Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Love and Rockets Companion: 30 Years (and Counting) edited by Marc Sobel & Kristy Valenti 368-page black & white/color 7.5" x 9.25" jacketed softcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-579-2 See Previews / Order Now The Love and Rockets Companion: 30 Years (and Counting) contains three incredibly in-depth and candid interviews with creators Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez: one conducted by writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline); one conducted some six years into the comic’s run by longtime L&R publisher Gary Groth; and one conducted by the book’s author, spanning Gilbert’s, Jaime’s and Mario’s careers,…
The Daniel Clowes Reader – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: 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 This landmark collection features ten of Daniel Clowes's most influential graphic narratives, along with interviews in which he talks about his career and creative process, and twelve thought-provoking essays by contemporary scholars and critics. A wide-ranging introduction to the work of one of the most important living cartoonists, The Daniel Clowes Reader features…
The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch: In Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch 176-page black & white 11.25" x 7.5" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-631-7 See Previews / Order Now A century ago in sleepy Lumberton, the moving pictures, with their daring heroines, were the most exciting thing to happen to young Katherine Whaley. When a movie production came to town, her life took a most unexpected turn. Decades later, Whaley recounted her wild, weird years in the company of the mysterious eccentric Charles Varnay and his uncannily intelligent dog Rousseau. Varnay aimed…
Ron Regé Jr. Cartoon Utopia Signing in Los Angeles!
Named one of the “The Best Damn Comics of the Year” by Tom Kaczynski in Boing Boing‘s survey and one of “The Best Reads of 2012″ by musician Dan Willson in The Scotsman‘s survey, Ron Regé, Jr's The Cartoon Utopia was one of the most enchanting books of last year! And he'll be signing and discussing his magnum opus on Wednesday, July 17th at The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, starting at 7:00 PM! Learn more about the magic from the man himself, and get yourself a copy of this psychedelic, philosophical tale. The Last Bookstore (which is such a great name, by…
Down with OPP*: Marble Season
* Other People's Publications** Yeah, You Know Me. It's summertime, and the perfect way to spend it is with the "semi-autobiographical" novel Marble Season by the great Gilbert Hernandez, published by our dear friends at Drawn & Quarterly! Sure, I s'pose it takes place during the school year, but there's just something about Beto's stories of kids staging backyard plays, shooting marbles, and holding initiations for secret clubs that made me think of my own childhood and running around with no parents around during summer vacations! Even though it was inspired by Gilbert's own childhood growing up in suburban 1960s…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 7/8-7/15
photo credit: Larry Reid Wednesday, July 10th • Seattle, WA: It's your last chance to see our exhibit Guy Peellaert: The Adventures of Jodelle and Fragments of the Pop Years at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. The closing of this exhibit is especially bittersweet, as it was the last gallery show Larry worked on with Kim, seen here on opening day with Larry's wife, Tracey, and daughter, Bella, Kim's wife Lynn, and their friend, Ana. Please do come by and see it. (more details) Thursday, July 11th • Chicago, IL: "The Lexicon of Sexicana" + Esther Pearl Watson + A…
Sub Pop Zine Scene at Fantagraphics Bookstore
The evolution of the Sub Pop empire will be examined at Fantagraphics Bookstore in SODA POP: Super Sugar Big Buzz opening Saturday, July 13. These hand made publications serve as exquisite time capsules of early 80s indie culture. I recall sessions at Rosco Louie gallery with Bruce Pavitt and Russ Battaglia in 1981 individually coloring issues of Sub Pop #3 with crayons. The only directive I remember was "Don't stay inside the lines." Covers and random interior pages were scribbled with infantile abandon. Multiple examples of these early Sub Pop zines (with a quaint 80¢ cover price) will be on…
Lost Cat by Jason – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Lost Catby Jason; translated by Kim Thompson 160-page two-color 6" x 8.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-642-3 See Previews / Order Now A detective is walking down the street. It is raining. He sees a "Lost Cat" poster. A minute later he sees the cat from the photo. He picks it up and goes back to the poster. He calls the number. A woman answers. He turns up at her place and gives her the cat. She invites him in from the rain for a cup of coffee. They talk and find…
Goddamn This War! by Jacques Tardi & Jean-Pierre Verney – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Goddamn This War!by Jacques Tardi & Jean-Pierre Verney 140-page full-color 8.25" x 10.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-582-2 See Previews / Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: Goddamn This War! + It Was the War of the Trenches Price: $49.98 $39.98 Created 15 years after the completion of his Eisner Award-winning World War I masterwork It Was the War of the Trenches, Tardi's Goddamn This War! is no mere sequel or extension, but a brand new, wholly individual graphic novel that serves as a companion piece to Trenches but can be read entirely on…
The Lexicon of Sexicana with Esther Pearl Watson in Chicago!
What more do I even need to say here?! The great Esther Pearl Watson + something called "The Lexicon of Sexicana" = your guaranteed attendance! Oh, fine, more details… The Ladydrawers Comics Collective is an unofficially affiliated group of women, men, transgender, and non-binary gender folk who research, perform, and publish comics and texts about how economics, race, sexuality, and gender impact the comics industry, other media, and our culture at large. This summer, they have launched SEX. MONEY. RACE. GENDER., an exhibition and workshop series at the A+D Gallery in Chicago. And, on Thursday, July 11th from 5:30 PM to…
