Fantagraphics is pleased to announce the second Hot Off the Presses Book Fair, held again at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery in the Georgetown neighborhood. This year will feature Sammy Harkham, editor of Kramers Ergot 9, and the final Intruder party before the free alt comic newspaper says goodbye. More info to be announced soon!
The Library of Congress is thrilled to host Warren Bernard with a program on his outstanding book, Cartoons for Victory!
The man worth a hundred thousandaires arrives at Skylight Books to present his latest, Drinky Crow Drinks Again! Maakies is one of the longest-running and most decorated weekly comic strips in America, garnering multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards since it debuted in 1994. Drinky Crow Drinks Again collects over 200 Maakies strips from the past half-decade for the very first time! Don't miss this evening with Tony himself!
Can't wait to cram myself out of the convention center with 100,000 other people all at the same time. If you scored a badge you can be right there with us! We'll have all the debuts, the books, and the special guests, like Daniel Clowes. Many others to be announced shortly
Jesse Reklaw discusses his newest release, Lovf. A journey through a man's psychological break, told through mixed media design and art, such as paints, tape, glitter, nail polish, white out and a lot of honesty and vulnerability.
The Museum of the City of New York is programming months of top notch comics events in conjuction with their exhibit Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs. Full description from their website: Join Ed Piskor, New York Times best-selling, award-winning cartoonist to delve deep into the 40-year kinship between hip-hop culture and comic books. Beginning with graffiti in the subway yards and jumping to the art of album covers, music videos, and graphic novels, Piskor paints a clear picture in this highly visual presentation and describes the elements that came together to create his hit series of comics, Hip Hop Family Tree.
Valise Gallery sits on Vashon Island, a gem off the coast of Seattle, and they'll be hosting a gallery opening of their newest resident, Jim Woodring! A collection of drawings and prints will be hanging from August 5th-31st, with a reception on Friday, August 5th. Don't miss it!
This year marks the inaugural Queens Book Festival, and joining the wonderful Strand Bookstore for a signing will be Leslie Stein! Catch her from 3-4 PM on Sunday, August 6th and The Strand Bookstore booth no. 3 located at the Kaufman Astoria Studios
The Boise Public Library is hosting their annual Comic Con! Slip into the nearest phone booth, don your cape, tights, and mask, then head downtown for a fun-filled, all-day celebration of comics and comics culture. In case you haven’t figured it out, costumes are encouraged at this FREE family-friendly event! Special guests include: Ed Luce, Farel Dalrymple, Simon Roy, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheehan, and many others
Put on by Breakdown Press, Safari Festival is a one-of-a-kind indie comics festival in the heart of London that showcases international artists who are breaking the comics mold. Special guests this year include Simon Hanselmann and Joan Cornella. We'll be repping the Fantagraphics line at our own table in partnership with Gosh! Comics of London. Other guests this year include: Anna Haifisch, Alexis Beauclair, Ally Russell, Anti Ghost Studio (Babak Ganjei, Rob Flowers), Becca Tobin, Bergen Street Comics Press, Breakdown Press (Joe Kessler, Antoine Cossé, Richard Short, Alexander Tucker, Zoë Taylor, JMKE), Brigid Deacon, Comic Book Slumber Party, Comics Workbook, Crumb Cabin, Decadence Comics (Lando, Stathis Tsemberlidis, Emix Regulus), Dilraj Mann, Disinfotainment (Mark Pawson), Donya Todd, Eleni Kalorkoti, Esther McManus, Evan...
