Hoo-ee, it's time for our post-MoCCA Online Commentary & Diversions catch-up. It's going to take a while to sift through 4-5 days of the comics blogosphere, so to start with these are mostly links that have been sent to me: • Review: "In what is obviously a labor of love, [C.] Tyler tells the story of her father's time during WWII and her parents' early relationship, skillfully interweaving it with Tyler's own story… provid[ing] a moving, personal portrait of one member of what's become known as 'the greatest generation.' Tyler's use of colored inks gives the line drawings an inviting…
Now in stock: Uptight #3 by Jordan Crane
Uptight #3 By Jordan Crane With Uptight #3 Jordan Crane continues to prove himself to be one of the most skilled and versatile cartoonists of his generation. First he maps uncharted territory of graphic melancholia with a brand new serialized tale of infidelity, "Vicissitude," in sumptuous greytone. He follows that up with the first installment of "Freeze Out," a delightful new all-ages adventure starring Simon & Jack, the boy and cat heroes from Jordan's classic tale The Clouds Above! 24-page black & white 6.75" x 10.25" comic book • $2.75 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews
Be Still My Heart
This should rival that Crumb show from 2 years ago and the Masters of American Comics as one of the greatest comic art exhibitions of all-time.
Small Press Show in Denver
Tattered Cover Book Store1628 16th StreetDenver, CO 80202303-436-9219 ext.2731www.tatteredcover.com 2009 Cowtown Alternative Comix Fest Featuring: John Porcellino, Patty Leidy, Noah Van Sciver, Felix Tannenbaum, Lonnie Allen, Stan Yan, and Will Barnes Saturday, June 27, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, Tattered Cover Book Store, Historic LoDo Several local comic artists will join us for an afternoon Comix Fest! Beginning at 1:00 pm, guests are invited to peruse the exhibits, talk one-on-one with the artists, and have pieces signed. Our presentations begin at 2:00 pm with John Porcellino, creator of King-Cat Comics, presenting Twenty Years of King-Cat Comics, 1989-2009. At 3:00 pm Patty…
The Numbers Project
From the press release: The Type Directors Club will hold a silent auction on Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. On the block will be 24 original posters by top graphic designers. The posters celebrate numbers as letterforms while focusing attention on one of today's (and every day's) biggest issues: MONEY. The Numbers Project silent auction will benefit the Scholarship Fund of theType Directors Club newly formed Typographic Design Center. From Me: The Type Directors Club of New York is one of the most respected organizations in the field of Graphic Design and I'm honored to be a part of…
Gahan for the Day 6
What If?
Bagge Hulk (finally)! Jason Spider-Man! It's not often that we reprint Marvel Comics press releases, but we couldn't resist this one. Not only is Marvel finally releasing that long-promised Peter Bagge Hulk story, but they've commissioned other alternative degenerates to provide their visions of Marvel characters, including Dash Shaw, Tony Millionaire, Michael Kupperman, Johnny Ryan (uh-oh…) and Jason. See below for a totally exclusive preview of the Jason Spider-Man story! ——- Marvel Comics is proud to announce the release of Strange Tales MAX #1 (of 3) in September 2009, featuring the most acclaimed creators in independent comics today! This landmark three issue limited series, overflowing with 48 pages…
The Accidental Poetry of Gary Groth
"GW Breakdown" I'll bring the box back in I might be able to have an intern look for those missing pages I'll bring back the last 200 pages so I can read through them leaving the first 700 for you I'll bring back those 200 tomorrow
Esther Pearl Watson in Dallas Tonight!
WEBB GALLERY209 W. FRANKLINWAXAHACHIE, TX 75165WEBBARTGALLERY.COM WHEN IN TEXAS- ACT LIKE A TEXAN ESTHER PEARL WATSONMARK TODDMARTHA RICHSILKE THOSSDM BOB TOOKESCOTT OGDEN opening tonight and running until August 9th, 2009.music by the Watzloves
The New York Times Loves “You’ll Never Know”
Douglas Wolk raves in the New York Times Book Review yesterday about Carol Tyler's ambitious memoir YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. "It's impossible not to compare ‘You'll Never Know' with Art Spiegelman's 'Maus,' the first great graphic novel about what happened to a cartoonist's father during World War II," says Wolk. "Tyler's book is a vivid, affecting, eccentrically stylish frame built around a terrible silence." Thanks to this wonderful review, the book is climbing up the graphic novel charts at Amazon, currently sitting at #6 behind some Wimpy Kids, Watchmen and Buffy. If you live anywhere near Cincinnati, don't miss this event on Saturday(June 13) with Carol and her…
