This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following titles. Read on the see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear). Check out the book previews in the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. Sheriff of Bullet Valley, Starring Walt Disney's Donald Duck by Carl Barks 96-page full color 7.25" x 5.5" softcover$9.99 | 978-1-60699-820-5 "In just 30 pages, at the rate of an average of eight bullets each, Carl Barks gave a lesson in how to tell a compact and highly entertaining story, with…
This Week in Fanta Events 4/1-4/4
Thursday, April 2nd Los Angeles, CA – Money does indeed rule everything around me, so you need to get yourself to the Cash Machine art show that opens tomorrow night. The list of people exhibiting their art/zines/selves at this group show is top notch, and some highlights include artists like Brendan Donnelly and the Fantagraphics creator, Leah Hayes! Author of Funeral of the Heart and Holy Moly. Her new book Not Funny Ha-Ha will be out this June. Opening night runs from 7-10 PM. I hear Thursdays are the new Friday, making this opening reception (with after-party across the street) your perfect starter to the weekend. You don't…
April Booklist Review
Next month's issue of Booklist will include reviews of recent releases by Fantagraphics cartoonists + creators, excerpted below: Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette"Tardi’s atmospheric visuals, with their inky line work and solid compositions, are perfectly suited to Manchette’s noirish milieu. The cartooniness of his figures, juxtaposed against the soundly realistic settings, perfectly matches the matter-of-factly over-the-top nature of this blackest of mordantly comedic capers." – Gordon Flagg
Bill Schelly Goes MAD at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery welcomes comics scholar and author Bill Schelly on Saturday, April 11 as he presents his new biography Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America. Schelly will give an entertaining and informative slide talk on the illustrious career of one of the pivotal figures in American popular culture. A book signing will follow the presentation. Harvey Kurtzman wrote, edited and drew popular titles like Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat for notorious publisher EC Comics. In a departure from their lurid line of crime and horror comics, Kurtzman created the satirical Mad in 1952….
FAIRFAX: MK Brown Art Show
Cartoonist M.K. Brown is making a special appearance this Saturday, April 4th at the Fairfax Library. From 2-4pm, enjoy the opening reception and book signing while soaking in Brown's original artwork on display. The show of original comics, gag panels and more will remain up from the 1st to the 29th of April. A percentage of the sale of her collection, Stranger than Life, will benefit Friends of the Fairfax Library. Here's a few of my favorites from the book: This one is part of a longer comic:So come get a copy of Stranger than Life and check out a book or two…
Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce – Photoset Preview
Wuvable Oafby Ed Luce 264-page black & white with color 7″ x 10.5″ hardcover$29.99 | 978-1-60699-816-8 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/wuvableoaf
Good Taste!
From boutique breweries to chocolate confections, decadent burgers to gourmet delis, Seattle's oldest neighborhood is also its most sumptuous. Georgetown Bites: A Taste of Georgetown offers delicacies from over two dozen diverse drinking and dining establishments on Saturday, March 28 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The food and hospitality industry played a pivotal role in Georgetown's remarkable revitalization. Georgetown Brewing (maker of the popular Manny's Pale Ale) has been joined by Ellenos Yogurt and Fran's Chocolates (favored by America's first couple Barack and Michele Obama and celebrity chef Bobby Flay.) Pioneering dining and nightlife establishments like Jules Maes Saloon, one…
This Week in Fanta Events 3/26-3/29
Thursday, March 26th Seattle, WA – Yikes! How many people can one comic book shop fit into their rafters? And how many more signs can they put on their door to let you know that this place is where it's at on Thursday? Arcane Comics in the Ballard neighborhood is kicking off ECCC with a who's who lineup of guests and fans. Some of these oh so special comic celebs are Ed Piskor and Ed Luce! Piskor has just wrapped Hip Hop Family Tree Vol 3, and Mr. Luce is debuting the super-sized, and super awe inspiring Wuvable Oaf collection in beautiful hardcover. Other faces you…
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Vol. 7: March of the Zombies by Floyd Gottfredson – Excerpt
In this 22-page downloadable excerpt of volume 7 of our award-winning Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse series, Goofy buys a lion from the circus and, despite Mickey's warnings on the dangers of owning a pet lion, refuses to part with the beast. But when the law gets involved, it'll take all of Mickey's cleverness and wit to save the day! You'll also get Thomas Andrae's full 6-page foreword, with detailed insights into the Mickey Mouse strips published during World War II. Mickey Mouse Vol. 7: March of the Zombies is due out in stores this May, and you can pre-order it…
Warehouse Clearance and Last Chance Sale!
In order to make space for all of the new books coming our way over the next few years, we're clearing out a huge chunk of our inventory! And you know what that means… A SALE! Starting today, Wednesday March 25th, we have over 40 titles and 100 TCJ issues on sale, all between 50-75% off! From Love and Rockets and Hate to individual issues of Interiorae, Uptight, and Niger, with plenty of older books that have long since gone out of print, there are treasures aplenty to rifle through. Help us clear out our shelves to make way for…
