I'm pulling this out of today's Daily OCD and giving it its own post because this is one of my favorite links in a while: as part of Largehearted Boy's "Book Notes" series of author-created music playlists, the characters from Petey & Pussy — with help from their creator, John Kerschbaum — give a rundown of their favorite tracks with illustrated annotations as seen above. Hilarious!
Popeye Vol. 4: Plunder Island – Preview, Pre-Order
The new volume of the complete E.C. Segar Popeye, Vol. 4 of 6, includes one of the strip's highest peaks, the “Plunder Island” adventure, presented here for the first time in its complete, full-color, uncut glory! This oversized hardcover is now available for pre-order in our online shop, and we've have an exclusive 15-page PDF excerpt (6.4 MB) with 5 pages of Sundays and 10 pages of dailies available for free download. This book is scheduled be in stock and shipping in mid-October, and in stores approximately 4 weeks later (subject to change).
First Look: Fantagraphics Releases for December 2009
We just turned in our listings for the October issue of Previews, for our releases scheduled for December. The issue won't be out for a few more weeks, but you can get a first look at what's on tap right here! Spoiler alert: it includes King: The Special Edition by Ho Che Anderson, the Newave! anthology of 1980s underground minicomix, the new volume of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace, a new edition of the out-of-print 12th volume of The Complete Crumb Comics, Uptight #4 by Jordan Crane, and Chocolate Cheeks by Steven Weissman! Another great month full of great…
Daily OCD: 9/10/09
Your Online Commentary & Diversions for today: • Review: "…[T]he velvety ease of the narrative and the facile blend of sexual, familial and natural intimacies on display suggest one of those steps forward with which the comics medium has been blessed over and over again this past decade. One falls through The Squirrel Machine as much as reads it, and the collection of feelings it imparts is as much due to the clarity of its narrative as it is the horror show that occasionally surges toward the reader from some deep place in Rickheit's mind, righteous and angry and wet."…
Jaime Hernandez at 826LA
On Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30 PM the 826LA Adult Writing Seminar Series presents "Writing Comics," a panel discussion featuring Jaime Hernandez and fellow cartoonists Lalo Alcaraz, Sammy Harkham and Keith Knight along with moderator Salvador Plascencia discussing "ink and pixels, pigments and politics, and how the love of comics mixes with the sticky waters of the business. Panelists will also answer your thought and question bubbles." More info here; tickets here.
Ray Fenwick’s Cloudy Collection contribution
Above, Ray Fenwick's contribution to the latest edition of Cloudy Collection limited-edition letterpress art prints, available here.
Daily OCD: 9/9/09
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions is a potpourri: • Guide: Alex Carr of Amazon's Omnivoracious blog provides a fourth opinion (after ours, the A.V. Club's, and Comic Book Resources') on How to Read Love and Rockets, offering these opinions on new L&R collections: "…pick up the recent Locas II: Maggie, Hopey, & Ray and Luba collections. These round up all the stories from Volume Two's respective creators and make for a superb reading experience…. [W]hat keeps me returning to Jaime's stories [is] the affectionate realism in contrast with disparate narratives, characters, and tones. Not to mention his unmatched artwork. And…
Back to Skool Storewide Sale at Fantagraphics Bookstore
What, me study? Not this Saturday, when Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery hosts a storewide sale! Get 20% to 50% off cover price on cool comix, graphic novels, and awesome art books. Lots of gorgeous new books by Fantagraphics favorites as well as some pleasant new surprises. And you'll get a chance to see the critically acclaimed exhibition "Comics Savants: A Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists" featuring local legends like Jim Woodring, Peter Bagge, Ellen Forney, Charles Burns, Jim Blanchard and others. Drop by for major bargains all day Saturday, September 12. And join us between 6:00 and 9:00 PM for…
New Drew Friedman print: Nat Hiken
Hey, all you classic-comedy-loving kids! Dig this announcement: DrewFriedman.net announces a new limited edition Drew Friedman fine art print: a career-highlights montage of legendary TV-producer writer NAT HIKEN. http://drewfriedman.net/prints/nat-hiken.html Hiken (1914-1968) might not be a household name, but his 1950-60s TV sitcom creations are: The Phil Silvers Show (a.k.a. Sgt. Bilko) and Car 54, Where Are You? So are the stars he wrote for: Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Woody Allen, Sid Caesar, and Zero Mostel. During his incomparable career, Hiken was a workaholic polymath who created, produced, directed, wrote, and composed music (including Car 54's indelible…
New Comics Day 9/10/09
New comics arrive in comics shops on Thursday this week due to the U.S. holiday. That gives you an extra day to count up your nickels because HOO BOY do we have a ton of stuff scheduled to land in shops this week! Such as: All and Sundry: Uncollected Work 2004-2009 by Paul Hornschemeier Giraffes in My Hair: A Rock 'n' Roll Life by Bruce Paley & Carol Swain Love and Rockets: New Stories #2 by the Hernandez Brothers The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book by Joe Daly Rock Candy: The Artwork of Femke Hiemstra The Squirrel Machine by Hans…
