Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics by Alexander Theroux 352-page 6.25" x 9.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-616-4 See Previews / Order Now National Book Award nominee, critic and one of America’s least compromising satirists, Alexander Theroux takes a comprehensive look at the colorful language of pop lyrics and the realm of rock music in general in The Grammar of Rock: silly song titles; maddening instrumentals; shrieking divas; clunker lines; the worst (and best) songs ever written; geniuses of the art; movie stars who should never have…
Fantagraphics Books to Publish In Case We Die, a Novel by Danny Bland
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS TO PUBLISH IN CASE WE DIE, A NOVEL BY DANNY BLAND SEATTLE, WA 1/23/13 — Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce the forthcoming summer 2013 publication of In Case We Die, the first novel by longtime Seattle music figure Danny Bland, which follows a pair of addict outsiders who find themselves locked in the palpable, dizzy grunge-rock drug scene of '90s Seattle. The book will also be supported by a unique audiobook project from Seattle's Local638Records. It wasn't the pounding headache or the all-too familiar taste of blood in my mouth that woke me that morning, but the…
Dr. Ana Merino speaks of Love and Rockets at OSU
This Thursday, Dr. Ana Merino will give the first lecture in spring series at the Ohio State University. "Comic Books and Latino Identities: The Power of Los Bros Hernandez" is the title of her talk on Thursday, January 31st at the Cartoon Room of the Ohio Union. Join this comics scholar, who has worked as an ICAF Executive Committe member, professor at Dartmouth College and the Center for Cartoon Studies and much more, from 4-5:30pm for her critical analysis of culture, identity and the printed page. From the OSU press release: In the 1980s, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez transformed the…
Fantagraphics Friends at the L.A. Zine Fest!
Lotsa Fantagraphics luminaries will be at the upcoming L.A. Zine Fest on Sunday, February 17th! From 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, stop by tables manned by Jordan Crane, Esther Pearl Watson, and Mome veterans Jon Vermilyea and Malachi Ward. The L.A. Zine Fest will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center at 4315 Melrose Avenue. And the night before, Saturday, February 16th, catch Esther Pearl Watson doing a comics reading at the L.A. Zine Fest Reading and Rock Spectacular at Footsies [ 2640 N Figueroa Street ]! H/T to Kelly Froh of Short Run Seattle for bringing this to my attention!
Fantagraphics presents Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade by Wilfred Santiago in March 2014
(not final cover) 15 seasons. 1,072 games. 41,011 minutes of basketball. Every kid, fan and often other players wished they could "Be Like Mike." The man who inspired a generation of children to lace up their high-tops will be depicted in a kinetic graphic novel fit for the greatest basketball player of all time. Wilfred Santiago, the creator of the acclaimed and best-selling 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, depicts Jordan's public successes, private struggles and all the noise in between in his dynamic full-color graphic novel called Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade. Eric Reynolds, Associate Publisher and known ball-hog, had this to say…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 1/28-2/4
Thursday, January 31st • Los Angeles, CA: Do not miss Scrapbooks, Army Surplus, Comics and Other Stuff: A Conversation with Graphic Storyteller C. Tyler at the University of Southern California as C. Tyler makes a rare West Coast appearance to discuss You'll Never Know: A Graphic Memoir! Reservations are recommended, so click here to RSVP! (more info) • Los Angeles, CA: And you lucky Californians can also visit Esther Pearl Watson at the L.A. Art Book Fair, opening Thursday night and running through Sunday, February 3rd. (more info) • Seattle, WA: The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents a truly Super…
Fantagraphics at Comic Con India 2013!
Fantagraphics is heading to New Delhi for the 3rd Annual Comic Con India! Join us Friday, February 8th through Sunday, February 10th as we present some of the finest graphic novels alongside our fellow indie publishers Drawn & Quarterly and First Second. So, come say hi to Jacq at the Dilli Haat open-air plaza!
Fantagramming
Just an FYI that we did indeed join another social media outlet for your enjoyment. Find us on Instagram as 'Fantagraphics' for more photos of your favorite books getting made, panels galore and my new favorite game 'count the razor blades found on the office floor.' While we can guarantee no brunch photos — unless someone makes us that Cannibal Fuckface waffle iron we've been wanting, we've got some mangy cats who love to pose with our books. Well anyway, it'll be some no filter fun and we can't wait to see how many of you like our photos from…
Hip Hop Family Tree Playlist
Alright, people, party time. The lovely Arne Dus has posted a full on, four and half hour playlist of songs featured in Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree. From Fab Five Freddy to Tom Tom Club to even The Clash, Dus created the playlist to read Hip Hop Family Tree by or just dance. You can join in to on Spotify. Weekend Plans MADE. Piskor's serialized strip from BoingBoing will be out this September in an exquisite print edition.
Seattle Comix Stars Shine at Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday
Mingle with local comix luminaries at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday, January 26 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM as the store plays host to participants in the Graphic Artists Guild annual Graphic Novel Panel, sponsored in part by Fantagraphics Bookstore and Emerald City Comicon. The party at the store is free and open to the public. The stellar line-up includes David Lasky, artist of the sensational new graphic biography The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song; Ellen Forney, whose recent memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression Michelangelo & Me was named by the Washington Post as the Best Book of the Year; cartoonist, game designer, and…
