Events

In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of Invisible Wounds with author Jess Ruliffson, in conversation with Heather Hopp-Bruce--RSVP here (link)! About the book: Candid, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. Cartoonist 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...

Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s presentation and book signing for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Third Place Books Ravenna! About 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...

Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s book signing and reception for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Floating World Comics! About 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...

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! The 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. A 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...

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)! About Maverix and Lunatix: Perverted, Insane, Degenerate, Brilliant. Artist Drew Friedman pays tribute to the great underground comix creators from Z (Zap) to A (Arcade). With the publication of R. Crumb's debut issue of ZAP in 1968, the Underground Comix revolution exploded, creating a major paradigm shift...

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! About the book: Tommi Parrish's sophomore graphic novel establishes them as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. 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...

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. Cartoonist 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...

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! About 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...

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! About 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...

Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez are going back to the site of their first signing back in the day: Golden Apple Comics! "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. This year brings the 40th Anniversary of the beloved series Love and Rockets and Golden Apple has carried it...