Recently arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics by various artists; edited by Justin Hall (cover art by Maurice Vellekoop) 328-page black & white/color 7.75" x 10.25" hardcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-506-8 See Previews / Order Now Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, and imagination. This book celebrates this vibrant artistic underground by gathering together a collection of excellent stories that can be enjoyed by all. No Straight…
Significant Objects, ed. by Joshua Glenn & Rob Walker – Now in Stock
Recently arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: Significant Objects edited by Joshua Glenn & Rob Walker 242-page full-color 6" x 8.25" flexibound softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-525-9 Available with two different covers (book design by Jacob Covey) — make your choice when ordering. See Previews / Order Now Significant Objects began in 2009 as a bold online inquiry into the relationship between narrative and the value of everyday objects. It has been the subject of speculation by everyone from NPR to litbloggers to The New York Times’ Freakonomics crew. Some theorized about the project’s hypothesis, others about its methods…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Saturday/Sunday spectacular
Sights from the Comic-Con home stretch! Starting the day with Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez (later joined by Natalia & Mario) — what could be better? A couple of real horrorshow droogs checking out the merchandise. Careful with those codpieces, boys. Eric & Jacq surround Ruben Bolling to cut off any possible escape. Bob Burden gets his paws on some original Gilbert Hernandez art. Johnny Ryan barely tolerates my picture-taking while Steven Weissman wheels & deals. Diana Schutz of Dark Horse visits with Mario & Gilbert while Jaime keeps his nose to the grindstone. Citizen Rex sequel, anyone? Steven Weissman &…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Friday fun
Fell a little behind on my photo blogging but here are some sights from the floor at Comic-Con International yesterday: Sweet Maggie ink! Jaime was impressed with this one (as were we all). The line for the Gilbert Shelton & Dave McKean signing stretched all the way around the booth. Dave McKean and his cool watch (and hey, it's Anthony Vukojevich, Mome vet Rob Goodin and Tom Neely in the background). The dapper Mr. Shelton (and those guys again). Monte Schulz dropped by to chat with Gary. The No Straight Lines signing with Ed Luce, editor Justin Hall, Dylan Edwards…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Thursday sights
A quick rundown of a few scenes in the Fantagraphics booth (#1718) at Comic-Con International Day 1: Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez make final adjustments for the first signing of the day. Line for the Hernandez signing about halfway through. Esther Pearl Watson and Trina Robbins draw in fans' sketchbooks while Kristy & Ian share a laugh in the background. Don Rosa regales Kristy & Janice. Comic-Con exclusive: Natalia's new mini-comic! T-shirts going fast! Hernandez family portrait: Carol, Natalia, Gilbert & Jaime. Most adorable family ever? (Special background guest: Eddie Campbell.) Malachi Ward chats with John Pham. Gary Groth (fresh from…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2012: This booth’s a-rockin’…
…so come on a-knockin'! Our Comic-Con International booth (#1718), all set up and ready for the doors to open. Bursting with books! We had a brisk Preview Night and stuff is already disappearing into the hands of eager fans. The new Love and Rockets t-shirts are going like hotcakes, to the surprise of no one! Mario & Gilbert Hernandez hung out for our first-ever Preview Night signing and much fun is being had by all. Keeping it short for now but there's lots more to come! Keep it tuned here and especially to our Twitter feed!
The 2nd Annual Can’t-Make-It-to-Comic-Con Sale!
Every year, on the last day of Comic-Con, as our thoughts turn to the arduous task of packing up all of our leftover books for shipping back to our warehouse, desperation creeps in and the discounts start flying left and right. Last year we decided to spread this fun to our mail-order customers and this year we're doing it again! We are not only offering 20% OFF EVERYTHING on our website — use coupon code FANTACON12 at checkout — but a whopping 50% OFF ALL our biggest and heaviest books (see them all here — note that items are discounted…
First Looks from SDCC: Love and Rockets, Buz Sawyer, The Cavalier Mr. Thompson
Hello from San Diego, where we've unpacked the following never-before-seen debut books today (which will all be available to non-Comic-Con-goers in a couple of months at most): Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 by Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez! Our esteemed colleague Heidi MacDonald of The Beat happened by as we were unpacking, saw our stacks of this new volume, and declared it "book of the show" already — you heard it here first! Buz Sawyer Vol. 2: Sultry's Tiger by Roy Crane — The adventures don't slow down for our flyboy hero in the post-war years as he tangles with…
RIP, Ernest Borgnine
Man of our dreams. (Panel from Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead is Purely Coincidental by Drew & Josh Alan Friedman.)
First Look: Dal Tokyo by Gary Panter
Seeing is believing! After a loooooooooong wait we're extremely excited to finally be able to hold Gary Panter's Dal Tokyo in our hands as our advance copies were delivered late last week. This green monster (measuring over 16" wide) collects the long-running punk/sci-fi strip in all its confounding visual and verbal richness in one giant volume. We're looking forward to showing you more — stay tuned for our full set of previews. The book is scheduled to hit stores in September — if you buy it via our mail-order you can be among the first to get it if you…
