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Naked Cartoonists: Drawers Drawing Themselves Without Drawers by various artists; edited by Gary Groth 156-page full-color 6.25" x 8.25" hardcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-538-9 Ships in: September 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now At last! Cartoonists — Naked! In an irreverent twist to the fine art tradition of The Nude, this unique and original collection presents a “stripped” down version of the infamous “Gallery of Rogues” exhibit of cartoonist self-portraits at Ohio State University. Here you’ll find a cornucopia of cartoonists’ nude self-portraits from the collection of Mark J. Cohen and Rose Marie McDaniel. The cartoonists inside aren’t afraid to…

Gary Groth shares a recent personal accomplishment: I made this shot at about 40 yards, so not exactly Olympics-level marksmanship. Still, I was pretty elated. My Errol Flynn moment. Now, you might say that it was pure luck or happenstance, like making a hole in one -the law of averages insists that if I shoot enough, I'm eventually going to nail it- and I wouldn't argue. But I would say, in my favor, which is that if the grouping weren't as tight as it was, and it was mighty tight lemme tell you, it would've been less likely to occur….

The list of nominees for the 2012 Ignatz Awards was announced today and we are pleased to report that our artists and publications received a total of 6 nominations in 4 categories: Love and Rockets: New Stories #4 by the Hernandez Brothers:• Outstanding Artist — Jaime Hernandez • Outstanding Story — "Return for Me" by Jaime Hernandez• Outstanding Series Ganges #4 by Kevin Huizenga:• Outstanding Series The Man Who Grew His Beard by Olivier Schrauwen:• Outstanding Anthology or Collection "Keith or Steve," Mome Vol. 22, by Nick Drnaso:• Outstanding Story In addition to these nominees with our logo on them,…

Everybody wants the Love and Rockets Northeast Tour flyer! And who can blame them? That iconic Jaime Hernandez artwork and our design wunderkind Tony Ong's coloring and typography are a killer combo. It's not for sale, but here's a free PDF download so you can print your own copy! Let's just say that it's licensed for individual non-commercial use, so no selling your printouts, OK? But if you live in one of the tour cities and want to print out a bunch to give away or even do a little volunteer street-teaming, we and the tour venues would dig that…

This much: That's our pal Gavin Lees in Reykjavik at Nexus, the only comic shop in Iceland, with their giant sign for Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks! Thanks Gavin for sending the pic (and for the post title and lead-in which I stole from his email).

Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 by Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez 104-page black & white 7.5" x 9.25" softcover • $14.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-586-0 Ships in: September 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Order this or any other Love and Rockets book and receive this FBI•MINI comic shown at left as a FREE bonus! Click here for details. Limit one per customer while supplies last. How do you follow up a one-two punch like Jaime Hernandez’s stunning two-part masterpiece “The Love Bunglers” from LRNS #3 and #4, which sent Maggie and Ray’s relationship in a startling new direction, as well as…

We miscounted! It turns out that, almost 3 years after we first offered it to what appeared to be an almost-immediate sellout, we actually have 4 copies left of the Pim & Francie: Collector's Edition by Al Columbia. Each copy of this special limited Collectors Edition comes with an original sketch hand-drawn and signed by Al Columbia. This sketch is on a separate sheet of paper which is tipped in (inserted without adhesive) to the book. See below for a representative example of a typical sketch. This special edition was strictly limited to 50 copies and is available exclusively only…

Is That All There Is? (Softcover Ed.) by Joost Swarte 144-page full-color 7.5" x 10.25" softcover • $25.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-628-7 Ships in: September 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Order this book and receive this FBI•MINI comic shown at left as a FREE bonus! Click here for details. Limit one per customer while supplies last. By appropriating and subverting Tintin creator Hergé’s classic “clear line” style, Joost Swarte revitalized European alternative comics in the 1970s with a series of satirical, musically elegant, supremely beautifully drawn short stories — often featuring his innocent, magnificently-quiffed Jopo de Pojo, or his orotund scientist…

The Cavalier Mr. Thompson: A Sam Hill Novel by Rich Tommaso 144-page two-color 6" x 9" softcover • $16.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-610-2Published by Recoil Graphic Novels Ships in: September 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Welcome To Big Spring, Texas and The Cavalier Hotel. A place brimming with all manner of colorful characters – horse thieves, roughnecks, shady lawmen, con men, oil barons, gamblers, bootleggers, flappers, dappers, wildcatters, railroad men, drunkards and murderers… But Frank Hill, the proprietor of The Cavalier, has a new hotel dick (Nick Ford) to keep a sharp eye on folks who may cause trouble. Along with…

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