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  • Chicago: Anya Davidson at Quimby’s

    Quimby's Bookstore 1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Celebrate the release of Band for Life with creator Anya Davidson at the beloved Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago. About the book: Band for Life is the story, told in comic strip form, of a noise rock band and their community of friends and acquaintances based in an alternate reality version of Chicago. Though beset with disaster at every turn and frequently reduced to squabbling, they stick together because the band is the fulcrum of their otherwise confounding lives, and together they help each other find their way. Fusing elements of the classic British sitcom The Young Ones, as well as...

  • Los Angeles: Jim Blanchard Gallery Opening

    La Luz de Jesus 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    SONNY KING & JIM BLANCHARD October 7 – 30, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, October 7th 8PM Sonny King  – Silver’s Circus Jim Blanchard  – Visual Abuse A double header gallery exhibit opens at the La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles with Jim Blanchard and Sonny King. This opening coincides with the release of Jim's book of the same title. Pick it up early at the show, or get it in stores on October 25th! The show opens with a reception on October 7th, and runs until Oct 30th.

  • Seattle: Charles Burns

    Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery 1201 S Vale St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Charles Burns presents Black Hole Saturday, October 8, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Reading and signing in store

  • Columbus, OH: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

    An almost weeklong celebration of cartooning, comics, and animation kicks off with programming on Wednesday, Oct 12th - Sunday, Oct 16th. Check out their full schedule for all the details. Special guests this year include: Julia Gfrorer, Carol Tyler, and Stan Sakai. Exhibiting Fantagraphics artists include: Jeremy Baum, Josh Cotter, Miriam Libicki, Katie Skelly, Noah Van Sciver. We'll be selling books and kicking ass during the Saturday marketplace and expo. Come hang!

  • New York: Dash Shaw – the Making of My Entire HS

    Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center 144 West 65th St, New York, NY, United States

    NYFF Live: Making My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea With My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, playing in this year’s Main Slate, celebrated graphic novelist Dash Shaw and his team have created a beautifully layered, colorful, and entertaining new animated film. Shaw’s first feature is a comic adventure about friends overcoming their differences and having each other’s backs in times of crisis, and its marvelously complex characters are voiced by Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, and Susan Sarandon. This discussion—featuring writer-director Dash Shaw, lead animator Jane Samborski, and producer Kyle Martin—will go behind...

  • Brooklyn: Kevin Avery at BookCourt

    BookCourt 163 Court St, Brooklyn, United States

    Kevin Avery presents his new release, It's All One Case: The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Archives. He'll be joined by the book's designer to discuss the process, and works of Ross Macdonald. About the book: In 1976, the critic Paul Nelson spent several weeks interviewing his literary hero, legendary detective writer Ross Macdonald. Beginning in the late 1940s with his shadowy creation, ruminating private eye Lew Archer, Macdonald had followed in the footsteps of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, but ultimately elevated the form to a new level. “We talked about everything imaginable,” Nelson wrote—including Macdonald’s often meager beginnings; his dual citizenship;...

  • Chicago: Dame Darcy at Quimby’s

    Quimby's Bookstore 1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    The beloved artist Dame Darcy will be at Quimby's to celebrate the release of the gorgeous hardcover Meat Cake Bible collection. There will probably be music, a reading, weirdness. But it will definitely be awesome.

  • Chicago: Emil Ferris at MCA

    Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, United States

    Emil Ferris signs copies of her new graphic novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters on the second floor of the MCA Store

  • New York: Drew Friedman

    Society of Illustrators 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY, United States

    Join Drew Friedman at the Society of Illustrators in New York to celebrate and discuss the release of his new book, More Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books. The evening will include a cocktail reception, panel discussion featuring Friedman, Karen Greene and Danny Fingeroth, with a signing to follow.

  • Oakland: Black Panther 50th Anniversary

    Learning Center at Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Author Pat Thomas of "Listen, Whitey: the sounds of Black Power 1965-1975" will be appearing at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Black Panther Party on Friday October 21st from 1 to 3 pm at the Learning Center at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street in Oakland.