This week's hauntingly spooktacular collection of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Review: The Complete Zap Comix "While the early issues stand as rowdy documents of the 1960s counterculture, Zap was also more. In reinventing the comic book, it set off legal battles and conversations over censorship, brought attention to cartoonists as artists, and set an example for generations of alternative comics creators like Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt and the Hernandez Brothers." – Dana Jennings, The NY Times Review: The Lonesome Go by Tim Lane "Lane’s fluency in portraiture, page layout, lettering, and storytelling is on display, as deep…
Now in Stock: Arsène Schrauwen by Olivier Schrauwen
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Arsène Schrauwenby Olivier Schrauwen 250-page full color 8" x 10" hardcover • $34.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-730-7 See Previews / Order Now In 1947, the author's grandfather, Arsène, traveled across the ocean to a mysterious, dangerous jungle colony at the behest of his cousin. Together they would build something deemed impossible: a utopia of modernity, in the wilderness — but not before Arsène falls in love with his cousin's wife, Marieke. Whether delirious from love or a fever-inducing jungle virus, Arsène's loosening grip on reality is mirrored by the reader's uncertainty of what is…
Comica Festival with Carol Swain
From October 20th and until November 19th, Comica Festival 2014, the 11th London International Comics Festival, presents conversations, exhibitions, workshops, launches and the unmissable, free-entry Comica Scarycat Comiket, the Independent Comics Market, and Transitions Conference, plus numerous satellite events across the capital. One of those events will feature the amazing Carol Swain. ‘What Makes A Cult Comic?' talk with Rob Davis, Ilya, Paul Rainey & Carol Swain is next Friday November 7th, 2014 7-8:30pm at Foyles Bookshop, watch these creative minds dig into some deep comic topics. "Not all comics are corporate global franchises spun off into endless merchandise and movies. Some of the…
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It – First Look
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It has landed on our desks! This is something we've quite been looking forward to (ahem) reviewing. Besides the gorgeous artwork, ranging from softcore to hide-the-children explicit, every chapter focuses on a single artist, showing photos of their workspaces, interviews, and essays on what it's like to be a gay erotic artist in Japan. More previews are coming your way next week, and don't forget to pre-order Massive for a December delivery. Who knows, this could be the perfect, ah, stocking stuffer for a friend.
Black Light: The World of L.B. Cole – First Look
Today is a good day. That is because we've received advance copies of Black Light: The World of L.B. Cole at Fantagraphics HQ, and it is truly a beauty to behold. Oversized and filled with L.B. Cole's larger-than-life, eye-catchingly bold colorscapes, this book offers the largest collection of Cole covers as well as an in-depth biography written by comic book historian Bill Schelly. Black Light is due out this December, and you can pre-order it now through our website! Trust us, you'll want this book in your collection, comics fans.
Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2 edited by Michael Dowers – Cover Uncovered
We are pleased to reveal the finalized cover art design for the second book in our two volume set—Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2. This hefty, densely packed volume is edited by Michael Dowers and features the artwork of over 50 artists in 848 pages of artwork, including the 8-page underground sex comic "Tijuana Bibles." The cover is designed by Esther Pearl Watson, author of the award-winning series Unlovable. More details for the Treasury are forthcoming, but the book is on track for December delivery. Pre-order your copy now!
Nancy Loves Sluggo: Complete Dailies 1949-1951 by Ernie Bushmiller – Video/Photo Slideshow
Nancy Loves Sluggo: Complete Dailies 1949-1951by Ernie Bushmiller 336-page black & white 8.5" x 8.5" softcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-777-2 Ships in: November 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Many connoisseurs—including Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Scott McCloud (creator of the "Five-Card Nancy" card game), Joe Brainard, and Andy Warhol—have recognized that Bushmiller's often-corny Nancy approached its own kind of zen-like cartoon perfection. In its own way, it turned out Nancy was in fact the most iconic comic strip of all; The American Heritage Dictionary actually uses a Nancy strip to illustrate its entry on "comic strip." Fantagraphics' beloved Nancy series…
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Vols. 5-6 Box Set by Floyd Gottfredson – Photoset Preview
"Gottfredson drew Mickey with a nosy snout and the bright eyes of an adrenalin junkie. The mouse’s diminutive size inspired Gottfredson to have the character attempt daredevil races, leaping stunts, and develop a flurry-fisted fighting style… This beautiful [series] gives the Great Rodent his humanity." – Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Vols. 5-6 Box Setby Floyd Gottfredson 576-page b&w/some color 10.75" x 9" x 2.5" hardcover • $49.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-783-3 Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/mickey5-6
Now in Stock: Vapor by Max
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Vaporby Max 120-page black & white 7" x 9.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-460-3 See Previews / Order Now Disgusted and appalled with the today’s noisy and noisome world in which all is spectacle and surface sensation, Nick flees into the solitude of the desert. But even as he manages to recover some sort of spiritual balance thanks to an ascetic regimen of fasting and meditation, Nick is seduced by the most spectacular and mesmerizing spectacle of all time: The procession of the Queen of Saba. In Vapor, the award-winning Spanish cartoonist…
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It – Excerpt
Massive is an appropriate title for this anthology of Japanese gay manga artists, in more than one sense. Besides the larger-than-your-average-bear body types, the book highlights some of the biggest talent in the gay manga scene today. Names like Gengoroh Tagame, Jiraiya, and Seizoh Ebisubashi have chapters devoted to their lives, philosophies, and works, and we've got an appropriately sized 30-page excerpt to give you a taste of what you can look forward to in December! After full-page, full-color photo portraits of each artist opposite their illustration style, we've got nine pages of the first featured artist, Gengoroh Tagame (田亀源五郎),…
