Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago's New Chicago Comics exhibit (mentioned previously), which features Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen, opens to the public on January 8 with a special fancy-pants preview on Friday January 7, 6-10 PM. Advance tickets to the preview event are available here. See what Paul has to say about it here.
Daily OCD: 12/21/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions from NPR, Techland–TIME.com, HTMLGIANT, Woot!, and elsewhere: • List: At Techland–TIME.com, Douglas Wolk names his top 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2010: #6: Weathercraft: "The first standalone Frank book from Jim Woodring is as gloriously mind-expanding as anything he's drawn. It's a wordless Hieronymous Bosch-via-Chuck Jones parable about cartoon animals in a cruel, psychedelic landscape, in which the wicked Manhog attains enlightenment, then sacrifices it again." #5: Artichoke Tales: "Megan Kelso's magnum opus is technically a fantasy — her characters live in an imaginary country, riven by a civil war between foragers and canners, and…
Zak Sally on the teevee
A segment featuring Zak Sally will run on Twin Cities Public Television's new weekly arts series, MN Original, premiering on Thursday, December 30 at 7:30 PM (with a full schedule of repeats following). Viewers in Minnesota can tune in to Channel 2, and the segment will also be available online — we'll be sure to post it when it is.
Tim Kreider at the Strand on Feb. 17
Tim Kreider signs and reads from his new book Twilight of the Assholes: Cartoons & Essays 2005-2009 at the Strand Bookstore in New York City on February 17, 2011 at 7 PM. "In a slideshow, talk and Q&A, he'll wax nostalgic about the endearing atrocities and deadly foibles of the Bush administration and have a fond chuckle over the deadpan haplessness of Obama and the fascist antics of the tea party." Mark your calendars now and get a bit more info here; we'll be certain to have more info and updates as the date draws closer.
Do the Beagle
This Disco Snoopy Colorforms set was recently spotted in the wild by our own Matt Silvie. It conveniently coincides with the era we're currently reprinting in The Complete Peanuts!
The Kim Deitch Files now available from La Mano
Zak Sally has sent out word: The Kim Deitch Files print portfolio is now available to order from Zak's La Mano 21 press in both regular and deluxe editions. Featuring Kim's pencil studies for his story pages as well as previously unseen artwork, hand-assembled in hand-printed packaging, it's another beautiful, lovingly produced item in the La Mano catalog. We had the privilege of debuting the set for the West Coast at the 4th anniversary party for Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, where copies are still available.
Free Comix for Christmas!
From now through Christmas Eve, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will be offering a free, signed copy of long out-of-print comic books with every purchase of ten bucks or more. Choose from HATE #1 signed by Peter Bagge, EIGHTBALL #1 signed by Daniel Clowes, NAUGHTY BITS #1 signed by Roberta Gregory, PALESTINE #1 signed by Joe Sacco, and JIM #1 signed by Jim Woodring. Consider it our gift to our loyal bookstore customers. While you're at the store, get the gift of music. Our neighbors at Georgetown Records will give $1.00 off every purchase to Fantagraphics Bookstore customers. Simply show your…
Things to See: 12/20/10 Roundup
• A little holiday treat for Venture Bros. fans from Stephen DeStefano • Here's just one piece of artwork that Ben Catmull has for sale — see his blog for more, plus details • Page 1 of Kevin Huizenga's Fight or Run? #1 looks even better in mauve duotone • Richard Sala has some nice photos of the Penguin Classics edition of Dickens's Great Expectations with his cover illustrations, plus an old Blab cover illo • Lilli Carré presents the masthead illustrations she's done for The Believer's comics section, plus another illustration at her Kettle of Fish blog • A…
Things to See: Tony Millionaire concert poster
A fantastic new poster illo. My, what interesting, uh, wings you have there, Drinky Crow. Note to concert poster designers everywhere: please take a cue from Tony and include the year! Thank you!
Daily OCD: 12/20/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions from Vice, the Austin American-Statesman, Wired, Fangoria and elsewhere: • List: The Austin American-Statesman's Joe Gross lists his top 10 Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2010: #4 – You'll Never Know, Book 2: Collateral Damage by C. Tyler: "The first volume of Tyler's planned trilogy appeared on this list last year, and she hasn't missed a step, fleshing out her father's time in World War II with fresh details about its long-term aftershocks on the home front." #3 – It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi: "…French cartoonist Tardi's pitch-black World…
