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Arrrrrrr, ye scallywags. Our office copies of the softcover Set to Sea have washed ashore, and we are thrilled to show them off! For those of you who weren't at SPX to see these in person, here is our first look. In one densely rendered panel: a deep, dark sky with its smattering of stars. In the next, a beautifully detailed closeup of the poet's book, showing the detail of his cracked, sea-worn fingernails. We're expecting the book out on time for an October delivery, so go ahead—you can pre-order your copy here.

It's a Peanuts-filled day here at the Fantagraphics office—though, truth be told, Peanuts is never far from our minds, especially as we near the end of The Complete Peanuts series. Luckily, we have the second volume of Peanuts Every Sunday—collecting the full-panel, full-color Sunday strips from 1956-1960—to pre-occupy us! This hefty volume will make its way into stores—and onto your bookshelves—in October, so don't delay in pre-ordering your copy now!

If you're worried what you'll do once we've published all 25 volumes of The Complete Peanuts, fret not! Here is the first softcover boxset of volumes 1-2, covering the years 1950-1954, all repackaged in a completely new design! Whether it's for yourself, as a gift to another Peanuts fan, or for the upbringing of a future generation of Peanuts lovers, The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 (Vols. 1-2) Softcover Edition is a treat for all ages. These bright, bold, and eye-catching covers are sure to lure younger kids into this timeless classic comic strip series, ensuring that the characters brought to life…

This week's pumpkin-spiced, autumn-colored scrapbook of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Commentary: Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896-2013 by Trina Robbins Lisa Hix over at Collectors Weekly sat down with Trina Robbins to talk about women in comics: "Robbins knows something about the glass ceiling for women cartoonists because she first hit it herself in the early 1970s, when she tried to join the male-dominated 'underground comix' movement based in San Francisco. After the men cartoonists shut her out, Robbins joined forces with other women cartoonists to create their own women's-lib comic books."   Interview: How to Be Happy…

It has been a long time coming, but it is our deep pleasure to be able to reveal to you the cover art for Pogo – The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips Vol. 3: "Evidence to the Contrary". While there are often delays that push back release dates, our production on this book was slowed by the sudden and unexpected passing of our co-editor and co-publisher, Kim Thompson, in June 2013. There is a sense of bittersweet closure as we finalize this book and ready it for publication. The book should hit bookshelves in mid-December and is available for pre-order now….

The 22nd volume of The Complete Peanuts, the first fully comprehensive, chronological collection of Charles M. Schulz's comic strips, covers the years from 1993 through 1994. We have a 20-page, 1.7 MB downloadable excerpt for this latest volume. The excerpt includes the full, heartwarming introduction by CNN anchor Jake Tapper. The Complete Peanuts 1993-1994 (Vol. 22) will be out in October, and you can get your pre-order in right here. Volumes 21 and 22 are also collected in a box set that is coming out next month as well.

We are thrilled to be releasing our first boxed set of The Don Rosa Library books, The Son of the Sun and Return to Plain Awful, due to arrive in November along with the second volume in the set. The slipcase cover is brimming with action, and the spine features a single, simple image: a small, padlocked moneybag against a money-green backdrop. We think Uncle Scrooge would approve. You can pre-order this gorgeous slipcase box set now. As with all of our Disney books, these books are available in the U.S and Canada only.

The Complete Peanuts 1953-1953 (Vol. 2 – Softcover)by Charles M. Schulz 320-page color 8.25" x 6.25" hardcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-792-5 Ships in: October 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Our second paperback volume of the acclaimed Complete Peanuts series finds Schulz continuing to establish his tender and comic universe. It begins with Peanuts' third full year and a cast of eight: Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty, Violet, Schroeder, Lucy, baby Linus, and Snoopy. By the end of 1954, Pigpen and his dust cloud join the crowd. Linus emerges as one of the most complex and endearing characters in the strip,…

Next up in our treasured Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse series is Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Lost in Lands of Long Ago. The cover sports a menacing Peg-Leg Pete, which surely means shenanigans in store for our intrepid and iconic mouse. Look for previews sporting even more brontosaurs (none o' that Apatosaurus nonsense here), classic western yarns, and ghosts soon! And, you know the drill—the book is ready for your pre-order here.

"It’s a great story and Piskor tells it immaculately well." – Bill Adler (co-author, Def Jam: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label) "In Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree, readers get to experience the origins of rap music in a way like never before; they get to live it. They get to walk the streets of New York City, where in rented performance rooms with cobbled-together gear pioneers like DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash birthed a new art form." – Comics Alliance "An avid lover of hip-hop music and superhero comic books from…