Events

The Doylestown Bookshop & the County Theater are pleased to present an author event on Thursday, September 26th at 6:30 PM with Joe Ciardiello for his book, A FISTFUL OF DRAWINGS, a gorgeous graphic memoir that sees the author weave together his Italian family history and the mythology of the American West while paying homage to the classic Westerns of the '50s and '60s. After the discussion, the County Theater will be screening Sergio Leone’s first entry in the iconic “Man With No Name Trilogy,” A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, which features Clint Eastwood’s first leading role.  

California Comics: Jaime Hernandez, Mary Fleener, Hellen Jo Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library (Room 3-A) Three of the great artist in the entire field attending this weekend's CXC have one definite thing in common: California residency. Is there a set of regional values that inform their amazing comics? Legendary artist Jaime Hernandez, Alt-Underground icon Mary Fleener and the enormously talented Hellen Jo talk about what they've and how they've made things in reaction.   King's Man: Spotlight On Ho Che Anderson Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library (Room 3-B) It is our great pleasure to host special guest Ho Che Anderson...

Gina Siciliano presents I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi In her debut graphic novel, Gina Siciliano brings to life the tumultuous 17th-century cities of Rome, Florence, Naples, and Venice where the fearless Artemisia Gentileschi braved the male-dominated sphere of painting to become a groundbreaking artist. I Know What I Am paints a complex, feminist portrait of Artemisia as a single mother, sexual assault survivor, and pioneering practitioner of her craft. Join us on at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, October 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for an exhibition of Siciliano's original art,...

Join us for a discussion that sheds new light on the contemporary resonance and emerging scholarship focused on women artists, including Artemisia Gentileschi, and depictions of women in the exhibition Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum. Chiyo Ishikawa, SAM's Deputy Director for Art and Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, speaks with graphic artist Gina Siciliano and Estelle Lingo, Professor of Early Modern European Art at University of Washington in Seattle. In September, Gina Siciliano released her debut graphic novel, I Know What I Am, depicting the life of the female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. The result of years of research exploring Gentileschi’s life...

Catch Special Guest Jaime Hernandez, Katie Skelly, Julia Gfrörer, Paul Karasik, and Mark Newgarden at the The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo! All listed artists will be attending and Jaime Hernandez will have a panel on Saturday from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM in the Amphitheater. MICE 2019 will take place October 19 – 20 at University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA. It is free and open to the public.

Casting about for Halloween costume ideas? Allow us to help you get motivated with some friendly competition! Dress as your favorite character from a Fantagraphics book (or something else clever and comics-centric), post a pic with the hashtag #FantaCostumeContest, and you’ll be entered to win a ghoulish goodie-bag of books and merch! We’ll repost the best entries, and choose 3 winners after Halloween. Can’t wait to see what you spooky kooks come up with! 

Join us at Comics Arts Brooklyn Saturday November 2nd from 11 AM to 7 PM! Charles Burns, Kim Deitch, Nina Bunjevac, Ana Galvan, Joseph Ciardiello, Julian Glander, Kate Lacour, Amy Lockheart, and Tommi Parrish will be attending. CAB is an annual festival of comics and cartoon art, presented by Desert Island and Pratt Institute. It is free and open to the public!

We are honored to welcome anti-war and environmental activist Scott Camil back to the Matheson to discuss his brand-new graphic novel "Winter Warrior" (Fantagraphics, 2019), which was illustrated by cartoonist Eve Gilbert. A book signing will follow Mr. Camil’s presentation. The year is 1965. Fresh out of high school and gung-ho to serve his country, Scott Camil joins the marines and soon finds himself in the thick of combat in Vietnam. He can never forget what he witnesses there: corrupt and incompetent leaders, the constant, sudden death of his close friends, the sadistic rape and slaughter of Vietnamese women and...

Free admission! Arrive early to scoop up 1 of 50 coveted swag bags and have a $2 coffee at the Bake Sale! Short Run hosts 240 local, national, and international exhibitor-artists, including Ezra Claytan Daniels, Simon Hanselmann, Kate Lacour, Gina Siciliano, Jim Woodring, and Peter Bagge. Special guests include Delhi-born, Baltimore-based artist and fashion illustrator Jasjyot Singh Hans (BadaBehtarHai series, The New York Times, Vogue India); Canadian favorite Marc Bell (Worn Tuff Elbow); Vermont-based comics artist Glynnis Fawkes (Persephone's Garden); Jul Gordon, a multimedia artist from Hamburg, Germany; and DC-based comic artist and NPR journalist Malaka Gharib (I Was Their...