Events

Hey Portland, don't miss Josh Simmons (Jessica Farm) and Patrick Keck (Crusher Loves Bleeder Bleeder Loves Crusher)at Floating World!   About Jessica Farm: Like a Lynchian take on Alice in Wonderland, Jessica Farm opens with an exterior of what could be any Midwestern farmhouse. Once inside, we track our titular heroine (she is a person, not a place) as she bounds out of bed on Christmas morning and goes about her routine, eventually breakfasting with her grandparents. The banality of the situation is subverted by a ratcheting sense of dread, as we discover that Jessica’s increasingly nightmarish house — where...

Stop by the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on December 7th from 5:00-7:00 pm for a book signing event withPatrick Keck (Crusher Loves Bleeder Bleeder Loves Crusher) and Mark Ostler (Adventures in Accounting), accompanied by live music by The Mistons, The Zack Static Sect, and DJ Rad Fallout! We can't think of a better way to get your holiday shopping done!

Hey Seattle, don't miss your chance to meet Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy! They'll be signing copies of their charming graphic novella, Hogbook and Lazer Eyes, at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery on January 4th at 2:00 pm!

Hey Berkeley, don't miss the first stop on Briana Loewinsohn's Raised By Ghosts tour! She'll be discussing her "Lovely and atmospheric" (Rainbow Rowell) YA graphic novel with Judd Winick (cartoonist of the bestselling book series HILO) at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on February 4th at 7:00 pm, with a signing to follow. RVSP here (link)!

"Lovely and atmospheric, Raised by Ghosts is a potent trip back to the 1990s. I could feel myself unfolding one of Loewinsohn's handwritten notes." — Rainbow Rowell Hey Portland, don’t miss a talk with Briana Loewinsohn! She’s coming to town to celebrate the release of Raised By Ghosts, her brilliant YA graphic novel that’s a love letter to family and all of the messy complexities they come with! She’ll be in conversation with Thien Pham, the artist behind many delightful books, including Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam!

Hey Seattle, don't miss a talk with Briana Loewinsohn! She's coming to town to celebrate the release of Raised By Ghosts, her brilliant YA graphic novel that's a love letter to family and all of the messy complexities they come with! She'll be in conversation with Thien Pham, the artist behind many delightful books, including Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam!

Fanta is going to Canada! Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts) and Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) will be at Lucky's Books and Comics to discuss and sign their bestselling graphic novels on February 9th at 5:00 pm--be there or be square!

Caitlin McGurk is heading to Philly! She'll be discussing her gorgeous art book that celebrates the work and legacy of Barbara Shermund, one of the first female cartoonists for humor and lifestyle magazines in the United States (including The New Yorker and Esquire), with Eisner award winning cartoonist Caroline Cash at Partners and Son on February 13th!

Don't miss the book launch for Beat It, Rufus, Noah Van Sciver's hysterical character comedy! He'll be presenting and signing the book at All Good Books on February 25th at 6:00 pm.

Don't miss Jaime Hernandez's book launch for Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection at Skylight Books on 2/27! About the book: Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez's newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love—both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful Tonta and the venerable Maggie. Tonta has a crush on her art teacher, Ray, as well as an axe to grind with an older woman in the neighborhood. When Tonta finds that the...