Join us this Saturday, April 25 at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery from 6:00 to 8:00 PM as we celebrate the publication of Josh Simmons' new graphic novel, Black River, and the release of Intruder #15. Festivities include a display of Simmons' original drawings, a black light room, short film screening, a book signing, and complimentary refreshments. Josh will be joined by his colleagues from the Intruder comix collective presenting their latest issue. The free Intruder tabloid publishes the work of Seattle's most accomplished contemporary cartoonists. Simmons contributes a story in the latest issue illustrated by Joe Garber. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is…
CAKE Bake Auction
Saturday, April 25th Chicago, IL – A strong comics community exists in Chicago, and for the third year in a row it's banding together again for the annual fundraiser to support CAKE or, Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. This year features a delicious lineup of artists auctioning off original works during a silent and live bidding, with all proceeds going to this year's CAKE. Doors at No Nation open at 7 PM, and the show begins at 8 with performances by John Porcellino, Sarah Heymann, Ben Marcus and auctioneer Lyra Hill. There'll also be music by El is a Sound of Joy. Admission starts with a…
Nominees Announced for 2015 Eisner Awards
"Among publishers, DC, Marvel, and Fantagraphics top the list with the most nominations. DC and Vertigo/DC have 14 plus 4 shared. Marvel can boast 12 nominations plus 6 shared. Fantagraphics’ 15 nominations include 3 in the Graphic Album–Reprint category and 6 in the two archival categories. " Read more at Comic-Con. Best Anthology Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It edited by Ann Ishii, Chip Kidd, & Graham Kolbeins Best Reality-Based Work Family Tree, vol. 2 by Ed Piskor Best Graphic Album—Reprint How to Be Happy by Eleanor Davis Jim by Jim Woodring …
FU News!
If you remember back in September, we launched our micro imprint Fantagraphics Underground Press. FU Press is a return to our roots—publishing work by relatively unknown cartoonists that's innovative, quirky, idiosyncratic, oddball, experimental, or downright crazy; work by established cartoonists that's simply off-kilter or too obscure to sustain a mass market release; or archival work by significant cartoonists who have been overlooked and that might overwise be short-shrifted due to the commercial demands of the traditional marketplace. These books will only be available in comic stores, at conventions, and on our website. So far we have published three FU books: Jason…
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Now in Stock: Black River by Josh Simmons
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Black River by Josh Simmons 112-page black and white 6.5" x 8.5" softcover $18.99 | 978-1-60699-833-5 See previews/order now Josh Simmons returns with his first full-length graphic novel since 2007's acclaimed House. A group of women, one man, and two dogs are making their way through a post-apocalyptic world in search of a city that supposedly still has electricity and some sort of civilization. Along the way, they go to a comedy club, take a drug called Gumdrop, and encounter gangs of men who are fools, lunatics, or murderous sadists. In…
This Week’s Press Highlights
Daniel Clowes created the cover art for The Stranger this week Inside you'll find a fantastic interview by Sean Nelson who calls The Complete Eightball "the stunningly smart and innovative comic that did what almost no other comic seemed able to do at the time: enter the culture of people who didn't like comics." Read more: The Masterpiece That Helped Transform Comics and Culture Over at the Seattle Weekly, Roger Downey writes that "It's an early but by no means immature work, establishing Clowes as perhaps the best exemplar extant of the underground-comic sensibility of the late 20th century." Read more: Time in a Box: Fantagraphics…
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Pixilated Parrot By Carl Barks- First Look
Take a first look at The Pixilated Parrot , the latest volume of Carl Barks' clever cartoons. When Donald gives Uncle Scrooge a parrot for his birthday, hijinks quickly ensue as the feathered troublemaker escapes—with the combination to Scrooge's vault! Donald and his nephews set out to recover the bird—an adventure that will take them on a most unexpected journey to the far reaches of the globe. This handsome volume also contains one of Barks' finest stories—Vacation Time (it has its own Wikipedia entry )—about a wilderness outing gone awry. Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "The Pixilated Parrot " (The Complete…
Prince Valiant Vol. 11: 1957-1958 by Hal Foster – Cover Uncovered
The latest book in Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant series will soon be in stores. In the eleventh volume, our hero (and his dashing pageboy haircut) will travel to Camelot and wage a bloody campaign to secure the Eastern marches. The cover art in this post is just the first of more previews to come. Keep an eye out for more sneak peeks in the coming weeks. Prince Valiant Volume 11: 1957-1958 is expected to ship in May and is available for pre-order now.
