Fantagraphics and comiXology bring to you a DIGITAL-ONLY release from the creator of the critically-acclaimed KING, Ho Che Anderson. Miles From Home is a family drama that unfolds as Maureen moves out of her father's home while her older sister serves prison time. Family duty and honor all come into play as the two sisters paths move further and further apart. Their father's heart aches for his family to reconcile. Can Maureen make it on her own? Ho Che Anderson's art evolves throughout the story as Maureen sees herself and who she can become without the many forces pulling her…
Spaced Out in Seattle: Tastes Like Teen Spirit!
Fantagraphics curator Larry Reid caught a ride in the back seat of a helicopter on Thursday for Mudhoney's unprecedented set on top of the Space Needle as famed photographer Charles Peterson leaned out the open door to take photos. Yikes! You can catch a down to earth Mudhoney show for free this Saturday, July 13 in Georgetown at the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee. Before the music begins on Saturday, join Peter Bagge, Charles Peterson, Danny Bland, Bruce Pavitt, Greg Dulli, Jim Woodring, Owen Connell, and others at the opening of SODA POP: Super Sugar Big Buzz at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. We'll be open all day with celebrity guests…
Lilli Carré and Paul Hornschemeier at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago!
In conjunction with the exhibit Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is hosting the all-day event Saturday Strip on Saturday, July 27th, showcasing all that is amazing in the world of independent comics, cartoons, and animation in their town! Paul Hornschemeier will discuss the Chicago comics scene, and Lilli Carré will give tips on how to make your own mini-comics and animated films, alongside many other awesomely talented artists during panels and workshops. You can also buy rare books and original artwork at a pop-up comic fair co-presented by the MCA Store and…
The Daniel Clowes Reader – Photoset
A landmark collection, The Daniel Clowes Reader features seventeen of the cartoonist’s award-winning comics, along with critical commentary exploring the complexities of Clowes’s art. The volume includes: Ghost World, the acclaimed graphic novel • “Art School Confidential,” “The Party,” “Blue Italian Shit,” and seven other short stories • Six never-before-reprinted comic strips • Modern Cartoonist, Clowes’s prose manifesto on the history of cartooning • Interviews with the cartoonist about his work and artistic process • Critical analysis of the collection’s comics • Essays on Clowes’s relationship with indie culture, Gen X, and advertising • Extensive annotations that illuminate Clowes’s sources and influences • A…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2013: The Signings!
So you KNOW about our new books to debut at The Big Show aka (San Diego Comic Con) but we also have caged some wild cartoonists and even arranged some feeding times for them! Come by table #1718 to meet your favorite creators you've only read about in magazines online! Thursday, July 18th 10-11:30am Paul Hornschemeier /Philip Nel 12-2pm Gilbert Hernandez / Jaime Hernandez 2-4pm Gene Deitch / Justin Hall 4-6pm Ellen Forney / Robert Williams Friday, July 19th 10am-Noon Gilbert Hernandez / Jaime Hernandez Noon-1:30pm Ron Rege, Jr. / Justin Hall 1:30-3pm Johnny Ryan / Steven…
Comix Rock at Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday!
Join us this Saturday, July 13 from noon to 9:00 PM for an extraordinary event. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents SODA POP: Super Sugar Big Buzz in association with the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee celebrating 25 years of the legendary Seattle music label. Free concerts by Mudhoney, Built to Spill, J Mascis, Chad VanGaalen, Father John Misty, Tom Price Desert Classic, and many more — right outside the bookstore doors. The SODA POP exhibition examines the seminal years of Sub Pop from 1980 to 1990 as a hand crafted zine, cassette label, and music column with an emphasis on its correlation to…
The Daniel Clowes Reader – Video/Photo Slideshow
The Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations edited by Ken Parille 360-page color/black & white 6.25" x 9" softcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-589-1 See Previews / Order Now Read Ghost World and other Clowes classics in a whole new way! Ken Parille and a passel of great comics thinkers provide critical and contextual insight into the artist and his hugely influential work. News of this book prompted The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon to comment, "Ken Parille's stuff is routinely pretty great… Count me in." It's a must for all Clowes fans…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic-Con 2013: The Debuts!
As usual we have an action-packed signing schedule for you at San Diego Comic Con. Keep your schedules open so you can stop by our magnificent table and get your signatures hot and fresh in your books at Booth #1718! • Green Eggs and Maakies by Tony Millionaire Maakies is the comical adventures of a drunken crow on the high seas, blending vaudeville-style humor and a breathtakingly beautiful line that harkens back to the glory days of the American comic strip. More Drinky Crow, more Uncle Gabby, more beautifully rendered boozing, violence and other degeneracy in this, the…
Fantagraphics Bookstore at the Anacortes Unknown Music Series!
Larry and Janice will be bringing the grungey-ness of the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery to the loveliness of Anacortes, WA, for the Unknown Music Series! (What? The store is grunge-y! Have you looked at the floor? Don't!) Now in its third year, this summer music & arts festival is co-organized by Northwest comic artist Geneviève Castrée. On Saturday, July 20th and Sunday, July 21st, we'll be on-site during the festival's Small Press Book Fair, carrying a handful of our titles alongside some of the self-published mini-comix and zines that we carry at the store. Not only will the festival host…
New Comics Day 7.10.13
This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. Lost Cat by Jason; translated by Kim Thompson 160-page two-color 6" x 8.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-642-3 "A commentary on longing and isolation with a twist that should seem out of place yet somehow works perfectly, Lost Cat isn't just my favorite comic of 2013 so far, but it's now…
