Charles Forsman’s The End of the F***king World goes back to press in the wake of Netflix’s wildly popular live-action series adaptation. Before The End of the F***ing World was a genre-bending, international smash hit on Netflix and Channel 4, it was the 2013 critically-acclaimed graphic novel by Charles Forsman, published (without the asterisks) by Fantagraphics Books! Re-released this past fall in a new hardcover edition, the book flew off the shelves within 24 hoursof the hit series’ debut on Netflix last Friday (the YouTube trailer, which debuted the day before the series, has been viewed almost six million times as of this writing). As a result,…
2017 in Pictures!
Enjoy some of our favorite snapshots from the past year: Ed Luce with Goteblüd at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery Ezequiel Garcia signing Growing Up in Public at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery Cartoonist DJ Bryant and Eric Reynolds look over an early copy of Unreal City at the Fantagraphics Office Daniel Clowes with the cast of Silicon Valley at their Bay Area premiere of Season 4 Gary models the Hernandez Bros. bowling shirt created in collaboration with Pinup Girl Clothing CAKE 2017: A Gary Panter and Ron Regé Jr. jam session Gilbert Hernandez and family at San Diego Comic-Con…
Best of 2017 Lists!
As 2017 draws to a close, we’re compiling a list of Fantagraphics titles named “Best of” by various prestigious news outlets. Here are some of the highlights so far! My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris The only graphic novel on the New York Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 Entertainment Weekly‘s Best Graphic Novel of 2017 Forbes calls it “…one of the 10, maybe 5, best graphic novels ever.” A Boston Globe Best Graphic Novel A Book Riot Best Book of 2017 House of Women by Sophie Goldstein #1 on of The Austin Chronicle‘s list of “Five Recent Graphic…
Ho-Ho-Holiday Shipping Deadlines!
That’s right, folks! We want to get those brown paper packages in the mail on time, so be sure to look over our holiday shipping deadlines, detailed below. And don’t forget, it never hurts to include a note for our warehouse elves letting them know when you need your order to arrive by. Questions can be addressed to fbicomix@fantagraphics.com. Shipping Deadlines Regular Media Mail – December 4th International Shipping – December 4th Ground Shipping – December 11th 2-Day Priority – December 15th Ready to shop? Check out our Holiday Gift Guide here for some of our most highly recommended titles!
Celebrate Fantagraphics Bookstore’s 11th Anniversary with Charles Forsman, Dame Darcy & Frank Young!
Time flies when you’re having fun! Join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore to celebrate our 11th anniversary with an evening of comix, music and more on Saturday, December 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The festivities include guest appearances by Charles Forsman, Dame Darcy and Frank Young, as well as an exhibition of prints by Charles Burns and Jaime Hernandez from their recently released Fantagraphics Studio Editions. Charles Forsman returns to the bookstore to sign copies of his new graphic novel, I Am Not Okay with This. The book continues the cartoonist’s examination of adolescent alienation with his signature deadpan…
Fantagraphics Holiday Gift Guide 2017!
Fantagraphics Holiday Gift Guide! Let us help you spend your gelt, stuff your stockings, and fill your brown paper packages. Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list! Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Prince Valiant by Hal Foster $175.00 – 160 pages – 17” x 23.25” – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-897-7 These nearly 200 pages of stunning original art, scanned from the original color engraver’s proof sheets, capture every nuance of the legendary adventure strip. Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Black Hole by Charles Burns $150.00 – 160 pages – 14.5” x 19.5” – ISBN-13: 978-1-68396-048-5 One of the most iconic graphic novels…
Fantagraphics at CAB 2017
Hello, hello! Fantagraphics will be at Comic Arts Brooklyn this year, held at Pratt Institute on Saturday, November 11th. Come say hello at table A14 and stock up on books from the World’s Greatest Cartoonists! Provided below is a list of some not-to-be-missed programming and a few helpful links. Artist Talks/Panels Memorial Hall 12 to 12:45 pm – Chris Ware: Monograph 1 to 1:45 pm – Emil Ferris: Of Monsters and Secrets 2 to 2:45 pm – Bill Griffith, Peter Kuper, Paul Karasik: Pratt Alumni in the Comics World ARC Building 3 to 3:45 pm – Nicole Rifkin, V. Kenneth Marion,…
Fantagraphics at CXC 2017!
Hey, friends! Fantagraphics will be at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus in Ohio this weekend Sep 30 – Oct 1. Come say hello, and buy some books, and get those books signed by their creators! Here are the deets: Saturday Panels Gary Groth and JC Menu: First Meeting Two outspoken giants of the alt-comics publishing movement, Gary Groth and JC Menu, meet for the very first time. Moderator Tom Spurgeon bears witness. 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Columbus Metropolitan Library, Downtown Branch, Room 3-A Spotlight On Peter Bagge The alt-comics legend Peter Bagge of Neat Stuff, Hate and recent biography fame sits down…
Fantagraphics at SPX 2017!
Hey friends, It’s that time again. Come find us at Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland this weekend! Here’s a list of the panels where you’ll find Fanta artists, our signing schedule, and some helpful links. See you at tables W56-61, aka Party Central. Panels Gilbert Hernandez & Jim Rugg in Conversation With Love & Rockets, legendary cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez helped create one of the most lauded comic series of all time. Pittsburgh cartoonist Jim Rugg has built a loyal fanbase with Street Angel, a beloved indie comic about a sword-wielding skateboarder and her heroic adventures. Join these two celebrated…
2017 Ignatz Nominees Announced!
SPX has announced the nominees for this year’s prestigious Ignatz Awards. Here are the Fantagraphics titles that made the cut! Outstanding Artist: Emil Ferris – My Favorite Thing is Monsters Manuele Fior – The Interview Outstanding Anthology: Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists – edited by Javier Olivares & Santiago Garcia Outstanding Collection: Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 4 – Ed Piskor Time Clock – Leslie Stein Outstanding Graphic Novel: Band for Life – Anya Davidson Eartha – Cathy Malkasian My Favorite Thing is Monsters – Emil Ferris Outstanding Story: My Favorite Thing is Monsters – Emil Ferris Stayed tuned or come see us at SPX to…
