Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Comics Journal Library Vol. 9: Zap The Interviewsedited by Michael Dean and Gary Groth 264-page color/black & white 10" x 12"softcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-788-8 See Previews / Order Now Here in one place are the definitive Comics Journal interviews with the cartoonists behind Zap Comix. Featuring: Supreme underground artist Robert Crumb on how acid unleashed a flood of Zap characters from his unconscious; Marxist brawler Spain Rodriguez on how he made the transition from the Road Vultures biker gang to the exclusive Zap cartoonists' club; Yale alumnus Victor Moscoso and…
Sweatshop by Peter Bagge – First Look
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's a real treat to start off the week right: our first look at the advance copies of Sweatshop, the newly collected story by Peter Bagge that was originally published as a six-issue series in 2003. This firmly tongue-in-cheek story of a terrible cartoonist with a small contigent of studio assistants that tremble in fear of his passing shadow is a hilarious situational comedy featuring guest artwork from some star cartoonists, including Stephen DeStefano, Johnny Ryan, and Jim Blanchard. Sweatshop is due to hit bookstores in February, but we've got it up for pre-sale right now! Grab your copy today,…
Now in Stock – Black Light: The World of L.B. Cole
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Black Light: The World of L.B. ColeIntroduction by Bill Schelly 272-page full color 9.25" x 13.25" softcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-762-8 See Previews / Order Now L.B. Cole created some of the most bizarre, proto-psychedelic, eye-popping comic book covers of all time, yet remarkably this is the first retrospective of his career, featuring the largest collection of Cole covers ever assembled, in an oversize format that showcases his attention to detail and his versatility in all the popular comic book genres of the day. Cole burst into comics during the glory years…
Final Day! Shop our Black Cyber Business Weekend Sale Today!
Have you finally recovered from your tryptophan-induced coma this weekend? Better shake off that lethargy quick, 'cause today is the LAST day of our epic, four-day weekend web sale! The Black Cyber Business Weekend Sale ends at 11:59 PM PST, so there's still time to grab some books at a sweet 30% off for holiday gifting (with a few box sets still available for 40% off!). Here's our original blog post with complete details on the sale, or you can skip right to the shopping over at our list of 2014 releases.
Employee Highlight: Marc J. Palm
Given the recent holiday, we are happy to highlight some employees we are most thankful to have joined Team Fanta this year. They'ved added much to the hivemind. May I introduce (or reintroduce) Marc J. Palm, local cartoonist and manning one of the customer service desks like you wouldn't be-lieve. If you've been in Seattle for a bit, you've no doubt seen a Marc Palm art show or perhaps some of his art advertising a Scarecrew Video show. 1-What other jobs/experiences have you had in comics?I've never worked professionally in comics until now I suppose. Although I've been self-publishing zines…
Sue Coe to be awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
The Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) is pleased to announce that artist Sue Coe (of Sheep of Fools and Blab!) is a recipient for the 2015 WCA Lifetime Achievement Award along with Kiki Smith, and Martha Wilson. The WCA will celebrate the honorees and their accomplishments at an awards ceremony and gala at the New York Institute of Technology on February 12, 2015. The awards celebration will take place on Thursday February 12, 2015 at the New York Institute of Technology Auditorium (NYIT) at 1871 Broadway, New York, NY. The Gala kicks off with a ticketed cocktail reception from 5:30 to 7pm. The ticketed reception…
ACES HIGH (EC Comics Library) by George Evans on comiXology
Now soaring through the air waves and wifi networks to land safely on your digital reading device is ACES HIGH illustrated and some written by George Evans. This EC Comics Library is filled from wing tip to landing equipment with aviation war stories, including the titular comic of the same name, now available digitally thanks to comiXology. As a bonus, we present a rarity: Evans's never-before-reprinted 3-D story of World War I ace Frank Luke (in regular, easy-on-the-eyes 2-D). This volume also includes numerous Evans crime and shock stories, including "As Ye Sow…," "…My Brother's Keeper," and "Cadillac Fever." Other war stories, many…
Be Early for The Late Child at KGB Bar in NYC
Sunday, November 30th New York, NY – The KGB Bar & Lit Journal of NYC is an institution, just ask any literary arts lover or writer. Serving the community by hosting free readings almost every night of the week, showcasing the talents of poets, fiction authors, non-fiction authors, and on very very very special occassion, graphic novelists. For this year's Annual Thanksgiving Comix and Graphic Novelist Night KGB is welcoming two other NYC institutions, Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger, creators of their new book, The Late Child and Other Animals. Piecing together the narrative of her life, and that of her mother's in The Late Child,…
SEATTLE: Eroyn Franklin + Tim Lane in the Fanta Store
Next Saturday, December 6th with the crisp air at your heels, warm yourself in the light of the Fantagrapahics Bookstore as two cartoonists present their modern comics. Neo-noir cartoonist Tim Lane and prolific self-publishing cartoonist Eroyn Franklin will fill the dark night with their tales of trouble and woe from 7pm on at the bookstore in Georgetown. The event is also the Marathon II closing party! This is your last chance to ogle the curated work of Short Run Comix and Arts Festival exhibitors including John Porcellino, Pam Wishbow, Josh Simmons, MariNaomi, Ed Piskor, and Tom Neely. Alternative cartoonist and illustrator Tim Lane resides…
Prince Valiant Vol. 10: 1955-1956 by Hal Foster – Excerpt
The epic, Arthurian adventures of Prince Valiant continue in our tenth volume collecting Hal Foster's timeless comic strip. Volume 10 contains strips from 1955 to 1956, and in this 14-page downloadable excerpt, Prince Val must make his way back to his homeland in Thule from the Misty Isles. With ships full of northerners eager to make the journey home as well, Val sets off, dealing with hostile barbarians, long, grueling portages, and greedy strangers along the way. Prince Valiant Vol. 10: 1955-1956 comes ashore in January, and it is available for pre-order right now. Grab your copy now, and be on the lookout…
