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The Kurdlesby Robert Goodin 60-page full color 8.75” x 12” hardcover$24.99 | 978-1-60699-832-8 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/kurdles

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: EC Comics Slipcase Vol. 2by Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, & Graham Ingels 810-page black & white 7.5" x 10.5" hardcover$99.99 | 978-1-60699-821-2 See Previews / Order Now Already have these four volumes? We've produced a limited quantity of just the slipcase cover, which you can purchase here. Fall Guy for Murder and Other Stories Child of Tomorrow and Other Stories Sucker Bait and Other Stories Zero Hour and Other Stories Featuring: Johnny Craig's complete crime and horror stories from Crime SuspenStories and The Vault of Horror, twenty-five legendary horror…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Sheriff of Bullet Valley, Starring Walt Disney's Donald Duckby Carl Barks 96-page full color 7.25" x 5.5" softcover$9.99 | 978-1-60699-820-5 See Previews / Order Now When a passel of extra-sneaky, extra-ornery high-tech cattle rustlers strikes the good citizens of Bullet Valley, Donald Duck bravely dons a badge to become the "Sheriff of Bullet Valley." Fortified by the know-how he's gained watching Hollywood Westerns, our ever-intrepid Duck sets out to solve the perplexing mystery of how Blacksnake McSquirt's brand keeps showing up on the cattle of the honest ranchers. Sheriff of Bullet…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Angry Youth Comixby Johnny Ryan 424-page black & white with color 7.25" x 10.75" hardcover$49.99 | 978-1-60699-811-3 See Previews / Order Now Johnny Ryan's utterly unpretentious taboo-tackling is an infectious and hilarious bombardment of political incorrectness, taking full advantage of the medium's absurdist potential for maximum laughs. In an age when the medium is growing up and aspiring to more mature and hoity-toity literary heights, Ryan builds on the visceral tradition that cartooning has had on our collective funny bone for over a century. Now, for the first time, all fourteen issues…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980by Les McCann; edited by Pat Thomas & Alan Abrahams 200-page black & white 9" x 12" hardcover$39.99 | 978-1-60699-786-4 See Previews / Order Now Throughout Les McCann's incredible jazz career, he took hundreds of photos — at clubs, studios, and festivals around the world — and unwittingly documented a side of the vibrant cultural life of jazz and soul between 1960 and 1980 that includes a very young Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sammy Davis Jr., John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin,…

Wuvable Oafby Ed Luce 264-page black & white with color 7" x 10.5" hardcover$29.99 | 978-1-60699-816-8 Ships in: April 2015 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Like Sex and the City but with adorable, ex-wrestler hairy gay men (or bears), Wuvable Oaf is Luce’s debut graphic novel. This book fills a romance comics hole by portraying a likeable gay male character that is both fully realized and relatable. Mostly playful, but sometimes serious, Wuvable Oaf captures the levity of loneliness. Luce delivers a rom-com that would leave Zack Galifianakis and Zooey Deschanel feuding over who got to play Oaf in…

Emerald City ComiCon is on the horizon and we're ecstatic to have so many special guests this year with fantastic new books, guests, panels about the books, cartoonists, the biz and even one on Fantagraphics' fantastic book design! Washington State Convention Center is the place to be on Friday, March 27th – Sunday, March 29th you can find all of the great comics at booth 308! Our debut books include the following:  • Wuvable Oaf  by Ed Luce The texceptionally hairy ex-wrestler Oaf lives in San Francisco, taking care of his 27 cats while looking for romance in the City by the Bay. Wuvable Oaf is a unique romance…

  The entryway to Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is currently undergoing a major renovation. When this project is complete on May 30, the historic Georgetown arts community will enjoy a spacious central plaza right outside the store – complete with pedestrian plazas, public art, improved lighting and other amenities.  (See artist rendering below.) In the meantime, the construction is creating a hardship for the businesses in close proximity. This weekend would be a great time to drop by and show your support. Both the bookstore and Georgetown Records will maintain normal hours throughout the construction. Vintage vinyl and comic books. What else is there?…

Black Riverby Josh Simmons 112-page color 6.5" x 8.5" hardcover$18.99 | 978-1-60699-833-5 Ships in: May 2015 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Josh Simmons returns with his first full-length graphic novel since 2007's acclaimed House. A group of women, one man, and two dogs are making their way through a post-apocalyptic world in search of a city that supposedly still has electricity and some sort of civilization. Along the way, they go to a comedy club, take a drug called Gumdrop, and encounter gangs of men who are fools, lunatics, or murderous sadists. In other words, all manner of terrors….

Advance copies of Wandering Son Volume 8 hit our desks today, fresh from the printer. Another beautifully packaged volume of Shimura Takako's series of grade schoolers exploring their evolving gender identities, this book sees our intrepid protagonists entering the eighth grade, with new teachers, new friends, and new experiences and obstacles to navigate. Wandering Son Vol. 8 is due to hit bookstores in May. Pick yours up then, or save yourself the hassle of remembering release dates and pre-order it now! More previews forthcoming.