physical manifestations. Boy, is there ever anticipation for these books. If the embedded slideshows don't appear above, and/or to open them in a new window (recommended for more detail), click here for Book 1 and here for Book 2.
Boody.
Cover design by Jacob Covey. Lettering by Eric Reynolds. Coming next year.
Daily links: 11/24/08
• In a video clip from The Late Show embedded on The Huffington Post, David Letterman likens Sarah Palin's vice-presidential campaign to a Zippy the Pinhead cartoon in an interview with Katie Couric • Pol Culture presents a contrary opinion about Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers • Top Drawer: 10 Questions gets 10 answers from John Hankiewicz
Drinky Crow Show: watch it now
There appears to be a whole bunch of The Drinky Crow Show that you can watch right now on adultswim.com. Note to self!
Little Shop of Flora’s
Irwin Chusid, doyen of all things Jim Flora, announces that the Little Shop of Flora's is now open for all your Florabilia and Floraphenalia needs (cards, calendars, tees &c.).
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #369
{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…
Signed bookplate update: Ryan & Bagge
More signed bookplates continue to come in: we've got brand new ones available for Johnny Ryan's Comics Are for Idiots!: Blecky Yuckerella Vol. 3, and they're back in stock for Peter Bagge's Buddy Does Seattle. These nifty, gifty signed bookplates are only available when you order direct from us! Some conditions apply; click here for more details and the complete list of books available with this FREE premium!
Daily links: 11/21/08
• More French awards news: La Rivière empoisonnée, the French edition of Gilbert Hernandez's Poison River (collected by us in the new volume Beyond Palomar as well as its own older collection), is nominated for the Selection Patrimoine (Heritage Prize) 2009, to be awarded at the Festival International de la Bande Desinée d'Angoulême (caught by Spurge) • I Wish I Had A Spare $200 Dept: New art for sale from Jim Woodring (going fast!) • PLAYBACK:stl says Deitch's Pictorama has "a groovy charm" and "a vibe of pure fun" • For The Patriot-News, Chris Mautner looks at Where Demented Wented:…
Webcomics update for 11/21/08
Time for the new installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 32-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures. In this week's episode: A big reveal! This is also a great time to catch up on our current 5-day chunk of Martin Kellerman's Rocky, updated Monday-Friday! All for free! No registration required! Fun times!
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #367
{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…
