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Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Waiting for the Great Pumpkinby Charles M. Schulz 64-page black & white with spot color 5.75" x 5.75" hardcover • $9.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-772-7 See Previews / Order Now Linus and his wait for the Great Pumpkin have been a pop culture touchstone for nearly 50 years thanks to the animated television special ("I got a rock"), and it all started in the classic Peanuts strips from 1959-1962 collected in this affordable, fun-sized gift book. Linus's belief and proselytizing that on Halloween, the Great Pumpkin rises from the pumpkin patch and travels the…

Our talented designers have done it again! This gorgeous design you see here will grace the cover of a new book by award-winning Spanish cartoonist, Max. Vapor stars a disgruntled, ascetic-seeking character named Nick, who escapes to the desert for some solitude and spiritual balance. Instead, he finds himself mesmerized and seduced by the procession of the Queen of Saba. The book is slated to be out by the end of the year. We'll have lots more previews and info in the next few weeks and months, and presale for the book is up now!

"No one does giddy surrealism quite like Kupperman…" – "The Best Comics of the ’00s,” The A.V. Club "A comic masterpiece." – Peter Serafinowicz (Look Around You, The Peter Serafinowicz Show) "The second funniest cartoonist worldwide, after me." – Tony Millionaire "The shit-yourself funniest book I’ve ever read." – Box Brown, The Daily Cross Hatch, "The Best Damned Comics of 2009 Chosen by the Artists" Top 5 comics of the year – Minty Lewis, The Daily Cross Hatch, "The Best Damned Comics of 2009 Chosen by the Artists" "It has become cliché to say I laughed until I cried, but…

Part trash zine, part essay, and part exhibition, SuperTrash is Jacques Boyreau's latest curation of multimedia objects—movie posters, comic strips, illustrations, collages, and more—exploring the relationships between and interplay of art and trash. To get a taste of this singular collection, we've got a downloadable, 26-page PDF preview (5.5 MB). Give it a read, and keep your eyeballs peeled for more upcoming photos and video. Check out the book page for more info and to pre-order yourself a copy!

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department:  Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2: 1981-1983by Ed Piskor 112-page full color 9" x 13" softcover • $27.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-756-7 See Previews / Order Now Book 2 covers the early years of 1981-1983, when Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by dressing more and more flamboyantly until a young group called RUN-DMC comes on the scene to take things back to the streets. This volume covers hits like…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Megahexby Simon Hanselmann 212-page full color 6" x 8.75" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-743-7 See Previews / Order Now Megg is a depressed, drug-addicted witch. Mogg is her black cat. Their friend, Owl, is an anthropomorphized owl. They hang out a lot with Werewolf Jones. This may sound like a pure stoner comedy, but it transcends the genre: these characters struggle unsuccessfully to come to grips with their depression, drug use, sexuality, poverty, lack of work, lack of ambition, and their complex feelings about each other in ways that have made Megg…

Waiting for the Great Pumpkin by Charles M. Schulz 64-page color 5.75" x 5.75" hardcover • $9.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-772-7 Ships in: September 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Linus and his wait for the Great Pumpkin have been a pop culture touchstone for nearly 50 years thanks to the animated television special ("I got a rock"), and it all started in the classic Peanuts strips from 1959-1962 collected in this affordable, fun-sized gift book. Linus's belief and proselytizing that on Halloween, the Great Pumpkin rises from the pumpkin patch and travels the world bringing presents to good little girls…

This week's summery, sun-warmed collection of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Review: Unlovable Vol. 3 by Esther Pearl Watson "Though Watson illustrates Tammy’s life in excruciating, embarrassing detail to often-hilarious effect, her clear affection and empathy for her subject shines through. She universalizes Tammy’s experiences, taking us back to relive our own tortured, giddy, deadly serious, horny, boring, and horribly self-conscious teenage years." – Robert Kirby, The Comics Journal   Review: Twelve Gems by Lane Milburn "This is exactly what summer blockbusters should be, only Milburn’s is a singular vision. He exploits clichés by embracing them, and he busily captures hyperspace…

"The book is an absolute essential for any hip hop head to read and any comic book fan to gander over." – Mass Appeal "…Presents the facts in a nostalgic, faded-ink and rubbery realism of ’70s Marvel Comics style, turning raps early innovators into larger than life heroes of history." – Spin Magazine "These Stories are carefully researched and detailed along with great comic book style art…" – TheSource.com "…Captures the personalities, imagery and milestones with a hilarity and efficiency that no other medium could." – Billboard Magazine Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2: 1981-1983by Ed Piskor 112-page full color…

"There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." – Linus Van Pelt "Novelty Peanuts books are the best kind of novelty book.” – The Comics Reporter Waiting for the Great Pumpkinby Charles M. Schulz 64-page black & white/spot color 5.75” x 5.75” hardcover • $9.99 Due to arrive in about 2-4 weeks. Click the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/greatpumpkin