Ghermandi wins Ciampi L’Altrarte Prize

From our friends at Coconino comes news once again of an honor going to Francesca Ghermandi. Enjoy this horribly mangled Babelfish translation: “Francesca Ghermandi has gained the Ciampi Prize Altrarte 2007. One will be kept its extension to the Blue Gallery Camel of Livorno, with inauguration 27 October 2007 to the 21:00. The extension will expose a part of the 250 designs in.bianco and black of small and formed mean it realizes to you to biro for ‘a summer to Tombstone’, mostra/libro between the last plans capacities to fulfillment from the Ghermandi.” The Ciampi “L’Altrarte” Prize is apparently named in…

Interview – Kim Deitch, August 31, 2007 (video)

If you like the sound of trucks, motorcycles, and airplane engines, you’ll love this video interview with Gary Groth and Kim Deitch, conducted outside the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery at the opening of the Kim Deitch/Megan Kelso joint exhibit on August 31, 2007, in noisy, noisy Georgetown: It ends somewhat abruptly when my camera ran out of memory. Photos of the event can be seen on our Flickr photostream here. Featured books by Kim Deitch (click covers for complete product details) {product_snapshot:id=1134,true,false,true,left} {product_snapshot:id=111,true,false,true,left} {product_snapshot:id=1293,true,false,true,left} All books by Kim Deitch