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SUMMARY:Roseville\, CA: Chris Wisnia (Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok) Book Signing at A-1 Comics
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Free Comic Book Day\, Chris Wisnia will be signing copies of his iconic new book\, Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok at A-1 Comics–don’t miss it! \nAbout the book: Written and drawn as dead-on homages to the styles of Jack Kirby\, Steve Ditko\, and Dick Ayers\, these 20 stories recount Doris’s encounters with such monsters as “Ner-Nee-Nah\,” “Spwum\,” “Ho-Chee-Cha\,” “X\, Son of XI\,” and many more. \nBut this is parody on a meta-level\, as “editor” Rob Oder takes you behind the scenes and reveals the secrets behind these comics — the chaos\, the “faster-faster/cheaper-cheaper” mentality\, the never-ending deadlines\, the despicable treatment of writers and artists\, the contempt for fans\, the blithe disregard for quality — all presented with an unctuous\, sunny veneer of jocular “sophistication” to readers. \nAnd that’s not all. Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok mixes its faux giant monster history with illustrations (“pin-ups!”) of giant monsters by actual comic book artists who wanted in on the fun: Arthur Adams\, Mike Allred\, Mark Bode\, Tim Bradstreet\, Jeffrey Brown\, Sal Buscema\, Geof Darrow\, Colleen Doran\, Michael Golden\, Irwin Hasen\, Gilbert Hernandez\, Mario Hernandez\, Peter Kuper\, Michael Lark\, Jae Lee\, David Mack\, Dean Motter\, Bill Plympton\, Esad Ribic\, Steve Rude\, Bill Sienkiewicz\, Chris Sprouse\, William Stout\, Herb Trimpe\, and Thomas Yeates. \nWe’ll let Stan Lee have the last word: “Chris Wisnia has performed the amazing feat of taking the minor masterpieces that Jack Kirby and I had done and looking at them through a carnival’s distorting mirror.”
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/roseville-ca-chris-wisnia-doris-danger-giant-monsters-amok-book-signing-at-a-1-comics/
LOCATION:A-1 Comics\, 818 Sunrise Ave\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles\, CA: Ron Regé Jr. (Halcyon) Book Signing and Portfolio Presentation at MoCA
DESCRIPTION:MOCA Store is pleased to present an evening with Ron Regé Jr. and the complete drawings from his graphic novel Halcyon. On view will also be his previous book\, The Weaver Festival Phenomenon\, in a series of portfolio binders\, laid out for attendees to explore. This will be a one-time only presentation\, as the drawings will become available for sale by the artist the following day. \nThe original drawings used to make these books are not usually seen by readers. They act more like artifacts or curiosities. A single project may contain hundreds of drawn pages\, often made over a number of years\, and frequently sold off piecemeal by the artist. \nThe 100 or so pages of drawings that were used to make Ron Regé\, Jr’s latest book Halcyon (Fantagraphics\, 2022) were created in a mostly stream of consciousness fashion during the isolating times of 2020 and 2021. Drawn in black ink on oversize 14×17 in. sheets\, they are twice the size of the printed book\, which includes art in full color. Created with minimal penciling or corrections\, many of the pages could be presented as artworks on their own. \nRon Regé\, Jr (b 1969) has been making small\, xeroxed\, mini-comics since the early 1990’s\, and is the author of nine graphic novels and book collections\, starting with Skibber Bee~Bye in 2000. He is known for his artistic approach to comics\, often ignoring conventions of fiction and storytelling\, in an attempt to highlight\, or accentuate aspects of the medium that set it apart from other forms of art.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/los-angeles-ca-ron-rege-jr-halcyon-book-signing-and-portfolio-presentation-at-moca/
LOCATION:Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles\, 50 South Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles\, CA: Katie Skelly (The Agency) in conversation with Tina Horn (SFSX) at Skylight Books
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the book launch for The Agency by Katie Skelly! \nEach of the sex-positive short stories in this comics collection stars an agent who will go far-out (real far-out\, like outer space) to accomplish her mission. \nSkelly’s psychedelic sex romp originally appeared on the web (2014–2107) and was collected in a limited paperback edition — this is a newly expanded hardcover version\, featuring an all-new story! In The Agency\, Skelly’s agents gather intelligence\, meticulously documenting a universe of sass photography\, fascist surgery\, horny skeletons\, yonic portals\, thrill-seeking vegetation\, and multitudinous wry glances and stammered phrases! Each story in The Agency is executed in a different style/color palette\, which taken together create a visually stunning collection greater than the sum of its parts. A must-have for fans who have discovered Skelly’s work more recently\, through the hits Maids (2020) and My Pretty Vampire (2018). \nKatie Skelly is a Los Angeles-based cartoonist whose comics include Nurse Nurse (SparkplugBooks\, 2012)\, Operation Margarine (AdHouse Books\, 2014)\, My Pretty Vampire (Fantagraphics\,2017)\, and Maids (Fantagraphics\, 2020). She has written and lectured about comics for outlets such as The Comics Journal\, Fantagraphics Books\, Japan Society\, The Center for Cartoon Studies\, Fordham University\, and The New School. She also co-hosts the podcast Thick Lines with fellow cartoonist Sally Madden. Skelly holds a B.A. in Art History from Syracuse University\, and was awarded the Emerging Artist Prize at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus in 2015. \nTina Horn is currently working on a book of cultural criticism based on her long-running kink podcast Why Are People Into That?!. She is the creator and writer of the sci-fi sex-rebel comic book series SfSx (Safe Sex)\, the host and co-writer of the Wondery podcast series on phone sex Operator and the co-editor of We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival from Feminist Press. Her reporting on sexual subcultures and politics has appeared in Rolling Stone\, Playboy\, Hazlitt\, Glamour\, Jezebel and elsewhere. Tina has lectured on sex worker politics and queer BDSM identities at universities and community centers all over North America\, and works as an on-set consultant for theater\, film\, and television including the dominatrix scenes of Pose. She is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow\, an AVN nominee\, the recipient of two Feminist Porn Awards\, and holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence. You can follower her on Twitter and Instagram @TinaHornsAss and visit TinaHorn.net \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/los-angeles-ca-katie-skelly-the-agency-in-conversation-with-tina-horn-sfsx-at-skylight-books/
LOCATION:Skylight Books\, 1818 N Vermont Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90027\, United States
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SUMMARY:London\, England: John Kenn Mortensen (Night Terror) Book Signing at Gosh! Comics
