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Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: FUC_ __U, _SS __LE: Blecky Yuckerella Vol. 4 by Johnny Ryan 104-page black & white 5.5" x 7.25" softcover • $11.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-415-3 Previews & Ordering Info "'Fucussle'?! What's that mean?" "No, it's Fuck You, Asshole! by Johnny Ryan." Thus begins the fourth and final collection of comic strips starring the stupidest, ugliest, stubbliest girl in grade number two. Blecky and her "pals" are back and so are the fountains of blood, urine, and other bodily fluids (not to mention profanity) in these riotously hilarious, eye-poppingly offensive four-panel gag strips. Co-starring the…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions:   • List: At Seen, Sam Humphries ranks It Was the War of the Trenches and The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Vol. 1 by Jaques Tardi together at #4 on his Best of 2010: "Jaques Tardi is a badass. A titan of French comics, he writes and draws his comics with a relentless focus. Thick lines and dark shadows spill from a tide of incessant ink. Under his pen, sticky subjects must bend and yield to his cynical, humanist worldview. […] Both books are thrilling to experience. […] Regardless of country, these are amongst…

The American Library Association has announced their Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, and bringing up the rear alphabetically by author last name, it's Weing, Drew with Set to Sea! Great news for a great book. Congrats Drew!

NBC Chicago ran this news segment on the New Chicago Comics exhibit at the city's Museum of Contemporary Art last night, talking with Jeffrey Brown and Paul Hornschemeier about their work. (Via Paul's News and Head Lice blog, where Paul says "I am pleased to report that I managed to say 'fart' on the nightly news.")

We have very quickly sold out of our limited supply of Sammy Harkham's self-published Crickets #3, but there are still copies to be had out there. We're distributing it to comic shops through Diamond, so your local shop may still have it in stock, and if not, they can can order it for you. If you still want to mail-order it, it's available from Family Los Angeles.

Twilight of the Assholes: Cartoons & Essays 2005-2009 by Tim Kreider 288-page black & white 8" x 9.5" softcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-398-9 Ships in: February 2011 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Tim Kreider's first cartoon collection, The Pain — When Will It End? was one of the few bastions of sanity throughout the awful aberration in American history known as the Bush Administration. The end of his second volume of political cartoons, Why Do They Kill Me?, saw its author in despair over the 2004 election. In this new volume, Twilight of the Assholes, as reality gets ever bleaker,…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: Hypergeek's Edward Kaye names The Best Original Graphic Novels of 2010, including (deep breath): Werewolves of Montpellier: "Part lycanthropic thriller, part romantic comedy, and part existential drama, all told with Jason’s trademark anthropomorphic characters. The visuals are minimalistic and haunting, and the sparse dialogue is wry and delivered with deadpan execution. It’s one of the best things that Jason has ever written, and he continues to outdo himself with every new story." Love and Rockets: New Stories #3: "Los Bros Hernandez return for a third volume of New Stories. The stories in this…

It's Charlie Brown & Snoopy as adorable comics-vending street urchins in this illustration by French artist Boulet, as seen on the cover of French comics magazine Zoo's upcoming 29th issue, which is a free special edition for the Angoulême festival — you can view the entire issue in advance online here. Zut alors, c'est mignon! (Via Bleeding Cool.)

The Seattle Graphic Artists Guild presents a panel discussion and portfolio review with Peter Bagge and other veteran local comics creators on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Where the elite meet to get critiqued by Pete! More details and advance ticket info here.

The historic public debut of Jim Woodring's giant 7-foot steel nib dip pen at the Gage Academy of Art this past Sunday was a breathtaking display of Jim’s ambition and skill, not to mention a lot of fun. The event was extremely well documented (and attended). First up, here's our photos & video clips, also in a slideshow: More photos & video clips by Glenn Fleishman, who also submitted a report to Boing Boing: Coverage by Gavin Lees for The Comics Journal, including 25 minutes of video: Coverage by Amy Rolph of the Seattle P.I., with video (and another short…