Events

If you're a fan of Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, and Mystery Science Theater 3000, you won't want to miss this event! Josh Mills and Pat Thomas will be discussing their new book about Ernie Kovacs and his enduring comedic legacy, Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius at Skylight Books on August 16th at 7:00 pm! About the book: Best known for his wildly imaginative, gleefully absurdist television show in the 1950s, Ernie Kovacs (1919 – 1962) was also a notorious illustrator, novelist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and poet. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and...

Annie Bloom's welcomes Pat Thomas and Josh Mills for an in-store reading from their new book Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius. Pat and Josh will be in conversation with Portland author Shawn Levy (In On the Joke). About the book: Best known for his wildly imaginative, gleefully absurdist television show in the 1950s, Ernie Kovacs (1919 – 1962) was also a notorious illustrator, novelist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and poet. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and his prolific creative output, Fantagraphics presents a career retrospective featuring never-before-seen photos from Kovacs's archive; excerpts of his...

Calling all comedy fans: don't miss this one-of-a-kind event! Josh Mills and Pat Thomas will be discussing Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius, their brilliant tribute to this trailblazer and his prolific creative output, with our own Gary Groth at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! About the book: Best known for his wildly imaginative, gleefully absurdist television show in the 1950s, Ernie Kovacs (1919 – 1962) was also a notorious illustrator, novelist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and poet. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and his prolific creative output, Fantagraphics presents a career retrospective featuring never-before-seen...

Don't miss the launch party for The Cloven: Book Two, the second book in the action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest! Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth will be in conversation with Paul Constant at Elliott Bay Book Company on August 29th at 7:00 pm--see you there! About the book: In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as "the Jungle." When Langner turns up dead the...

Hey Brooklyn, don't miss the book launch for K. Wroten's incredible new book! A blistering critique of digital media and a kaleidoscopic depiction of consumer culture, Eden II is both fanciful and satirical, a combination of deft cartooning and virtuosic storytelling. In the grungy, punk-inflected world K. Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life. Faced with a dying Earth and numbingly useless jobs, protagonists Ellis and Dr. Otis Heck invent an immersive virtual reality game, Eden II. But when Heck betrays Ellis and sells the game to a mysterious corporation, the lines...

Author Garth Stein and cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in their action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest! In The Cloven: Book Two (Fantagraphics), Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as “the Jungle.” When Langner turns up dead the next morning, Arthur realizes he’s into something far more sinister than he realized. Meanwhile, in an effort to evade the para-military that have begun rounding up Cloven,...

Small Press Expo is proud to announce the sponsorship of the World Premiere of Married To Comics, which will be held at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center on Friday, September 8, at 7PM. Married to Comics, by veteran documentarian John Kinhart, is the story of graphic novelist Carol Tyler and her husband, the ground-breaking and influential cartoonist Justin Green, who passed away last year. The documentary offers a rare glimpse into the life and art of two giants of autobiographical comics, who are also married. Laying their personal lives to bare in comics, including the intimate details of their troubled marriage, the two of...

Hey Seattle, don't miss your chance to get signed copies of The Cloven series *and* check out the original art! The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is hosting an art show and book signing with Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth on September 9th at 5:00 pm! About the book: Bestselling author Garth Stein and acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in this action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest. In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger...

Celebrate Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth's second installment of their graphic series The Cloven! Garth will be roasting weenies, Matt will be drawing stuff, and eventually they will answer questions about the book on a hopefully beautiful Seattle Sunday afternoon! Vegetarian options available of course. About the book: Author Garth Stein and cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in their action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest! In The Cloven: Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake...

SPECIAL SCREENING! Anthology Film Archives and the Estate of Ernie Kovacs join forces to celebrate the publication of Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television’s Original Genius, with an evening featuring a program of highlights from Kovacs’s TV career. The influence of Kovacs’s highly visual and often patently surreal and Dada-esque comedic aesthetic can be seen not only in his offbeat sensibility but also in his radical editing and special effects techniques. Kovacs’s mark is apparent in everything from MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS, MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER, PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE, KIDS IN THE HALL, and TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW,...