DESCRIPTION:From Gosh: We are so excited (and appropriately terrified) for John Kenn Mortensen’s newest collection of creepy critters\, Night Terror\, from Fantagraphics. We’ve got John travelling from his home in Copenhagen to join us for a special signing celebrating the launch on Saturday 29th April\, from 2-3pm. In addition\, we’ll have an exclusive mini print to accompany the book\, as well as a magnificient A3 print to join our family of prints! \nThese highly imaginative pen-and-ink drawings are hauntingly delightful and we can’t wait to get our hands on it. The A3 print features a beautiful landscape illustration from the pages of the book\, perfect to hang up in your home and unnerve your guests. Here are some words from Fantagraphics about this chilling assembly of creatures: \nReminiscent of Edward Gorey and Bernie Wrightson\, a collection of spine-chilling line drawings of the creatures that haunt our dreams when night falls. \nWhen the sun goes down\, our minds invent all manner of horrors that may lurk in the darkness. Danish cult illustrator John Kenn Mortensen draws inspiration from this shadowy realm\, and his pen skillfully conjures these eerie visions on paper. Open this book (if you dare) to encounter a frightful horde of sepia-toned spooks — witches\, wraiths\, goblins\, giant spiders\, wild boars\, evil clowns — and countless other unspeakable creatures. Hairy\, hooded\, or horned\, they peer at you ominously through dead eyes\, their fangs bared. \nBy turns playful\, wicked\, stunningly imaginative\, and masterfully rendered\, the compositions in Night Terror are like a combination of Edward Gorey and Bernie Wrightson — and the monsters themselves are as formidable and menacing as those that a Witcher might hunt down. A deliciously creepy collection of pen-and-ink drawings for those who find themselves beguiled by the things that go bump in the night. \nJohn will be signing at the shop on Saturday 29th April\, from 2-3pm. You can also pick up a signed edition of the book and our exclusive print from our website\, available for both collection and mail-order here.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/london-england-john-kenn-mortensen-night-terror-book-signing-at-gosh-comics/
LOCATION:Gosh! Comics\, 1 Berwick Street\, Soho\, London\, W1F 0DR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Fantagraphics at TCAF
DESCRIPTION:Fantagraphics is going to TCAF! Stop by our tables 158\, 159\, and 160–we’ll have tons of books (including titles that aren’t out yet!)\, merch\, and a full schedule of author signings! \nAuthor Signing Schedule: \nSaturday\, April 29th: \n11:45 am-12:45 pm: Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 2) + Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist) \n1:00-2:00 pm: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) + Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) \n2:00-3:00 pm: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) + Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) \n3:00-4:00 pm: Nina Bunjevac (Bezimena) + Conor Stechschulte (Ultrasound) \n4:00-5:00 pm: Erik Svetoft (Spa) \nSunday\, April 30th: \n11:00-12:00 pm: Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist) + Conor Stechschulte (Ultrasound) \n12:00-1:00 pm: Natalie Norris (Dear Mini: A Graphic Memoir\, Book One) + Shira Spector (Red Rock Baby Candy) \n1:00-2:00 pm: Erik Svetoft (Spa) + Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 2) \n2:00-3:00 pm: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) + Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) \n3:00-4:00 pm: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) + Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) \n4:00-5:00 pm: Nina Bunjevac (Bezimena) \nProgramming: \nFriday\, April 28th at 6:30 pm: TCAF 2023 Kick-Off Panel: Hurt Land: Moderator Marc Ngui (Future Parfait) speaks with featured guests Cole Pauls (Kwändur)\, Jesse Jacobs (New Pets)\, Nina Bunjevac (Heartless\, Bezimena)\, and Fly (Fly Zine Archives)\, about creating comics as we slide towards dystopia. How do they maintain mental health\, endorse ethical practices\, and find joy and inspiration in today’s world? What strategies can they share about creating their work during a pandemic? Why are social justice and the climate crisis intrinsically linked? Most of these creators have current and past connections to zine making. How will zines save us all? \nSaturday\, April 29th at 11:00 am in the Hinton: Greetings from Montréal: BD and Comics from Québec: How well do you know your neighbors? Home to some of the top publishers of comic books and a thriving self-publishing community\, Montréal boasts one of the most vibrant comics scenes in the world\, bar none! But barriers still remain\, and many curious readers just aren’t sure where to start exploring the world of Québec bandes dessinées. Come meet some of the incredible creators who make up the diverse Montréal scene as they discuss what makes for a good comics city\, the intersecting cultures of francophone BD and anglophone comics in Québec\, and what the future holds for an increasingly interconnected comics community throughout Canada and beyond. Panelists include Lee Lai (Stone Fruit)\, Boum (Boumeries\, The Jellyfish)\, Ariane Cloutier (It’ll Be Alright?)\, Tania Mignacca (Ponto)\, moderated by François Vigneault. \nSaturday\, April 29th at 1:00 pm in the Hinton: Cartoonists in Conversation-Where I’m Coming From: Featured guest and comics original Barbara Brandon Croft (Where I’m Coming From) and Canadian comics royalty Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 2) discuss her celebrated syndicated strip about Black women’s experiences\, cartooning as an act of archiving history\, and the comics legacy of her family. \nSaturday\, April 29th at 1:00 pm in the Novella Room: Cartoonists in Conversation- Faulted Heroes: Featured guest and celebrated prolific cartoonist Noah Van Sciver (Joseph Smith and the Mormons\, As a Cartoonist) and beloved Canadian cartoonist and comics curator Joe Ollmann (Fictional Father) discuss seers\, prophets\, and the necessity for anti heroes. \nSaturday\, April 29th at 2:00 pm in the Learning Centre: Cartoonists in Conversation- Telling Stories: Featured guest and innovative cartoonist Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) and cartoonist and friend Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) discuss unconventional love stories\, navigating Queer friendships\, reinventing the comics medium and napping. \nSaturday\, April 29th at 3:00 pm in the Learning Centre: Horrid World- Why We Need Horror And Dystopic Stories More Than Ever!: Moderator\, writer\, editor and zinemaker Alison Lang (Women with Guts) discusses the need to scare ourselves to death with Jenna Cha and Lonnie Nadler (The Sickness)\, Erik Svetoft (Spa)\, Peter Rostovsky (Damnation Diaries) and featured guest Joy San (Sugar and Other Stories). Creators and fans of these genres share their deep love of gore\, spectral beasties\, viral attacks and post-apocalyptic sunsets. \nSunday\, April 30th at 11:00 am in the Hinton: Binky Brown Meets The World-The Legacy of Autobiographic Cartoonists- Part Two: Moderator and cartoonist Shira Spector (Red Rock Baby Candy) discusses all things autobio with Maureen Burdock (Queen Of Snails)\, Natalie Norris (Dear Mini: A Graphic Memoir\, Book One) and featured guests Rina Ayuyang (The Man In The McIntosh Suit)and Nick Maandag (Harvey Knight’s Odyssey). The influence of autobiographic comic pioneers Aline Kominsky-Crumb\, Diane Noomin and Justin Green is undeniable. What is the legacy they have left to cartoonists today\, as well as other pioneers of the genre? How do these panelists approach this genre in their own comics and who were their inspirations? \nSunday\, April 30th at 12:00 pm in the Hinton: Uni Brows- Decimating The Divide Between Comics And “Art”: Moderator\, experimental cartoonist and publisher Mark Laliberte (Popnoir) speaks with featured guests Erik Svetoft (Spa)\, Jesse Jacobs (New Pets)\, Joe Kessler (The Gull Yettin)\, Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust)\, and Patrick Kyle (Baby) about their art/comics practices\, how they are sick of discussing distinctions and what is the potential of the comics medium in the future. \nSunday\, April 30th at 4:00 pm in the Hinton: Raising Kids- Parenthood and guardianship in comics: Moderator and exploratory drawer of the intersection of parenting\, neurodivergence and queerness\, Amy Noseworthy (Mamahood\, Normal Human Adult) discusses the tiring travails of autobiographic portrayals of parenthood/guardianship with featured guests Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir)\, Lawrence Lindell (Laneha House) and Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes). These comics have taken over social media and mainstream magazines almost in real time. Why is there this explosive sharing of TMI? And why is it about time?
