It’s a beautiful thing when New Comic Book Day happens to fall on April 20th and what awaits you in stores includes Kramer’s Ergot #9 and the latest from Simon Hanselmann- Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam. When you buy Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam (or Hanselmann’s previous book, Megahex) from Fantagraphics.com you can also receive an exclusive, free copy of Minihex, a collection of rare, controversial and previously unpublished work packaged in a full-color mini comic. Simon Hanselmann will be signing copies of Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday in his new hometown of Seattle. And…
Staff Picks for the Spring Cleaning Sale
Not sure what books to pick up during the sale? Browse our staff picks for suggestions: Anna But I Like It Before tackling the emotional and political quagmire that is Palestine, Joe Sacco hit the really hard topics in the early ‘90s – punk bands. While on European tour with the Portland based band, Miracle Workers, Sacco skewers fans, musicians, and critics with his classic hard-hitting wit and skillful cartooning. Music is my second life, which means I love watching the industry and people who take themselves too seriously get made fun of. Sacco never misses an opportunity to turn…
Veteran’s Day
This Veteran’s Day we’re celebrating with special events and a sale. Fantagraphics fans in Florida enjoyed a reading from Carol Tyler at the Gainesville Civic Media Center today. Her book Soldier’s Heart is currently on sale for 20% off. These pre-orders also come with a limited edition bookplate, sketched and signed by the author and her veteran father. The Washington Post picked Cartoons for Victory as a top cartoon to read this holiday: “Warren Bernard’s thoughtfully curated collection of World War II cartoons features legendary G.I. artists like Bill Mauldin , fellow giants like Eisner and Kurtzman, and such comic icons as…
Enjoy 20% Off All Peanuts Books
SALE: 20% Off All Peanuts Books The Peanuts Movie hits theaters this weekend and we’re celebrating with a sale on all of our Peanuts books! There’s something for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
Oh, the horror!
We’ve hacked 20% off the prices of the prices of our most spook-tacular titles. Shop the sale now!
Banned Books Week Sale
To celebrate Banned Books Week, Fantagraphics is offering a sale on our most ground-breaking, boundary-pushing, and controversial comics. From classics to contemporaries, we’ve highlighted some of the most important works in comics history and offered them at a great discount. Declare your #FreedomToRead by filling your bookshelves with these amazing titles. 1950s The Comics Code Authority was the de facto censor of comics. In order to obtain their seal of approval, comic works had to abide by strict moral standards. Many distributors refused to carry comics without the seal. Entertaining Comics was hit especially hard by these restrictions. MAD was their only publication…
REMOVE FROM WISHLIST: PUT THE COMPLETE ZAP ON LAYAWAY TODAY!
Have you always wanted to own the The Complete Zap Comix box set but never thought you could afford it? Well now you can- with the Fantagraphics Layaway Plan. The Complete Zap Comix collects every issue of Zap – every cover, every story, and even the Zam mini comic jam and previously unpublished 17th issue – all in a slipcased, hardcover set! You’ll get not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4 but a total of 5 handsome volumes! Featuring work by Crumb, Moscoco, Wilson, Rodriguez, Shelton, Mavrides, and Williams. Plus, an introduction by founder R. Crumb and an oral history of Zap by Patrick Rosenkranz. Zap is the most…
Humble Bundle: Comics & Books for Music fans
Fantagraphics is proud to announce our participation in the latest Humble Book Bundle; featuring comics and books sure to please any music fan. Two Fantagraphics titles included in this bundle are: Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 and Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind.
Can’t Make it to Comic-Con? Shop our SALE instead!
This week, many of the Fantagraphics staff members head to San Diego for Comic-Con: International. If you were lucky enough to get one of the coveted badges- we’ll see you there at booth 1718! For everyone else missing out on all the panels, signings, and artists sketches; we’ve got an amazing sale starting tomorrow and continuing through Friday: 20% Off Everything Storewide! Just use code SDCC
Join us this Saturday for a Fantagraphics Garage Sale
Please note- the sale is NOT taking place at our bookstore in Georgetown, but rather, our headquarters in Roosevelt. Directions: From I-5 heading north you will get off on the Lake City Way exit shortly after the university. You will make a left at the first light, NE 80th St. And then a rather quick left again, on 11th Ave. NE. About a block down, we will be the big red barn-like house on your left, with a chain link fence around the property. Residential area. Street parking is limited. Bike, bus and carpool when possible. Getting directions? Put in…
