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(Click for larger version) Jason's latest book, Low Moon, has not even been released yet in the U.S. (look for it to premiere at MoCCA, as well as to-be-officially-announced June events at the Strand in NYC, Portland OR, and our very own bookstore), and our hard-working Norwegian has already completed his next opus, another full-color 48-pager in the same format as the Eisner-Award nominated The Last Musketeer and the Eisner Award-winning The Left Bank Gang. Here is an exclusive preview of the first page from Werewolves of Montpellier, scheduled for release next summer. (In between, we will be releasing a…

A man after my own heart.

"And I pursued, best I can, to get the record I just made to look as beautiful as possible. Tony Millionaire has delivered this very beautiful and intriguing illustration. You know, the hand and hand-ink thing has a refinement you can't get with a computer. It's got the touch of a masterful artist." — Elvis Costello, talking to Newsweek

Dan Zettwoch talks about the above book cover he collaborated with our own Jacob Covey on for 826 Seattle. Looks fantastic, gents. 

Michael Kupperman's SNAKE 'N' BACON pilot is now available on the Adult Swim site!   

Today's hot batch of Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "…[T]he furtive griminess that Jason wrings from his stock character designs is impressive to behold… [Y]ou'll enjoy any number of his typical moments of storytelling grace…" – otherwise Tom Spurgeon is unfortunately somewhat sparing in praise for Jason's Low Moon at The Comics Reporter • Review: "Miss [Lasko-Gross]' previous book, Escape from 'Special,' launched her fearless plan to produce an autobiographical trilogy. [A] Mess [of Everything] tackles the high-school years, which involve mean girls, mean boys and plenty of awkward social situations. Each anecdote is super-short with cringeworthy dialogue that…

Because paraphrasing takes time, here's the scoop ripped straight from Paul's blog, where you should go to see the print in higher-res: Raising awareness one high five at a time: featuring the mouthless, deity-esque Huge Suit with Mister Hidden (who will join Huge Suit in the pages of the upcoming All and Sundry collection [which just went to the printer – Ed.]). I'll be signing this print (and books) when I'm at Brooklyn's own Desert Island on June 5th, prior to joining the throngs of cartoon and comics enthusiasts at MoCCA. Desert Island has the print available for pre-order and…

Boing Boing reports that a fairly substantial collection of original art from Humbug is now up for auction. It's well worth checking out just for the images, even if you're not Uncle or Aunt Moneybags. Of course, you can see more original Humbug art in our Flickr sets here and here. (Thanks to Paul Hornschemeier for the tip.)

The ever-tech-savvy Strand Bookstore has posted video of last night's event with Miss Lasko-Gross and Gabrielle Bell. Just click the link in the embedded player below; if some time has passed and the link isn’t on the main screen, click the “Highlights” tab and scroll for it there — or just head over to the Strand website to watch. [Embedded player removed because it was auto-playing a later live event. Please view the video at the link above.] Update: The Strand also has signed editions of Miss’s A Mess of Everything and Gabrielle’s Cecil and Jordan in New York (D&Q)…

We sent this press release out this morning, and I thought I should share it with Flog readers as well:   FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, A NOVEL BY MONTE SCHULZ THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, by MONTE SCHULZ, will be unveiled at the 2009 Book Expo America in New York City, May 29-31, with an appearance by the author on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the Autographing Area. SEATTLE, WA, MAY 20, 2009 — This September, Fantagraphics Books is proud to publish This Side of Jordan, by Monte Schulz, only the second original prose…