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/fantagraphics-at-tcaf-2/
LOCATION:Toronto Reference Library\, 789 Yonge St\, Toronto\, ON\,  M4W 2G8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Seattle\, WA: Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) in conversation with Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) at Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
DESCRIPTION:“The art deploys earth tones and figures reminiscent of 1930s animation\, and Loewinsohn slightly alters expected panel layouts\, with picture book–like two-page spreads\, and colors in a blue-tinged past against brown\, fertile present scenes. It’s delicate\, taciturn almost\, in her impressive restraint and use of images to grapple with emotions.” — Publishers Weekly\, Starred Review \nBriana will be discussing her beautiful debut\, Ephemera: A Memoir\, with Thien Pham\, whose forthcoming book Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam is out in June. \nAbout the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden\, a forest\, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman\, her early memories as a child\, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine\, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a painted palette of warm\, earthy tones\, it is a quiet book of isolation\, plants\, confusion\, acceptance\, and the fog of childhood. Loewinsohn’s debut book is an aching\, meditative twist on autobiography\, infusing the genre with an ethereal fusion of memory and imagination. \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/seattle-wa-briana-loewinsohn-ephemera-a-memoir-in-conversation-with-thien-pham-family-style-memories-of-an-american-from-vietnam-at-adas-technical-books-cafe/
LOCATION:Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe\, 425 15th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98112\, United States
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SUMMARY:Portland\, OR: Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) Book Signing at Floating World Comics
DESCRIPTION:“Loewinsohn has achieved something of a concentrated burst of melancholic distillation; each page of Ephemera feels accurate\, felt real. Like the best memoir\, it centers the reader so uniquely near the experiences of another that it feels as if the reader themselves have experienced them\, as well. It does it without the complicated trappings of literary detail; indeed\, it does it with as few words and as little complication as possible.” — AIPT \nBriana Loewinsohn will be signing copies of Ephemera: A Memoir at Floating World Comics on April 14th at 5:00 pm–don’t miss it! \nAbout the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden\, a forest\, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman\, her early memories as a child\, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine\, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a painted palette of warm\, earthy tones\, it is a quiet book of isolation\, plants\, confusion\, acceptance\, and the fog of childhood. Loewinsohn’s debut book is an aching\, meditative twist on autobiography\, infusing the genre with an ethereal fusion of memory and imagination. \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/portland-or-briana-loewinsohn-ephemera-a-memoir-book-signing-at-floating-world-comics/
LOCATION:Floating World Comics\, 1223 Lloyd Center\, Portland\, OR\, 97232\, United States
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles\, CA: Tits & Clits 1972-1987 Exhibition and Book Signing with Joyce Farmer at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition: April 8-May 6\, 2023 \nBook Signing with artist Joyce Farmer Saturday\, April 8\, 4 pm-6 pm \nOpening Reception Saturday\, April 8\, 4 pm-8 pm \nFantagraphics and La Luz de Jesus Gallery are pleased to present a book signing and original artwork exhibition for the release of Tits & Clits 1972-1987 (artwork on exhibit by Joyce Farmer) \nThe groundbreaking\, women-edited comics anthology that served as an antidote and rebuke to male-dominated underground comix is now collected in a single volume for the first time.\nIn 1972\, underground cartoonists Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevli produced Tits & Clits — a funny\, rowdy\, raucous underground comix series about female sexuality that one reviewer described as “the ultimate in vaginal politics” — and became the first American women ever credited with writing\, drawing\, and publishing their own comic books. \nA feminist answer to Zap\, Tits & Clits quickly became an anthology showcase for other women cartoonists\, featuring the work of Mary Fleener\, Roberta Gregory\, Krystine Kryttre\, Lee Marrs\, Carel Moiseiwitsch\, Trina Robbins\, Dori Seda\, among others. Like other underground comix\, Tits & Clits leaned into being lewd in order to satirize women’s experiences with so-called sexual liberation. Featuring stories about birth control\, abortion\, menstruation\, masturbation\, and more\, Tits & Clits featured intimate politics which occasionally clashed with contemporaneous feminist concepts about sex and sexuality. As Chevli put it: their work had something to offend everyone. (In 1973\, conservative legal authorities in Orange County deemed their work pornographic and even threatened the two editors with arrest on obscenity charges.) \nNow\, for the first time in half a century\, a new generation of readers will be shocked\, entertained\, enlightened\, and scandalized by the bold satirical cartoonists that comprised the band of sisters in Tits & Clits. In addition to reprinting the seven-issue run of the Tits & Clits series\, this collection also includes in their entirety two classic solo comics from 1972 written and drawn by Farmer and Chevli — Abortion Eve and Pandora’s Box. Also included is an introductory essay providing context to Tits & Clits’ place in the history of women’s cartooning by the book’s editor\, Samantha Meier. \nBook artists JOYCE FARMER\, LYN CHEVLI\, ROBERTA GREGORY\, TRINA ROBBINS\, LEE MARRS\, SAMANTHA MEIER \nContact Gallery Director Matthew Gardocki for purchase info or to be placed on the preview list: info@laluzdejesus.com (323)666-7667 \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/los-angeles-ca-tits-clits-1972-1987-exhibition-and-book-signing-with-joyce-farmer-at-la-luz-de-jesus-gallery/
LOCATION:La Luz de Jesus\, 4633 Hollywood Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fantagraphics at MoCCA
DESCRIPTION:Fantagraphics is going to MoCCA! Stop by our tables 108\, 109\, 110\, and 111–we’ll have tons of books (including titles that aren’t out yet!)\, merch\, and a full schedule of author signings! \n  \nAuthor Signing Schedule: \nSaturday\, April 1st: \n12:00-1:00 pm: Jess Ruliffson (Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism) \n12:00-1:00 pm: Bill Griffith (Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Love Affair With A Famous Cartoonist) \n1:00-2:00 pm: Glenn Head (Chartwell Manor) + Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist) \n2:00-3:00 pm: Steve Brodner (Living & Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022)\n+ G. Davis Cathcart (One Eight Hundred Ghosts) \n3:00-4:00 pm: Thomas Woodruff (Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral) +\nKate Lacour (Vivisectionary) \n4:00-5:00 pm: Drew Friedman (Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix)\n+ Kim Deitch (The Search for Smilin’ Ed) \n5:00-6:00 pm: Keith Bendis + Joe Queenan (The Art of War\, Version 2.0: Sun Tzu for the Twenty-First Century) \nSunday\, April 2nd: \n12:00-1:00 pm: Jonah Kinigstein (Unrepentant Artist: The Paintings of Jonah Kinigstein) \n1:00-2:00 pm: Kate Lacour (Vivisectionary) \n2:00-3:00 pm: Steve Brodner (Living & Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022)\n+ G. Davis Cathcart (One Eight Hundred Ghosts) \n3:00-4:00 pm: Thomas Woodruff (Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral) \nProgramming: \nSaturday\, April 1st at 2:30-3:30 pm in room 2: Drew Friedman: Maverix and Lunatix panel: In Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix\, illustrator and cartoonist Drew Friedman has turned his attention to those artists who produced transgressive\, ground-breaking comics that emerged from the milieu of the American counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s. He will discuss this new series of affectionate\, beautifully rendered portraits with one of his own subjects\, Kim Deitch\, in a conversation moderated by artist Glenn Head. \nSaturday\, April 1st at 5:30 pm in room 1: Professional Development: Publishing Books Today: Book sales soared during the quarantine phase of the pandemic\, followed by downturns\, corporate tumult\, supply chain issues\, and rising costs in 2022. Meanwhile\, graphic novels for younger readers and manga continue to attract unprecedented audiences. A panel of editors and industry professionals will discuss the state of publishing today and will also explain how they find new work (and talk about the best way to get