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Ed Piskor hits San Francisco with a BOOM this Thursday, November 20th at City Lights. At 7pm you should stop, drop and caterpillar over to 261 Columbus Avenue to get a copy of Hip Hop Family Tree Volume 2 AND get it signed by Piskor himself.    This is Ed's second to last tour stop on the Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 tour and your last chance to see him this year, West Coast! Come on out to City Lights, the nations first ALL-paperbackstore, as it sells you Piskor's sexy flexi-bound book. City Lights 261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway San Francisco, CA 94133   

 The Late Child and Other Animals will continue its illustrious NYC debut at the First Person Plural event at Silvana this Tuesday, November 18th at 7pm. Climb downstairs for the best in new non-fiction as cartoonists Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger perform along with writers Cameron Fraser, Asali Solomon and FPP co-founder Wendy S. Walters will all be performing with special DJ sets by Lady DM. Silvana is located at 300 W. 116th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd, across from Harlem Tavern, steps from the B/C at 116th. Admission is free but the show is priceless.Silvana300 W 116th StNew York, NY 10026

Our advance copies of Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade are here, and they are looking mighty fine. Whether on the court or off, Jordan's life is full of drama and action, and Wilfred Santiago captures it all with his gorgeous, full color artwork. Bull on Parade arrives in stores this January. Pre-order your copy now, and give yourself a little gift after the holiday season!

 We're all excited about Liz Suburbia's SACRED HEART which will be coming out next year from Fantagraphics. But what do we do until then? If you yelled "Adorn ourselves with clothing and our walls with prints featuring her artwork" then I have a punch in the mouth for you because you are correct! This fall Silver Sprocket released a rad back patch called "Organized Sports" (above), they also have some of her work in the anthology As You Were. They are also selling this sweet screen print called "House Shows" (11.75 x 15.75") for only $14! Meanwhile, Out of Step Arts also sells some of Suburbia's prints AND some sweet threads. This Old. V. A. shirt features…

The Miami Book Fair is a beautiful meeting of literary minds, scholars, writers, cartoonists and readers. This year, the fair will be graced by four brilliant minds, who also happen to have Fantagraphics books out. They are all appearing on some apenls on Saturday, November 22nd at the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus. Most of the comics panels take place in room 1365 in building 1 (see map below) at the intersection of NE 1st Ave and NE 3rd Street.    Joyce Farmer's recent reprint from Fantagraphics is her original graphic novel called Special Exits. It is a touching, heartwarming and melancholy look at…

This month's issue of Booklist will include reviews of recent releases by a Fantagraphics creator, excerpted below:    Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 (1981-1983) by Ed Piskor "The second collection of Piskor's hip-hop history in comics may be a better place to start reading it than the first….Piskor's Jack Kirby-ish drawing chops-monumental figures in thrusting, dynamic action; flat colors that crush perspective-constitute precisely the sturdy vehicle to carry it as far as Piskor will take it." –Ray Olson  Peanuts Every Sunday 1956-1960 (Vol. 2) by Charles M. Schulz "Peanuts' enduring appeal is timeless and universal, and this handsomely designed volume only enhances its allure… This era…seesthe introduction…

In a celebration of comics, Short Run and more, this week sees the release of Max Riffner's new graphic novel, The Crippler's Son, chock full of wrestling action. When The Crippler comes to town for a wrestling match, James isn't awestruck, he's just trying to get by in medical school. Schooling that The Crippler has paid for. In this debut work from Max Riffner, two brothers attempt to reconnect despite a wrestling ring's worth of differences. We guarantee you'll stay around until the final round. Much like Richard Sala's Violenzia, this book is a digital exclusive from Fantagraphics and comiXology and is only…

The year: 1991. The place: Madison Square Garden. 50 seconds left on the clock. A young basketball player adorned with the number 23 shakes off the Knicks defense as he pounds towards the hoop, leaps into the air, and… Slam. Dunk. In this 16-page, 2.3 MB downloadable excerpt of Wilfred Santiago's Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade, we are immediately immersed in the action through Santiago's wildly kinetic artwork. Read the whole thing right here, then head on over to the pre-order page and grab your copy for a December delivery!

Foolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictionsby Frank Stack 224-page black & white 7.75" x 10" softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-808-3 Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/foolbertfunnies

Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2edited by Michael Dowers 848-page black & white with color 5" x 6.25" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-807-6 Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now For everyone interested in the history of underground and alternative comics, Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two gathers prime examples—more than 800 pages' worth—from a quintessential self-publishing format in this compact but hefty hardcover. Previously only seen in limited-run pamphlets, these comics are startling, visionary, hilarious, profane, and profound. This volume also takes a look back at the wild 8-page sex comics called "Tijuana Bibles" that sprang from…