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For those of you watching FXX's Man Seeking Woman, you were probably pleasantly surprised when a nightstand featured some of our newest comics: Buddy Buys a Dump by Peter Bagge, Megahex by Simon Hanselmann, Cosplayers by Dash Shaw. Until they were replaced by a copy of Infinite Jest in an attempt to "seem cooler". Don't they know?! DON'T THEY KNOW COMICS ARE THE COOLEST?! Thanks to Noah Kuttler and Robin McConnell for the heads-up. 

Feeling sad that you cannot make it to the largest comics convention in zee world? ComiXology and Fantagraphics know exactly what you want, what you need – no, crave. So say Lost Cat by Jason is typically 17.99 on comiXology, we're ringing it in at 8.99. The sale ends Sunday, February 1st at 11pm EST or about the time the wine and champagne hangovers end at Angouleme! Check out more of our deals on their site (Arsene Schrauwen 14.99, Athos in America 8.99, Jason Conquers America 0.99, I Killed Adolf Hitler 4.99 and moooore).   

In Solidarity — Dame Darcy

Local cartoonist and hero, Noah Van Sciver, will be signing copies of his latest graphic novel, Saint Cole, in Denver! Join Noah and the booksellers from the hottest independent book and comics store in town, Kilgore Books, on Wednesday, February 18th from 6-8pm. Saint Cole depicts four days in the life of a twenty-eight-year-old suburbanite named Joe who feels trapped working overtime at a pizza restaurant to support his girlfriend, Nicole, their infant child, and Nicole's troubled-and-rough-around-the-edges mother, Angela. The second book from Fantagraphics and Van Sciver continues his interest in pathos and the human condition.   We'll see you THERE! It'll look a bit…

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.  Saint Cole by Noah Van Sciver 116-page black & white 7.5" x 9.25" softcover$19.99 | 978-1-60699-817-5 "…with forensic precision, he unblinkingly lays bare the grim inner workings of a male character….More first-rate work from a neo-underground maestro." –Tom Murphy, Broken Frontier   "His latest delves deeper into pathos and loss than his past one…

Celebrating the 25th Anniverisary of Eightball, Fantagraphics is releasing one hell of a collection. The Complete Eightball (issues #1-18) comes complete with end-notes, all new front and back cover on the box set, this is the end-all-be-all of Daniel Clowes comics collections. Clowes is appearing, pen in hand, at a few select locations in the states so fingers crossed, here goes! April 18th – The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery Seattle, WA April 19th – Linework NW Portland, OR April 21st – Powell's City of Books Portland, OR April 30th – Quimby's Bookstore Chicago, IL June 5th – Meltdown Comics Los…

    EAFA, also known as the Evergreen Association of Fine Arts, and formerly known as Eastside Association of Fine Arts, is throwing down big names for their first discussion panel of 2015. Joining them onstage will be champion local favorites, Jim Woodring, Megan Kelso, and Eroyn Franklin. These award winning artists have had their hands, heart and soul in the business of comics for years, and are imparting their experiences, triumphs, and lessons learned onto an eager audience.  Woodring, known for his technicolor dream comics featuring iconic characters like Frank and Fran, his latest release, Jim, features an alter-ego version of himself, collected through…

Guy Colwell's comic book serial Inner City Romance appeared in 1972, illustrating the unvarnished reality of an emerging urban counterculture. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is pleased to commemorate the new anthology of this provocative work with an exhibition of original drawings, paintings, and prints opening Saturday, February 14 (on Valentine's Day, appropriately enough.)   Oakland native Colwell distinguished himself from the dominant themes of the period's underground comix movement by rendering in explicit detail the crime, poverty, death and desperation of his inner city protagonists. His approach is at once alluring and grotesque. As Matt Gonzalez observes in Juxtapoz magazine, "Colwell's art is motivated…

In Solidarity — Arnold Roth

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Love and Rockets Library (Palomar & Luba Book 5): Ofeliaby Gilbert Hernandez 256-page black & white 7.25" x 10.25" softcover$19.99 | 978-1-60699-806-9 See Previews / Order Now In Ofelia, the sisters, the kids, and the cousins are all settled comfortably in California after leaving Palomar in Luba and Her Family. Luba and her cousin Ofelia’s relationship has always been fraught, but when Ofelia threatens to write a book about Luba, past memories, secrets, resentments, and pain resurface. Meanwhile, Luba’s children—genius Socorro, recently out-and-proud Doralís, and prickly Maricela—show that a talent for…