their attention). Join us for a frank discussion with Robyn Chapman (Editor\, First Second Books)\, Tom Devlin (Executive Editor\, Drawn and Quarterly)\, Charlotte Greenbaum (Senior Editor\, Abrams ComicArts) and Gary Groth (Publisher and co-founder\, Fantagraphics Books) moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos. This special professional development panel is co-organized and sponsored by the School of Visual Arts Department of Continuing Education. \nSunday\, April 2nd at 11:30 am in room 2: With work across a range of genres – from biography\, to fiction satire\, to autobiography – Noah Van Sciver has emerged as one of the most prolific cartoonists of his generation. His works include the critically acclaimed historical work Joseph Smith and the Mormons (Abrams ComicArts)\, the wildly popular literary satire Fante Bukowski (Fantagraphics Books)\, and the new autobiographical comic book series Maple Terrace (Uncivilized Books). He will discuss this work and more in conversation with Gil Roth (Virtual Memories podcast). \nSunday\, April 2nd at 2:30-3:30 pm in room 1: Carousel at MoCCA: Since 1997\, cartoonist R. Sikoryak has hosted Carousel\, a series of comics readings and visual performances by cartoonists and theater artists. Sikoryak brings a special edition of Carousel to MoCCA Arts Festival\, featuring exhibiting artists and guests\, performing live. Join us for an audio-visual journey to the place where comics and performance collide! Featuring Julia Gfrörer\, Paul Kirchner\, Kate Lacour\, Jane Mai\, and Sanika Phawde. \n  \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/fantagraphics-at-mocca/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Pavilion\, 125 W 18th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230327T203000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco\, CA: Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) in conversation with Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) at Green Apple Books
DESCRIPTION:Hey San Francisco\, don’t miss Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) in conversation with Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) at Green Apple Books on 9th Ave! \n\nMasks encouraged for in-person attendance\nOr watch online–livestream link available soon!\n\nAbout the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden\, a forest\, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman\, her early memories as a child\, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine\, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a painted palette of warmy\, earthy tones\, it is a quiet book of isolation\, plants\, confusion\, acceptance\, and the fog of childhood. Loewinsohn’s debut book is an aching\, meditative twist on autobiography\, infusing the genre with an ethereal fusion of memory and imagination. \nAbout the authors: \nBriana Loewinsohn is an American cartoonist. These days she teaches high school art and draws comic books. She lives in Oakland\, CA with her husband\, daughter\, and son. If she doesn’t text you back\, she is probably gardening. \nGene Luen Yang writes\, and sometimes draws\, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016\, and advocates for the importance of reading\, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese\, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner\, has been adapted into a streaming series. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel\, Dragon Hoops\, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes)\, The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew)\, and Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016\, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/san-francisco-ca-briana-loewinsohn-ephemera-a-memoir-in-conversation-with-gene-luen-yang-american-born-chinese-at-green-apple-books/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94122\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T203000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley\, CA: Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) in conversation with Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) at Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts
DESCRIPTION:Briana Loewinsohn will be discussing her gorgeous debut\, Ephemera: A Memoir\, with Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts on March 21st at 7:00 pm PST! Register to attend here (link). \nAbout the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden\, a forest\, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman\, her early memories as a child\, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine\, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a painted palette of warmy\, earthy tones\, it is a quiet book of isolation\, plants\, confusion\, acceptance\, and the fog of childhood. Loewinsohn’s debut book is an aching\, meditative twist on autobiography\, infusing the genre with an ethereal fusion of memory and imagination. \nAbout the authors: \nBriana Loewinsohn is an American cartoonist. These days she teaches high school art and draws comic books. She lives in Oakland\, CA with her husband\, daughter\, and son. If she doesn’t text you back\, she is probably gardening. \nThien Pham is a Graphic novelist\, comic artist\, and educator based in Oakland\, Ca. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Sumo and did the art for the middle-grade graphic novel Level Up\, written by Gene Luen Yang. His latest book Family Style will be released in June. Currently\, Pham is working on his next Graphic novel\, teaching\, and eating. A lot. Follow Thien on Twitter at @CobraTalon\, and on Instagram at @thiendog
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/berkeley-ca-briana-loewinsohn-ephemera-a-memoir-in-conversation-with-thien-pham-family-style-memories-of-an-american-from-vietnam-at-mrs-dalloways-literary-and-garden-arts/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T193000
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SUMMARY:New York\, New York: Thomas Woodruff (Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral) in conversation with Keith Mayerson (My American Dream) at Rizzoli Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the launch of the stunning\, head-turning\, “graphic opera” masterpiece\, Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral\, by acclaimed painter and illustrator Thomas Woodruff! He’ll be joined in conversation by painter and comics artist Keith Mayerson (My American Dream)–admission is free\, but do RSVP here (link)! \nAbout the book: Francis Rothbart! follows a feral child who is raised by magpies and other creatures and is repeatedly struck by lightning. Because of the phenomena\, the child develops eccentric talents\, which he then abuses\, leading to his ultimate destruction by the same natural world that once nurtured him. \nWritten mostly in rhymed verse\, Francis’s picaresque saga unfolds in an allegorical environment\, much like the topographical constructions behind renaissance religious paintings. Referencing both the Venetian landscapes of Bellini\, Pierro di Cosimo and Carpaccio\, mixed with the unlikely animated backdrops of Jay Ward and Chuck Jones\, Woodruff’s images recall the fictive gardens of a paradise lost that lingers somewhere deep in all our souls\, moist and dark like the caves of the pious saints. \nCombining both paintings and drawings\, each scene is a visual and verbal feast that transports us to a place in which trees anthropomorphize into figures bending from the weight of stalactite crowns\, an iris becomes the gown for an oneiric sprite\, and the sky rains down tears\, as if mimicking the melancholy of a weeping willow. In a muted palette\, Woodruff’s carbon and white charcoal pencil drawings bring us ever closer to this mythical ecology. The artist lovingly focuses on every detail: ethereal\, fragile blossoms\, petals\, roots\, and leaves; impressively observed wildlife creatures; and each curve of the hand lettered text is rendered by the delicate hand of an illustrative obsessionist with a penchant for the poignant. Woodruff’s images are multi-sourced amalgamations that echo with familiarity\, portraying a world that is not only our own but also exists in the place of our half-remembered dreams.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/new-york-new-york-thomas-woodruff-francis-rothbart-the-tale-of-a-fastidious-feral-in-conversation-with-keith-mayerson-my-american-dream-at-rizzoli-bookstore/
LOCATION:Rizzoli Bookstore\, 1133 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T203000
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SUMMARY:Montréal\, QC: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) in conversation with Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
