Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975 (New Softcover Edition) By Patrick Rosenkranz Now available in a newly designed and affordable softcover edition! This is a provocative chronicle of the guerilla art movement that changed comics forever. This comprehensive book follows the movements of 50 artists from 1967 to 1972, the heyday of the underground comix movement. Through interviews with the participants and other materials, Rebel Visions is the most intimate look ever at the people and events that forged the phenomenon known as underground comix, from New York to San Francisco, from the corn belt to deep in the…
You’ve been MOMEd
Here's one (from Jog), two (from ComicMix), and three (from Rob Clough) reviews of the new MOME, Vol. 11. I thought these were interesting, taken as a whole.
Megan Kelso interviewed
Joshua Burton of the Daily Titan talks to Megan Kelso about The Squirrel Mother and more.
Sketchbook #36
Courtesy Kaz: Look for the first full-color UNDERWORLD collection early next year from Fanta, titled WE ARE NOT SAINTS.
Robert Pollard’s Town of Mirrors
Robert Pollard talks a bit about his upcoming art book to Billboard. And by the way, here's your first look at the final cover design. The logo box will be a peelable sticker on hardcover:
Weirdos: interactive slideshow with audio
If you weren't able to make it to Larry Reid's slide lecture "Weirdos: Seattle’s Alternative Comics Culture in the Context of R. Crumb’s Underground" at the Frye Art Museum last month, or if you were and want to re-live it, we are very pleased to present it here on the website in a nifty interactive format. Stream or download the MP3 audio and follow along with the slides at the "ding," just like back in grade school! (You can also read the text of the lecture and browse the slides at your own pace, if you prefer.) Larry's speech is…
Bagge’d & boarded
From our pals at Manik Skateboards, the official announcement of the launch of their Peter Bagge line of decks (and the launch party at our storefront on May 17): Media ReleaseContacts: Marshall Reidmarshallstackreid@comcast.netNin Truongninrock@yahoo.com MANIK SKATEBOARDS PRESENTS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PETER BAGGELaunch Party on Saturday, May 17 at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery Seattle-based Manik Skateboards continues its innovative artist-in-residence approach to skateboarding culture with the release of a new line of skate decks and related merchandise by acclaimed local cartoonist Peter Bagge. The launch of this new product line begins with a display and reception for the artist on Saturday, May 17…
Clowes covers New Yorker
Well, this was long overdue! Daniel Clowes contributes not one, but TWO covers to this week's New Yorker magazine. Speaking of Daniel, the eagerly-anticipated Ghost World Special Edition is in da house and will debut Labor Day Weekend at our Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle, along with a Ghost World exhibition and signing by Clowes! Details to come later this summer…
Bodé kicks, event in Berlin
On Saturday, May 17th, Overkill Shop in Berlin presents "Cheech Wizard goes to Berlin" with artwork by Vaughn Bodé, featuring an appearance by Mark Bodé and celebrating the launch of a limited-edition Bodé sneaker from Puma. The sneakers look pretty sweet (especially riding a Peter Bagge-designed Manik skateboard, I bet), though for me personally they take 3rd place to the Gary Panter-designed Simpsons Vans and Jim Woodring's custom-designed Chucks.
Members Preview: Strange and Stranger – The World of Steve Ditko
This week's free preview is a downloadable 10-page excerpt from Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko, the upcoming retrospective of the life and work of the Spider-Man and Dr. Strange co-creator from author Blake Bell. These previews are exclusive to registered Fantagraphics.com users, so sign up and/or sign in to view. (As a reminder, 20/20 Club members receive these previews two weeks before we post them on the website, just one of many great reasons to join up…)
