Please join us in welcoming a truly gifted artist, Daniel Clowes, to Fantagraphics Bookstore this Saturday, April 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM as we unveil the anxiously anticipated Complete Eightball 1 – 18. With his long running Eightball series, Clowes combined enigmatic long-form stories with biting satire to create an enduring cultural milestone. In a cover feature in the current issue of The Stranger, Clowes recalls, "Almost everything in the comic is based on something, a joke I had with one of my friends or a real-life experience, and all the characters are based vaguely on people I know… It all feels…
The Kurdles and Angry Youth on comiXology
Whether you are closer to infant or infantile, we've got you covered this week at comiXology! First up is the release of Robert Goodin's The Kurdles. In the spirit of Hergé's Tintin or Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge, The Kurdles is a comic for both parents and children spiced with a teaspoon of strange. Sally is a teddy bear who gets separated from her owner while on a drive in the country. Desperate to find her way home, she stumbles upon Kurdleton, a place in the midst of a peculiar crises; the inhabitants' forest home has grown hair, eyes, and a mouth! Can the…
Josh Simmons presents Black River at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is pleased to present the debut of Josh Simmons' latest work, Black River, with an art exhibition, short film screening and book signing on Saturday, April 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Simmons returns with his first full-length graphic novel since 2007's acclaimed House. A group of women, one man, and two dogs make their way through a post-apocalyptic nightmare in search of civilization in this epic horror comic. Simmons will display original pages from the book together with prints, two film shorts, and a book signing at the reception. Adding to the atmosphere, Fantagraphics Bookstore is…
Fantagraphics at Linework NW 2015
It's only been one year since the inaugural show of Linework NW, but they are back this April with not one, but two, impressive lineups over a two-day period. That's right, a two-day shows with a different roster of special guests and exhibitors on each day. You'll be able to double down on your dollar at this FREE show by coming back for new goodies and faces the next day. But Fantagraphics will be there both days, hosting debut books and special signings all weekend long at the beautiful Norse Hall. DebutsThe Complete Eightball by Daniel Clowes Before he rose to fame as…
Daniel Clowes on the Record
It's fitting that Daniel Clowes will make a rare Seattle appearance on Record Store Day. This Saturday, April 18 marks the annual appreciation of these essential establishments. Clowes will appear at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, which shares space with vintage vinyl purveyor Georgetown Records. Throughout the 90s, Clowes cartoons were associated with Seattle's illustrious Sub Pop record label. His "Punky" character adorned multiple product lines, and Clowes created album covers for some of Sub Pop's marquee acts. Don't miss the unveiling of The Complete Eightball 1 – 18 and a chance to meet one of America's most influential artists at Fantagraphics Bookstore on…
Now in Stock: The Kurdles by Robert Goodin
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Kurdlesby Robert Goodin 60-page full color 8.75" x 12" hardcover$24.99 | 978-1-60699-832-8 See Previews / Order Now In the spirit of Hergé's Tintin or Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge, The Kurdles is an all-ages comic spiced up with a teaspoon of strange. Sally is a teddy bear who gets separated from her owner while on a drive in the country. Desperate to find her way home, she stumbles upon Kurdleton, home to a most peculiar group of characters in the midst of a crisis; their forest house has grown hair, eyes,…
Now in Stock – Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in Americaby Bill Schelly 644-page 6" x 9" hardcover$34.99 | 978-1-60699-761-1 See Previews / Order Now Harvey Kurtzman created MAD, and MAD revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman's groundwork as the original editor, artist, and sole writer of MAD provided the foundation for one of the greatest publishing successes of the 20th century. But how did Kurtzman invent MAD, and why did he leave it shortly after it burst nova-like onto the American scene? Bill Schelly's heavily researched biography finally and fully…
Now in Stock: Collected Poems by Alexander Theroux
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Collected Poems by Alexander Theroux 672-page 6" x 9" hardcover$39.99 | 978-1-60699-802-1 See Previews / Order Now The publication of Alexander Theroux’s Collected Poems, a gathering of more than 660 poems, an astonishing creative output, will be among the major literary events of the year. Here is a full cornucopia of sonnets, odes, ballads, free verse, triolets, pure, satires, narratives, dramatic monologues, fanciful meditations, flytings and harangues, ruminations on death and lost love, and no end of lyrics both beautiful and fierce. Taken altogether they contrive to make up a record…
VICE Comics and YOU
You might read them religiously, or just while you're trolling online, but VICE has been working on bringing readers daily doses of comics from some of the hottest and hardest working artists from across the globe. Run by VICE Comics editor, Nick Gazin, the online series got up and running on September 11, 2011 with a meta Blobby Boys comic by Alex Schubert. Since then, VICE has picked up the pace with a rotation of ongoing weekly and monthly series, or a three month rotation. This latest batch of artists is not to be missed, and is diverse and the people making them. Simon Hanselmann's Megg,…
Hey Look! Bill Schelly presents Harvey Kurtman biography at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Celebrate the legacy of one of the pivotal figures in American pop culture as Bill Schelly discusses his new biography, Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD this Saturday, April 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. The evening will include a display of Kurtzman's significant achievements as well as an entertaining and informative slide presentation at 7:00 PM, followed by a book signing. Visitors to this event will be the first in the country to see this important contribution to our cultural heritage by noted Northwest comix scholar and author Bill Schelly. This event coincides with…