DESCRIPTION:Join us at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly at 176 rue Bernard O at 7 pm on Thursday\, February 9th for the launch of Tommi Parrish’s MEN I TRUST\, published by Fantagraphics Books. Tommi will be in conversation with fellow cartoonist\, Lee Lai\, author of STONE FRUIT\, also published by Fantagraphics Books. \nThe event is free and open to all. Books will be available for purchase at the event and both authors will sign copies of their books. \nPlease note that we are asking all guests to wear masks at this event. Masks will be available free of charge upon entry. \nAbout the Authors:\nTOMMI PARRISH (b. 1989\, Melbourne) is a trans Australian cartoonist and painter living in Western Massachusetts. Their debut work\, The Lie and How We Told It\, won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for the best LGBTQ graphic novel\, was nominated for the Ignatz award\, was featured in many best of 2018 lists\, and translated into 11 languages worldwide. Tommi was the 2020 recipient of the Center For Cartoon Studies Fellowship and their work has been showcased in The New Yorker\, Granta Magazine\, The New York Times\, Pitchfork\, Vice\, and many more. \nLEE LAI was born in 1993 in Naarm (Melbourne)\, Australia. Currently\, Lai makes comics and illustrations in Tio’tia:ke (Montreal)\, Quebec. Her short story comics have been featured in The New Yorker\, The Lifted Brow\, Room Magazine\, and Everyday Feminism. \nLibrairie Drawn & Quarterly would like to acknowledge that our events and bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home\, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. It has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years. \nLa Petite Drawn and Quarterly Accessibility information:\n– We encourage the wearing of masks at our events.\n– Our event space uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance\, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside\, there are no additional steps.\n– It is not a sober space\, our events sometimes offer alcohol. \nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/montreal-qc-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-in-conversation-with-lee-lai-stone-fruit-at-la-petite-librairie-drawn-quarterly/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, pin 176 Bernard O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2K2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T190000
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SUMMARY:New York\, NY: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) in conversation with Joan Zahra Dark at Bluestockings Cooperative
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the NYC book launch for Tommi Parrish’s newest book\, Men I Trust! They’ll be joined in conversation by Joan Zahra Dark\, an organizer\, public speaker and writer and one of the former worker-owners of Bluestockings Cooperative! \nAbout the book: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/new-york-ny-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-in-conversation-with-joan-zahra-dark-at-bluestockings-cooperative/
LOCATION:Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore\, 116 Suffolk Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230131T203000
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles\, CA: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) in conversation with Ron Regé\, Jr. (Halcyon) at Skylight Books
DESCRIPTION:Hey LA\, don’t miss Tommi Parrish at Skylight Books! They’ll be discussing their newest book\, Men I Trust\, with Ron Regé\, Jr. (Halcyon) on January 31st at 7:00 pm. \nAbout Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year. \nAbout Halcyon: The sleeping figure on the cover hints at the dream logic that drives this visual feast of a graphic novel. It can’t all be explained\, and it isn’t meant to be explained. Ron Regé\, Jr. is one of the singular cartoonists of his generation\, an unusual but skilled stylist and storyteller with an acutely passionate moral and idealistic core that stands out amongst his peers. Halcyon is a spiritual cousin to Regé’s 2012 graphic novel The Cartoon Utopia\, which has garnered a following in new age and hermeneutic studies circles and in which higher beings try to communicate with us through art\, music\, and storytelling — a theme revisited here via the book’s central characters. Halcyon is the work of a cartoonist at the height of his powers\, a superlative use of the form in the service of relating the author’s compassionate — and visually stunning — worldview. \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/los-angeles-ca-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-in-conversation-with-ron-rege-jr-halcyon-at-skylight-books/
LOCATION:Skylight Books\, 1818 N Vermont Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T210000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco\, CA: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) in conversation with Yasmeen Abedifard (Death Bloom) at Silver Sprocket
DESCRIPTION:Hey San Francisco\, don’t miss your chance to catch two amazing artists at Silver Sprocket! Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) will be in conversation with Yasmeen Abedifard (Death Bloom) on January 30th at 7:00 pm! \nAbout Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/san-francisco-ca-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-in-conversation-with-yasmeen-abedifard-death-bloom-at-silver-sprocket/
LOCATION:Silver Sprocket\, 1018 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T180000
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SUMMARY:Portland\, OR: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) Book Signing at Floating World Comics
DESCRIPTION:Tommi Parrish will be signing copies of their beautiful books at Floating World Comics–don’t miss it! \nAbout Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/portland-or-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-book-signing-at-floating-world-comics/
LOCATION:Floating World Comics\, 1223 Lloyd Center\, Portland\, OR\, 97232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:Seattle\, WA: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) in conversation with Jas Keimig (The Stranger) at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Tommi Parrish is coming to Seattle! Don’t miss their conversation with Jas Keimig (The Stranger) at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery! \nAbout Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/seattle-wa-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-in-conversation-with-jas-keimig-the-stranger-at-the-fantagraphics-bookstore-and-gallery/
LOCATION:Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery\, 1201 S Vale St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98108\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T210000
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia\, PA: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) Book Launch and Exhibition with Sally Madden (Thick Lines Podcast) at Partners and Son
DESCRIPTION:Hey Philly\, don’t miss Tommi Parrish’s Men I Trust book launch and exhibition at Partners and Son! They’ll be joined in conversation by Sally Madden (Thick Lines Podcast) on January 21st at 6:00 pm! \nAbout the book: Tommi Parrish’s sophomore graphic novel establishes them as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. \nEliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/philadelphia-pa-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-book-launch-and-exhibition-with-sally-madden-thick-lines-podcast-at-partners-and-son/
LOCATION:Partners and Son\, 618 S 6th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T193000
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SUMMARY:Toronto\, ON: Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 2) in conversation with Peter Birkemoe (The Beguiling\, TCAF) at the Toronto Public Library\, Lillian H. Smith Branch
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 1\, King) in conversation with Peter Birkemoe (The Beguiling\, TCAF) at the Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library! They’ll be discussing his newest book\, Godhead 2\, the concluding volume and resolution to the futuristic corporate thriller! \nThis event is co-hosted by The Beguiling and the Merril Collection of Science Fiction\, Speculation & Fantasy. \nAbout the book: In the second and concluding volume of Godhead\, GH2 picks up from where GH1 ended\, with Racer Calhoun and the rest of Cadre Zeus finally learning why they’ve been assembled: to destroy Oceanus\, the scientific facility traveling through the Pacific housing the God machine introduced in volume one. They undertake what they hope will be a routine intelligence gathering mission on Oceanus that turns into a desperate fight for survival through the city from which Racer had fled\, and leads to a reunion with Carys\, the great love of his life. \nFinally the cadre are ready to confront Oceanus and put an end to the God machine once and for all. The story’s finale upends the usual narrative expectations and concludes with a somber private epiphany that results in the triumph of human reason over a technocratic/supernatural savior. \nPart Boy’s Own adventure genre\, part men-on-a-mission yarn\, part formal playground through which the author can exercise his restless obsessions\, Godhead 2 is the action-based resolution to the psychological drama of the first volume.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/toronto-on-ho-che-anderson-godhead-2-in-conversation-with-peter-birkemoe-the-beguiling-tcaf-at-the-toronto-public-library-lillian-h-smith-branch/
