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 The short-toothiest Online Commentaries & Diversions:   •Plug: Island of Dr. Moral and Mome contributor Jem Eaton (aka Jeremy Eaton) is have a big ol' summer art blow out. From now until July 29th you can purchase original pages of art at half their normal price. Parodies galore in four color fury with that Eaton touch can hang on your wall; it is hard to pass up art with titles like ROCK NERD FEVER!   •Review: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man gets a ringing endorsement from Captain Comics. Andrew Smith bluntly states, "If you're not buying…

Hey, look what came out while we were at Comic-Con! It's in comic shops now and available from our mail-order operation: Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 by Michael Kupperman 32-page full-color 6.75" x 9.5" comic book • $4.95 See Previews / Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: Tales Designed to Thrizzle – Thoroughly Thrizzled Pack Price: $44.34 $35.47 Add to Cart Break out your crayons as Red Warren, "America's Grandpa," brings you his highly educational "Train & Bus Coloring Book." The guests at a sophisticated weekend party sure get nervous when a certain mystery writer shows up on her goat. Learn the…

Recently arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics by various artists; edited by Justin Hall (cover art by Maurice Vellekoop) 328-page black & white/color 7.75" x 10.25" hardcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-506-8 See Previews / Order Now Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, and imagination. This book celebrates this vibrant artistic underground by gathering together a collection of excellent stories that can be enjoyed by all. No Straight…

Recently arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: Significant Objects edited by Joshua Glenn & Rob Walker 242-page full-color 6" x 8.25" flexibound softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-525-9 Available with two different covers (book design by Jacob Covey) — make your choice when ordering. See Previews / Order Now Significant Objects began in 2009 as a bold online inquiry into the relationship between narrative and the value of everyday objects. It has been the subject of speculation by everyone from NPR to litbloggers to The New York Times’ Freakonomics crew. Some theorized about the project’s hypothesis, others about its methods…

Sooooo, I'm at Seattle's Pike Place Market yesterday morning with my daughter near the fish-throwing guys. We're standing out on the curb next to an empty cop car, waiting for a friend. The back seat windows in the cop car are rolled down and I just happen to catch something out of the corner of my eye. I look closer, between the bars, the backseat is completely empty aside from a large ziplock bag with something familiar inside…   Evidence of a crime scene? Something more nefarious? If there are any Seattle law enforcement officials who can shed some light…

  In all the Comic-Con prep and lead up, you might have missed a very nice preview of Jaime Hernadez's God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls. Ada Price of Publishers Weekly on God and Science says,"This 7 page preview showcases young super-heroines contrasted with super-heroines at the end of their careers, a raucous prison break, and a confrontation in space." Seven solid black-and-white pages await you.   PW also shared the love for Jaime Hernandez in a God and Science review stating,"For what's essentially an evocative throwback to the kid's superhero comics of yore, there's a lot going on…

Well, what can I say, but… ╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ No, actually, I have to say it was the BEST SDCC EVER!  And here's a buncha reasons why: • In honor of Eisner-winner Tom Spurgeon, I'm gonna write this FLOG post in bullet point, Comics Reporter-style.  As our own Steven Weissman said on Twitter, Tom was everyone's Comic-Con crush this year.  Getting to hang out with him was definitely one of my highlights, and I was delighted to hear stories of the olden days of Fantagraphics, sigh.  God, we're so boring and nice now. • Speaking of Tom, his brother Whit wins…

 The newest Online Commentaries and Diversions: •Commentary: Ron Richards of iFanboy writes a con review and 1/2 of his swap was Fantagraphics fun, "I did a little dance when I saw [Love and Rockets: New Stories #5] was available . . . After the amazing #4 of this series, I can’t wait to see what Los Bros Hernandez come up with this time out" •Commentary: Heidi MacDonald and Cal Reid finalize their digital SDCC thoughts on Publishers Weekly: "Comixology announced [many] new e-book distribution deals . . . .  and perhaps most significantly, Fantagraphics, which had been a staunch hold…

  Professor Van Sciver has chosen to examine a young Mary Todd, the future Mrs. Lincoln (hubba-hubba), in his Lincoln Lessons. "Mary could impress Abraham with her political erudition, and her passion for great literary works and poetry, specifically their mutual love for Shakespeare of which they could quote pieces from heart" says Van Sciver but she was also bogged down by untimely migraines and possibly depression. Find out more by reading Noah Van Sciver's full article and pre-order your copy of The Hypo today!

My very first Comic-Con International at San Diego was rather fan-freakin'-tastic. It is easier than people make it out to be but I imagine that if it started on TUESDAY night instead of Wednesday, we all would have died. This pictures are my con pictures so if that are mostly different than our previous CCI photo diaries. The caveat train is pulling away from the station! Wednesday: I showed up the morning times with PR Director Jacq Cohen and our co-workers, Mike Baehr and Janice Headley had the table set UP! Aside from our many new releases we were thrilled…