Sophie Goldstein comes to Chicago Comics! Sophie Goldstein is celebrating the release of her new book, House of Women at Chicago Comics. Originally self-published this Ignatz winning story is finally collected thanks to Fantagraphics. Stop by and meet the creator behind this award winning story!
Emil Ferris, author of the 2017 graphic novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters (Fantagraphics) will discuss her work and career in the context of disability culture. The discussion will be moderated by José Alaniz, Director of the UW Disability Studies Program.
Author Pat Thomas hits the road to promote Did It: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary. Appearances will feature vintage audio & visuals of Jerry in the 1960s plus guest appearances along the way by Jerry’s wife, brother, Yippie-era friends. Pat will be at Green Apple Books on The Park at 7:30 PM on November 8th.
COMIC ARTS BROOKLYN returns on November 11th with its most ambitious festival of comics and cartoon art yet! Featuring hundreds of comic artists, illustrators and publishers, CAB will relocate to a massive 42,000 sq ft building on Pratt Institute’s beautiful campus. As always, the event is free and open to the public, including live talks and interviews with Chris Ware, Emil Ferris, and others in Pratt’s historic Memorial Hall, and a sales floor with hundreds of independent publishers and artists on November 11th. The show runs from 11am to 7pm with exhibitors and attractions designed to entertain comic fans from...
The Latino Comics Expo (LCX) returns to MOLAA for its 6th year! The nation's first comic convention dedicated to Latino comics creators will feature industry veterans, up and coming talent and everyone in between.
Author Pat Thomas hits the road to promote Did It: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary. Appearances will feature vintage audio & visuals of Jerry in the 1960s plus guest appearances along the way by Jerry’s wife, brother, Yippie-era friends. Pat will be at Pegasus Books Downtown at 7:30 PM on Sunday, November 12th.
Cartoonists and scholars Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden use a single three-panel Nancy strip to explain how the medium of comics works. Everything that you need to know about reading, making, and understanding comics can be found in a single Nancy strip by Ernie Bushmiller from August 8, 1959. Mark Newgarden and Paul Karasik’s groundbreaking work How to Read Nancy (Fantagraphics Books, 2017) ingeniously isolates the separate building blocks of the language of comics through the deconstruction of a single strip. Paul and Mark will be discussing How to Read Nancy as part of the New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium at the Sheila C. Johnson...
Artists, cartoonists, comedians, musicians, actors, politicians, Drew Friedman has drawn them all. He’s illustrated everyone from the famous and the infamous including the likes of Johnny Cash, Marc Maron, Redd Foxx, Gilbert Gottfried, The Marx Brothers, Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner, and of course Friedman favorite Shemp Howard. After years of drawing, Drew has gathered his favorites and compiled them into one collection. Drew will be discussing this newest collection, Chosen People, in the Rare Book Room at The Strand Book Store on November 15th from 7 to 8pm. He will be joined in conversation by comedian, producer, and podcaster Frank...
Fantagraphics Books and Sub Pop invite you to celebrate the publication of Shabazz Palaces graphic novel/album Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines with a book signing and DJ set. They'll be joined by Gillian Gaar signing her new book on hometown hero Hendrix: The Illustrated Story. Black Friday, November 24, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Free admission. Complimentary refreshments.
Shake off that turkey & pie belly and join us in celebrating the release of Charles Forsman‘s new book, I Am Not Okay With This! The mind behind Slasher, TEOTFW, and many more will be here signing books and saying hi. Thanksgiving leftovers gladly accepted by SHQ staff.