LOCATION:Toronto Public Library – Lillian H. Smith Branch\, 239 College St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 1R\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles\, CA: Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) Book Signing at Golden Apple Comics
DESCRIPTION:Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez are going back to the site of their first signing back in the day: Golden Apple Comics! \n“Back in 1982\, when Golden Apple was only 3 years old\, we stocked an indie comic that a few locals made called Love & Rockets. It turns out\, we also hosted the first signing back in the day with Los Bros. Hernandez and continued to bring them back and support their Fantagraphics creations until the last issue #50 & beyond. \nThis year brings the 40th Anniversary of the beloved series Love and Rockets and Golden Apple has carried it and hosted Los Bros. Hernandez since it’s humble beginnings in 1982. Join us on Saturday December 17th at 1pm to celebrate this milestone with creators Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez . Fantagraphics has a brand new GIANT BOX SET that contains ALL issues and tons of extras as well as a slew of new comics\, books\, magazines and more. Meet these talented Brothers and help us celebrate 40 amazing years!” \nAbout Love and Rockets: In 1982\, Fantagraphics Books published the first issue of Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers (Gilbert\, Jaime\, and Mario)\, and the series has since gone on to become the publisher’s flagship title\, a monumental work of graphic fiction. Collected under the umbrella of L&R\, the series is comprised of two separate ongoing stories: Gilbert chronicles the colorful inhabitants of the fictional Latin American town of Palomar\, while Jaime follows Latinx friends and sometime lovers Maggie and Hopey and their circle of friends in the punk scene of the fictional Californian town Hoppers. Over the course of L&R’s multi-decade run\, its characters have aged in real time\, lending these stories a depth and weight that few literary works achieve. The Hernandez brothers continue to release new issues of Love and Rockets.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/los-angeles-ca-gilbert-and-jaime-hernandez-love-and-rockets-book-signing-at-golden-apple-comics/
LOCATION:Golden Apple Comics\, 7018 Melrose Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
CREATED:20221129T234752Z
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SUMMARY:Seattle\, WA: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) Pancake Breakfast at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Who will make the pancakes? The Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery will! They’ll be slinging pancakes and mimosas with Megan Kelso to celebrate the release of her bestselling new book\, Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories! What could be better than that? Plus this is the perfect opportunity to get all your holiday shopping done in one place! \nAbout the book: Who Will Make the Pancakes collects five deeply social stories by the acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kelso\, exploring the connective tissue that binds us together despite our individual\, interior experience. These stories\, created over the past 15 years — roughly contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity\, racism\, class\, love\, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue\,” originally serialized in The New York Times Magazine over six months in 2007. Spanning two generations of mothers/daughters\, Eve’s obsession with Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal throughout 1973 heightens her self-doubt about whether she wants to raise more children (resonantly mirroring the anxiety many of us had while doom scrolling our way through the Trump administration). Some 30 years later\, her daughter\, Sue\, is now grown and beginning her own family and attempting to reconcile her mother’s experience with her own. \n“Cats in Service” is a contemporary fable about how a death in the family leads a young couple to adopt several cats who have been expertly trained to tend to their every need. “The Egg Room” profiles middle-aged Florence\, caught between dreams of how her life might have unfolded and the shrunken reality. “The Golden Lasso” turns the focus to adolescence\, using rock climbing as a set piece for a story about innocence lost\, while “Korin Voss” chronicles a few months in the life of a single mother in the late 1940s. \nTaken collectively\, Who Will Make the Pancakes showcases Kelso’s unique voice in graphic fiction (one more in tune with writers such as Alice Munro\, Sarah Waters\, or Ann Patchett than most graphic novelists) and a stylistic command that tailors her approachable and warm cartooning style for each story’s needs.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/seattle-wa-megan-kelso-who-will-make-the-pancakes-five-stories-pancake-breakfast-at-fantagraphics-bookstore-and-gallery/
LOCATION:Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery\, 1201 S Vale St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:San Francisco\, CA: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) in conversation with Rina Ayuyang (The Man in the McIntosh Suit) at Silver Sprocket
DESCRIPTION:Hey San Francisco\, catch Megan Kelso at the inimitable Silver Sprocket! She’ll be discussing her gorgeous new book\, Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories with Rina Ayuyang\, whose newest book\, The Man in the McIntosh Suit\, is out in Spring 2023! \nAbout Megan Kelso: Megan Kelso has been drawing comics for over 30 years. In 2007\, she was invited by The New York Times to serialize her “Watergate Sue” comic as part of the weekly “Funny Pages” feature. In 2019\, she was selected for a public art commission for Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Her books include The Squirrel Mother (2006)\, Artichoke Tales (2010)\, and Queen of the Black Black (2011). She lives in Seattle\, WA with her husband and daughter. \nAbout Rina Ayuyang: Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Rina Ayuyang was always inspired by the Sunday newspaper funnies and slice-of-life tales. Her short stories have been nominated for the Ignatz and Eisner awards and she has been honored with a MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence silver medal. Her comics have appeared in Mutha Magazine and The Comics Journal. She is also the publisher of the micro comics imprint\, Yam Books. Her first book was Whirlwind Wonderland. Ayuyang lives in Oakland\, CA with her husband and son.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/san-francisco-ca-megan-kelso-who-will-make-the-pancakes-five-stories-in-conversation-with-rina-ayuyang-the-man-in-the-mcintosh-suit-at-silver-sprocket/
LOCATION:Silver Sprocket\, 1018 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:New York\, NY: Jess Ruliffson (Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism) in conversation with Brian Doerries (The Theater of War) and Peter Catapano (Question Everything: A Stone Reader) at Society of Illustrators
DESCRIPTION:Join Jess Ruliffson in conversation with Bryan Doerries and Peter Catapano as they discuss Invisible Wounds\, Jess’ new comics journalism project which is based on candid\, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. \nCartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars\, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real experience of soldiers at war is a far cry from depictions in popular media like Zero Dark Thirty or American Sniper. In these illustrated interviews\, Ruliffson shares the stories of men\, women\, and non-binary ex-soldiers who struggle to reconcile their wartime experiences with their postwar lives. Identity lies at the heart of these stories\, as they grapple with their gender\, their race\, and the brutality they’ve witnessed and caused. In this compassionate\, probing book\, Ruliffson reveals how America’s endless entanglement in wars have affected the psyches of the people who wage them. \nGet your tickets here! \nAbout Jess Ruliffson: Jess Ruliffson is an award-winning cartoonist. Her debut graphic novel\, Invisible Wounds\, is forthcoming from Fantagraphics. In 2017\, her comic I Trained to Fight The Enemy was shortlisted for Slate’s Cartoonist Studio Prize. Her comics have appeared in Freeman’s Tale of Two Americas\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, The Gainesville Sun\, BuzzFeed\, The Nib\, The Boston Globe\, Pantheon Books\, Wilson Quarterly\, and The Oxford American. She teaches comics and painting