Gary Panter’s Dal Tokyo exhibition and book signing at Fantagraphics Bookstore! August 23, 2012 – Seattle, WA. Cartoonist Gary Panter has indelibly influenced four decades of American popular culture. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery celebrates this remarkable artist with an exhibition of original drawings and colorful prints on Saturday, September 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Panter will appear to sign copies of his new collection Dal Tokyo, published by Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Gary Panter’s manic “Jimbo” comix and dense illustrations were emblematic of California’s punk movement in the 1970s and later became fixtures in Art Spiegleman’s avant garde RAW Magazine…
DAILY OCD 8/22/12
The fully charged Online Commentaries & Diversions: • Review: School Library Journal will happily be lending out copies of Flannery O'Connor: The Cartoons to library patrons. Francisca Goldsmith says, "O’Connor’s viewpoint as a college student during the early years of World War II at an all-female Southern institution adds another layer of texture, too, for contemporary teen artists and observers of places and situations that fall outside popular media’s scope." • Review: On Comics Worth Reading, Johanna Draper Carlson checks out Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 3: High Noon at Inferno Gulch by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein…
Angrier Youth Comix available to download
In the third series of comics to be released digitally after Love and Rockets going digital, Johnny Ryan's favorite thing to draw in a public restroom critically-acclaimed humor series Angry Youth Comix #5-7 are now available to download via comiXology joining the previous issues from last week. Ryan's work is too hot to handle for iTunes so use your comiXology apps on whatever retina-burning device you prefer. $1.99 can't even buy you a proper prophylactic in a restroom anymore but it can purchase you some excellent comics. Join Loady in shaving a monkey, new character Boobs Peters and the best…
Daily OCD 8/17/12
The freshest fried-this-morning Online Commentaries & Diversions: • Review: Tucker Stone on The Comics Journal gives a thumbs-up to Dungeon Quest Vol. 3 by Joe Daly. "Dungeon Quest–the mumbling stoner counterpart to its methed up metal freak cousin, Prison Pit–has a whole new stack of penis-obsessed pages to play with. It’s tempting to single out one part of this volume to label as best, but that temptation dissipates upon the realization that it’s going to be impossible to pick a winner." • Review: BookGasm raves about Jacques Tardi's New York Mon Amour. JT Lindroos says, "It shuffles in…
Daily OCD 8/15/12
The fresh-popped Online Commentaries & Diversions: • Review: Publishers Weekly discusses The Hypo by Noah Van Sciver, "Van Sciver’s psychologically astute examination of what might be termed Abraham Lincoln’s “lost years” (1837–1842) is as gripping and persuasive as the best historical fiction. . .This characterization of Lincoln is thoroughly human and identifiable, tracking a shadowy but formative period in the very uneven life of a man who shows little signs of becoming known as one of the greatest Americans. A thoroughly engaging graphic novel that seamlessly balances investigation and imagination." Wow! • Plug: Publishers Weekly also posted a 6 page…
Good Grief: Schulz Show at the University of Oregon
GOOD GRIEF! Exhibition of Original Art from 50 Years of Charles M. Schulz’s PEANUTS This just in from Ben Saunders, Professor of English, at the University of Oregon about an upcoming show of original Charles Schulz artwork at U. of O.'s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) on exhibition from September 1st, 2012 through December. Charlie Brown is nowadays immediately recognizable as an archetype of pop-existentialism. He is a loser-everyman, a cartoon representation of perennial human disappointment; but even at his most desperate, he has somehow never lost the capacity to make us laugh. His canine companion, Snoopy,…
Michael Jordan comic in action
Wilfred Santiago of 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente is at it again but this time with book Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade. Driven, frenetic panels and art from Santiago's new book are online and updated regularly until its release in late 2013. Check it out today! And just in case, the picture above also shows you how to scroll through these larger than life pictures.
Angry Youth Comix Release
In the third series of comics to be released digitally after Love and Rockets going digital, Johnny Ryan's favorite thing to draw in public restrooms and critically-acclaimed humor series Angry Youth Comix #1-4 are now available to download via comiXology. Taboo-tackling cartoonist Johnny Ryan raises the bar on what you can and can't do in comics, so much so that these titles too extreme for iTunes. The ground-breaking issues of this series are pillars — wait, sinking cement blocks of exactly how low you can go and are available for $1.99 each at the comiXology store. Join friends like…
Josh Simmons makes a movie
Cartoonist Josh Simmons of The Furry Trap, House and the on-going Jessica Farm recently got behind the camera. Soon to be released, The Leader features the same home-brewed style of horror as Simmons' comics, the kind that happen in your backyard or the parking lot of your local grocery store. Watch the trailer now and start counting your sleepless nights until this short film is released.
Geek Girl Con is a Gooooooo!
Today the loverly interns, Matt and Mike, helped me set up the Geek Girl Con table. YES, we do have geek girl interns but they were working on some comic book stuff at home base. Ain't I lady enough? Geek Girl Con is from 9am-6pm on Saturday and 9-5 on Sunday. Stop by the booth 214 for some EXCELLENT Saturday signings at Noon to 2pm with Megan Kelso and Ellen Forney and from 3-5pm with Justin Hall, Roberta Gregory. GGC is at The Conference Center, located at 8th and Pike in downtown Seattle, WA, right across the street from…
