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The crew behind MASSIVE continues it's trip down the coast (no joke there). Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges:welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is a survey introduction to a diverse and important group of men responsible for some of the most emblematic gay manga drawn for fellow gay readers.  Giovanni's Room of Philadelphia invites you to visit this world for a night on Tuesday, January 20th when the editors and designers behind the anthology are celebrating the book's release. Join Anne Ishii, Graham Kolbeins and Chip Kidd when the fun…

  Our thoughts are with the families of the cartoonists and their colleagues senselessly killed in Paris. We trust that in the end, the pen will prove mightier than the sword. By coincidence, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is hosting an appearance by French cartoonist collective Le Cagibi this Saturday, January 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Under the circumstances, this event takes on special significance.   The visiting artists, from Lille, France, will conduct a free workshop on their inventive techniques and present their handcrafted publications. They encourage people to bring tee shirts to be silkscreened on site with their designs. The…

Our eighth January Book-A-Day Sale title also heralds our new theme of the week—"Across the Pond"—featuring seven Fantagraphics editions of non-U.S. titles. We're starting off with acclaimed Norwegian cartoonist Jason's The Last Musketeer. The premise: the by-now centuries old musketeer Athos has been reduced to a suavely dressed but useless near-panhandler trading on his now almost extinct fame. All this changes when one day the Martians attack Earth. Suddenly there is a need for swashes to be buckled, and Athos leaps back into the fray with a vengeance. You can purchase The Last Musketeer  today for a whopping 45% off! Grab your…

Praise for the series: "That Foster was the most virtuosic comics artist of his time, there is some merit to the claim." – Steven Heller, The New York Times "Hal Foster was an illustrator in the grand tradition of Arthur Rackham and Howard Pyle… Every panel packs a one-two punch." – Vanity Fair "Foster’s meticulously detailed, painstakingly researched, vividly realistic, and often breathtaking illustration made him one of the most revered artists in the comic field." – Library Journal "One of the greatest comic strips of all time and a peak in visual splendor and breath-taking adventure, the story of…

The party you've been waiting your whole lifetime is here! On Thursday, January 22nd join Victor Moscoso, Robert Williams and Paul Mavrides at City Lights in San Francisco. They'll be in discussion with Gary Groth and Ron Turner (of Last Gasp) about The Complete Zap Comix. These legends start talking at 7pm on the dot, be there five minutes early if you need a smoke break. This nearly sold-out collection will be yours for the buying, theirs for the signing and for your family to argue about who will carry it home.    In 1968, when underground comics were just strating to emerge, Robert…

You'll want to sit down for this one, EC Comics fans (the better to flail all four limbs in fervent joy). We know you've been asking about our next boxed set of EC Comics… And here it is! We are proud to show off the slipcase design for our next 4-volume bundle, which will collect Fall Guy for Murder, Child of Tomorrow, Zero Hour, and Sucker Bait into one beautifully packaged box set. From Johnny Craig's crime and horror stories, to Graham "Ghastly" Ingels' legendary horror, to Al Feldstein and Jack Kamen's science fiction gems, the EC Comics Slipcase Vol. 2 makes for a great addition…

Baseball fans, rejoice! Willard Mullin's Casey at the Bat and Other Diamond Tales is shaping up to be an easy catch. With 27 pages alternating poetry by Ernest Thayer and illustrations by Mullin, plus a couple dozen more pages of extra material, including poetry, illustrations, and essays, this little book packs a good-sized punch for any baseball lover! This 9-page downloadable excerpt includes a foreword by Yogi Berra and the first 4 pages of "Casey at the Bat." Read on, then head over to our book page for pre-order info.

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. Foolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions by Frank Stack 224-page black & white 7.75" x 10" softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-808-3 "Foolbert Funnies is a definitive collection of comic art by one of the quirkiest and most intriguing artists to emerge from undergrounds. As a former college art professor, Frank Stack brought a unique approach to…

Today, our January Book-A-Day Sale features a bittersweet, melancholy book by Jordan Crane—his first self-published graphic novel. The Last Lonely Saturday is a largely wordless, two-color book telling the story of an older man on the day he visits his departed wife's gravesite. In this evocative, romantic novella, told in a beautiful red and yellow palette, Crane's economical images waste not a line, and his narrative flows effortlessly from panel to panel in this heartwarming story of love and love lost. For today only, The Last Lonely Saturday is available at a 40% discount! 

  Your favorite Duck artist is appearing at the local Seattle convention, ECCC just announced that Don Rosa will be appearing in person, in the flesh and definitely in the feather! Emerald City ComiCon runs from Friday, March 27th – Sunday March 29th and we have quite a burgeoning cartoonist line-up for you so far with Rosa, Knisley and Luce! More news and special guests here.