at The Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville\, FL and The School of Visual Arts in NYC. Jess is represented by Duvall Osteen at Aragi\, Inc. \nAbout Bryan Doerries: Bryan Doerries is a New York-based writer\, director\, and translator who currently serves as Artistic Director of Theater of War Productions\, a company that presents dramatic readings of seminal plays and texts to frame community conversations about pressing issues of public health and social justice. A self-described evangelist for ancient stories and their relevance to our lives today\, Doerries uses age-old approaches to help individuals and communities heal from trauma and loss. Doerries’ books include The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today\, The Odyssey of Sergeant Jack Brennan\, All That You’ve Seen Here is God\, and Oedipus Trilogy. Among his awards\, he has received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Kenyon College\, was named Public Artist in Residence for the City of New York\, and was recently elected a Hasting Center Fellow. For more information about his work\, please visit: www.theaterofwar.com. \nAbout Peter Catapano: Peter Catapano has been an editor in the New York Times Opinion Section since 2005\, where he has edited the work of many military veteran authors. He is the co-editor of four books\, most recently\, Question Everything: A Stone Reader. His most recent essay\, “I’m Going to Make a Fire”: The Transmogrifications of Gary Lieb\, about his friendship with the late illustrator\, appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books last year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/new-york-ny-jess-ruliffson-invisible-wounds-graphic-journalism-in-conversation-with-brian-doerries-the-theater-of-war-and-peter-catapano-question-everything-a-stone-reader-at-society-of-illu/
LOCATION:Society of Illustrators\, 128 East 63rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221125T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:Greenfield\, MA: Tommi Parrish (Men I Trust) Book Launch at 10 Forward
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the book launch for Tommi Parrish’s brilliant new book\, Men I Trust! They’ll be joined by special guests\, with readings by Jayson Keery\, Eli Nixon\, and Kurt Ankeny and performances by Pussy Vision and Father Hotep! \nAbout the book: Tommi Parrish’s sophomore graphic novel establishes them as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. \nEliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha\, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life\, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that\, as it veers toward something more\, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. \nIn Sasha and Eliza\, Parrish has created two of the most fully realized characters in recent contemporary fiction. Parrish’s gorgeously painted pages showcase a graceful understanding of body language and ear for dialogue\, brilliantly using the medium of comics to depict the dissonance between the characters’ interior and exterior experiences. Men I Trust is about not-always-healthy people attempting to make healthy connections in a disconnected world\, and is one of the most moving and insightful works of literary fiction in any medium this year.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/greenfield-ma-tommi-parrish-men-i-trust-book-launch-at-10-forward/
LOCATION:10 Forward\, 10 Fiske Ave\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:New York\, NY: Drew Friedman (Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix) in conversation with Owen Kline (Funny Pages) at Society of Illustrators
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the launch event for Drew Friedman’s newest book\, Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix! He’ll be joined in conversation with Funny Pages writer and director Owen Kline and there will be a book signing following their discussion. Book cover posters will be free to all who purchase tickets–get your tickets here (link)! \nAbout Maverix and Lunatix: Perverted\, Insane\, Degenerate\, Brilliant. Artist Drew Friedman pays tribute to the great underground comix creators from Z (Zap) to A (Arcade). \nWith the publication of R. Crumb’s debut issue of ZAP in 1968\, the Underground Comix revolution exploded\, creating a major paradigm shift and blowing the lid off the traditional comic book. Maverix & Lunatix features 101 full page portraits (and more) by a cartooning icon in his own right\, Drew Friedman\, spotlighting the essential artists\, writers\, and editors who defined one of the great art and countercultural movements of the 20th century. Featuring R. Crumb\, Gilbert Shelton\, S. Clay Wilson\, Melinda Gebbie\, Art Spiegelman\, Vaughn Bode\, Trina Robbins\, Bill Griffith\, Jay Lynch\, Sharon Rudahl\, Larry Gonick\, Rick Veitch\, Joyce Farmer\, Justin Green\, “Grass” Green\, George DiCaprio\, Diane Noomin\, Harvey Pekar\, Robert Williams\, Howard Cruse\, Dan O’Neill\, Spain Rodriguez\, Shary Flenniken\, Richard Corben\, and so many others… all of whom helped to reinvent an entire artistic medium and became icons of underground comix. \nFeaturing a foreword by Marc Maron (WTF with Marc Maron) and an introduction by historian Patrick Rosenkranz (Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963–1975)\, each portrait in Maverix & Lunatix is also accompanied by a short biography of its subject by Friedman\, making the book both a gorgeous art book and a valuable historical resource. \nAbout Drew Friedman: Drew Friedman’s illustrations and comics have appeared in Art Spiegelman’s RAW\, National Lampoon\, SPY\, MAD\, The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, The New York Observer\, The Village Voice\, The Wall St. Journal\, Rolling Stone\, Time\, Newsweek\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, Entertainment Weekly\, Reader’s Digest\, Air Mail Online and many other publications\, as well as art created for the covers of numerous books\, CD’s\, DVD’s and Prints. \nIn his New York Times book review of Friedman’s book Old Jewish Comedians\, Steven Heller wrote: “A festival of drawing virtuosity and fabulous craggy faces. Drew Friedman might very well be the Vermeer of the Borscht Belt.” The Society of Illustrators hosted a main gallery showing of Friedman’s Old Jewish Comedians illustrations in 2014. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University held a major exhibition of all of the artwork created for his book All The Presidents in fall\, 2019. \nFriedman is the author and artist behind 14 books and anthologies\, the latest Maverix & Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix\, with a foreword by Marc Maron. A documentary about Friedman’s life and work is in the works. \nAbout Owen Kline: Owen Kline is a New York-based filmmaker\, actor\, screenwriter and cartoonist\, best known for his directorial debut Funny Pages (2022) and his role as Frank Berkman in The Squid And The Whale. Before Funny Pages\, Kline directed the delirious Jazzy for Joe (2014) starring the late talk show legend Joe Franklin raising an abandoned baby found on his doorstep.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/new-york-ny-drew-friedman-maverix-and-lunatix-icons-of-underground-comix-in-conversation-with-owen-kline-funny-pages-at-society-of-illustrators/
LOCATION:Society of Illustrators\, 128 East 63rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:New York\, NY: Steve Brodner (Living and Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022) Lecture and Book Signing\, School of Visual Arts
DESCRIPTION:Steve Brodner will discuss work from his new book Living and Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022–the first 25 people to arrive will receive a complimentary signed book! \nThe event will feature a talk\, Q&A session\, and book signing. Come with ideas for projects you would like to begin! Living and Dying in America will be available for purchase and signing during the event. \nA graphic artist and political cartoonist working since the 1970’s\, Steve Brodner’s work has been published in most major magazines and newspapers in the US. He has been a teacher at SVA since the 1990’s and has won most awards in his field\, including gold and silver medals at the Society of Illustrators\, the Cartoonist Society’s Reuben\, and the Masters Series at the School of Visual Arts. Living and Dying in America is his second book for Fantagraphics\, featuring collected work from the daily column: The Greater Quiet\, which appears in The Nation and also can be subscribed to at stevebrodner.substack.com. \n**In accordance with SVA COVID-19 protocols\, in-person events are open to registered guests\, SVA students\, faculty and staff. Proof of vaccination is required to enter the building and visitors must remain masked while indoors. Please have your ticket on your phone ready—your ticket will be scanned and you will be promptly checked in when entering the building. \nRegister for the event here (link)!
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/new-york-ny-steve-brodner-living-and-dying-in-america-a-daily-chronicle-2020-2022-lecture-and-book-signing-school-of-visual-arts/
LOCATION:School of Visual Arts\, 209 East 23rd Street Room 311\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
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SUMMARY:Portland\, OR: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) Book Signing at Floating World Comics
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s book signing and reception for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Floating World Comics! \nAbout the book: Who Will Make the Pancakes collects five deeply social stories by the acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kelso\, exploring the connective tissue that binds us together despite our individual\, interior experience. These stories\, created over the past 15 years — roughly contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity\, racism\, class\, love\, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue\,” originally serialized in The New York Times Magazine over six months in 2007. Spanning two generations of mothers/daughters\, Eve’s obsession with Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal throughout 1973 heightens her self-doubt about whether she wants to raise more children (resonantly mirroring the anxiety many of us had while doom scrolling our way through the Trump administration). Some 30 years later\, her daughter\, Sue\, is now grown and beginning her own family and attempting to reconcile her mother’s experience with her own. \n“Cats in Service” is a contemporary fable about how a death in the family leads a young couple to adopt several cats who have been expertly trained to tend to their every need. “The Egg Room” profiles middle-aged Florence\, caught between dreams of how her life might have unfolded and the shrunken reality. “The Golden Lasso” turns the focus to adolescence\, using rock climbing as a set piece for a story about innocence lost\, while “Korin Voss” chronicles a few months in the life of a single mother in the late 1940s. \nTaken collectively\, Who Will Make the Pancakes showcases Kelso’s unique voice in graphic fiction (one more in tune with writers such as Alice Munro\, Sarah Waters\, or Ann Patchett than most graphic novelists) and a stylistic command that tailors her approachable and warm cartooning style for each story’s needs.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/portland-or-megan-kelso-who-will-make-the-pancakes-five-stories-book-signing-at-floating-world-comics/
LOCATION:Floating World Comics\, 1223 Lloyd Center\, Portland\, OR\, 97232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T142700
CREATED:20221017T224752Z
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SUMMARY:Seattle\, WA: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) Book Launch at Third Place Books Ravenna
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s presentation and book signing for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Third Place Books Ravenna! \nAbout the book: Who Will Make the Pancakes collects five deeply social stories by the acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kelso\, exploring the connective tissue that binds us together despite our individual\, interior experience. These stories\, created over the past 15 years — roughly contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity\, racism\, class\, love\, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue\,” originally serialized in The New York Times Magazine over six months in 2007. Spanning two generations of mothers/daughters\, Eve’s obsession with Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal throughout 1973 heightens her self-doubt about whether she wants to raise more children (resonantly mirroring the anxiety many of us had while doom scrolling our way through the Trump administration). Some 30 years later\, her daughter\, Sue\, is now grown and beginning her own family and attempting to reconcile her mother’s experience with her own. \n“Cats in Service” is a contemporary fable about how a death in the family leads a young couple to adopt several cats who have been expertly trained to tend to their every need. “The Egg Room” profiles middle-aged Florence\, caught between dreams of how her life might have unfolded and the shrunken reality. “The Golden Lasso” turns the focus to adolescence\, using rock climbing as a set piece for a story about innocence lost\, while “Korin Voss” chronicles a few months in the life of a single mother in the late 1940s. \nTaken collectively\, Who Will Make the Pancakes showcases Kelso’s unique voice in graphic fiction (one more in tune with writers such as Alice Munro\, Sarah Waters\, or Ann Patchett than most graphic novelists) and a stylistic command that tailors her approachable and warm cartooning style for each story’s needs.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/seattle-wa-megan-kelso-who-will-make-the-pancakes-five-stories-book-launch-at-third-place-books-ravenna/
LOCATION:Third Place Books\, 6504 20th Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brookline\, MA: Jess Ruliffson (Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism) in conversation with Heather Hopp-Bruce (The Boston Globe) at Brookline Booksmith
DESCRIPTION:In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of Invisible Wounds with author Jess Ruliffson\, in conversation with Heather Hopp-Bruce–RSVP here (link)! \nAbout the book: Candid\, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. \nCartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars\, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real experience of soldiers at war is a far cry from depictions in popular media like Zero Dark Thirty or American Sniper. In these illustrated interviews\, Ruliffson shares the stories of men\, women\, and non-binary ex-soldiers who struggle to reconcile their wartime experiences with their postwar lives. Identity lies at the heart of these stories\, as they grapple with their gender\, their race\, and the brutality they’ve witnessed and caused. In this compassionate\, probing book\, Ruliffson reveals how America’s endless entanglement in wars have affected the psyches of the people who wage them. \nAbout Jess Ruliffson:Jess Ruliffson’s comics have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review\, BuzzFeed\, The Nib\, The Boston Globe\, Pantheon Books\, Wilson Quarterly\, and The Oxford American. She teaches at The Sequential Artists Workshop and Lesley University. \nAbout Heather Hopp-Bruce: Heather Hopp-Bruce manages the visual life of opinion content and identity for the Boston Globe. She holds a Certificate from the Harvard School of Professional Development in Digital Marketing Strategy\, has been a Society for News Design judge\, guest art director at the Savannah College of Art and design\, and is a guest lecturer at Lesley College of Art and Design. \n 
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/brookline-ma-jess-ruliffson-invisible-wounds-graphic-journalism-in-conversation-with-heather-hopp-bruce-the-boston-globe-at-brookline-booksmith/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, MA\, 02446\, United States
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